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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
Electorial votes by State?
The number of electoral votes allotted to each state directly depends on the number of residents. Therefore, states with lower populations will have less electoral votes. Montana and Wyoming each only have 3 electoral votes, but the state of California has 55.
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 electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state. Therefore, every elector in the Electoral College is expected to cast the electoral vote for the candidate who won the popular vote in that elector's state.
What is the minimum number of electoral votes needed to win the presidency and why?
270 electoral votes in the Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency. 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). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.
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.
