Legal Definitions - winner-take-all vote

A winner-take-all vote is an election in which the candidate who receives the majority or plurality of votes wins all the seats or representation. For example, in a winner-take-all system, if a candidate wins 51% of the votes, they win 100% of the representation. This system is used in some countries, including the United States, for presidential elections and some state elections.

For instance, in the United States, the winner-take-all system is used in the Electoral College, where the candidate who wins the majority of votes in a state wins all of that state's electoral votes. This means that even if a candidate wins by a small margin, they receive all of the state's electoral votes.