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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).
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How many electoral votes does Obama get now?
The president's final total for the 2012 election was 332 electoral votes, compared to Mitt Romney's 206.
Does california have 155 presidential electoral votes?
No, California now has 55 electoral votes.
How many electoral votes does Ohio have in 2014?
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 had 18 electoral votes in 2014.
How many electoral votes does Florida have?
Florida had 3 electoral votes 1848-1860 & 1868; 4 electoral votes 1872-1900; 5 electoral votes 1904-1908; 56 electoral votes 1912-1928; 7 electoral votes 1932-1940; 8 electoral votes 1944-1948; 10 electoral votes 1952-1960; 14 electoral votes 1964-1968; 17 electoral votes 1972-1980; 21 electoral votes 1984-1988; 25 electoral votes 1992-2000; 27 electoral votes 2004-2008; and 29 electoral votes 2012-2016.
How many electoral votes does our state have today?
Add up the number of Representatives and Senators your state has now and you will know.
How are elector votes determine?
The number of votes a state has is the total number of Senators and Congressmen.First, every state starts off with two votes (each state has 2 senators; that's why).Now add:The number of U.S. representatives the state has, which is at least one.(Besides the states, the District of Columbia gets 3 votes, so the total number of electoral votes is 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) +3 (for DC) = 538. )The number of electoral votes per state is changed every 10 years, when the US Congress re-apportions the seats in the House of Representatives based on the new census. The total is fixed at 435 and the number of seats each state gets is determined by the population of each state relative to the total population with a minimum of one.
How many electoral votes does the home state of the democratic candidate have?
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.
What does Illinois have 20 electoral votes?
Illinois no longer has 21 electoral votes; it now has 20 electoral votes as of the 2010 census. Based on their population Illinois is entitled to 18 US Congressmen. They also are entitled to two US Senators. Since 18 plus two equals 20 they are entitled to 20 Electoral votes.
How many electoral votes did Illinois have?
Barack Obama won all 21 of his home state's electoral votes, with 3,419,673 votes to McCain's 2,031,527 votes.Illinois currently now has 20 electoral votes as of the 2010 census.
How many electoral votes does Barack Obama get now?
With all the votes counted, President Obama ended up with 332 electoral votes, more than enough to gain re-election to a second term as president.
What happened in 1800's if no person attained the required number of electoral votes?
In 1800, much as today, if no one received a majority of the electoral votes. the House would elect a president from among the top five (now three) candidates with each state getting one vote. The person remaining with the most electoral votes would be vice-president unless two or more had the same number of votes. In this case, the Senate would choose the vice-president from among these top candidates.
How many electoral votes are for Kentucky?
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 6 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Kentucky. Therefore, Kentucky has 8 electoral votes.
