Washington state can appoint 12 electors for each of the presidential/ vice presidential elections of 2012, 2016 and 2020.
If the U.S. Census Bureau's 2011 predictions of 2020 state populations turn out to be accurate, Washington will be allowed to appoint 12 electors for each of the 2024 & 2028 elections as well.
A state's number of Electoral College votes is determined by the total combined number of its U.S. senators and representatives. Each state has two senators, plus at least one member of the House of Representatives. The total number of Electoral College votes is 538, with a majority of 270 needed to win the presidency.
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, Colorado has 9 electoral votes, Kansas has 6 electoral votes, and Washington has 12 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. Based on the 2010 Census, Washington has 12 electoral votes.
by the number of representatives and senators in that state
Assuming you're asking about U.S. states. Number of electoral votes is based on the state's population, as determined by the U.S. Census.
The number of the state's representatives + its 2 senators
The number of electors (electoral votes) each state receives in the United States is determined by the total number of representatives and senators that state has in Congress. Each state has a number of electors equal to the total of its senators (always 2) and representatives based on its population size.
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 10 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Washington. Therefore, Washington has 12 electoral votes.
A state's number of electoral votes is calculated based on its representation in Congress, which includes both its Senators and Representatives. Each state has two Senators, and the number of Representatives is determined by the state's population as measured by the decennial census. Therefore, the total electoral votes for a state equal its two Senators plus its number of Representatives, with a minimum of three electoral votes for the least populous states.
The number of electoral votes for each state is determined by the sum of its Senators and Representatives in Congress. Since every state has two Senators and at least one Representative, the minimum number of electoral votes a state can have is three. The total number of electoral votes is 538, with a majority requiring 270 to win the presidency. This distribution is based on the decennial census, which can alter the number of Representatives each state has, thereby affecting its electoral votes.
The above answer needs to be amended slightly. Each State's number of Electoral Votes is equal to the number of US Senators & US Representatives in the US Congress. Each State has just two US Senators and at least one US Representative. The number of US Representatives nationwide is distributed based on population (total 435), however each state has two senators regardless of population (total 100). Additionally, Washington DC has three electoral votes. As a result, Washington, DC and those states with the smallest populations have more Electoral Votes than if the Electoral Votes were distributed solely by population.
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).