Each state appoints a number of electors equal to the total number of Senators and Representatives that the state has in Congress. The District of Columbia appoints a number of electors equal to the number of electors appointed by the state with the lowest population. Since every state has a minimum of one Congressman in the House of Representatives, and every state has two U. S. Senators, the minimum number of electors per state is three. California has the most with 55. Texas is second with 38.
Each state is entitled to a number of electors equal to the number of Representatives it is entitled to plus the number of Senators it has.
The number of electoral votes each state receives is equal to the number of Senators plus the number of Representatives the state has. Each state has two Senators, and the number of Representatives each state has is determined by the population of the state. Washington DC gets the same amount of electoral votes as the state with the least (currently 3).
The sum of the members of congress for that state (that is, the number of members of the House of Representatives, plus the number of Senators).
For the District of Columbia, it gets a number of electors equal to the LESSOR of:
This figure is based on population. The total is set at 435 and each state gets at least one representative regardless of population. The figures are adjusted every 10 years after each official census. The ideal is for every congressional district to have the same population, but since this is impossible, reapportionment becomes a mathematically interesting problem.
If I recall correctly, the process goes something like this:
To start with, X = the total Population of the US. Y = 435, the total number of Representatives
For instance, here's a short example (made up numbers):
Assume the US has 10 states, with 100 million people, and has 20 representatives to apportion. People live in the states in the following distribution:
Thus, to start with, each representative should represent 100/20 = 5 million people.
Thus, State A, B and C all get 1 representative. This leaves 17 representatives to be apportioned amongst the remaining 7 states, which have (100-(3+4+5))=88 million people.
Next, 88/17 =~ 5.17 million. At this level, then, here is the apportionment:
At this stage, we now have allocated 14 representatives. We have 3 left over. The states with the the largest "remainder" population are F, E, and I. Each of them gets another representative.
Thus, for the entire nation, here is the representative count and the approximate number of people they have in their district:
The national "optimal" value for people per representative is 5 million. So, obviously, some places are better (A) than others (D or H).
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 number of representative in the U.S. House of Representatives is fixed at 435. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population in each state. The 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is then reapportioned among the 50 states based on the population in each state. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is fixed at 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). The number of electoral votes for individual states may increase or decrease each 10 years based on the results of the updated census results.
Congressional representation, because it is drawn based on population.
It is based upon House population plus Two your Senators....
It all depends on the population of the state.
population
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 5 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Connecticut. Therefore, Connecticut has 7 electoral votes.
The number of electoral votes are decided by the number of Senators and Representatives in each state. There are two Senators in every state, but the representatives are based on population, so it varies. For example, California has 55 electoral votes, so there must be 53 Representatives and 2 Senators.
Electoral votes are based on the state's population. This is why states with a lot of land can have fewer electoral votes than smaller states.
The minimum number of electoral votes any state can have is 3. This is because the number of electoral votes for a state is equal to the size of its representation in Congress and every state has two senators and at least one representative in the House for a total of at least three .
If you consider Obama's home state Hawaii, Hawaii has 3 electoral votes.If you count Obama's home state Illinois, Illinois has 20 electoral votes.Barack Obama is now living in Washington D.C., which has 3 electoral votes.
No it is not
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, Colorado has 9 electoral votes, Kansas has 6 electoral votes, and Washington has 12 electoral 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 16 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Ohio. Therefore, Ohio has 18 electoral votes.
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, West Virginia has 5 electoral votes.
Electoral votes are based on population. Each state gets the same number of electoral votes as the number of Congressmen in the House of Representatives. Idaho, with a small population has two Congressmen and hence, two electoral votes.
Assuming you're asking about U.S. states. Number of electoral votes is based on the state's population, as determined by the U.S. Census.
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.
Minnesota has 10 electoral votes. The number of electoral college votes is based on the factors of the number of senators and the number of representatives. In Minnesota there are 2 senators and 8 representatives.
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 36 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Texas. Therefore, Texas has 38 electoral votes in 2016.
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.
The number of electoral votes are based on the population, so each state 'should' have as many electoral votes as needed by their population, with minimum of three. For instance, California is the most populated state and has the most electoral votes, currently at 55. Wyoming and a number of other states are not as populated and have the least electoral votes, currently at 3.
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 8 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri. Therefore, Missouri has 10 electoral votes.