The electoral college is made up of 538 electors who cast votes to decide the president and the vice-president of the United States. The 538 electors are the sum of the nation's 435 representatives, 100 senators, and 3 electors for the District of Columbia. These electors are nominated at state conventions. The electors are usually state-elected officials, party leaders, or people with a strong affiliation with the Presidential candidates. This is the best way to vote for the president and vice-president. It's half way based off popular vote. Most of the time, the electors vote what was most popular in that state.
The electoral college system makes it a distribution of popular votes to get a president elected. This also maintains a federal system of government and representation.
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