  In almost every election cycle, the validity of the United States Electoral
College is brought into question. The 2016 Presidential Election again brought
up the issue of a candidate winning the popular vote but not winning the
Electoral College, with Hillary Clinton receiving close to three million more
votes than Donald Trump. However, did the popular vote actually determine the
most liked candidate in the election? In this paper, we demonstrate that
different voting policies can alter which candidate is elected. Additionally,
we explore the trade-offs between each of these mechanisms. Finally, we
introduce two novel mechanisms with the intent of electing the least polarizing
candidate.

General Economics;Theoretical Economics;Economics