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How is the amount of electoral colleges per state decided?
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).
How many electoral votes in the state of Washington?
Washington DC gets 3 electoral votes.D.C. gets THREE electoral votes as if it were a state, but will never get more than the least populous state.Source: The Constitution of the United States, Amendment XXIII
If there are a total of 535 congressman where does the total of 538 electoral votes come from?
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.
What is the smallest amount of 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. Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming have 3 electoral votes each. The District of Columbia also has 3 electoral votes.
What is the number of electoral votes in the electoral college today?
The total number of electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College is 538. 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.
What is the total number of electoral votes now?
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 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).
What is the ratio for electoral votes?
The United States the House of Representatives has a total of 435 members which is based on the population of each state, the more people that live in a state the more members in the House of Representatives that state will have. In the Senate there are 100 Senators, 2 from each state. When we add these two numbers up it gets us to 535. Washington, D. C. is given 3 electoral votes as well. Add those 3 electoral votes to the 535 and we wind up with a total of 538 electoral votes. 269 votes is half, and 270 electoral votes is the majority and is what is needed to win the election.
Why is it not possible to have less than 3 electoral votes in one state?
A states electoral votes are based on the number of Senators from each state (2) and the number of congressman. Each state has at least one congressman so each state will have at least three electoral votes.
How do you get 535 electoral votes in the electoral college?
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 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).
How does the U.S. determined who has won the presidential election?
The above answer needs to be amended slightly. Each State's number of Electoral Votes is equal to the number of US Senators & US Representatives in the US Congress. Each State has just two US Senators and at least one US Representative. The number of US Representatives nationwide is distributed based on population (total 435), however each state has two senators regardless of population (total 100). Additionally, Washington DC has three electoral votes. As a result, Washington, DC and those states with the smallest populations have more Electoral Votes than if the Electoral Votes were distributed solely by population.
What determines the amount of electoral votes for each state?
Each state has a number of electoral votes (electors) equal to the number of Senators and Representatives that particular state is entitled to have in Congress. If a state is entitled to have 10 Representatives and 2 Senators, it gets 12 electoral votes. See Article 2, Section 2 of the US Constitution.
How many electoral votes must a candidate for President get in order to win the election?
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.
