The Numbers!
Colorado has this many Electoral College votes
10 votes
Is the Electoral College mentioned in the Constitution?
yes
A presidential term is this many years
4 years
How many electoral college votes are there?
538 votes
What states are the most important?
the states with the largest populations
What is the total number of Electoral College votes possible?
538
How many times has the popular vote winner lost the Electoral College vote?
5
What three states have the most electoral votes?
California, Texas, and Florida
To win the election takes this many EC votes
270
Several states have small populations, so they only get this many Electoral College votes.
3
*DAILY DOUBLE*
to win, you must earn this many Electoral College votes
270
In 2016, she won the popular vote, but lost the Electoral College.
Hillary Clinton
Can Trump be elected a third time?
No. A president can only serve two terms or a total of eight years.
A candidate wins a state this way
by winning the popular vote within the state
States that are solidly Republican are called this.
red states
Why is the minimum number of electoral votes of a state?
Each state has two senators and at least one representative from the House of Representatives, giving them three Electoral College votes.
In 2024, he won the popular vote and the Electoral College.
Donald Trump
How many battleground states were there in the 2024 election?
7
Name one con of the Electoral College system.
Most Americans don't like it. 63% in a recent poll.
What is a battleground state?
A state where both parties have equal support
Washington, DC is not a state. Does it get any Electoral College votes?
Yes! 3
In 2000, he won the popular vote, but lost the Electoral College.
Al Gore
How old do you have to be to vote?
18
Name one pro of the Electoral College system.
In a close race, you only have to recount the close states, not the whole nation.
Numerical difference between California's and Pennsylvania's number of EC votes
Alaska-3, Penn-19, Rhode Island-3, Nebraska-5, California-54, Arizona-11
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