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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/

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If you mean the votes of the general public, there is no set number. In fact it is possible for a candidate to become president even if more people voted for the other candidate. The true vote is in the Electoral College. There are 538 members, so a candidate must get 270 votes to be president. Keep in mind though that if there is a tie electoral college vote, 269 to 269, the House of Representatives will choose who will be president. Looking at it this way, one could say that 269 electoral votes is enough. But only 270 guarantees the win.

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The President of the United States is not elected directly by the people but rather by the Electoral Collage.

United States citizens vote for electors and the electors vote for the president and vice president.

It takes 270 electoral votes to win the presidency.

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βˆ™ 16y ago

235.................i think

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