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Electoral votes are counted before a joint session of Congress on January 6th following the November election. It is usually the job of the President of the Senate (Vice President of the United States) to count the votes.
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∙ 6y agoEach 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).
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∙ 11y agoby the number of representatives and senators
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∙ 11y agoYes they are, President Obama, Has won again.
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∙ 15y agodistributed according to population
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∙ 10y agoby who won that state
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How is the amount of electoral colleges per state decided?
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 District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC).
Is the number of electoral votes per state based on pulation?
No it is not
How many electoral votes did Obama have per state?
1000
How does one state accumulate more than one electoral vote?
The minimum number of electoral votes per state is three.
How many electoral votes does Oregon have and why?
Oregon currently (in 2012) has 7 votes in the Electoral College. The number of votes each state has is equal to its total number of Senators (two per state) and Representatives (allocated according to the state's population) in Congress.
Who does the electoral college favor?
The Electoral College favors small states: every state, no matter how small, gets at least 3 electoral votes, so small states have more electoral votes per voter.
How is the total of 538 Electoral College votes determined What is the purpose of the popular vote in the Electoral College system?
The total of 538 Electoral College votes is determined by allocating 435 votes to the House of Representatives (each state receives a minimum of one), 100 votes to the Senate (two per state), and three votes to the District of Columbia. The purpose of the popular vote in the Electoral College system is to determine the outcome of the presidential election in each state. The candidate who wins the popular vote in a state typically receives all of that state's electoral votes.
What is the minimum number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency and why?
The minimum number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency is 270 out of a total of 538 electoral votes. This is because the United States uses an electoral college system, where each state is assigned a certain number of electors based on their population, and a candidate must secure a majority (50% plus one) of the electoral votes to become the president. The number of electoral votes per state is determined by the total number of representatives and senators each state has in Congress.
How is the number of elector determined per state?
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).
How many votes equal one electoral vote?
The state picks delegates who cast electoral votes for a state based upon the which canadiate won the popular vote in that state.
How are the votes calculated per state?
Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. The number is the total number of representative the state has in Congress in both houses total. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. The states choose as many electors as it has electoral votes and these electors elect the president.
How are the electoral votes in a astate distributed once the people cast their popular vote?
In Nebraska and Maine, whoever gets the most popular votes in each congressional district gets one vote. The other two votes per state go to whoever gets the most popular votes in the whole state. In each of the other 48 states and in D.C., whoever gets the most popular votes gets 100% of the electoral votes.
