U.S. Electoral College

The United States Electoral College is the electoral college which chooses the President and Vice President of the United States at the conclusion of each Presidential election. The Electoral College was established by Article Two, Section One of the U.S. Constitution and meets every four years with electors from each state. The electoral process was modified in 1804 with the ratification of the 12th Amendment and again in 1961 with the ratification of the 23rd Amendment.

Electoral votes

There are a total of 538 electoral votes. Electoral votes for each state are determined decennially by the United States Census (see also United States Congressional Apportionment). For each state the number is two more than the number of Representatives that the state has in Congress. Thus the number of electoral votes per state is two plus a number proportional to the population, determined by the Method of Equal Proportions. The 23rd Amendment gives the District of Columbia the number of electoral votes that it would receive if it were a state, or the smallest number of electoral votes of any state, whichever is smaller. The electoral vote distribution for the 2004 and 2008 elections is as follows.

Related Topics:
United States Census - United States Congressional Apportionment - The number of Representatives that the state has in Congress - ''Method of Equal Proportions'' - 23rd Amendment - District of Columbia

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Alphabetically

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Alabama - 9Alaska - 3Arizona - 10Arkansas - 6California - 55 Colorado - 9Connecticut - 7D.C. - 3Delaware - 3Florida - 27Georgia - 15

Related Topics:
Alabama - Alaska - Arizona - Arkansas - California - Colorado - Connecticut - D.C. - Delaware - Florida - Georgia

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Hawaii - 4Idaho - 4Illinois - 21Indiana - 11Iowa - 7Kansas - 6Kentucky - 8Louisiana - 9Maine - 4Maryland - 10Massachusetts - 12Michigan - 17Minnesota - 10Mississippi - 6Missouri - 11Montana - 3Nebraska - 5Nevada - 5 New Hampshire - 4New Jersey - 15New Mexico - 5New York - 31North Carolina - 15North Dakota - 3Ohio - 20Oklahoma - 7Oregon - 7Pennsylvania - 21Rhode Island - 4South Carolina - 8 South Dakota - 3Tennessee - 11Texas - 34Utah - 5Vermont - 3Virginia - 13Washington - 11West Virginia - 5Wisconsin - 10Wyoming - 3

Related Topics:
Hawaii - Idaho - Illinois - Indiana - Iowa - Kansas - Kentucky - Louisiana - Maine - Maryland - Massachusetts - Michigan - Minnesota - Mississippi - Missouri - Montana - Nebraska - Nevada - New Hampshire - New Jersey - New Mexico - New York - North Carolina - North Dakota - Ohio - Oklahoma - Oregon - Pennsylvania - Rhode Island - South Carolina - South Dakota - Tennessee - Texas - Utah - Vermont - Virginia - Washington - West Virginia - Wisconsin - Wyoming

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Numerically

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California - 55

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Texas - 34

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New York - 31

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Florida - 27

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Illinois - 21

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Pennsylvania - 21

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Ohio - 20

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Michigan - 17

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Georgia - 15

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New Jersey - 15

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North Carolina - 15

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Virginia - 13

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Massachusetts - 12

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Indiana - 11

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Missouri - 11

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Tennessee - 11

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Washington - 11

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Arizona - 10

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Maryland - 10

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Minnesota - 10

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Wisconsin - 10

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Alabama - 9

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Colorado - 9

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Louisiana - 9

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Kentucky - 8

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South Carolina - 8

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Connecticut - 7

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Iowa - 7

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Oklahoma - 7

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Oregon - 7

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Arkansas - 6

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Kansas - 6

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Mississippi - 6

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Nebraska - 5

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Nevada - 5

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New Mexico - 5

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Utah - 5

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West Virginia - 5

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Hawaii - 4

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Idaho - 4

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Maine - 4

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New Hampshire - 4

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Rhode Island - 4

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Alaska - 3

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Delaware - 3

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D.C. - 3

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Montana - 3

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North Dakota - 3

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South Dakota - 3

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Vermont - 3

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Wyoming - 3

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