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How many electoral votes did Minnesota have in 1984?
MN had 10 votes in 1984 which they cast for Mondale to make his total 13.
How many members make up the Electoral College?
There are 538 Electors in the Electoral College.
How many votes in MO make a electoral vote?
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 8 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri. Therefore, Missouri has 10 electoral votes.
Should you change to a system of popular vote?
Yes, but then it would be harder to count the votes. Electoral votes make it easier to choose a winner.
How many votes in electoral college need a person for make a president candidate?
270 electoral votes in the Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency. 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.
How many delegates make the electoral college?
There are 538 electors in the U.S. Electoral College. 270 electoral votes in the Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency. 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.
What is an Electoral Map?
An electoral map is a map of the 50 states of the United States which shows: 1. the number of electoral votes each state has 2. an estimate of how each state is expected to vote for president. Except for Maine and Nebraska, in each state the winner of the popular vote gets all of that state's electoral votes. By estimating which candidate is expected to win the popular vote in each state, it is possible to make an educated guess as to how many electoral votes each candidate will get. From estimating the total each candidate will get it is possible to estimate who will receive the 270 electoral votes needed to be elected president and make an educated guess as to who will be elected president.
How many people in Texas does it take to make one electoral vote electoral?
There are people called electors who make the votes for your state. each individual who votes just influences the elector from there state who they want them to vote for. Overall the elector can vote for whoever they want so...
Why does DC only have 3 electoral votes?
Alaska only has 3 electoral votes because it has a smaller population, to make it fair they only need three.
Does the majority of electoral votes make a winner?
It cannot be just a simple majority; it has to be an absolute majority. In other words, in order to win one must receive more than 50% of all of the electoral votes (at least 270).
What group meets to elect the President?
This group is the electoral college.
How many votes make up the majority and must be met to select the president?
A majority is one more than one-half of the votes. There are 538 electoral votes so 270 is the required majority.
