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Electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College determine the President and Vice President of the United States. 270 electoral votes in the U.S. 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.
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∙ 6y agoElectoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. 270 electoral votes in the U.S. 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.
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How many electoral voted does Puerto Rico electoral count?
Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. Puerto Rico does not have a vote in the Electoral College.
How many electoral votes did pennsylvania's governor get?
none,electoral college only votes for president n vice president
How many electoral votes do you have to win to become president?
270 votes from the electoral college are required to become president.
How many electoral college votes are required to become president?
270+
Does the electoral college decide the next president?
No the next president is decided by the amount of electoral votes the candidate gets. They need to have so many electoral votes to win the elections.
How many electors are there?
there are 538 Electors in the electoral college and the candidate running for president needs 270 electoral vote to win
Is your vote for president and vice president meaningful in the electoral college system?
Yes it is, as long as you have the right age to vote your vote counts in the Electoral College System by one simple vote there can be many outcomes.
How many electoral voted does Florida get?
27
How many time has someone been elected president by a majority of the electoral college?
55 times
How many electoral college votes are needed to become us president in percentage?
Over 50%
HOW MANY ELECTORAL VOTES DOES A CANDIAITE NEED TO BE DECLARED PRESIDENT iNDIANA?
A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to be declared President of the United States. Indiana has 11 electoral votes.
How many electoral collage votes do you need to become the us president?
To be declared the winner, a candidate needs at least 270 electoral college votes.
