Michael Banerian (pictured), a Michigan elector, says he's received death threats

One member of the electoral college claims he has received dozens of graphic death threats from people urging him to cast his vote for Hillary Clinton.

Michael Banerian, a 22-year-old elector from Michigan, has received several 'aggressive' emails, some of which include 'talk about shoving a gun in my mouth and blowing my brains out', he told the Detroit News.

Another email stated 'You're a hateful bigot, I hope you die', Banerian said.

But the Republican college student said he has every intention of casting his vote for Donald Trump, who won the state's 16 electoral votes by a narrow margin of 10,704, it was announced Friday.

Electors across the country have been barraged with phone calls and emails from voters urging them to become 'faithless electors' on December 19 in a last-ditch effort to block Donald Trump from the presidency.

In the US, presidents are elected by the Electoral College rather than the popular vote, where Hillary Clinton is 2.2million ballots ahead of Trump.

In most states, electors must cast a vote for the winner of their state's popular vote or face fines ranging from around $500 to $1,000.

Other states like Arizona, Idaho, and Georgia don't have a rule against electors going rogue.

Donald Trump won the electoral college, but an effort from unhappy citizens, Democratic electors, along with a recount backed by Jill Stein and the Clinton campaign, pose threats, however unlikely, to his presidency

Banerian said he intends to uphold the electoral system and vote for Trump, who won Michigan's 16 electoral votes by a margin of 10,704 ballots, it was announced Friday

Colorado's Democratic elector Michael Baca, on the other hand, is considering rallying behind Mitt Romney or John Kasich if that means coaxing Republican electors away from Trump

Banerian has deleted the emails and told the Detroit News: 'They disturb me. But I wouldn’t say I’m afraid.'

Michigan law mandates that a faithless elector's vote is void and Banerian remained resolute, saying: 'Even if I could, I wouldn’t be remotely interested in changing my vote.

'The people of Michigan spoke, and it’s our job to deliver that message,' he added.

But not everyone is on board with Banerian, and unhappy citizens have also targeted other electors in states like Arizona, Idaho, and Georgia.

'It is total harassment,' Robert Graham, an elector and chairman of the state Republican Party, told the Arizona Republic.

Arizona elector Saron Geise estimates that she has received as many as 8,000 calls and says she has stopped picking up altogether.

Some electors like Banerian hope their votes will uphold the electoral system, while others are actively trying to dismantle it.

At least six Democratic electors have signed an agreement to try to block Donald Trump from securing the presidency with 270 Electoral College votes.

Trump is facing another organized front after the Clinton campaign agreed to join Green Party candidate Jill Stein's (pictured) efforts for a recount in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania, and Michigan

Michael Baca, a registered Democrat who supported Bernie Sanders, is considering rallying behind Mitt Romney or John Kasich if that means coaxing Republican electors away from Trump.

Even if he is unsuccessful in his efforts, Baca said: 'I do think that a byproduct would be a serious look into Electoral College reform.'

But their work has gotten all the more difficult after Michigan's results came in, with Trump widening the lead at 306 to Clinton's 232.

But Trump is facing another organized front after the Clinton campaign agreed to join Green Party candidate Jill Stein's efforts for a recount in Wisconsin. The votes in Pennsylvania and Michigan are also slated for a review.

The recount was launched after a grassroots fundraising effort saw more than $6million pour in within days.

The president-elect responded to the recount with a flurry of tweets on Sunday, making baseless claims that he won the popular vote given the 'millions of people who voted illegally'.

There is no evidence of widespread voter fraud and Clinton is leading the popular vote by 2.2million ballots.

He also wrote: 'Hillary Clinton conceded the election when she called me just prior to the victory speech and after the results were in. Nothing will change.'

He quoted Clinton's previous rebuke about not accepting the results of the election after Trump himself had sowed the seeds that it was going to be 'rigged'.

At around 7am Sunday, Trump tweeted that 'nothing will change'. He then began a six-tweet-long screed in which he quoted Clinton's own remarks before and after the election