Why do some states have more electoral college votes than other states?

Answer 1

Some states have more electoral votes because they are larger and have a larger population. The larger number of population must be represented by a larger number of electoral votes.

Answer 2

States with a larger population get more votes with every state getting at least 3.

Per Article Two, Section 1, Clause 2 of the Constitution:

"Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector."

Thus, a state gets one elector for every member of Congress (Representatives + Senators) it has. Since the allocation of Representatives is based on population (Article One, Section 2, Clause 3), the total number of electors given a state is partially based on their population.

Answer 3

States have electorals based on the population of the state. California has 55 because it has a very large population while Rhode Island, with a smaller population, only has 3. If a president wins the electoral votes for California he is more likely to win than if he won Rhode Island.

Answer 4

To insure that even the smaller states would have a voice in the election of the President, the "Founding Fathers" constructed the Electoral College. Without such an input, the smaller colonies (Delaware; Rhode Island;...) would not have ratified the Constitution,

Answer 5

Electoral votes come from the total number of Representatives in congress from each state. The number of Representatives is determined every 10 years by census and then each state configures districts for the Representatives. Often the legislature of states tries to set up a district as all democratic or all republican. This is called jerrymandering and often the new districts take on strange boundary lines.

Answer 6

Because Some States Have A Larger Population Than Other States.

Answer 7

Some states have a larger population than other states.

Answer 8

It depends on the population of the state. California is the most populated so it has the most Electoral votes.