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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).
The electoral votes by state are: Alabama - 9, Alaska - 3, Arizona - 11, Arkansas - 6, California - 55, Colorado -9, Connecticut - 7, Delaware - 3, District of Columbia - 3, Florida - 29, Georgia - 16, Hawaii - 4, Idaho - 4, Illinois - 20, Indiana - 11, Iowa - 6, Kansas - 6, Kentucky - 8, Maine - 4, Maryland - 10, Massachusetts - 11, Michigan - 16, Minnesota - 10, Mississippi - 6, Missouri - 10, Montana - 3, Nebraska - 5, Nevada - 6, New Hampshire 4 , New Jersey - 14, New Mexico - 5, New York - 29, North Carolina - 15, North Dakota - 3, Ohio - 18, Oklahoma - 7, Oregon - 7, Pennsylvania - 20, Rhode Island - 4, South Carolina - 9, South Dakota - 3, Tennessee - 11, Texas - 38, Utah - 6, Vermont - 3, Virginia - 13, Washington - 12, West Virginia - 5, Wisconsin - 10, and Wyoming - 3.
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∙ 6y ago
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∙ 6y agoThe number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 27 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from New York. Therefore, New York has 29 electoral votes in 2016.
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When was the last time we use the electoral vote?
As of 2017, the last time we use the electoral vote was in 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.
Who is winning the electoral college vote in texas?
Texas cast its 38 electoral votes for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
Who won 2016 Hawaii election?
Hillary Clinton won the Hawaii 2016 election. Hawaii cast its 3 electoral votes for Hillary Clinton and 1 electoral vote for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 election.
To whom did Hawaii electoral votes go?
Hawaii cast 3 electoral votes for Hillary Clinton and 1 electoral vote for Bernie Sanders in the 2016 election.
Who is the electoral vote in Virginia?
In 2016 the Democratic and Republicans electors in Virginia were selected at state party conventions.
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.
One electoral vote equals how large a population?
The overall population determines how many electoral vote each states has.
Truth or false if a person wins the popular vote they always win the electoral vote?
False. In the United States, the winner of the popular vote does not always win the electoral vote. This is due to the presidential election system, where the candidate who secures the most electoral votes is declared the winner. There have been instances in which the candidate who won the popular vote did not win the presidency, such as in the elections of 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016.
What is the difference between popular vote for a senator and electoral vote vote for president?
the popular vote is by everybody. the electoral vote is by electoral colleges, which not everyone is in
How many times in history has a candidate won the popular vote and won the electoral vote for president?
The last time it happened was in 2000, when George Walker Bush and Albert Arnold "Al" Gore, Jr. ran for President. Al Gore won the popular vote but had 266 electoral votes. George Walker Bush had 271 electoral votes and won after losing the popular vote.
How many votes did Trump get in popular vote?
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.
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.
