Democratic Rep. Jason Crow of Colorado called for changes to the Electoral College during a Thursday television interview, arguing that the current system has sometimes failed to translate the national popular vote into the presidency.
Appearing on Fox News Channel’s The Story, Crow was asked by host Martha MacCallum whether he supported eliminating the Electoral College following the 2026 midterm elections.
“Are you in favor of that?” MacCallum asked, referring to the possibility that Democrats could gain enough political power across state governments and Congress to pursue such a change.
Crow stopped short of explicitly endorsing abolition but said he believed the system needed reform.
“I think there needs to be reform. I don’t like the idea that there have been several elections in my lifetime where the will of the American people has not translated to who’s sitting in the White House,” Crow responded.
He argued that changes should preserve the influence of states, particularly those with smaller and more rural populations.
“There [are] ways of reforming that to actually make sure that states still have rights, that we make sure that we’re listening to and respecting rural — more rural states,” he said.
Crow also described himself as a Western Democrat and argued that his party needed to broaden its political appeal beyond coastal communities.
“We can’t be the party of coasts,” he said, pointing to the roughly 200 million Americans living in what is commonly called “flyover country.”
“There are 200 million Americans that live in so-called flyover country, country that I grew up in, that I represent, that I love,” Crow added.
The congressman said the country should find ways to respect the will of voters while ensuring Americans across different regions have a voice in the political process.
The Electoral College remains a central feature of the U.S. presidential election system. Under the current framework, states receive electoral votes based on their congressional representation, and presidential candidates compete to secure a majority of those votes rather than simply winning the national popular vote.
Crow’s remarks renew the debate over whether the system should be preserved, modified, or replaced — a question that continues to divide lawmakers and voters over the balance of national majority rule and state representation.
