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Revolt fizzles as Trump easily wins Electoral College vote

People turn their backs on Electoral College members Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, at the state Capitol as they vote in Topeka, Kan. Kansas' six Republican members of the Electoral College have cast their ballots for President-elect Donald Trump, keeping with the state's popular vote. (Thad Allton/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)
People turn their backs on Electoral College members Monday, Dec. 19, 2016, at the state Capitol as they vote in Topeka, Kan. Kansas' six Republican members of the Electoral College have cast their ballots for President-elect Donald Trump, keeping with the state's popular vote. (Thad Allton/The Topeka Capital-Journal via AP)

By Associated Press 4 min read

WASHINGTON (AP) – So much for an Electoral College revolt.

Despite weeks of lobbying and a day of protests, President-elect Donald Trump won all but two of the Electoral College votes he claimed on Election Day, ensuring he will become America’s 45th president.

There were more protest votes among Democratic electors – five – than there were among Republicans.

All 538 electors met in state capitals across the country Monday to cast their votes. Trump’s polarizing victory in November and the fact that Democrat Hillary Clinton won the popular vote by more than 2.8 million votes had stirred an intense lobbying effort. But the endeavor produced more noise than results.

With all states reporting, Trump finished with 304 votes and Clinton had 227. It takes 270 Electoral College votes to win the presidency. Texas put Trump over the top, despite two Republican electors casting protest votes.