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538. A state gets an electoral vote for each Representative and Senator it sends to Washington. The number of Senators is two per state, or 100, while the number of Representatives is fixed by law at 435, apportioned among the states through a complicated process. The 23rd Amendment, ratified in 1961, gives the District of Columbia three electoral votes, giving the total 538.
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Is the number of US representatives proportional to the number of college electoral votes granted each state?
The number of US representatives is exactly the number of electoral votes minus two. (The number of electoral votes for a state is the defined to be the size of its delegation to Congress, including its two senators. )
What is the number of electoral votes?
270 electoral votes
How many electoral votes do Colorado Kansas and Washington have?
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.
What is the number of electoral votes need to win the presidency?
270 electoral votes.
What is the total number of electoral votes in 1856?
There were 296 electoral votes in 1856.
How many electoral votes does Pennsylvania have?
Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes.PA has 17 electoral votes
How does the U.S. determined who has won the presidential election?
The above answer needs to be amended slightly. Each State's number of Electoral Votes is equal to the number of US Senators & US Representatives in the US Congress. Each State has just two US Senators and at least one US Representative. The number of US Representatives nationwide is distributed based on population (total 435), however each state has two senators regardless of population (total 100). Additionally, Washington DC has three electoral votes. As a result, Washington, DC and those states with the smallest populations have more Electoral Votes than if the Electoral Votes were distributed solely by population.
Which state get the large number of electoral vote?
In the Election of 2012, the state with the largest number of electoral college votes will be California, with 55 electoral votes.
How many electoral votes were there in 2012?
There were 538 electoral votes in the 2012 US presidential election.
In the Election of 1824 who had the highest number of electoral votes?
Andrew Jackson, with 99 electoral votes.
Why does Idaho have only 2 electoral votes?
Electoral votes are based on population. Each state gets the same number of electoral votes as the number of Congressmen in the House of Representatives. Idaho, with a small population has two Congressmen and hence, two electoral votes.
How many electoral college votes does Oklahoma?
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 5 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Oklahoma. Therefore, Oklahoma has 7 electoral votes.
