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How many electoral votes does a president candidate need today to become president?
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270 electoral votes in the 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 votes does the US have today in 2012?
There are 538 electoral votes. The presedential candidate needs to win 270 in order to be elected president.
Why didn't the Founding Fathers just make choosing the president the same way that we elect representatives and senators?
When the constitution was written it was felt that the voters couldn't elect the president because they were not informed enough. In the 1700's to vote a person had to be a white male over 21 and owned land. Women and slaves had no rights. Slaves will get citizenship rights in 1867 and women in 1920. Still, today the president is not elected through popular vote. To become president requires 265 electoral votes. If a candidate can put the right number of electoral votes together he/she wins.
Why do you think the president and vice president are both from the same party today.?
They run as a team and are both elected by the same electors who have pledged to support their candidacy. The only way they could not be from the same party would be if no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote so the House of Representatives chose the President and the Senate chose the Vice-President.
Why do you think the president and vice president both from the same party today?
They run as a team and are both elected by the same electors who have pledged to support their candidacy. The only way they could not be from the same party would be if no candidate received a majority of the electoral vote so the House of Representatives chose the President and the Senate chose the Vice-President.
How was John Adams elected president with his enemy Jefferson as vice president?
In the early days of the US, everyone interested in becoming President ran for office individually; the winner was be chosen by the Electoral College or, in the event of a tie, by the House of Representatives. There was no popular vote back then. The person who got the most electoral votes would become President, and the person who got the second most votes would become Vice-President, even if the two held completely different views of how government should operate. Adams got more votes than Jefferson in 1796, leaving Jefferson in the position of Vice-President. By 1800, Adams had made many enemies and was soundly defeated. Today, Presidential candidates run on a party "ticket" with a chosen Vice-Presidential candidate from the same party.
If the election was held today for president who would win?
It's impossible to predict with certainty as election outcomes can vary. Factors like candidate popularity, policies, current events, and voter turnout all play a role. Polls or surveys closer to the election date would provide a clearer picture.
Which president's election was determined by congress?
Thomas Jefferson in 1800 and John Quincy Adams in 1824 The rules that were followed by the House in 1824 are 100% still in effect today when no Presidential candidate receives enough electoral votes.
Under the original constitution what was wrong with the method used for choosing the president and vice president?
It was not being chosen by the commons people.This is why today there is an electoral college.
What part of the country did George Washington carry in the election of 1789?
When Washington became the first President of the United States, there were no elections for that office like we have today. The Electoral College chose Washington president. He is the only person to be unanimously elected by the Electoral College for the office of President. MrV
Today the democratic and republican parties a lot each state a number of party delegates based on the states electoral vote and?
and if the state has supported the candidate in recent elections.
Have the electoral college already voted?
The electoral college is the method stipulated in Article II, Section I of the constitution for election of the president and vice president. Originally each state chose electors equal in number to the representatives and senators. They voted for 2 candidates each at least one of whom had to be from another state.. The person getting the most votes became president and the runner up vice president. If no one got the majority the House was to choose the president and vice president from the three leading candidates. Modern critics note that it has several dangerous flaws. For example a president can be elected with a majority of electoral votes even though his opponent has won the majority of popular votes. Now, that I have given a history of what this is I can answer your question. The last time the electoral college voted was after the election in 2008. It will vote again when the results of the next election are finished in 20012. Today the man/woman who gets the popular vote in each state the electoral college votes for that state goes to the candidate who got the most votes.
How many electoral votes does yours do you have today?
Each state has the number of electoral votes by the number of people they have in Congress. There is a total of 265 electoral votes needed to gain the presidency. Let's say that state A has 45 members in congress and the voters in the state pick a republican ticket as winner in that state. This means that the 45 electoral votes would go towards the 265 for the republican candidate. To win the office is mainly a math problem. If a candidate gets the states with the largest numbers of electoral votes he/she wins. This is one reason you see campaigns in certain states more than others.
