Why was the electoral college created? constitutional delegates feared that citizens might not be sufficiently informed to elect the president, since literacy rates were low and communication was slow. the electoral college was created to provide balance to the presidential elections when it became too cumbersome for states to calculate their exact populations. corruption during the gilded age of politics led to a distortion of the political process and a need to restore balance to the presidential elections. the election of 1800 created conflict when there was no clear winner, leading to an amendment to the constitution and the creation of the electoral college.