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Why does Ohio have less electoral votes than in 2008?
The number of electoral votes for Ohio was reduced based on population changes revealed by the 2010 census. The population of Ohio did not increase as much as the population of the states that gained or keep the same number of electoral votes .
How many electoral vote does North Carolina have?
The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the 2010 Census, there are 13 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from North Carolina. Therefore, North Carolina has 15 electoral votes.
Why does Montana shrink and New Jersey grow on the electoral map?
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How many electoral votes did Mitt Romney receive?
None at this time. Mitt Romney has not won the delegation from his party. Keep track because he is getting aweful close to getting the 1144 that he needs to lock that delegation from the RNC. As of November 12, after the final counting of all votes from the 2012 Nov 6 Presidential election, Mitt Romney collected 206 electoral votes, vs 332 votes for Barack Obama.
Who won the votes?
In 2012, Barack Obama won. He got second term. The electoral votes were: Obama: 306 Romney: 203 When Posted, the people did not have Florida's full vote. It may effect their votes, but Obama is most likely to keep the presidency. Until then, Obama has won.
Why did the southerners remain committed to farming?
The south was the most fertile land in the U.S. and did not have as much luck with manufacturing as did the Northerners. So to keep the same amount of electoral votes the south had to keep up profits to keep population.
How many votes do you need to be presididnt?
It does not take a certain amount of votes to become president. The steps are a little bit different than most sommon votes. Each state has an election for the president on the same day. The candidate who wins the majority of the popular vote for that state gets all of that state's electoral college points. Each state has a different number of points in the electoral college sytem based on their population. It takes 270 electoral college points to win an election. For more information, check out http://www.270towin.com/
Who choose the president if the Electoral collage is unable?
If the Electoral College cannot choose a winner, then it will go to the House of Representatives. If they keep tying, it goes to the Senate and everyone votes. If the Senate ties, then the current Vice President that will soon be out of office will break the tie and choose the President. This happened with Bush and Gore. At the time, Gore was the Vice President. If the Senate would have tied, Gore would have broken the tie, and, of course, voted for himself.
What is the national bonus plan?
the national bonus plan is a plan to reform the current election system so that 102 electoral votes are given to the candidate who wins the popular vote. This prevents presidents from being elected in contrast to the popular vote.
Why keep the electoral college?
it is cool
What is the purpose of the eletoral college?
The electoral college determines who wins the presidency. For a person to win the presidency they need to get the majority of the electoral votes which I believe is 181. The electors for a state will in most cases vote with the popular vote for the state and whoever that is will win the state and get all of the electoral votes that are available for the state.
What were the results of the presidential election of 1769?
In 1836, the incumbent vice-president, Democrat Martin Van Buren won 50.8% of the popular vote and 170 electoral votes by carrying 15 states The Whigs ran different candidates in different parts of the country in hopes that they could keep Van Buren from getting a majority. In total the four Whig candidates won 11 states and 124 electoral votes.
