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(As of 2012)
California - 55
Texas - 38
New York - 29
Florida - 29
Illinois - 20
Pennsylvania - 20
Ohio - 18
Michigan - 16
Georgia - 16
North Carolina - 15
New Jersey - 14
Virginia - 13
Washington - 12
Indiana - 11
Massachusetts - 11
Tennessee - 11
Arizona - 11
Maryland - 10
Minnesota - 10
Missouri - 10
Wisconsin - 10
Alabama - 9
Colorado - 9
South Carolina - 9
Kentucky - 8
Louisiana - 8
Connecticut - 7
Oklahoma - 7
Oregon - 7
Arkansas - 6
Iowa - 6
Kansas - 6
Mississippi - 6
Nevada - 6
Utah - 6
Nebraska - 5
New Mexico - 5
West Virginia - 5
Hawaii - 4
Idaho - 4
Maine - 4
New Hampshire - 4
Rhode Island - 4
Alaska - 3
Delaware - 3
Montana - 3
North Dakota - 3
South Dakota - 3
Vermont - 3
Wyoming - 3
Note: the top 11 states have a controlling majority.
The number is determined by the total number of representatives and senators a state has in Congress.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoElectoral Votes per State, 2012-2020:
55 votes - CA
38 votes - TX
29 votes each - NY & FL
20 votes each - PA & IL
18 votes - OH
16 votes each - MI & GA
15 votes - NC
14 votes - NJ
13 votes - VA
12 votes - WA
11 votes each - MA, IN, TN & AZ
10 votes each - MO, MN, MD & WI
9 votes each - AL, CO & SC
8 votes each - LA & KY
7 votes each - OK, CT & OR
6 votes each - IA, MS, KS, AR, UT & NV
5 votes each - WV, NE & NM
4 votes each - ME, RI, NH, ID & HI
3 votes each - MT, SD, ND, VT, DE, WY, AK & DC
mean - 10.5 votes
median - 8 votes
mode - 3 votes
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∙ 11y agoIf you are referring to the Electoral College referred to in the United States Constitution, the electors actually casting the votes for President and Vice President, there are 535 +3 --the same number and state-by-state allocation of Representatives in the United States House of Representatives (435), and Senators in the United States Senate (100) plus 3 for DC.
Sometimes in American history there have been problems with faithless electors--who refuse to cast their electoral votes as instructed by the electorate collectively. That is, where the majority of voters vote for one candidate for President and one for Vice President, but the elector declines to cast his or her vote consistently. Most States have pledge laws to preclude this--laws which were upheld in and by Ray v. Blair, 343 U.S. 214 (1952).
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∙ 9y ago2012 U.S. Presidential & Vice Presidential Election Results:
- 270 votes (50.2%) needed to win
- 332 votes (61.7%) for Barack Obama & Joe Biden
- 206 votes (38.3%) for Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan
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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).
The electoral votes by state are: Alabama - 9, Alaska - 3, Arizona - 11, Arkansas - 6, California - 55, Colorado -9, Connecticut - 7, Delaware - 3, District of Columbia - 3, Florida - 29, Georgia - 16, Hawaii - 4, Idaho - 4, Illinois - 20, Indiana - 11, Iowa - 6, Kansas - 6, Kentucky - 8, Maine - 4, Maryland - 10, Massachusetts - 11, Michigan - 16, Minnesota - 10, Mississippi - 6, Missouri - 10, Montana - 3, Nebraska - 5, Nevada - 6, New Hampshire 4 , New Jersey - 14, New Mexico - 5, New York - 29, North Carolina - 15, North Dakota - 3, Ohio - 18, Oklahoma - 7, Oregon - 7, Pennsylvania - 20, Rhode Island - 4, South Carolina - 9, South Dakota - 3, Tennessee - 11, Texas - 38, Utah - 6, Vermont - 3, Virginia - 13, Washington - 12, West Virginia - 5, Wisconsin - 10, and Wyoming - 3.
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∙ 8y agoThe number depends on the number it has in the house plus the 2 senate, so each state has a different number.
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How many votes equal one electoral vote?
The state picks delegates who cast electoral votes for a state based upon the which canadiate won the popular vote in that state.
If a State gains or loses a Congressional district it will also gain or lose an electoral vote?
yes, because each district has a congressman, and if you lose one you lose electoral votes, you gain one you get an electoral vote.
How many electoral votes does each candidate have?
Electoral votes in the Electoral College determine the President of the United States. Every state and the District of Columbia 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 electors in each state are elected in the presidential election and swear in advance to vote for the presidential candidate who wins the election in their state. Each elector casts 1 vote for President and 1 vote for Vice President.
How is the number of electoral vote determined?
by the number of representatives and senators in that state
One electoral vote equals how large a population?
The overall population determines how many electoral vote each states has.
How have the political parties changed the electoral college?
The electoral college now reflects each state's popular vote.
Why do you vote if electoral vote wins?
The popular vote in each state determines who that state's electors will vote for.
Why vote when the electoral college deterimes the outcome?
The popular vote in each state selects the electors who will vote in the Electoral College. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for.
What states assign electoral votes by county?
None, but Maine and Nebraska each bases two electoral votes on the popular vote of the state and each additional electoral vote on the popular vote of each congressional district.
Who actually casts the electoral votes for each state?
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. The electors vote their electoral votes in the Electoral College.
1 How does the government decide how many electoral votes each state should have?
Population of each state determines electoral vote.
Which state get the large number of electoral vote?
In the Election of 2012, the state with the largest number of electoral college votes will be California, with 55 electoral votes.
How is the total of 538 Electoral College votes determined What is the purpose of the popular vote in the Electoral College system?
The total of 538 Electoral College votes is determined by allocating 435 votes to the House of Representatives (each state receives a minimum of one), 100 votes to the Senate (two per state), and three votes to the District of Columbia. The purpose of the popular vote in the Electoral College system is to determine the outcome of the presidential election in each state. The candidate who wins the popular vote in a state typically receives all of that state's electoral votes.
What is a group of electors from each state who votes for president?
Long question, short answer: the Electoral College.
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.
Why does the Public Vote if only the electoral votes count?
The public votes to select who the Electoral delegates will vote for. In most states, state law dictates that the Electoral delegates must vote for the candidate who won their state's election. At least one state awards Electoral votes to the candidate who wins each Congressional district.
How does the electoral process work?
The electors from each state meet in their respective state capitals, vote and send their ballots to the president of the Senate who is the presence of both houses of Congress counts them and announces the count.
