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According to the U.S. Census. This is the reason why we have a Census every 10 years.
Some people are upset that the Census now collects a lot of information for other reasons also, when the Constitution says that we need to have a Census every 10 years to determine the correct number of electors for each state.
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How many electors does each state have and how is it determined?
The amount of electors really depends on the number of people in the state each state gets one member for each member of Congress had bythat state
Which determines the number of electors for a state?
The number of electors for a state is determined by the population of the state. The number of electoral votes that a state gets is equal to the number of Representatives that a state has in the House of Representatives plus two (the number of Senators each state has in the Senate). The number of electors each state has is adjusted every ten years, following the national census.
Does the number of votes in the electoral college depend on the number of votes the states want?
closeThe number of presidential electors each state appoints is equal to the total of that state's U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators. Since every state has two U.S. Senators, the number of electors is the number of the state's U.S. Representatives plus two.
How do we determine how many electors each state gets in the electoral collage?
The number of electors each state gets in the Electoral College is determined by the total number of its Congressional representatives, which includes both Senators and House members. Each state has two Senators, and the number of House representatives is based on the state's population as determined by the most recent decennial census. Therefore, the total number of electors for a state equals its two Senate votes plus its House votes. This allocation can change every ten years following the census, reflecting population shifts.
How many elcetorial votes are there in total?
535 - each State gets the same number of Electors as the total of its Senators and Representatives.
The number of presidental electors a state gets is the same as?
The number of its Representatives plus the number of its Senators.
What determine the number of presidential election for each 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).
Why is there 538 electors?
There are 538 electors because of the distribution of the Electoral College. Each congressional district gets a vote as well as two for the senators from each state.
How many electors does a state get?
2AnswerIn the electoral college, the number that each state gets is equal to the number of senators plus the number of representatives. Each state has 2 senators, and the representatives are based on population. So if a state has 6 representatives in the house, they will get 8 electoral votes.
Do the electors vote and then they decide who gets the electoral vote for that state?
The electors in each state are elected by the popular vote in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state.
Is the number of electors a State gets is the same as its number of Representatives?
Not quite- you must add two more for the two senators.
How is determined how many electoral college votes each state gets?
The number of electors is based on the number of house members for the state. Getting the office of president is a math problem and with the right combination of states a person reaches the number of 270 votes.
