Why 270 electoral votes to win president?

Answer 1

HALF OF CONGRESSThere are 435 House of Reps. and 100 senators...... 535 Congress men/women

Answer 2

270 electoral votes in the Electoral College are needed to win the U.S. presidency. 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 District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.

Answer 3

11 states are needed to win the electoral college which requires a simple majority of 270. California - 55 Texas - 34 New York - 31 Florida - 27 Illinois - 21 Pennsylvania - 21 Ohio - 20 Michigan - 17 Georgia - 15 New Jersey - 15 North Carolina - 15 Which gives you a total of 271 votes.

Answer 4

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 District of Columbia gets 3 electoral votes. Therefore, the total number of electoral votes is 538 - 100 (senators) + 435 (representatives) + 3 (for DC). A majority is 270 - one more than half of the total number of 538.

Answer 5

One of the Constitutional conditions in allowing the electoral college to elect the President and Vice President is that a winner must have more than half of the available votes. So if there were 552 or 553 electors, there would be a minimum vote requirement of 277. With the 538 electors we've had for the past 50 years, the minimum is 270, since half of 538 is 269, so 270 is the lowest number that is more than half.

Answer 6

It is the majority of the electoral votes currently available, which is 538. See http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electoral_College_(United_States)

Answer 7

There are currently 538 votes in the electoral college. To win an election, the candidate must have 50%+1 of the votes. 50% of the votes is 269, so 270 is the magic number to win.

Answer 8

11 states is the minimum being California Texas Florida New York New Jersey Ohio North Carolina Georgia Michigan Illinois Pennsylvania

Answer 9

270 is one more than half of the total 538 votes and so constitutes a majority.

Answer 10

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