Number Of Electoral College Votes Per State Map
Map of us electoral college votes by state.
Number of electoral college votes per state map. California and texas have the most electoral college votes with 55 and 38 votes respectively. When their votes reach a majority 270. Usually the result is nearly the same as it would have been if the election were direct.
The electoral college comprises a total of 538 members with each state getting a total number of electoral votes equal to its congressional delegation and three additional electoral votes for district of columbia. Each state s number of electoral college votes is its number of house of representative members which is determined by the state s population plus its number of senators each state has two. Each state appoints electors according to its legislature equal in number to its congressional delegation senators and representatives.
It takes 270 or more electoral college votes to win the election the biggest states california 55 new york 29 texas 38 pennsylvania 20 and florida 29 have the most impact on the result of the presidential election. The twenty third amendment adopted in 1961 provided electoral college representation for washington d c. Tossup to win the presidency candidates have to hit the magic number of 270 electoral votes.
Most maps are static fixed into newspaper or some other lasting medium whereas many others are somewhat interactive or. House of representatives and senate. December 14 2020 electors vote the electors in each state meet to select the president and vice president of the united states.
Electoral votes by state map electoral college votes state map electoral votes by state map electoral votes by state map 2016. Florida and new york are tied for 3rd place with 29 electoral college votes each. 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.
Of the current 538. United states electoral map united states electoral college votes by state. The outcome of the presidential election has been clear for weeks but on monday it gets one step closer to being official as the electoral college meets.