He divided the total number of Americas electoral votes 538 by the 136 million votes cast in 2016 election. Some voters were surprised to learn that the.
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EnglishState population per electoral vote for the 50 states and Washington DC.
Population per electoral vote. The average electoral vote represents 436000 people but that number rises and falls per state depending on that states population over 18 years of age. According to 2018 population estimates one electoral vote in Wyoming accounts for around 193000 people while a vote in Texas or California accounts for over 700000. One four-millionth of an electoral vote.
Below is a list of states along with their populations number of electoral votes and a percentage that demonstrates the relative value of a vote cast in that state compared to the national average For example on average a state is awarded one electoral vote for every 545828 people. Wyoming has about 188000 voters per electoral vote while California has 677345 voters per electoral vote -- about 36 times as many voters per Electoral College delegate. The total number of electoral votes assigned to each state varies depending on population but each state has at.
Open source code is available here. One electoral vote in one state can represent fewer than 90000 voters while one electoral vote in another state can represent more than 320000. These members are sourced from each of the 50 US states and the number of electors from a state is determined by the number of members it has in both the House of Representatives and Senate.
Electoral College Votes Population Population per Electoral Vote Voting Age Population percent of total Eligible Voting Population percent of total 2016 Turnout percent of eligible Created by Chuck Werner. District of Columbia. But this number as weve seen is altered by the electoral college.
One way to think about electoral representation is to consider how many people each electoral vote represents based on a states population. The result was the electoral weight of an average vote. Crunching the numbers Roughly 136 million people voted in the 2016 presidential election.
State Population and the Distribution of Electoral Votes and Representatives 2022 - 2030 Federal Representation by People per House Seat Senate Seat and Electors An Historical Analysis of the Electoral College The Math Behind the 2020 Census Apportionment of Representatives PERL script used to generate the Apportionment. The body is made up of 538 members which means a candidate needs at least 270 votes to win. If we divide the total number of electoral votes 538 by the total number of voters we can determine.
A total of 538 electoral votes are in play across all 50 states and Washington DC.