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How many electoral votes in NC worth for 2008 presidential election?
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How many electoral votes did Trump and Clinton get according to the general election?
In the 2016 general election, Donald Trump received 304 electoral votes, while Hillary Clinton received 227 electoral votes. However, it is worth noting that these numbers may slightly differ due to "faithless electors," who do not vote in accordance with the popular vote in their respective states.
What independent candidate for president raked in 19 percent of votes in the 1992 election?
William Clinton won the 1992 presidential election defeating incumbent President George Bush and independent candidate H. Ross Perot. In the 1992 presidential election William Clinton received 370 electoral votes and George Bush received 168 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Clinton 44,908,254 and Bush 39,102,343. Independent candidate H. Ross Perot received 19,741,065 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.
Who won 46 electoral votes in 1968?
Richard Nixon won 301 electoral votes in the 1968 election. However, it is worth noting that the question may be asking about a specific state's electoral votes, in which case more information would be needed to answer accurately.
Does California have the same electoral votes as Rhode Island?
No, California has 55 electoral votes while Rhode Island has 4. Each of the individual electoral votes are worth the same amount.
How many People Vote Republican in the state of Texas?
In the 2020 presidential election, approximately 5.9 million people voted for the Republican candidate in Texas. It's worth noting that the number of Republican voters may vary in different elections and over time.
What is the highest percentage of the popular vote a presidential candidate can win yet still lose the election mathematically?
Theoretically, in the US, a candidate could win over 99% of the popular vote and lose the presidential election by winning 100% of the vote in states adding up to 268 electoral votes and lose the rest of the states (worth 270 electoral votes) by only a fraction of one percent, but realistically this would never happen since it is rare for most states to vote stronger than 70-30 in favor of either candidate, and most states are usually much closer than that.In reality, winning the popular vote and losing the electoral college only happens when the candidates are very close in the popular vote, such as in the 2000 election where Gore won the popular vote by around a half of a percent and Bush won the electoral college. I remember reading on a political site, fivethirtyeight.com, that anywhere up to a four percent win in the popular vote is where that situation has a realistic chance of occurring.Hope this answers your question.
How many votes did Obama win by in mass 2008election?
In the 2008 presidential election, Democratic candidate Barack Obama was elected President with 69,456,897 (52.9%) votes in his favour. In contrast, his nearest rival, Republican Party candidate John McCain, took 59,934,814 (45.7%) votes - Obama won 9,522,083 (7.2%) more votes than McCain.However, this is not the margin Obama actually won by. Unlike all other executive presidents around the world, the US President is not elected by the popular vote but rather by an Electoral College, the members of which are chosen using multi-winner plurality voting (first past the post). In order to be elected President, a candidate must win more than half - at least 270 of 538 - the votes in the Electoral College. Each State has a share of these votes, ranging from just 3 votes to 55. In almost every state, the candidate who wins the state-wide popular vote (by plurality) wins all of the votes in the electoral college it has.As such, Obama did not actually win by 9.5million votes - only votes that won Obama a state counted towards his Electoral College total and thus his victory. Any vote for Obama in a state won by McCain was effectively wasted, and vice-versa. In 2008, Obama won 365 electoral votes from across 28 states, whilst McCain won 173 from 22. The seven most marginal states (those where Obama's margin of victory over McCain was thinnest) are worth 102 electoral votes all-in-all; had Obama not won these states, he would have lost the Presidency to McCain. These states are as follows, with the most marginal by percentage first:North Carolina (15 votes): Won by 14,177Indiana (11 votes): Won by 28,391Florida (27 votes): Won by 236,450Ohio (20 votes): Won by 262,224Virginia (13 votes): Won by 234,527Colorado (9 votes): Won by 214,987Iowa (7 votes): Won by 146,561As such, Obama's true margin of victory can be described as 1,137,317 (0.9%) votes. If McCain had won those 7 states by even just a single vote, he would have been elected President instead, even though Obama would still have won 7.2million more votes across the United States.It is important to distinguish between popular and effective votes in this fashion when describing the margin of victory in any US Presidential election.
Why is it important for US Presidential candidates to campaign in New York and Pennsylvania?
The US Presidential elections are a numbers game and a question of varying power bases. The numbers are dictated by the total number of electoral votes available, which ones are sure bets and which ones are in potential swing states. For swing states the number of available electoral votes must be worth the time invested to get them. Pennsylvania easily fits the bill with its 21 votes. New York is a bigger prize but appears to be a sure bet for the Democrats at least since 1984 when it was won by Republican Ronald Reagan. What then is New York's attraction except that it is a major media center. It is where the movers and shakers hang out and while you may not win the state you can get your message out to a vast audience.Power bases are often a consideration in the selection of running mates or Vice Presidential Candidates. If they help carry their own home state simply by name recognition then it is far better to choose someone from a state with a large number of electoral votes then somone from Wyoming or Alaska
If Clay would have won this state in 1844 he'd have been president instead of Polk?
New York, worth 36 electoral votes. If Clay had won New York the electoral vote would have been 134 for Polk to 141 for Clay instead of 170 to 105. Clay lost New York with 232,482 votes to Polk's 237,588 votes, a difference of 5,106 votes, a little more than 1% of the vote cast in New York.
Why does New Jersey only have 15 electoral votes?
Electoral votes are determined by the total number of congressmen and senators from that state. The numbers of Congressmen are determined by population, while the number of senators is always 2, regardless of population size. California has 55 Electoral votes because a whole bunch of people live there (53 districts worth), and there are 2 senators. New Jersey has less people living there than in California, so it has fewer districts, thus fewer congressmen, thus fewer electoral votes. Population density doesn't matter, only total population, which favors larger states like California and Texas over smaller states like New Jersey which probably has a greater amount of people per square-mile than Texas, but a lower total population.
What five states are most important to the candidates?
The five states that are typically considered most important to presidential candidates are Florida, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Michigan, and Ohio. These states are known as swing states and have a history of going back and forth between supporting Democratic and Republican candidates in elections. Winning these states can significantly impact the outcome of the election.
What does California Texas Florida and Wisconsin all have in common?
They all have people and some who have pets. I know this was a lame answer, but the answer previous was insulting and so I had to think of something. Please improve this is you know the answer.
