Electoral votes determine the President of the United States. Every state and DC are awarded a certain number of electoral votes with which to elect the President. The number is the total number of representative the state has in Congress in both houses total. Since every state has two senators and at least one representative to the House, every state has at least 3 electoral votes. 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.
FL has 27 electoral votes FL has 27 electoral votes
Electoral is an adjective, not a noun.
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.
Pennsylvania currently has more electoral votes with 20 electoral votes to Kansas' 6 electoral votes.
The electoral college
Alabama has 9 electoral votes.
270 electoral votes
Electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College determine the President and Vice President of the United States.
"Electoral" is an adjective. You would put it in a sentence by using the word "electoral" to modify a noun.Example:The candidate being elected is dependent on the amount of electoral votes he or she receives.In this sentence, the word electoral modifies the noun votes. Electoral is used to describe the type of votes.
Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes.PA has 17 electoral votes
Electoral votes in the U.S. Electoral College determine the President of the United States.
electoral college