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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