Why does the number of electoral votes per state change over
time?
is it because of the changing population of states? whyy?!
2006-11-03 14:39:18 · 6 answers · asked by Lina 4 in Politics & Government ➔ Elections
Yes, the electoral votes per state changes over time because the electors are apportioned to congressional districts and the number of congressmen in each state can change each ten years (after the Census bureau ennumeration).
Each state has the electoral votes of each of its congressmen and its two senators. DC has been assigned 3 electoral votes, though it has no voting congressman nor senators. So the electoral college has 435 votes (for each congressional seat) + 100 (for each senator) + 3 for DC = 438.
Every state gets a congressman no matter how small in population. The populations of the states are added together and devided by the numbers of congressmen to get an average number of people represented by a congressman. Thus the states are assigned a certain numbert of congressmen for the next 10 years based on the census. A state that is growing faster than average may "gain" congressmen. A state with a flat or decreasing population may "lose a seat." Every state gets at least 1 congressman and two senators no matter how small it is. So every state has AT LEAST 3 of those 538 electoral votes.
2006-11-03 14:45:51 · answer #1 · answered by urbancoyote 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Yes. Every 10 years there is a census. They use that to determine how many electoral votes to give each state.
The Electoral College is obsolete and needs to be abolished.
2006-11-04 00:51:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes, it's because of changing populations. The number of electoral votes per state depends on how many senators and representatives the state has. The latter fluctuates.
2006-11-03 22:42:15 · answer #3 · answered by MateoFalcone 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Electoral votes are based on population.
2006-11-03 22:46:49 · answer #4 · answered by MEL T 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
if no electoral college
California, New York and Illinois could elect the President
2006-11-03 22:43:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I would like to know why we even have them I think the majority vote of the people should be what gets the job done
2006-11-03 22:43:39 · answer #6 · answered by The gr8t alien 5 · 1⤊ 2⤋