0
What else can I help you with?
Has Louisiana gained or lost electoral votes in the last 25 years?
Louisiana had 10 electoral votes 1912-1988, 9 electoral votes 1992-2008, and 8 electoral votes 2012-2020. The 2024 electoral votes will be based on the results of the 2020 U.S. Census.
How many electoral votes did minnesota have 4 years ago when George Bush was a senator?
Mississippi has 6 electoral votes.
When is the only time a electoral college is used?
Every 4 years electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President and Vice President of the United States.
How many electoral votes does Florida have?
Florida had 3 electoral votes 1848-1860 & 1868; 4 electoral votes 1872-1900; 5 electoral votes 1904-1908; 56 electoral votes 1912-1928; 7 electoral votes 1932-1940; 8 electoral votes 1944-1948; 10 electoral votes 1952-1960; 14 electoral votes 1964-1968; 17 electoral votes 1972-1980; 21 electoral votes 1984-1988; 25 electoral votes 1992-2000; 27 electoral votes 2004-2008; and 29 electoral votes 2012-2016.
How do you calculate the percentage of electoral votes?
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 House of Representatives. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The number of representative in the U.S. House of Representatives is fixed at 435. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population in each state. The 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is then reapportioned among the 50 states based on the population in each state. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is fixed at 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). The number of electoral votes for individual states may increase or decrease each 10 years based on the results of the updated census results.
How many electoral votes did Barack Obama receive in South Dakota?
In 2008, Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes from South Dakota, losing the state's 3 electoral votes to John McCain whom received 203,054 votes to Obama's 170,924 votes.In 2012, the election has not yet taken place. Projections show that Barack Obama will again receive 0 electoral votes, losing the 3 electoral votes to Mitt Romney.
Will the electoral college be the same in 2012?
In 2012 the number of electoral votes from each state may increase of decrease from the number in 2008. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population in each state. The 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is then reapportioned among the 50 states based on the population in each state. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is fixed at 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). The number of electoral votes for individual states may increase or decrease each 10-years based on the results of the updated census results. The 2008 electoral votes were based on the 2000 U.S. Census. The 2012 electoral votes will be based on the 2010 U.S. Census.
Normally how many electoral votes does a candidate receive to be elected President of the United States?
In the 52 U.S. presidential elections that were after the vice presidential election was separated from the presidential election and in which the electoral college elected the president, the winning candidate received votes from an average of 71.9% of appointed electors. Multiplying that by the 538 electors we have had per election for the past 50 years gives 387 votes. The minimum is the lowest whole number that is greater than 50%. For the past 50 years, that minimum has been 270.
What system do Americans use to elect a president?
Adult eligible voters vote in an election, held on the first Tuesday in November, every four years. The person who gets the most number of votes in a state (and the District of Columbia), get all electoral votes from that state. The person with the most number of electoral votes wins the election. In the case of a tie, the vice president casts the deciding vote for the winner. On at least two occasions, the person with the most electoral votes was Not the person who received the most people votes, but, the electoral votes decide the election of the president, not the popular vote.
What state gained the most electoral votes due to the 2010 census?
Gains in electoral votes for 2012+3 : Texas +2: Florida+1: Arizona, California, Georgia, Nevada, Utah=======================================States losing votes-1 : -1: Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Missouri, Pennsylvania -2: new York
How many electoral votes does WV have in 2012?
West Virginia currently has 5 electoral votes. It started at 5 electoral votes in 1863 and peaked at 8 electoral votes for 50 years. 5 - 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004, 2000, 1996, 1992 6 - 1988, 1984, 1980, 1976, 1972 7 - 1968, 1964 8 - 1960, 1956, 1952, 1948, 1944, 1940, 1936, 1932, 1928, 1924, 1920, 1916, 1912 7 - 1908, 1904 6 - 1900, 1896, 1892, 1888, 1884 5 - 1880, 1876, 1872, 1868, 1864
How did they determine how many electoral votes each state got?
The winner of the popular vote in one state takes all the electoral votes for that state. Winner takes all. Let's say Obama wins the popular vote in California, he gets ALL of the electoral votes for California.
