12! (Although each elector was given two votes, so in fact, 24 were cast.)
(All went to the Democratic-Republican Candidates of Jefforson and Burr)
the sum total of it's congressional representatives
Mccain had 0 electoral votes in New york, because of the winner take all status of New York's electoral votes, mccain did not get any in New York.
It cast 31 electoral votes for Obama.
A total of 31 electoral votes.
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The 2008 Electoral College had 31 votes for New York and 21 votes for Pennsylvania.
When referring to the Electoral College and Presidential elections, a candidate can win by taking: California (55 electoral votes) Texas (28 electoral votes) Florida (29 electoral votes) New York (29 electoral votes) Illinois (20 electoral votes) Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes) Ohio (18 electoral votes) Georgia (16 electoral votes) Michigan (16 electoral votes) New Jersey (15 electoral votes) Virginia (14 electoral votes) - a total of 11 states for 270 electoral votes which means a candidate can lose the other 39 states and District of Columbia and still win the election.
All of New York's bordering states have less electoral votes then New York.
Donald Trump received 2,819,534 votes to Hillary Clinton's 4,556,124 votes, losing New York's 29 electoral votes.
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In 2008: Barack Obama received 31 electoral votes from New York, by receiving 4,769,700 votes to John McCain's 2,742,298 votes.In 2012: This has not yet been determined, but since New York has traditionally voted Democrat, and strongly supported Obama in the previous election, Obama is expected to receive New York's 29 electoral votes.
Based on the 2010 Census the electoral votes by state are: California - 55, Florida - 29, New York - 29, Texas - 38.