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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.
What else can I help you with?
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 electoral vote of every state accurately reflects the popular vote within that state. Therefore, every elector in the Electoral College is expected to cast the electoral vote for the candidate who won the popular vote in that elector's state.
What is a group of electors from each state who votes for president?
Long question, short answer: the Electoral College.
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.
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.
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.
