How many votes does vice president need to become vice president?

Answer 1

The Vice President doesn't need to get any votes. They are chosen by the Presidential candidates, and if that Presidential candidate gets enough votes to win, their VP choice is elected with them.

Answer 2

Vice presidents are not elected, they are picked by the presidential candidate. They have to have the same credentials as presidents; Must be 35, born a U.S. citizen.... blah...blah

According to the 12th Amendment to the U. S. Constitution, he/she must receive votes from more than half of the appointed electors. In the vice-presidential elections of 1964 through 2012, the minimum number of votes required was 270 (538 electors were appointed per election, half of which is 269).

Answer 3

270 electoral votes 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.

Answer 4

The winner must get at least 270 of the 438 votes cast. If no candidates gets this many votes, the Senate elects the VP from among the top three vote-getters.