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Do any states fail to have a winner take all apportionment of electoral college votes?
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∙ 11y ago
Maine and Nebraska allow for the splitting of their electoral votes. I think they both award one elector to the winner in each Congressional district and give the other two votes to the over-all state-wide winner.
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∙ 6y agoThe District of Columbia and 48 U.S. states (all except Maine and Nebraska) utilize a winner-takes-all rule for the Electoral College. Maine and Nebraska use the "congressional district method", selecting one elector within each congressional district by popular vote and awarding two electors by a statewide popular vote.
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∙ 10y agoMaine and Nebraska
In both states, the winner of the statewide popular vote gets two electoral votes, and the winner of the popular vote in each congressional district gets one vote.
Summary:
- 1 vote per congressional district won
- 2 votes per state won
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How many electoral collage votes do you need to become the us president?
To be declared the winner, a candidate needs at least 270 electoral college votes.
What would using either the district plan or the proportional plan to reform the electoral college?
Using either the district plan or the proportional plan to reform the electoral College would NOT ensure that the winner of the popular vote become president.
This system is often called a winner-take-all system?
the Electoral College
Is California a winner take all electoral vote state?
Yes, in most states. Maine and Nebraska split their votes by congressional district.
The electoral college encourages candidates to campaign only in what states?
The Electoral College itself does not encourage any particular style of campaigning.What matters is that the individual STATES typically allot electoral votes on a "winner take all" basis. (Some, such as Maine, allot electoral votes on a congressional district-by-district basis.)So, since California was clearly going to go to the Democrats and Texas to the Republicans, neither presidential candidate campaigned there. Both candidates focused their attentions on the "battleground" states that could have voted either way.If California were to allot electoral votes on a district-by-district basis, then instead of Obama getting all of California's electoral votes, Obama would have gotten about 60% of them, and McCain would have received the rest. (In California, the big cities vote overwhelmingly Democrat, while the central valley and mountain districts are strongly Republican.)
After people vote in their state the is used to determine the winner of the presidential race?
electoral college The Electoral College probabably electoral college
What is a presidential winner decided by?
The Electoral College.
How might a presidential election winner lose the popular vote?
Presidents of the US are elected by the electoral college, they are not elected directly by the public. The public (in effect) elects the electors who form the electoral college. It has happened on several occasions that the winner of the popular vote was not the winner in the electoral college.
Name one state where the winner of the election is not awarded all the electoral college votes of that state?
Maine and Nebraska are the only states that do not award all of their electoral votes under multiple-winner plurality. In both states, the state at large has two electoral votes elected unti multiple-winner plurality. Each congressional district in these states also has a single electoral vote allocated using single-winner plurality, making it possible for the state to give electoral votes to multiple candidates.
What is the winner take all system of electoral college?
Winner-takes-all applies to all but 2 states currently members of the United States of America. Winner-takes-all refers to the representation of the state in the electoral college. Where it applies, the party candidates (more specifically their delegates) take up all seats in the electoral college of the state. If 50.1 peolple of one state vote Democratic, the Democratic delegates receive all seats in the electoral college of this state. If winner-takes-all does not apply to the state, there are other rules governing the allocation of seats, such as proprotional allocation or district-based allocation.
Can Pa split its electoral votes?
Pennsylvania casts its electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College on a winner-take-all basis. The winner of the popular election in Pennsylvania gets all of Pennsylvania's electoral votes.
Does the constitution provide for the winner of the popular votes in a presidential election to also be the winner of the Electoral College votes?
no
How are Texas' electoral votes divided?
Texas casts its electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College on a winner-take-all basis. The winner of the presidential election on Election Day in Texas gets all of Texas' electoral votes.
In the presidential nominating process which states have proportional voting vs winner take all?
Nebraska and Maine... I found this answer at the electoral college FAQ website
What is a tossup state?
A tossup state refers to a state in an election that is highly contested and could potentially go to either candidate. These states are considered crucial in determining the outcome of the election, as they are where the race is closest and where candidates focus their efforts.
Can Illinois split their Electoral College vote?
No it is a winner takes all state.
What system is often called a winner take all system?
Electoral college
