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Is it true each states electoral college equal the number of representatives that state has in Congress?
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∙ 11y ago
The number of electoral votes that a state has is equal to the number of Representatives and Senators for that state. The total equals 435 for the house of Representatives and 100 for the Senate plus three for the District of Columbia.
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Why is the number of electoral votes available different than the number of people in Congress?
The District of Columbia which has no voting representatives in Congress , has three votes in the electoral college.
Is the number of US representatives proportional to the number of college electoral votes granted each state?
The number of US representatives is exactly the number of electoral votes minus two. (The number of electoral votes for a state is the defined to be the size of its delegation to Congress, including its two senators. )
How would the change in population affect a states voting power and how it related to the number of electoral college votes?
The number of Representatives in Congress depends on the state's population in the latest census. The number of Electoral College votes is the sum of the Senators and Representatives that a state has (giving a minimum of 3 votes).
What two things determine how many electoral votes a state gets?
The number of Representatives and Senators of the state combined.
How is the number of electoral vote determined?
by the number of representatives and senators in that state
what do the number associated with each state represent - in addition to electoral votes?
The number of senators and representatives the state has in congress
How many pepeole are there in the Electoral College?
There are currently 538. The number of electors for a state in the electoral college is the number of US Representatives for the state (based on state size and population) plus 2, the number of US Senators per state. The number 538 is the total number of representatives in Congress (435) plus the number of Senators (100), plus 3 electoral votes for the District of Columbia.
What is the present number of congress?
435. Congress has the power to authorize the number of representatives based upon population and it has fixed the number at 435. As a side note, the number of electors in the electoral college is 538, 100 Senators and 438 Representatives. The extra 3 electors are for Washington D.C. so the people living in D.C. have a say in the presidential election. Although it is given these electoral votes D.C. has no actual Representatives in Congress.
How many electoral college votes out of 538 does the state of Mississippi have in the electoral college?
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 4 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi. Therefore, Mississippi has 6 electoral votes.
If a state has six members in the House of Representatives how many electors would it have in the electoral college?
8. The amount of members from each state in the United States Electoral College is equal to the number of representatives sent by the state to Congress. If a state has six members in the House of Representatives, it also is represented by two Senators. This brings the total to 8.
Why does Arizona have electoral college?
Electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College determine the President and Vice President of the United States. 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 9 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Arizona. Therefore, Arizona has 11 electoral votes.
How many members make up the Electoral College?
There are 538 Electors in the Electoral College.
