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What does it mean when a presidential elect has more than 350 electoral votes?
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∙ 15y ago
one needs to get 270 electoral votes to become president. over 300 is considered a solid beating. over 325 is an old fashioned whipping. to get 350 means that so many states support this president that he or she should feel it's a mandate, which means we trust you to do just about anything you want to our country.
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Why is it that democratic presidential candidates require more electoral votes than their republican counterparts to become party's nomination?
You mean delegate votes, not electoral votes. The quick answer is that the Democrats have more total delegates appointed to attend their conventions than the Republicans do. In either case, the candidate must have 50 percent plus 1 vote to be nominated.
Do people really vote for the president If not then who really votes for the president?
The people actually vote to the electoral college. They are the real people who elect the president. However, they take in great consideration the popular vote. For example, just because over 70% of them want a president It doesn't necessarily mean they will elect him/her. They will use the people's votes too.
What does is mean to have a popular vote?
The popular vote is when the people vote for the president. in actuallity the people don't elect the president. the electorial college do. they win states with the popular vote then the delegates from those states vote for the candidate their state chooses.
When a state votes democrat does that mean the electoral for that state goes to that party?
Not necessarily. Each state has different rules.
If a presidential candidate wins the popular vote in a given state does this mean that the electoral votes go to that candidate?
Yes, however there are a few exceptions. The first is that 2 states, Maine and Nebraska chose their electors by congressional district. In these states it's possible that there could be a split vote. This just happened in the 2008 election - Barack Obama had the most votes in the Omaha (and area) district and Nebraska split its electoral vote with McCain getting 4 and Obama 1. The other exception are "faithless electors" ... those who do not cast their vote in the electoral college for the winner of the state, even though they are pledged to do so. There have not been many of these, and in some states, this may be an action that is subject to legal prosecution.
What tie can the vice president break?
If you mean, who would break a tie in an election for President, the answer is: "If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the House of Representatives elects the President from the 3 Presidential candidates who received the most electoral votes. Each State delegation has one vote. The Senate would elect the Vice President from the 2 Vice Presidential candidates with the most electoral votes. Each Senator would cast one vote for Vice President. If the House of Representatives fails to elect a President by Inauguration Day, the Vice-President Elect serves as acting President until the deadlock is resolved in the House." See the related link below.
How many votes must a presidential candidate receive in order to win the election?
Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. 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. The states choose as many electors as it has electoral votes and these electors elect the president. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for. 270 electoral votes in the Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency. 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 in the Electoral College 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 popular votes wins over an electoral vote?
None. The president of the U.S. (I presume that is the election you mean) is elected by the electoral college, period. If they can't reach a majority, it is decided by congress. See the 12th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
What is the minimum number of electoral votes for a stat?
I assume you mean "state". Each state has a minimum of three electoral votes.
Why is it that democratic presidential candidates require more electoral votes than their republican counterparts to become party's nomination?
You mean delegate votes, not electoral votes. The quick answer is that the Democrats have more total delegates appointed to attend their conventions than the Republicans do. In either case, the candidate must have 50 percent plus 1 vote to be nominated.
What does a electoral vote mean?
Very confusing. Let me try to explain. Things are different now than when the US was first formed and the first presidents were elected. Back then, the man with highest votes became the President and the man with second highest was the Vice President. Now when someone votes for President they are not actually voting for the candidate. But they are selecting a group who will attend the Electoral College and cast a vote for the candidate. Each state is allowed a specify number of represenatives for the Electoral College based upon population and they must vote for the candidate. The Electoral College meets later to officially cast the vote for President but it should reflect the poll results. Who knows why they do it this way.
What does winner takes all mean in the terms of electoral votes?
The person who gets a simple majority of the votes takes all the electoral votes for that state. Electoral votes are not distributed on the basis of what percentage each candidate received. If you receive 50.6 you take them all
How does a person win a presidential election?
A person wins a Presidential election in America slightly different from what most people think. Most people would tell you that the citizens vote and all votes are accounted for and whichever candidate receives the most votes is the President. However, the President is in fact selected by the electoral college. This is an uncommon occurrence but in the event that the popular vote (the citizens vote) differs from the electoral college, then the President is selected by the electoral college. So in reality citizens votes don't mean anything.
Do people really vote for the president If not then who really votes for the president?
The people actually vote to the electoral college. They are the real people who elect the president. However, they take in great consideration the popular vote. For example, just because over 70% of them want a president It doesn't necessarily mean they will elect him/her. They will use the people's votes too.
How many votes did Lincoln get to win the election of 1860?
Incumbent President Abraham Lincoln won reelection in the 1864 presidential election defeating George McClellan. In the 1864 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 212 electoral votes and George McClellan received 21 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Lincoln 2,218,388 and McClellan 1,812,807.
How many electoral college votes does Mississippi have?
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 4 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Mississippi. Therefore, Mississippi has 6 electoral votes.
Who was last president to to win the popular vote but lose the election?
You mean the last presidential candidate? If he was president that means he won.:) The last candidate to win the popular vote but lose the election was Al Gore, who lost to George W. Bush in 2000. The other 3 were Grover Cleveland, who lost to Benjamin Harrison, Samuel J. Tilden, who lost to Rutherford B. Hayes, and Andrew Jackson, who lost to John Quincy Adams.
