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If there are a total of 535 congressman where does the total of 538 electoral votes come from?
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∙ 14y ago
The District of Columbia does not have a voting congressional delegation. However, under the 23rd amendment, the District is entitled to the same number of electoral votes as the state with the least number of electoral votes in presidential elections. Since the states with the least number of votes have three votes, the Washington D.C. is entitled to three electoral votes, so there are 538 total votes even though there are only 535 congresspeople.
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∙ 6y agoEach 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 U.S. House of Representatives. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) +3 (for DC).
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Where does the electoral number 538 come from?
Electoral votes are broken down by state. Each state gets one electoral vote for each member of it's Congressional delegation. For instance, Tennessee has 9 Congressmen and 2 Senators; therefore, Tennessee has 11 Electoral votes. South Dakota has 1 Congressman and two Senators; therefore, South Dakota has 3 electoral votes. Only U.S. States and the District of Columbia get electoral votes. Territories (like Puerto Rico) are not awarded electors, although they do participate in the primary process. The total number 538 comes from the fact that there are 435 Representatives for all the states and 100 Senators. The District of Columbia has no Representatives or Senators but it has been give 3 electoral votes anyway. That is why the number of electoral votes is 538, whereas the total number of Congressmembers is only 535.
Why electroal Votes and what are they?
The electoral votes come from the citizens who vote within the states. The bigger the state, the higher the electoral vote. For example, California has 55 electoral votes. The president needs to obtain these votes for presidency.
Where it come from 270 electoral vote to win?
270 electoral votes 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.
Where does the extra three electoral votes come from?
Washington D.C.
How many electoral votes did Barack Obama receive in Ohio?
In 2008: Barack Obama received 11 electoral votes from Indiana by receiving 1,374,039 votes to John McCain's 1,345,648 votes, a very close contest.In 2012: Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes from Indiana losing the 11 electoral votes to Mitt Romney whom received 1,410,821 votes to Obama's 1,136,973 votes.
Why do they select candidates from states that have a lot of electoral votes?
It is often assumed that candidates from states that have a lot of electoral votes will be well-known and, ideally, well-liked in the state they come from. (Often they have held a statewide office.) Therefore, in a presidential election, it is hoped that the candidate will have an advantage in their home state and will win its electoral votes.
What are us electoral votes?
Electoral votes in the US are the popular vote for each state combined into an electoral. Example - 50,000 people vote for a candidate in one state. 60,000 vote for the other candidate in the same state. The candidate with 60,000 voted in that states gets the electoral vote. Note. A state can have more electoral votes depending on population.
How many votes come from Florida?
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 27 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Florida. Therefore, Florida has 29 electoral votes.
How did Florida come up with the number 27 for electoral votes?
It has 25 members of the US House of Representatives plus 2 US Senators.
What is the Electoral College and what role does it play in a presidential election?
The electoral college is the ultimate form of election. People vote for electors, who then distribute themselves to the various states at an allotment ratio based on the population of people that bothered to vote in the previous election. They then poll the residents and politicians of that state and, once they've verified the polling results, go to Washington DC to consider voting for the candidates that the state they were assigned to voted for. After meeting with high ranking government officials for a last round of debate and campaigning, the college retreats to a room in the Capitol building where they lock themselves in and don't come out until they are done. They vote in secret and burn white smoke atop the Capitol dome as a signal once they have agreed on the next president of the United States.
How many electoral votes did Barack Obama receive in Florida in 2012?
This is a placeholder question until the results of the November 2012 election come in. The result has not yet been determined, but since New York has traditionally voted Democrat, and strongly supported Obama in the previous election (63%), Obama is expected to receive New York's 29 electoral votes.
How many popular votes did James Monroe get in his second term?
== == Prior to the election of John Quincy Adams in 1824 all electors were chosen by the state legislatures. Some states did have non-binding popular votes but the franchise was very limited and no records were kept. Thus the answer to your question can either be considered none or no one knows.
