Georgia has 15 electoral votes because of their population. Each state gets two U.S. Senators and the House gets representatives by the number of population districts. Thirteen of their votes are based on population.
In 2008, Barack Obama received 0 electoral votes from Georgia, losing Georgia's 15 electoral votes to John McCain whom received 2,048,744 votes to Obama's 1,844,137 votes.In 2012, the election has not yet taken place. Projections indicate Georgia is leaning to give 16 electoral votes to Mitt Romney.
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 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia. Therefore, Georgia has 16 electoral votes.
Hilary Clinton did not receive electoral votes from Georgia in the 2016 election. Georgia cast its 16 electoral votes for Donald Trump in the 2016 election.
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.
Hillary Clinton received 0 of 16 electoral votes, receiving 1,877,963 votes to Donald Trump's 2,089,104 votes, losing Georgia.
Yes, Georgia currently has 16 electoral votes, while Rhode Island has 4.
North Carolina is the only state with 15 electoral votes.
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 14 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Georgia. Therefore, Georgia has 16 electoral votes.
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New Jersey has 15 electoral votes.
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You can get to 270 Electoral votes by winning California (55 votes) Texas (38 votes) Florida (29 votes) New York (29 votes) Illinois (20 votes) Pennsylvania (20 votes) Ohio (18 votes) Georgia (16 votes) Michigan (16 votes) North Carolina (15 votes) New Jersey (14 votes)