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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. The number of representative in the U.S. House of Representatives is fixed at 435. Every 10 years the U.S. Census Bureau takes a census of the population in each state. The 435 representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives is then reapportioned among the 50 states based on the population in each state. The District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is fixed at 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). The number of electoral votes for individual states may increase or decrease each 10 years based on the results of the updated census results.
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Which state did not give electoral vote to President Reagan?
In the 1984 election Ronal Regan received 525 (97.58%) of the 538 electoral votes. Walter Mondale received 10 electoral votes from his home state of Minnesota and 3 electoral votes from the District of Columbia.
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.
Why is 3 the least number of electoral votes a state can have?
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.
Who does the electoral college favor?
The Electoral College favors small states: every state, no matter how small, gets at least 3 electoral votes, so small states have more electoral votes per voter.
The major function of the electoral college is?
The smaller a state is the more beneficial the electoral college is. The number of electoral votes a state is given is the number of senators (2 for each state) and the number of representatives in the House (minimum of one). Because of this each state is given at leaste 3 votes even if they only had a population of 10 people. The ratio of votes to residents in a state like Rhode Island is much higher than the ratio of electoral votes to residents in a state like California. Because the ratio of electoral votes to people ratio is higher in Rhode Island each citizen of Rhode Island's vote counts for more than that of a Californian. The system was enacted when communication was poor and it was easier to pick a winner in each state then combine the electoral votes than it was to carry the number of votes between states and add it all up at the end.
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
What state has the highest electoral votes?
California, with 55 electoral votes in 2012.
What southeastern state has 15 electoral votes?
North Carolina is the only state with 15 electoral votes.
How many electoral votes does cook county il. have?
Electoral votes are distributed by state, not by county. In 2012, the state of Illinois had 20 votes.
What is New Jersey state electoral votes?
New Jersey has 15 electoral votes.
What non-state has electoral votes?
The non- state with electoral votes is the District of Columbia (DC)
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.
Which state has 31 electoral votes?
Based on the 2010 Census no state has 29 Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Therefore, no state has 31 electoral votes. Texas is close with 38 electoral votes.
Did Barack Obama win the electoral votes for Florida?
Yes he did. He won the state's 27 electoral votes in 2008, and in 2012, when the state had 29 electoral votes, the president received them all.
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.
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.
