A new Gallup poll shows that the Electoral College is rising in popularity. There’s now a statistical tie between the number of Americans who prefer the current system to electing the president through a nationwide popular vote. About 47 percent of Americans prefer the current system, up from 35 percent who said the same in 2011.

There is, however, a growing partisan divide: About 81 percent of Democrats want a popular vote, up from 69 percent in 2011. A small majority of Republicans preferred a popular vote in 2011, but that’s dropped dramatically to 19 percent today.

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