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Except for the smallest states and DC, each electoral votes represents about 660,000 votes.
Every state gets at least three electoral votes, regardless of its population. Because of this rule and because some states have not grown much in population, the relation between population and electoral votes varies. Wyoming has less than 583,000 pop.; Montana has 1.01 million, but both get 3 electoral votes. States with more than the minimum three have their votes awarded roughly by population, but some states almost deserve another electoral vote and some just barely qualify for those they have, so there is a variation. Also, official population figures are only changed once every 10 years, but population change every day.
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∙ 13y agoThe number of electoral votes a state has is equal to the number of House members it has plus 2, but the House members do not get to vote in the electoral college.
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∙ 12y agoThe number of representatives allowed by each state depends on their population; the more people there are in the state the more votes it has.
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∙ 6y agoEach 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.
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How many electoral votes does a candidate need to receive to win the presidency in the electoral colldge?
A candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency. However, if neither candidate reaches this threshold, the election is thrown to the House of Representatives and they vote (1 vote per state) to decide who becomes president.
How does one state accumulate more than one electoral vote?
The minimum number of electoral votes per state is three.
How is the total of 538 Electoral College votes determined What is the purpose of the popular vote in the Electoral College system?
The total of 538 Electoral College votes is determined by allocating 435 votes to the House of Representatives (each state receives a minimum of one), 100 votes to the Senate (two per state), and three votes to the District of Columbia. The purpose of the popular vote in the Electoral College system is to determine the outcome of the presidential election in each state. The candidate who wins the popular vote in a state typically receives all of that state's electoral votes.
How many votes equal one electoral vote?
The state picks delegates who cast electoral votes for a state based upon the which canadiate won the popular vote in that state.
Why is the Electoral College a continual issue of debate for many U.S. citizens?
The debate surrounding the Electoral College stems from several reasons. First, there is a disparity in the weight of individual votes, as some states have more electoral votes per capita than others. Second, the Electoral College can lead to a candidate winning the presidency despite losing the popular vote, which some argue is undemocratic. Lastly, critics argue that it can discourage voter turnout in states where the outcome is already predictable, as those votes may seem less influential.
The vote goes to who if the president isn't decided by the electoral college?
House of Representatives, based on 1 vote per state must have majority to decide winner, see 12th amendment
Does the governor general of Canada vote?
The only Canadians who may not cast a vote are the Chief Electoral Officer (as per s. 4(a) of the Canada Elections Act), and the Assistant Chief Electoral Officer (as per s. 4(b) of the Canada Elections Act). Therefore, the Governor General of Canada has the legal right to vote. However, just as Her Majesty the Queen does not vote in Her Majesty's oldest realm, the United Kingdom, the Governor General of Canada does not cast a vote so as to stay non-partisan.
How are the electoral votes in a astate distributed once the people cast their popular vote?
In Nebraska and Maine, whoever gets the most popular votes in each congressional district gets one vote. The other two votes per state go to whoever gets the most popular votes in the whole state. In each of the other 48 states and in D.C., whoever gets the most popular votes gets 100% of the electoral votes.
How many electoral votes did Obama have per state?
1000
How many votes does Utah have?
Utah has one vote per resident age 18 or over. In the past 2008 presidential election, Utah cast 952,370 votes for president, translating into 5 electoral votes. Utah has 6 electoral votes in the 2012 presidential election.
What is a major flaw in the electoral college college system?
A major flaw in the electoral college system is that a candidate could win the popular vote, but lose the election, due to the number of votes per state. This occurred between Bush and Gore.
A presidential candidate loses a popular election but wins a majority of votes in the electoral college does he become president?
False!!!!Per the US Constitution, the Electoral College actually is the body that elects the President. There have been some elections in the past where the popular vote was won by a candidate, but the Electoral College elected another candidate.
