What is it?
Road to 270
Electoral college Math
The Process
Wild Cards
100

last Presidential election was in 2024. when is the next one? 

2028
100

This is the total number of members in the Electoral College

538

100

give me two states with 3 or less electoral votes 

Wyoming, maine, deleware , Vermont, south dakota, north dakota 

100

Electors meet in their states to cast their votes for president and vice president in this month.

What is mid-December

100

This phrase means a candidate needs more than half of the votes.

What is majority?

200

When citizens vote for president, they are actually choosing these people.

What are electors?

200

This is the number of electoral votes a candidate needs to win the election.

270

200

how many electoral votes does Illinois have 

19

200

On January 6th, this governmental body formally counts the electoral votes

What is Congress

200

True or False: The popular vote determines the president.

What is False

300

Why do states like California, Texas, Florida, Illinois, New York have alot of electoral votes 

States that have bigger populations 

300

A state's number of electoral votes is based on its total number of House representatives and these other elected officials

What are senators?

300

A candidate has 260 electoral votes. How many more do they need to win the election?

What is 10?

300

Electors usually vote for whomever has won this in their state

What is the popular vote

300

The Electoral College helps prevent candidates from ignoring states with smaller ones of these.

Populations

400

This is the destination number of votes needed to win the presidency

What is 270?

400

Washington DC electoral votes 

3

400

Which state has the most electoral votes ? how much ?

California - 54 

400

The winner of the presidential election is inaugurated on this date

What is January 20th?

400

what is a swing state 

a state that could be turned from blue to red or red to blue ... a state that could go either way 

500

how does one win the US presidency 

winning electoral college reaching 270 

500

Texas has this many electoral votes

40

500

Alaska electoral votes + Hawaii Electoral votes = 

7. 3+4. 

500

In the event no candidate wins the majority of electoral votes, this group will decide who will become president

What is the House of Representatives

500

how many times has a president won the majority vote, but loses the election 

In U.S. presidential elections, 5 times has a candidate won the popular vote but lost the election under the Electoral College system.