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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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∙ 6y agoEach 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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∙ 6y agoEach 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. 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). The number of electoral votes for individual states may increase or decrease each 10 years based on the results of the updated census results.
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∙ 6y agoEach 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 0f 538.
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∙ 11y agoThe number of electors each state appoints equals the total number of U. S. Senators and Representatives the state can elect. Also, the 23rd Amendment to the U. S. Constitution permits the District of Columbia, which has no voting membership in Congress, to appoint electors. So the total number of electors is equal to the total number of U. S. Senate seats, 100, plus the number of voting members allowed in the U. S. House of Representatives, 435, plus the number of electors D.C. is allowed to appoint, 3.
100 + 435 + 3 = 538
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Number of votes in the electoral collage?
There are 538 votes in the electoral college. The candidate who wins a simple majority of 270 votes wins the election.
How how many electoral college votes must be President receive to win the election?
A majority. Since there are currently 538 votes, 270 votes are required.
What is the total electoral votes in presidential election?
538 votes
What is the ratio of electoral votes in Texas compared to all the states in the US in the 2008 election?
Texas has 34 of the 538 Electoral Votes in the Electoral College.
How many electoral votes were there in 2012?
There were 538 electoral votes in the 2012 US presidential election.
How many ecetorl votes does it take to win a presedential election?
A candidate must win 270 of the 538 votes to win the election.
What presidential election had the biggest difference in the votes of the electoral college?
George Washington received 100% of the electoral votes and was unanimously elected President in 1789 and 1792. In the 1820 election James Monroe was unopposed and received 231 (99.57%) of the 232 electoral votes. In the 1984 election Ronal Regan received 525 (97.58%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1936 election Franklin D. Roosevelt received 523 (98.49%) of the 531 electoral votes. In the 1972 election Richard Nixon received 520 (96.65%) of the 538 electoral votes.
How many total number of electoral votes are there in the presidential election?
538
What is the widest margin in history for electoral votes?
In the 1984 election Ronal Regan received 525 (97.58%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1936 election Franklin D. Roosevelt received 523 (98.49%) of the 531 electoral votes. In the 1972 election Richard Nixon received 520 (96.65%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1820 election James Monroe was unopposed and received 231 (99.57%) of the 232 electoral votes.
What was the spread of electoral votes?
In the 1984 election Ronal Regan received 525 (97.58%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1936 election Franklin D. Roosevelt received 523 (98.49%) of the 531 electoral votes. In the 1972 election Richard Nixon received 520 (96.65%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1820 election James Monroe received 231 (99.57%) of the 232 electoral votes. In the 1789 and 1792 elections George Washington received 100% of the electoral votes.
How many votes are needed from electoryal college to elect president?
It takes 270 votes to get a majority of the 538 votes possible. Half of 538 is 269 so one more than that is a majority.
Which president had the second most electoral votes in history?
In the 1984 election Ronal Regan received 525 (97.58%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1936 election Franklin D. Roosevelt received 523 (98.49%) of the 531 electoral votes. In the 1972 election Richard Nixon received 520 (96.65%) of the 538 electoral votes. In the 1820 election James Monroe was unopposed and received 231 (99.57%) of the 232 electoral votes. George Washington received 100% of the electoral votes and was unanimously elected President in 1789 and 1792.
