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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 8 members of the U.S. House of Representatives from Missouri. Therefore, Missouri has 10 electoral votes.
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How many people in Texas does it take to make one electoral vote electoral?
There are people called electors who make the votes for your state. each individual who votes just influences the elector from there state who they want them to vote for. Overall the elector can vote for whoever they want so...
Who actually casts the electoral votes for each state?
The states choose as many "electors" as it has electoral votes and these electors elect the president. The electors are elected by popular vote in each state and each candidate for elector swears in advance whom he will vote for. The electors vote their electoral votes in the Electoral College.
Why electroal Votes and what are they?
The electoral votes come from the citizens who vote within the states. The bigger the state, the higher the electoral vote. For example, California has 55 electoral votes. The president needs to obtain these votes for presidency.
Who many electoral votes did Jefferson get in virgina 1796?
In 1796 Virginia cast 20 electoral votes for Thomas Jefferson and 1 electoral vote for John Adams.
Why should people vote if the election is determined by electoral votes?
The electoral votes are (more or less) decided by how many popular votes are cast for the candidates in various districts. So especially if you vote in a "swing state" and in an undecided district it is important to vote.
Can you win all electoral votes if you have the popular vote?
Yes. You cannot win all electoral votes without having the popular vote.
What percentage of the total Electoral votes would Delaware need to balance its votes?
It doesn't work that way. The electoral votes are the final vote for president. The popular vote will either go for one party deciding who the electoral votes go to.
How do electoral votes determined the president?
The candidate who receives the most electoral votes wins the presidency. It is possible to lose the popular vote but win the electoral vote to be elected president.
Does the president need a majority of the electoral votes or the majority of the popular vote to win?
majority on electoral votes
How much of the popular vote did Franklin D. Roosevelt have when he was first elected in 1932 and how many electoral votes?
78% of the popular vote. 472 out of 531 electoral votes. He served a total of 4 terms.
How many electoral votes did senator obama win?
In 2008, Senator Barack Obama became President of the United States because he won both the popular vote and the electoral vote. Regarding the electoral college, Mr. Obama received 365 electoral votes to his challenger John McCain's 173 electoral votes (out of a total of 538).
How many electoral votes did Abraham Lincoln got to become the 16th president?
180 out of 303 possible electoral votes. He received 40% of the popular vote.
