What is the total number of electoral votes:?

1 Answer
May 22, 2018

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.

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