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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.
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∙ 6y agoElectoral 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 District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes.
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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 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.
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∙ 10y agonumber of members of congress in the state
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∙ 9y agoEach state has electoral votes comprising the number of U.S. senators (2) and representatives in the U.S House of Representatives (varies by population) combined.
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∙ 11y agoThe population
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Is land mass used to calculate a state's electoral votes?
A state's electoral votes are determined by the amount of their Senators and Representatives.
What is the difference between electoral votes and popural votes?
electoral vote is the population of the state and and the amount of citizen that live state and popular votes is the amount of citizen that vote for a presidential election
1 How does the government decide how many electoral votes each state should have?
Population of each state determines electoral vote.
What determines how many electoral votes each state have?
How many rich white people they have
What two numbers added together determine the number of electors a state receives?
Each state is allowed a specific amount of electoral votes. The amount of electoral votes provided to the state can be determined by adding the amount of congressmen with the amount of senators the state has.
The total electoral amount of votes does Washington state have?
eleven.
How does your vote influence the electoral vote of your state?
Every vote counts equally. The popular vote determines which slate of electors will be allowed to cast the electoral votes for that state.
How does Virginia determine how many electoral votes a candidate will get?
The amount of electoral votes a candidate will get in Virginia is decided by a primary ballot. Virginia is not a caucus state.
What determines the number of electoral votes that gets?
The number of electoral votes a state receives is determined by the number of representatives it has in the House of Representatives (which is based on population) plus its two senators. Each state has a minimum of three electoral votes, regardless of population. The total number of electoral votes is 538, with a majority of 270 needed to win the presidency.
How do you know how many electoral college votes a state has?
Add the amount of representatives the state has and 2 senators. Ex. Illinois -> 19 reps. + 2 senators = 21 electoral votes
Which state has more electoral votes Kansas or Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania currently has more electoral votes with 20 electoral votes to Kansas' 6 electoral votes.
What is the official number of Electoral votes that determines a president?
270
