The candidate who wins the greatest number of popular votes in any state usually receives all of that state's electoral votes. To win the presidency, a candidate must pay special attention to those states with large populations. The larger the state's population, the more electoral votes it has.
270 electoral votes
Electoral votes are based on the state's population. This is why states with a lot of land can have fewer electoral votes than smaller states.
Three(3) is the smallest number of electoral votes that a state can have. The seven states that have this minimum number are : Alaska Delaware Montana North Dakota South Dakota Vermont Wyoming (The District of Columbia also get 3 votes due to the 23rd amendment to the Constitution. )
The United States requires 270 electoral votes for a candidate to win the presidency. Since there are a total of 538 votes available, a candidate can lose with 268 votes.
There are seven states that have 3 electoral votes. (see related questions)
The candidate who wins the greatest number of popular votes in any state usually receives all of that state's electoral votes. To win the presidency, a candidate must pay special attention to those states with large populations. The larger the state's population, the more electoral votes it has.
The number of electoral votes is adjusted after each census to reflect changes in state populations. States that have gained more population that the average can be given more votes and and states that have lost population or failed to gain as much as most states can lose votes. The number of electoral votes is tied to the number of congressional districts .
The Electoral college gives the same number of votes to all of the states (NovaNET)----the electoral college gives the same number of votes to all of the states (novanet)----
by population
Those states were Pennsylvania (28) and Virginia (24).
There are 7 states and 1 district with the lowest number of electoral votes, 3:AlaskaWyomingMontanaNorth DakotaSouth DakotaDelawareVermontWashington, D.C.
270 electoral votes
Electoral votes are based on the state's population. This is why states with a lot of land can have fewer electoral votes than smaller states.
The number of electoral votes allotted to each state directly depends on the number of residents. Therefore, states with lower populations will have less electoral votes. Montana and Wyoming each only have 3 electoral votes, but the state of California has 55.
The three smallest number of electoral votes that a candidate could possibly win are zero, three, and six.
When referring to the Electoral College and Presidential elections, a candidate can win by taking: California (55 electoral votes) Texas (28 electoral votes) Florida (29 electoral votes) New York (29 electoral votes) Illinois (20 electoral votes) Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes) Ohio (18 electoral votes) Georgia (16 electoral votes) Michigan (16 electoral votes) New Jersey (15 electoral votes) Virginia (14 electoral votes) - a total of 11 states for 270 electoral votes which means a candidate can lose the other 39 states and District of Columbia and still win the election.