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In the United States, it is the states that determine who becomes President through the Electoral College - not directly by the popular vote. The popular vote of each state is what determines who that state votes for in the Electoral College.
Each state's EC value is the total of the number of House Representatives plus the two Senators. Washington DC gets 3 EC votes, even though there's no voting representation in Congress. The total number of EC votes is 538. The winner has to get more than 50% or 270 EC votes.
Although Trump lost the most populous state (California), he won other battleground states and secured 304 electoral votes making him the winner of the election.
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Who will win the presidential election 2016?
Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election defeating Hillary Clinton. In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump received 304 electoral votes and Hillary Clinton received 227 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Clinton 65,794,399 and Trump 62,955,202.
Did Donald Trump win Missouri in the recent election from 2016?
Missouri cast its 10 electoral votes for Donald Trump in the 2016 election. The popular vote count was Donald Trump 1,594,511 and Hillary Clinton 1,071,068.
How many electoral votes did trump get to win 2016 election?
Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election defeating Hillary Clinton. In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump received 304 electoral votes and Hillary Clinton received 227 electoral votes.
How many ecetorl votes does it take to win a presedential election?
A candidate must win 270 of the 538 votes to win the election.
Who is likely to win the 2016 presidential election?
The pre-election polls projected that Hillary Clinton would win the 2016 presidential election. However, Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election defeating Hillary Clinton. In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump received 304 electoral votes and Hillary Clinton received 227 electoral votes. Due to faithless voting, others receiving electoral votes were Colin Powell 3, Bernie Sanders 1, Ron Paul 1, John Kasich 1, and Faith Spotted Eagle 1. The popular vote totals were Clinton 65,794,399 and Trump 62,955,202.
How many more votes a person need to win an election?
A person needs 270 electoral votes to win an election.
Did Donald Trump win the 2016 presidential election?
Yes, Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election.
Is Trump going to win the 2016 election?
As of November 9, 2016, Donald Trump appears to be the winner of the presidential election.
What is the difference of American election and Philippine election?
Philippine election actually counting or tally the votes. Whoever have the most votes win!
Is finals trump going to win the election?
Republican Party candidate Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election defeating Democratic Party candidate Hillary Clinton. In the 2016 presidential election Donald Trump received 304 (56.5%) electoral votes and Hillary Clinton received 227 (42.2%) electoral votes. Due to faithless voting, others receiving electoral votes were Colin Powell 3, Bernie Sanders 1, Ron Paul 1, John Kasich 1, and Faith Spotted Eagle 1. The popular vote totals were Clinton 65,794,399 and Trump 62,955,202.
How many delegates did Hillary Clinton win in Iowa?
Hillary Clinton did not get any electoral college delegates in the 2016 election. Donald Trump won Iowa's 6 electoral votes in the 2016 election. The popular vote count was Donald Trump 800,983 and Hillary Clinton 653,669.
How many counties did Clinton win in 2016 election?
There are 102 counties in the state of Illinois. Hillary Clinton won the state of Illinois in the 2016 presidential election. She received 2,977,000 popular votes and Donald Trump received 2,118,000 popular votes. Clinton won 10 of the 102 counties. She received 1,528,000 votes in the populous Cook County with Trump receiving 440,000 popular votes. Trump won the rural areas of Illinois winning 92 of the 102 counties in Illinois.
