Each state has electoral votes equal to the total of the 2 representative the state has in the U.S. Senate plus the number of representative the state has in the U.S. House of Representatives. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) +3 (for DC).
The number of the state's representatives + its 2 senators
A state's number of Electoral College votes is determined by the total combined number of its U.S. senators and representatives. Each state has two senators, plus at least one member of the House of Representatives. The total number of Electoral College votes is 538, with a majority of 270 needed to win the presidency.
There are a number of reasons why the electoral college has not be abolished. The electoral college is quick and easy to understand for example.
every 500,000 people is one goes by number of Congressional members a state has to go to Electoral College
The Electoral college gives the same number of votes to all of the states (NovaNET)----the electoral college gives the same number of votes to all of the states (novanet)----
There are 538 Electors in the Electoral College.
In the Election of 2012, the state with the largest number of electoral college votes will be California, with 55 electoral votes.
By the population of the state.
the total number is 538.
by the number of representatives and senators in that state
the electoral college works like this the convention delegates settled on a system in which each state legislature would choose a number of electors. The electoral college would select the president and vice president.
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