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Nebraska and Maine are the only states that allow their votes to be split. All the other states and DC use the winner takes all system.
(In Maine and Nebraska, only 2 electoral votes go to the candidate with the most popular votes of each state. Each additional electoral vote goes to the candidate with the most popular votes in each congressional district.)
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 12y agoNo US state does this.
Maine and Nebraska give one vote to the winner of each of their congressional districts, and the remaining 2 to the overall winner of the state, making them the only non-winner take all states.
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∙ 11y agoThere are currently two states that do not choose all of their electors based on the statewide popular vote, which is known as the Winner-Take-All Method. Maine and Nebraska follow the Congressional District Method, whereby one elector is appointed based on the popular vote within each congressional district, and the remaining two electors are appointed based on the statewide popular vote. However, since Maine returned to using the Congressional District Method in 1972, they have had the same popular vote winners in both of their two congressional districts in each election, so they never actually have split their four votes between two candidates in any one election. Nebraska started using the Congressional District Method in 1992, but only once since then have they had election results that caused them to split up their five votes. In 2008, John McCain and Sarah Palin won the statewide popular vote and the popular vote in two of their three congressional districts, but the third congressional district was won by Barack Obama and Joe Biden, so four of their five votes went to McCain/Palin, and one went to Obama/Biden.
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∙ 6y agoMost states appoint their electors on a winner-take-all basis, based on the statewide popular vote on Election Day. Maine and Nebraska are the only two current exceptions. Maine and Nebraska distribute their electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice-presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from each of their Congressional districts.
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∙ 6y agoMost states appoint their electors on a winner-take-all basis, based on the statewide popular vote on Election Day. Maine and Nebraska are the only two current exceptions. Maine and Nebraska distribute their electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice-presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from each of their Congressional districts.
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∙ 6y agoMost states choose to appoint their electors on a winner-take-all basis, based on the statewide popular vote on Election Day. Maine and Nebraska are the only two current exceptions. Maine and Nebraska distribute their electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice-presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from each of their Congressional districts.
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∙ 6y agoMost states appoint their electors on a winner-take-all basis, based on the statewide popular vote on Election Day. Maine and Nebraska are the only two current exceptions. Maine and Nebraska distribute their electoral votes proportionally, with two at-large electors representing the statewide winning presidential and vice-presidential candidates and one elector each representing the winners from each of their Congressional districts.
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In the 2016 election, Maine officially split its votes between Trump and Clinton.
In the actual casting of electoral votes:
- Maine electors split their state's electoral votes casting 3 votes for Clinton and 1 for Trump - as per Maine's method for awarding electoral votes
- Hawaii electors split their state's electoral votes casting 3 votes for Clinton and 1 for Bernie Sanders (1 faithless elector)
- Washington electors split their state's electoral votes casting 8 votes for Clinton, 3 for Colin Powell and 1 for Faith Spotted Eagle, a Native American activist and politician. (4 - faithless electors)
- Texas electors split their state's electoral votes casting 36 votes for Trump, 1 for Ron Paul, and 1 for John Kasich (2 faithless electors)
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∙ 13y agoMaine and Nebraska allow this possibility.
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How many electoral votes does a candidates need to have a state has?
270
Where the party candidates campaign to win in the electoral college?
U.S. Presidential candidates campaign to the American people, then the electoral college is appointed based on the popular vote in each state.
Why do they select candidates from states that have a lot of electoral votes?
It is often assumed that candidates from states that have a lot of electoral votes will be well-known and, ideally, well-liked in the state they come from. (Often they have held a statewide office.) Therefore, in a presidential election, it is hoped that the candidate will have an advantage in their home state and will win its electoral votes.
How does Electoral College choose presidential candidates positions on issues as opposed to a straight popular vote?
Representatives from the state cast their vote based on the way their constituents vote. Candidates have won the electoral vote and lost the popular vote.
How is representation determined in the electoral college?
In the Electoral College, each state has as many Electors as it has Senators and Representatives, combined. Each state decides whether the Electors are awarded to the candidates on a proportional or winner-takes-all basis.
Which state cast electoral votes for all five of the candidates in the presidential election of 1792?
The electoral votes in 1792 were George Washington (132), John Adams (77), George Clinton (50), Thomas Jefferson (4), and Aaron Burr (1). Burr received his 1 vote from Virginia. Washington and Adams also received electoral votes from Virginia. Kentucky cast all of its 4 electoral votes for Jefferson. No state gave electoral votes to all 5 candidates in 1792.
What happens if two candidates get the same amount of votes?
The House of Representatives votes for the President from among the top three electoral candidates, with each state delegation casting one vote.
Can electoral college members from the same state divide their votes between candidates and if so how are individual votes determined?
Yes, but only in Nebraska and Maine, where in sted of a winner take all in the state, it is winner takes on congressional districs
What are the advantges of the electoral college?
The electoral college simplifies the election map for presidential candidates. The candidates need only look at the electoral value of each state instead of the states' actual populations. With the laws in most states a candidate does not have to win overwhelmingly in the state's population to get all of that state's votes, but only a majority. This means that states where the candidate polls well ahead or hopelessly behind can be ignored scene those electoral votes are secured and impossible to get. This means that the candidates can concentrate most of their money and campaigning in what are known as battleground states. These states are states where candidates are polling about even and can those swing the election by campaigning there. Of the 50 states (plus DC) there are only about 18 battleground states, and of those states only 4 of them get more than 50% of the candidates attention and money. So the advantage is that presidential candidates only have to concentrate their effort in a few key states and can ignore most of the rest of the country.
If the electoral college votes the president into office why do the people vote?
The electors in the Electoral College are selected by the popular vote of the people in each state. The people in each state vote to choose the electors that will represent the people of that state in the Electoral College.
Who elects the president if the presidential candidates don't receive electoral votes?
It is impossible for candidates NOT to receive electoral votes. The president is solely elected upon electoral votes. At the current point in time a candidate MUST receive at least 270 electoral votes to win. If a candidate does not receive 270 votes, the U.S, House of Representatives elects the President from among the 3 candidates receiving the most electoral votes. 12th Amendment to the constitution
Name one state where the winner of the election is not awarded all the electoral college votes of that state?
Maine and Nebraska are the only states that do not award all of their electoral votes under multiple-winner plurality. In both states, the state at large has two electoral votes elected unti multiple-winner plurality. Each congressional district in these states also has a single electoral vote allocated using single-winner plurality, making it possible for the state to give electoral votes to multiple candidates.
