It is in the constitution like this...
The number of representatives is not suppose to exceed one (1) representative for every thirty thousand (30,000) citizens, but every state is to have at least one (1) representative.
So for every 30,000 people whom live in a state there is allotted 1 may be a representative. It adds up some. Hence the need for census.
There is also two (2) senators for every state.
And the number of a states delegates, (sum total of both), is the determining factor in how many votes/persons each states electorial college gets.
Electoral votes are distributed by state, not by county. In 2012, the state of Illinois had 20 votes.
It would have 9 electoral votes.
Alaska has 3 electoral votes. The number of electoral votes can change over time as the population of the state changes.
Two. Each state has two senators regardless of the number of electoral votes.
10 votes each state
This state has 6.
Utah had 0 electoral votes. Utah did not become a state until 1896.
0. Wisconsin is a winner-take-all state.
Mitt Romney won the state of Tennessee, and received all of that state's eleven electoral votes.
The number of electoral votes are based on the population, so each state 'should' have as many electoral votes as needed by their population, with minimum of three. For instance, California is the most populated state and has the most electoral votes, currently at 55. Wyoming and a number of other states are not as populated and have the least electoral votes, currently at 3.
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The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, Colorado has 9 electoral votes, Kansas has 6 electoral votes, and Washington has 12 electoral votes.