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When a state votes democrat does that mean the electoral for that state goes to that party?

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Updated: 4/28/2022

Not necessarily. Each state has different rules.

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What southeastern state has 15 electoral votes?

North Carolina is the only state with 15 electoral votes.

What non-state has electoral votes?

The non- state with electoral votes is the District of Columbia (DC)

The electoral votes are sent from each state capitol to his body to be counted?

Electoral votes are sent from each state to Congress to be counted.

How are votes counted in Washington state to decide which candidate gets the electoral votes?

By majority, if the candidate has most of Iowa's electoral votes lets say 21-20 then that candidate that had 21 got all the 41 electoral votes for that state.

How are electoral votes determined in the state of Ohio?

The electoral votes for each state are determined by the state's population. The higher the population, the more say, or electoral votes a state gets. The smaller the population, the state gets a smaller say.

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Which major party candidate got the fewest electoral votes?

Walter Mondale (Democrat) won only 13 electoral votes in 1984.

What is the number of democrat and republican electoral votes for each state?

Electoral votes are not divided between democrats and republicans. They are allocated among the states. 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. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. Each state then votes that states electoral votes for the U.S. presidential candidate who won the election in that state.

Who won the electoral votes from California?

2008: 55 electoral votes to Barack Obama, Democrat.1968: 40 electoral votes to Richard Nixon, Republican1964: 40 electoral votes to Lyndon B. Johnson, Democrat.

What state is Democrat?

One that typically votes for candidates that belong to the Democrat party, instead of the Republican party.

How many votes did Harry Truman receive from the Electoral College in the 1948 Presidential election?

Harry Truman (Democrat) carried 28 states and received 303 electoral votes;Thomas Dewey (Republican) carried 16 states and received 189 electoral votes;Strom Thurmond (Dixiecrat Party) carried 4 states and received 39 electoral votes;Henry A. Wallace (Progressive Party) carried 0 states and received 0 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Colorado have in 2008?

Colorado had 9 electoral votes in 2008. These went to Barack Obama, Democrat.

How many electoral votes did California get in 2008?

California had 55 electoral votes in 2008. These went to Barack Obama, Democrat.

How many electoral votes does Kansas?

Kansas has a total of six electoral votes. Interestingly, Lyndon B Johnson was the only democrat in history to win all of Kansas' electoral votes in 1964.

Did the democrats win the majority of the electoral votes in 1948?

Harry Truman won the 1948 presidential election defeating Thomas Dewey. In the 1948 presidential election Democratic Party candidate Harry Truman received 303 electoral votes, Republican Party candidate Thomas Dewey received 189 electoral votes, and Dixiecrat Party candidate Strom Thurmond received 39 electoral votes. Progressive Party candidate Henry A. Wallace received popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.

Who ran for president in 1920 and lost?

The winner of the 1920 US presidential election was:Republican Warren G. Harding (404 electoral votes)The candidates who ran but did not win were:Democrat: James Middleton (127 electoral votes)Socialist Party: Eugene V. Debs (0 electoral votes)Farmer/Labor Party: Parley P. Parker (0 electoral votes)Prohibition Party: Aaron S. Watkins (0 electoral votes)American Party: James E. Ferguson (0 electoral votes)Socialist Party: William Wesley (0 electoral votes)Single Tax Party: Robert C. Macauley (0 electoral votes)

Which state has more electoral votes Kansas or Pennsylvania?

Pennsylvania currently has more electoral votes with 20 electoral votes to Kansas' 6 electoral votes.

Does every state have two electoral votes?

No, every state has at least three electoral votes

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