California had 45 electoral votes in the election of 1980. In the elections of 1992, 1996, and 2000, California had 54 electoral votes. In the election of 2004, the electoral vote count was raised to 55 (lots of people living there).
Recently, if correct, California had the most electoral college votes with 55 votes.
Because of the size of its population - as is the system for every other State.
Yes, in most states. Maine and Nebraska split their votes by congressional district.
The two highest are California and Texas California: 55 Texas: 30 something
California has the most 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 53 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from California. Therefore, California has 55 electoral votes.
California has 55 electoral votes.
California, with 55 electoral votes in 2012.
No, California now has 55 electoral votes.
13,561,900 votes were cast in the 2008 presidential election in California, translating into 55 electoral college votes.
The State of California has a total of 55 electoral votes. This represents their 53 House representatives and 2 US senators.
Yes, California currently receives 55 electoral votes in the Presidential election.
California had 54 electoral votes in 1999 before the 2000 census. With the 2000 Census, California gained 1 electoral vote to 55 in the 2004 election.
Without California's 55 votes, in either 2008 or 2012, Barack Obama and Joe Biden would still have the required absolute majority of electoral votes. The removal of California's votes would not have changed the outcome of the 2004 election, the first election in which California had 55 votes, either.
California cast a total of 13,561,900 votes in the 2008 presidential election. This translated into 55 electoral votes.
13,561,900 votes were cast in the 2008 presidential election in California, translating into 55 electoral college votes.
Texas with 38 votes is second to California which has 55.
John McCain received 0 of 55 electoral votes from California, or 0% of California's electoral votes losing the state to Barack Obama with 5,011,781 votes to Obama's 8,274,473 votes, only 36.95% of the total votes cast.