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Based on the 2010 Census the electoral votes by state are: California - 55, Florida - 29, New York - 29, Texas - 38.
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Why do more populous states have greater influences in a presidential election?
Electoral votes are assigned mostly on population. The more populous states get more votes. For example. California get 55 electoral votes; Wyoming gets 3 .
States that have more votes in the electoral college are the states with the greater?
population
What states share electoral votes?
No states share electoral votes. Each state has at least 3 or more.
Do the states that border New York have more or less electoral votes?
All of New York's bordering states have less electoral votes then New York.
What can happen to a state's electoral votes after each census?
The number of electoral votes is adjusted after each census to reflect changes in state populations. States that have gained more population that the average can be given more votes and and states that have lost population or failed to gain as much as most states can lose votes. The number of electoral votes is tied to the number of congressional districts .
Who does the electoral college favor?
The Electoral College favors small states: every state, no matter how small, gets at least 3 electoral votes, so small states have more electoral votes per voter.
Which state has more electoral votes Kansas or Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania currently has more electoral votes with 20 electoral votes to Kansas' 6 electoral votes.
Which states have more than 20 electoral votes?
California Texas New York Florida Illinois and Pennsylvania all have 21 or more electoral votes.
Did Barack Obama win more than twice as many electoral votes as John McCain?
Yes, Obama won 365 electoral votes, more than doubling McCain's 173 electoral votes.
Which is more important electoral votes of popular votes?
Candidates need a majority of electoral votes to be elected. Because most states* award all of their electoral votes to the top candidate in that state, candidates do not need to win the national popular vote to win a majority of electoral votes. The result is that winning a few large population states (called swing states), even by a tiny margin, can guarantee election to the presidency. In 1876, 1888, and 2000, the winning candidate did not get the most popular votes nationwide.
Did John McCain or Barack Obama get more electoral votes?
Barack Obama received more electoral votes, receiving 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 173 electoral votes (out of a total of 538), a difference of 192 electoral votes
If a presidential candidate wins 300 electoral votes by how many electral votes did that candidate exceed the minimum number of votes required?
only if there were 598 or 599 electoral votes An absolute majority of 538 electoral votes is 270 or more.
