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The state Legislature must redraw its districts to add one more if they were to lose one.
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∙ 13y agoRepresentation in the HoR (as well as in the Electoral College) is based on population. Every ten years, the U.S. takes the Census to determine the population of each state, county and district in the entire county. Getting accurate information is important because after determining the populations, the 435 House seats are reapportioned; meaning the 435 seats are divided among the states based on population. The greater the population, the more seats a state gets, and vice-versa.
However, a state can still gain population, but lose representation. This is because the data for each state is compared to each other; one state might have a greater gain in population then another state that also gains population.
Based on looking at the data over the past 30 years, one can see that New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois (Rust belt states and Northeast) have lost population, while states in the south and southwest have gained population, and therefore representatives (Texas, California, Florida). This shift in population has had a important impact on American politics as southern states tend to vote for Republican candidates and Northern states tend to vote Democratic. For more information, examine the "Southern Strategy" as used by Richard Nixon in the 1968 and 1972 elections, and also you can read about Kevin Philips who helped refine and popularize the strategy.
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∙ 13y agoEvery ten years after the new census is released, Congress redistricts (congressional districts) all of the states to match shifts in population. The new districts will be implemented in the following election.
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∙ 15y agoThe state Legislature must redraw its districts to add one more if they were to lose one.
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∙ 9y agoIf state loses a seat in the house of representative after reapportionment it can cause the house to increased or decreased. It all depends on the most recent census.
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∙ 10y agothe states population decreases
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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 .
If a State gains or loses a Congressional district it will also gain or lose an electoral vote?
yes, because each district has a congressman, and if you lose one you lose electoral votes, you gain one you get an electoral vote.
Has the number of electoral votes in the state of Oregon changed over the years?
Yes. The number of electoral votes for each state is based on the number of members of congress for that state. Each state has two senators, and the number of representatives is based on population. The Constitution requires a census of the population in each decade. After the completion of the census, representatives are re-apportioned, and this can cause states that lose population to lose representatives, and therefore electoral votes. States that gain population gain representatives and electoral votes. See the link below to see how each state's congressional delegation has varied over the years.
How many electoral votes does the president need to win a presidential election?
Electoral votes in the Electoral College 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. 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. The states choose as many electors as it has electoral votes and these electors elect the president. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for. 270 electoral votes in the Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency. 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 in the Electoral College is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.
How many electoral votes does yours do you have today?
Each state has the number of electoral votes by the number of people they have in Congress. There is a total of 265 electoral votes needed to gain the presidency. Let's say that state A has 45 members in congress and the voters in the state pick a republican ticket as winner in that state. This means that the 45 electoral votes would go towards the 265 for the republican candidate. To win the office is mainly a math problem. If a candidate gets the states with the largest numbers of electoral votes he/she wins. This is one reason you see campaigns in certain states more than others.
How might a state loose or gain one of its electoral votes?
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 number of representative in the U.S. House of Representatives is fixed at 435. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population in each state. The 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is then reapportioned among the 50 states based on the population in each state. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is fixed at 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). The number of electoral votes for individual states may increase or decrease each 10 years based on the results of the updated census results.
How many electoral votes does Barack Obama get now?
With all the votes counted, President Obama ended up with 332 electoral votes, more than enough to gain re-election to a second term as president.
Why would some states gain or lose electoral votes?
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 number of representative in the U.S. House of Representatives is fixed at 435. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population in each state. The 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is then reapportioned among the 50 states based on the population in each state. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is fixed at 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). The number of electoral votes for individual states may increase or decrease based on the results of the census results.
How can a candidate win electoral votes with out the popular vote?
The popular vote and the electoral vote are two completely different things. The presidency is decided solely on who wins the electoral vote, and the popular vote is only good for giving us an idea of who is going to win the presidency. The larger the state the more votes they have in the electoral college, so if a president can win the majority of the large states electoral votes and a few smaller states they can gain the majority they need to win the presidency. In fact, if a president only needs to win the votes for the 11 largest states and they can win the presidency without a vote from the other 39 states.
What percent of total popular vote in 1892 did each party gain republicans democrats populists?
There were 11,760,355 votes cast in 1892. Grover Cleveland won his second non-consecutive term that year. He amassed 277 electoral votes and 5,556,918 popular votes, 47.25 percent. Benjamin Harrison was defeated in his bid for re-election. He received 145 electoral votes and 5,176,108 popular votes, 44.01 percent. James Weaver, of the People's Party, earned 22 electoral votes and 1,027,329 popular votes, 8.74 percent. Source: www.270towin.com
Which states are the swing states?
In United States presidential politics, a swing state (also, battleground state or purple state) is a state in which no single candidate or party has overwhelming support in securing that state's electoral college votes. Such states are targets of both major political parties in presidential elections, since winning these states is the best opportunity for a party to gain electoral votes. Non-swing states are sometimes called safe states, because one candidate has strong enough support that he or she can safely assume that he or she will win the state's votes.
What are 3 key states that contributed to obama's win?
Undoubtedly, in the 2012 election, it was swing states that helped President Obama to gain the electoral votes he needed to win. Among the most important swing states that he won were Ohio and Florida, as well as a blue state that was supposed to be in play-- Pennsylvania.
