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How many states have the smallest possible number of electoral votes?
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There are seven states that have 3 electoral votes. (see related questions)
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What are the three smallest number of electoral votes that a candidate can have?
The three smallest number of electoral votes that a candidate can have are 3, 4, and 5. These numbers represent the smallest-sized states with electoral votes: Delaware, Vermont, and Alaska.
What states have only 3 electoral votes?
Three(3) is the smallest number of electoral votes that a state can have. The seven states that have this minimum number are : Alaska Delaware Montana North Dakota South Dakota Vermont Wyoming (The District of Columbia also get 3 votes due to the 23rd amendment to the Constitution. )
What is the smallest number of electors votes a state may have?
Electoral votes determine the President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. The number is the total number of representative the state has in Congress in both houses total. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes.
Which of the following is not an objection to the way the Electoral College works?
The Electoral college gives the same number of votes to all of the states (NovaNET)----the electoral college gives the same number of votes to all of the states (novanet)----
How are states assigned their specific number of electoral votes?
by population
What is the number of states needed to win the presidency in the United States?
the president does not get elected by winning a certain number of states. each state represents a certain number of electoral votes; depending on their population. For example, Texas has a lot more people than Rhode Island, so they will have more electoral votes. If the presidential candidate wins a state, he receives all of their electoral votes. This means that even if a presidential candidate wins 30 states, it is possible that his rival may get more electoral points even if he only wins 20, as long as he has more votes, which is how he would be elected president
Which six states and one district have the fewest electoral votes?
There are 7 states and 1 district with the lowest number of electoral votes, 3:AlaskaWyomingMontanaNorth DakotaSouth DakotaDelawareVermontWashington, D.C.
What is the least number of states needed to win the electoral vote?
8
Why does DC only have 3 electoral votes?
Alaska only has 3 electoral votes because it has a smaller population, to make it fair they only need three.
What is the maximum possible number of electoral votes accumulated to win the presidency and still lose.?
The United States requires 270 electoral votes for a candidate to win the presidency. Since there are a total of 538 votes available, a candidate can lose with 268 votes.
How are states' electoral votes determined?
The number of the state's representatives + its 2 senators
How many GOP electoral votes does each state have?
The number varies between states. It is based on the number of representatives that state has. Each political party has the same number of electoral members.
