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For the most part electoral votes are allocated in this manner?
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Why does the Public Vote if only the electoral votes count?
The public votes to select who the Electoral delegates will vote for. In most states, state law dictates that the Electoral delegates must vote for the candidate who won their state's election. At least one state awards Electoral votes to the candidate who wins each Congressional district.
Who received the second largest amount of electoral votes in the 1796 election?
George Washington was reelected president in 1792 and John Adams was reelected vice-president. According to the prevailing rules of electoral college voting at that time, electors cast votes for two persons. Electors could not distinguish between their presidential and vice-presidential choices. The recipient of the most electoral votes would become president and the runner-up vice-president. George Washington received 132 electoral votes and John Adams received 77 electoral votes. Others receiving electoral votes were George Clinton (50), Thomas Jefferson (4), Aaron Burr (1)
Who received most of the popular voted and Electoral College votes in the election of 1824?
Andrew Jackson
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.
How does the winner take all feature of the electoral college affect how a candidate runs their campaign?
Except in Maine and Nebraska, all of the electoral votes for a state go to the candidate who receives the most votes, even if it is only by a tiny margin. This means that Presidential candidates will focus most of their campaigning on states with large populations, and therefore more electoral votes. Winning just 6 or 7 key "swing states" will often be enough to guarantee an electoral victory. In the elections of 1876, 1888, and 2000, the winning candidate did not get a plurality of the popular vote, only a majority of the electoral votes. There have been several proposals advanced for direct election of the President by popular vote.
Which stats had the most electoral college votes?
Recently, if correct, California had the most electoral college votes with 55 votes.
Does Alabama have the second most electoral votes?
No, Texas has the second most electoral votes, second to California.
What state won by Barack Obama has the most electoral votes?
California, with 55 electoral votes.
MOST electoral votes?
California (54 votes) 2000
What man received the most electoral votes in 1824?
Andrew Jackson was the leader in electoral votes and in popular votes in 1824 but he did not get the required majority of electoral votes and so the House decided the election as the constitution requires.
How Which state has the most elector votes?
California we have 53 electoral votes.
Which state has the second most electoral votes?
Texas with 38 votes is second to California which has 55.
How are california elecoral votes awarded?
Electoral votes are the votes of Congress. California receives 55 electoral votes (the most of any state) because it has 53 representatives and two senators.
Who got the most electoral votes for Idaho in 2000?
George W. Bush received all four Idaho electoral votes.
How are votes counted in Washington state to decide which candidate gets the electoral votes?
By majority, if the candidate has most of Iowa's electoral votes lets say 21-20 then that candidate that had 21 got all the 41 electoral votes for that state.
What is the most electoral the state of Virginia has ever had?
The most electoral votes the state of Virginia has ever had is 13. This occurred during the 1960, 1964, and 1968 presidential elections. Since then, Virginia has had 11 electoral votes, which is its current allocation.
How many electoral college electors should each state have?
The number of electoral votes are based on the population, so each state 'should' have as many electoral votes as needed by their population, with minimum of three. For instance, California is the most populated state and has the most electoral votes, currently at 55. Wyoming and a number of other states are not as populated and have the least electoral votes, currently at 3.
