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Hilary Clinton did not receive electoral votes from Georgia in the 2016 election. Georgia cast its 16 electoral votes for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
Hillary Clinton received 0 of 16 electoral votes, receiving 1,877,963 votes to Donald Trump's 2,089,104 votes, losing Georgia.
In 2008, Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes from Georgia, losing Georgia's 15 electoral votes to John McCain whom received 2,048,744 votes to Obama's 1,844,137 votes.In 2012, the election has not yet taken place. Projections indicate Georgia is leaning to give 16 electoral votes to Mitt Romney.
Yes, Georgia currently has 16 electoral votes, while Rhode Island has 4.
16 votes
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 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia. Therefore, Georgia has 16 electoral votes.
Because I live there.
When referring to the Electoral College and Presidential elections, a candidate can win by taking: California (55 electoral votes) Texas (28 electoral votes) Florida (29 electoral votes) New York (29 electoral votes) Illinois (20 electoral votes) Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes) Ohio (18 electoral votes) Georgia (16 electoral votes) Michigan (16 electoral votes) New Jersey (15 electoral votes) Virginia (14 electoral votes) - a total of 11 states for 270 electoral votes which means a candidate can lose the other 39 states and District of Columbia and still win the election.
Hillary Clinton received 1,877,963 votes to Donald Trump's 2,089,104 votes, losing Georgia's 16 electoral votes.
Georgia has 15 electoral votes because of their population. Each state gets two U.S. Senators and the House gets representatives by the number of population districts. Thirteen of their votes are based on population.
so far, he has 82 votes, but its too early to know how many other electoral votes he will get.
Georgia chooses its electors for the electoral college through a popular vote. The state holds a general election where voters cast their ballots for their preferred presidential candidate. The candidate who receives the most votes in Georgia's popular election wins all of the state's electoral votes.