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How many electoral votes were given to the state of Idaho?
According to the US Electoral College Web site, Idaho has four electoral votes. Read more, below.
Which candidate received the most electoral votes?
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.
What is the ratio for electoral votes?
The United States the House of Representatives has a total of 435 members which is based on the population of each state, the more people that live in a state the more members in the House of Representatives that state will have. In the Senate there are 100 Senators, 2 from each state. When we add these two numbers up it gets us to 535. Washington, D. C. is given 3 electoral votes as well. Add those 3 electoral votes to the 535 and we wind up with a total of 538 electoral votes. 269 votes is half, and 270 electoral votes is the majority and is what is needed to win the election.
How are electoral votes determined in the state of Ohio?
The electoral votes for each state are determined by the state's population. The higher the population, the more say, or electoral votes a state gets. The smaller the population, the state gets a smaller say.
How does the number of electoral votes of a state affect Presidential campaining?
The candidate who wins the greatest number of popular votes in any state usually receives all of that state's electoral votes. To win the presidency, a candidate must pay special attention to those states with large populations. The larger the state's population, the more electoral votes it has.
