ever wondered how the US presidential election works it all starts with primaries and caucuses primaries are state level elections where voters choose delegates caucuses are more like Gatherings to discuss candidates next up the Electoral College Plays a crucial role each state has a set number of electors based on population when citizens vote they're actually choosing these electors votes are counted and the candidate with majority wins finally the winner is declared based on Electoral College votes and that's how the US presidential election unfolds