Question

What is the total number of electoral votes:?

Answer 1

`538` electoral votes

Explanation:

There are a total of `538` electors in the Electoral College, and each one gets a vote. A majority of `270` votes will win the presidency.

Each state gets the number of electors equal to the sum of their senators and representatives.

California, a large state, has `55` electors (`53` for their fifty-three representatives, and `2` for their two senators). West Virginia, a smaller state, has `5` electors (`3` for their three representatives, and `2` for their two senators).

The sum of all the states electors is `538`, and these make up the Electoral College.