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Does the number of votes in the electoral college depend on the number of votes the states want?
closeThe number of presidential electors each state appoints is equal to the total of that state's U.S. Representatives and U.S. Senators. Since every state has two U.S. Senators, the number of electors is the number of the state's U.S. Representatives plus two.
Do the electors vote and then they decide who gets the electoral vote for that state?
The electors in each state are elected by the popular vote in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state.
What determine the number of presidential election for each state?
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).
The number of Representatives a State gets depend on?
The population of a given state determines the number of representatives the state gets.
What if no one gets 270 electoral votes in the presidential election?
If no candidate receives 270 electoral votes in the presidential election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives, where each state delegation gets one vote to choose the president.
What happens when a presidential candidate wins a state with slightly more than half the popular vote?
The candidate gets all of the state's electoral votes
What happens when a presidential candidate wins a state with slightly more than half of popular vote?
The candidate gets all of the state's electoral votes
What happens when a presidential candidate wins a state slightly more than half of the popular vote?
The candidate gets all of the state's electoral votes
What happens when a presidential candidate wins state with slightly more than half of the popular vote?
The candidate gets all of the state's electoral votes
What besty explains how many electoral votes a state gets?
The number of congressman from that state plus the number of senators from that state.
What happens if no candidate gets 270 electoral votes in a presidential election?
If no candidate receives 270 electoral votes in a presidential election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives, where each state delegation gets one vote to choose the president from the top three candidates.
What happens if no one gets 270 electoral votes in a presidential election?
If no candidate receives 270 electoral votes in a presidential election, the decision goes to the House of Representatives, where each state delegation gets one vote to choose the president from the top three candidates.
