Discover why the census plays a role in determining who picks up electoral votes and who loses electoral votes.
With the caveat that we still know very, very little about Pennsylvania, let's zoom in on one county: Washington County, which is in the pro-Trump western part of the state. Trump wanted to drive more votes out of it; Biden wanted to cut his losses. One smart PA Dem strategist told...
However, there is actually one way to win the presidency without getting 270 electoral votes. If the election results in a 269 to 269 electoral vote tie, then the House of Representatives convenes to choose the president with each state delegation getting one vote. A Changing Electoral Map In...
In the redistricting that followed the 2020 Census, Texas gained two electoral votes and five states gained one each, while seven states lost one electoral vote. Who chooses the electors? The electors are chosen before the general election by their respective political party. Their sole purpose...
Texas, the largest reliably Republican-leaning state, has 36 congressmen and two senators, so they get 38 electoral votes.得克萨斯州，作为倾向于共和党的最大的州，有36位众议员和2位参议员，因此总共有38张选举人票。Six states -- Alaska, Delaware, Montana, North Dakota, Vermont and Wyoming --...
been a last-ditch effort by the Republicans to implement a winner-take-all system. That means three of Nebraska's five electoral votes will go to the winner in each of the state's three congressional districts, and the two remaining votes will go to the winner of the state's popular ...
“It’s not so much the candidates as it is the anti-democratic Electoral College,” he said. “… It’s frustrating that certain voters’ votes count for more, and they discount and discredit the votes of more urban, more people of color voters.” ...
communities, whether through protection in the Census, or providing an equal voice in our elections. Statement from Dr. Leana Wen, President and CEO, Planned Parenthood Federation of America: People deserve to have their votes counted and to be accurately represented in our nati...
In 2020, it took four days after voting closed for Biden to be named as the winner, amid plenty of controversy, so we're hoping that the victor will be announced as soon as possible after votes are counted. US Election 2024 LIVE Updates: Who is winning the presidential race between Donal...
While the number of Electoral College votes has remained at 538 since 1964, the number of votes per state changes to match congressional apportionment after the decennial census. Between the 2020 election and the 2024 election, Texas gained two Electoral College votes, while five other s...