Which state has the most electrical votes?

The state with the most electoral votes is California, with 55, followed by Texas, with 38 . Florida and New York have the third most votes, with 29.

Based on the 2010 Census, the states with the largest number of electoral votes are California 55, Texas 38, New York 29, Florida 29, Illinois 20, and Pennsylvania 20.

John McCain had the most votes in California, where he received 5,011,781 votes. Barack Obama won California with 8,274,473 votes. John McCain won the next most votes in Texas with 4,479,328 votes, giving him this state and it's 34 electoral votes. Obama received only 3,528,633 votes in Texas.

California we have 53 electoral votes.

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 most electoral votes that William Jennings Bryan won from one state in one election was 18 votes from Texas in 1908.

New York with 35 had the most electoral votes in 1860.

It depends, if the state is larger then generally that state would have more votes than your own state, but if it was smaller than most likely your state will have more votes

California has 55 electoral votes. That is more than any other state.

California has 55 electoral votes. That is more than any other state.

Texas had the most votes of the states won by John McCain, with 34 electoral votes, and 4,479,328 votes for John McCain to Barack Obama's 3,528,633 votes.

No, California has the most electoral votes for a state. If speaking of George Washington, again no. Ronald Reagan won with the most electoral votes in history, 525.

The state of Kentucky, home of the famous KFC, has 8 electoral votes. Even though I included fried chicken in this statement, it is correct. google it.

California has the most with 55 electoral votes based the reapportioning following on the 2010 census.

Texas with 38 votes is second to California which has 55.

California, with 55 electoral votes.

Electoral votes are based on the number of represenitives and senators a state has at the federal level. These numbers are based on the population of the stat. The more populated a state, the more electoral votes that stat has. (12th Amendment?) Short answer: Because it has a larger population than any other state. Long answer: Each state has a number of electoral votes equal to the number of members of Congress from that state…

Pennsylvania with 29 electoral votes was the largest state that went to Hayes. He also won Ohio (22 votes) and Illinois(21).

Based on the 2010 Census, California has 55 electoral votes. That is more than any other state.

In U.S. Presidential elections, D.C. and every state except Nebraska and Maine gives 100% of their electoral votes to the candidate who gets the most popular votes within their state. In Nebraska and Maine, two electoral votes go to the candidate who gets the most popular votes within each state, and one electoral vote goes to the candidate who gets the most popular votes in each of the states' congressional districts.

By majority, if the candidate has most of Iowa's electoral votes lets say 21-20 then that candidate that had 21 got all the 41 electoral votes for that state.

California had the most in 2008.

If you are referring to the electoral college votes, then it would be California because it has the largest population.

Your state determins it on which canidate gets the most votes.

In Nebraska and Maine, whoever gets the most popular votes in each congressional district gets one vote. The other two votes per state go to whoever gets the most popular votes in the whole state. In each of the other 48 states and in D.C., whoever gets the most popular votes gets 100% of the electoral votes.

There is no such state. California is the most populated state in the US.

The candidate with the most votes

California with 53 electoral votes.

Electoral votes are the votes of Congress. California receives 55 electoral votes (the most of any state) because it has 53 representatives and two senators.

the candidate who receives the most popular votes in a state is credited with all that states electoral votes

Texas was the big gainer with four more votes .

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)…

California has the most 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 53 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California. Therefore, California has 55 electoral votes.

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.

Most popular votes (in the states that were using popular votes to appoint electors): Andrew Jackson Most electoral votes: Andrew Jackson Most state delegations in the election performed by the House of Representatives: John Quincy Adams

California with 55.

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A presidential candidate wins a state by getting the most popular votes in the election. He typically gets the most popular votes by convincing the majority of voters that they will be better off if he is president that if his opponent if elected.

California is the state with the most electoral votes with 53. California is followed by Texas, New York, Florida, and Pennsylvania.

It depends on the population of the state. California is the most populated so it has the most Electoral votes.

In terms of absolute votes, this occurred in California where Barack Obama received 8,274,473 votes to John McCain's 5,011,781 votes, a difference of 3,262,692 votes. In terms of percentage vote, Washington DC was the most polarized, with Barack Obama receiving 245,800 votes compared to 17,367 votes for John McCain out of 265,853 votes. This difference of 228,433 votes was a 85.9% difference! Not counting DC, the most polarized state was Hawaii where Obama received 325,871…

Illinois is tied for 5th place with 20 votes in the 2012, 2016 and 2020 elections.

If a candidate receives the plurality of the votes, the most votes without a necessary majority, he or she receives all of the electoral votes for that state.

The candidate who gets the most popular votes wins that state's electoral votes in every state but Maine and Nebraska. In these states, the winner of each congressional district in the state gets one vote and the other two go to the overall winner. Winning the popular vote is a matter of convincing the voters in that state that you will do more them than will your opponent to deal with the matters that concern…

They don't most States have more then 3 votes, 3 votes is the minimum votes for a state it is based on how many people represent the State in the House and Senate, for example every state has at least one representative in the House (or more based on the states population) and two Senators, thus totaling 3 representatives so they get 3 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 is 1 member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Alaska. Therefore, Alaska has 3 electoral votes.

A candidate has to receive 270 electoral votes in order to become President of the United States. California is the state with the most electoral votes.

All ten of Minnesota's electoral votes go to the Presidential candidate with the most popular votes in the state and his running mate.

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Like most states, New Jersey is a "winner-take-all" state, meaning that all 14 of the electors appointed by New Jersey are those who have pledged their votes to the ticket that received the most popular votes within the state.