The U.S. States By Electoral Votes
Feb 27, 2021
The Electoral College is the group of presidential electors needed by the U.S. Constitution to form every 4 years for the single goal of electing the 2 highest leadership positions in the U.S. — the president and vice president.
The electors’ group comprises 538 members, which means a candidate needs at least 270 votes to win.
These members are sourced from every of the fifty U.S. states, and the amount of electors from a state is defined by the number of members it has in both the House of Representatives and Senate. Nowadays, the 2 houses have 535 members, with 435 coming from the House of Representatives and 100 from the Senate. The extra 3 come from D.C., as specified by the 23 Amendment.
