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Q: When the people vote for president who are they really voting?
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When people vote for president they are really voting for their state's?

yes


Do the people really vote for president?

No, the vote for president is called the popular vote and that does not count. When you cast your vote for president, you are actually voting for the electors to vote for the president.


When people vote for president they are really voting for their states?

Yes , indeed you are voting for that candidate, so if you make a mistake no changes can be made after your vote has been casted .K Well Hope I Helped


Why are the people the one who elects the president officially?

The people do not elect the President. When you vote for president, you are really voting for members of the electoral college. The electoral college will then choose the president. There are only 538 votes that count in a presidential election.


Who is allowed to vote and the voting age?

You have to be at least 18 to vote for the president.


Who are you voting for at the polls?

When voters go to the polls in November they are really voting for the electors of there state. Which ever party has the majority vote, then that party's electors get the vote for that certain state. and then those electors then vote for the president. This is all due to the Electoral College.


What is is the impact of voting?

In voting for the president, the way the area or state (depending on population and representation in the Electoral College) usually determines how the represenative in the electoral college will vote for the president. But sometimes the rep. will go against what his/her region voted for and just vote how they feel. In which case voting did nothing. In voting for state reps and senate and house reps voting counts if you really get into that sort of thing.


Why do people say there vote doesn't count?

People say their vote doesn't count because the votes are not direct, you aren't voting for the president but for someone called an electorate from the electoral college to vote for you


Who are presidency electors?

The electors are the people who officially elect the president. When people vote for president, they are actually voting for an elector who is sworn to support one particular candidate.


What is a sentence for voting?

November 4,2008 is when we vote for the new president


Did the American people vote for George Washington?

well they didn't really get to vote. But still most of them wanted him to become president. because he led us through the the war of indpendence, the American people didn''t get vote because they didnt know how to . because they just started a new country and they werent that focused on voting. so really who elected George Washington to be the president was congress.


When voting for the president for whom are you actually voting?

When you "vote for president and vice president", you are actually voting, in most states, for the slate of electors of your state who have pledged to vote for the candidates you selected on the ballot. For example, if you are in California and you select Barack Obama and Joe Biden on the ballot, you are actually voting for the 55 potential electors who have pledged to vote for Barack Obama and Joe Biden.