How do state and national elections differ? ?

Only in state elections can you vote for city council members and judges.

Explanation:

In the US, the president is not elected by direct vote, but by an institution called the electoral college. According to the American Constitution, the choice of president and his deputy depends on state delegates, who are chosen by voters. The election of the president occurs in the national election, although ordinary citizens can vote, in this type of election, their votes are not as necessary for the election of the president.

Basically each of the 50 states is entitled to a number of judges commensurate with the total number of representatives it has in the National Congress - one for each deputy and one for every two senators. This makes the size and number of states in which each candidate won has much more weight in the final election result than the total number of votes cast by each candidate. Judges and council members are chosen through state elections, where popular voting is of the utmost importance.