What is the total number of votes in the electoral votes?

Answer 1

Overall there are a total of 538 electors and so 538 electoral votes.

Each state gets one electoral vote for each member of the House of Representatives and two electoral votes for the number of Senators. The number of members in the House of Representatives was fixed at 435 in 1911 and there are two senators from each state, for a total of 535 votes from all of the states. The District of Columbia get 3 votes to make the grand total 538.

It follows that the majority required to elect is 270 votes. (538/2 + 1 = 270)

Answer 2

There are 538 electoral votes in the U.S. 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 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.

Answer 3

The total number of electoral votes is fixed at 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 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).

Answer 4

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).

Answer 5

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).

Answer 6

Since 1964 the total number of electors has been 538. Each state may appoint a number of electors equal to the state's total of U.S. Senators & U.S. Representatives, and the District of Columbia may appoint the same number of electors as the state with the smallest population according to the 23rd Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which was ratified in 1961. There have been 435 seats in the U.S. House of Representatives since 1912, there have been 100 seats in the U.S. Senate since 1959, and D.C. appoints 3 electors.

Answer 7

There are 538 votes, but all that is needed to win is 270 which is one more than half..

Answer 8

There are a total of 538 votes in the electoral college. A candidate must receive at least 270 votes to become president.

Answer 9

theree aree 538 votess! (:

Answer 10

538