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Three(3) is the smallest number of electoral votes that a state can have. The seven states that have this minimum number are :
Alaska
Delaware
Montana
Vermont
Wyoming
(The District of Columbia also get 3 votes due to the 23rd amendment to the Constitution. )
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Why does DC only have 3 electoral votes?
Alaska only has 3 electoral votes because it has a smaller population, to make it fair they only need three.
What are the number of electoral votes in Alaska?
Utah had 5 electoral votes for their 952,370 votes cast in the 2008 presidential election. These 5 electoral votes were cast for John McCain.Utah will increase to 6 electoral votes in the 2012 election.
Which states cast their electoral votes for bell and and where these states located?
Abraham Lincoln won the 1860 presidential election defeating John Breckinridge, John Bell and Stephen Douglas. In the 1860 presidential election Abraham Lincoln received 180 electoral votes (59.4%), John Breckinridge received 72 electoral votes, John Bell received 39 electoral votes, and Stephen Douglas received 12 electoral votes. Lincoln received his 180 electoral votes from 18 of the 33 states. He did not receive electoral votes from any southern state. John Breckinridge received electoral votes from Alabama (9), Arkansas (4), Delaware (3), Florida (3), Georgia (10), Louisiana (6), Maryland (8), Mississippi (7), North Carolina (10), South Carolina (8), and Texas (4). Douglas received votes from Missouri and New Jersey. Douglas received Missouri's 9 electoral votes. New Jersey electors split their vote giving 4 to Lincoln and 3 to Douglas. John Bell received electoral votes from Virginia (15), Kentucky (12), and Tennessee (12).
When did DC get 3 electoral votes?
Under the Twenty-third Amendment to the United States Constitution, Washington, D.C. is allocated as many electors as it would have if it were a state, (but no more electors than the least populous state). Since every state has at least 3 electoral votes, Washington, D.C. is allocated 3 electoral votes. It is theoretically possible for Washington, D.C. to have more than 3 electoral votes. However, for that to happen the population in Washington, D. C. would have to be greater than the population in each of the U.S. states that have only 1 representative in the U.S. House of Representatives. Based on the size of Washington, D.C., that will not happen.
What six states and one district have the fewest electoral votes How many does each have?
Alaska South Dakota Delaware North Dakota Vermont Montana Wyoming Washington, D.C They all have 3 Electoral votes.
