Washington is to get 12 electoral votes in the 2020 Presidential election. Washington first had 4 electoral votes when it became a state in 1889. Washington is considered Democratic now as it has voted Democratic since 1988.
Electoral votes for each candidate in past elections.
Year - Votes - Candidate:
2016 - 12 - Hillary Clinton (D)
2012 - 12 - Barack Obama (D)
2008 - 11 - Barack Obama (D)
2004 - 11 - John Kerry (D)
2000 - 11 - Al Gore (D)
1996 - 11 - Bill Clinton (D)
1992 - 11 - Bill Clinton (D)
1988 - 10 - Michael Dukakis (D)
1984 - 10 - Ronald Reagan (R)
1980 - 9 - Ronald Reagan (R)
1976 - 9 - Gerald Ford (R)
1972 - 9 - Richard Nixon (R)
1968 - 9 - Hubert Humphrey (D)
1964 - 9 - Lyndon B Johnson (D)
1960 - 9 - Richard Nixon (R)
1956 - 9 - Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1952 - 9 - Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1948 - 8 - Harry S. Truman (D)
1944 - 8 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1940 - 8 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1936 - 8 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1932 - 8 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1928 - 7 - Herbert Hoover (R)
1924 - 7 - Calvin Coolidge (R)
1920 - 7 - Warren G. Harding (R)
1916 - 7 - Woodrow Wilson (D)
1912 - 7 - Theodore Roosevelt (Progressive)
1908 - 5 - William Howard Taft (R)
1904 - 5 - Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1900 - 4 - William McKinley (R)
1896 - 4 - William Jennings Bryan (D)
1892 - 4 - Benjamin Harrison (R)
Washington (state) has 12 electoral votes.
No, California has the most electoral votes for a state.
If speaking of George Washington, again no. Ronald Reagan won with the most electoral votes in history, 525.
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, Colorado has 9 electoral votes, Kansas has 6 electoral votes, and Washington has 12 electoral votes.
President Obama won Washington's 12 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.
Under the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, Washington, D.C. is allocated as many electors as it would have if it were a state, (but no more electors than the least populous state). Since every state has at least 3 electoral votes, Washington, D.C. is allocated 3 electoral votes.
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, Washington has 12 electoral votes.
Under the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, Washington, D.C. is allocated as many electors as it would have if it were a state, (but no more electors than the least populous state). Since every state has at least 3 electoral votes, Washington, D.C. is allocated 3 electoral votes.
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 10 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington. Therefore, Washington has 12 electoral votes.
Under the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, Washington, D.C. is allocated as many electors as it would have if it were a state, (but no more electors than the least populous state). Since every state has at least 3 electoral votes, Washington, D.C. is allocated 3 electoral votes.
Washington DC gets 3 electoral votes.D.C. gets THREE electoral votes as if it were a state, but will never get more than the least populous state.Source: The Constitution of the United States, Amendment XXIII
I assume that you refer to the District of Columbia. Yes, people in Washington, D.C. vote in a presidential election. Under the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, Washington, D.C. is allocated as many electors as it would have if it were a state, (but no more electors than the least populous state). Since every state has at least 3 electoral votes, Washington, D.C. is allocated 3 electoral votes.
Donald Trump received 0 of 12 electoral votes, receiving 1,221,747 votes to Hillary Clinton's 1,742,718 votes, losing Washington.
Electoral votes are distributed by state, not by county. In 2012, the state of Illinois had 20 votes.
Under the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, Washington, D.C. is allocated as many electors as it would have if it were a state, (but no more electors than the least populous state). Since every state has at least 3 electoral votes, Washington, D.C. is allocated 3 electoral votes.