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270 electoral votes in the Electoral College 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.
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How many votes does Donald trump and Clinton?
To become president they need 265 electoral votes.
How many votes do you need to become president and how many total votes are there?
Since 1964 the winner needs 270 out of 538.
What portion of votes does a candidate need to become president?
More than 300 votes.
How many electoral collage votes do you need to become the us president?
To be declared the winner, a candidate needs at least 270 electoral college votes.
How many does Obama or Romney need to become president?
In order to become president, one needs 270 electoral votes. Barack Obama received 332 electoral votes, while Mitt Romney only received 206.
What portion of the electoral vote does a candidate need to become President?
270 electoral votes
How many electoral votes did Mitt Romney receive in Delaware?
None. He is seeking delegates to the Republican National Convention in an attempt to become the Republican nominee for President--not electors to the Electoral College which he will need to actually become President.
How many votes does a bishop need to become pope?
He needs 2/3 of the votes of the cardinal electors.
In 1912 how many electoral votes did a candidate need to be elected president?
seven
How many votes do you need to become a represenative?
more than 50%
Does the electoral college decide the next president?
No the next president is decided by the amount of electoral votes the candidate gets. They need to have so many electoral votes to win the elections.
Do president need to have electoral and popularity votes?
No, they only need to have a majority in electoral votes to win.
