The Electoral College today
How are states represented in the Electoral College?
It's a combination of the number of people that you have representing you in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. So, if your state has 15 chairs in the House of Representatives, you add that to the two seats that every state gets in the Senate to get 17 votes, for the Electoral College for your state. In total, there are 538 Electoral Votes.
How many does the Presidential Candidate need to win?
The Presidential candidate that reaches 270 votes, which is the total majority or votes, wins the election.
Is the vote done by the people still counted?
There are people who count the votes of the citizens who vote, but the Electoral votes are the votes that count. Even if the popular vote for the citizens is for the Republican candidate, and the Electoral College votes for the Democratic candidate, the winner will be the Democratic candidate.
It's a combination of the number of people that you have representing you in the Senate and in the House of Representatives. So, if your state has 15 chairs in the House of Representatives, you add that to the two seats that every state gets in the Senate to get 17 votes, for the Electoral College for your state. In total, there are 538 Electoral Votes.
How many does the Presidential Candidate need to win?
The Presidential candidate that reaches 270 votes, which is the total majority or votes, wins the election.
Is the vote done by the people still counted?
There are people who count the votes of the citizens who vote, but the Electoral votes are the votes that count. Even if the popular vote for the citizens is for the Republican candidate, and the Electoral College votes for the Democratic candidate, the winner will be the Democratic candidate.