Electoral College By State List
A state by state list of all 538 available votes in the electoral college.
Electoral college by state list. Die zahl der wahlleute bemisst sich an der zahl der einem staat zugemessenen mitglieder des kongresses senat und. The votes of the public determine electors who formally choose the president through the electoral college. Every four years on the first tuesday following the first monday of november voters head to the polls to elect the president of the united states.
What are the results of the electoral college election. As established in article ii of the constitution and amended in 1804 by the 12th amendment when voters cast a ballot for a presidential candidate they are in fact voting to instruct the electoral college electors representing their state to cast their votes for the. California and texas have the most electoral college votes with 55 and 38 votes respectively.
Constitution to formally choose the president and vice president. Es besteht aus 538 wahlleuten die im rahmen der präsidentschaftswahlen von den 50 bundesstaaten sowie dem bundesdistrikt entsandt werden. The number of electors a state receives is.
Federal office holders cannot be electors. The number of electoral college votes in each state is determined by the number of state representatives plus its two senators. See a state by state count as they are announced here.
The electoral college is a uniquely american institution convened by state legislatures every four years in accordance with the u s. Of the current 538 electors an absolute majority. The united states electoral college is the group of presidential electors required by the constitution to form every four years for the sole purpose of electing the president and vice president each state appoints electors according to its legislature equal in number to its congressional delegation.
Each representative represents a portion of their state about 700 000 people so the number of electoral college votes is roughly align with the population in each states. The electoral votes are deteremined based on the 2010 us census. Map of us electoral college votes by state.