What was the Electoral College votes in 2012?

2012 United States presidential election

Nominee	Barack Obama	Mitt Romney
Party	Democratic	Republican
Home state	Illinois	Massachusetts
Running mate	Joe Biden	Paul Ryan
Electoral vote	332	206

How many Electoral College votes does it take to win a presidential election?

A candidate needs the vote of at least 270 electors—more than half of all electors—to win the presidential election. In most cases, a projected winner is announced on election night in November after you vote. But the actual Electoral College vote takes place in mid-December when the electors meet in their states.

What happens if neither candidate gets 270?

What happens if no presidential candidate gets 270 electoral votes? If no candidate receives a majority of electoral votes, the Presidential election leaves the Electoral College process and moves to Congress. The Senate elects the Vice President from the 2 Vice Presidential candidates with the most electoral votes.

How much is California worth in electoral votes?

Current allocations

Alabama – 9 votes	Kentucky – 8 votes	North Dakota – 3 votes
Alaska – 3 votes	Louisiana – 8 votes	Ohio – 18 votes
Arizona – 11 votes	Maine – 4 votes	Oklahoma – 7 votes
Arkansas – 6 votes	Maryland – 10 votes	Oregon – 7 votes
California – 55 votes	Massachusetts – 11 votes	Pennsylvania – 20 votes

Do all electoral votes go to the same candidate?

Most states require that all electoral votes go to the candidate who receives the most votes in that state. After state election officials certify the popular vote of each state, the winning slate of electors meet in the state capital and cast two ballots—one for Vice President and one for President.

What are the three major flaws of the Electoral College?

Three criticisms of the College are made:

It is “undemocratic;”
It permits the election of a candidate who does not win the most votes; and.
Its winner-takes-all approach cancels the votes of the losing candidates in each state.

Is Texas a winner-take-all state?

The Republican Party of Texas has a winner-take-all provision in its primary, and the chances any candidate will get all of that party’s Texas delegates are very small. The Texas Democratic Party no longer selects state delegates at caucuses.

What was the electoral college votes in 2012?

2012 United States presidential election

Nominee

Barack Obama

Mitt Romney

Party

Democratic

Republican

Home state

Illinois

Massachusetts

Running mate

Joe Biden

Paul Ryan

Electoral vote

332

206

How many electoral votes did California have in 2012?

With its 55 electoral votes, California was Obama’s largest electoral prize in 2012.

How many electors does California have?

How does California select its electors? On or before October 1 of the presidential election year, each party’s nominee must file a list containing the names, addresses, and telephone numbers of the 55 electors pledges to him/her. Each party determines its own method for selecting electors.

How are the amount of electors in the Electoral College determined for each state?

Electoral votes are allocated among the States based on the Census. Every State is allocated a number of votes equal to the number of senators and representatives in its U.S. Congressional delegation—two votes for its senators in the U.S. Senate plus a number of votes equal to the number of its Congressional districts.

What state has the most electoral votes 2020?

Currently, there are 538 electors, based on 435 representatives, 100 senators from the fifty states and three electors from Washington, D.C. The six states with the most electors are California (55), Texas (38), New York (29), Florida (29), Illinois (20), and Pennsylvania (20).

Who was the poorest president of the United States?

Harry Truman
According to an analysis by 24/7 Wall St., the poorest U.S. president was Harry Truman—and though Truman was never extremely wealthy, he still collected a solid paycheck during and after the presidency.

What are the major flaws in the Electoral College?

Three criticisms of the College are made:

It is “undemocratic;”

It permits the election of a candidate who does not win the most votes; and.

Its winner-takes-all approach cancels the votes of the losing candidates in each state.