Persuasive Essay On The Electoral College

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The Electoral College. It’s something you don’t hear people talking about often. Let me tell you what it is. An Electoral College is a group of people that cast their vote for a state. States usually have multiple electors. For example, California has 55 electors (making it the state with the most electoral votes), meaning they put in 55 votes in for whichever party they are for. California is a democratic state, which puts all 55 votes with the democratic candidate. Texas is the next state with the most electors, coming in with 38. Texas is a republican state, so the republican candidate gets Texas’ vote. The way a state is democratic or republican is from the winner takes all system. Let’s say Trump has 3 votes, and the Hillary has 4, the candidate that has more votes takes all the votes from that state, making them have 7 electoral votes. There is also something called a swing state. A swing state is when a state has an equal amount votes for either candidate.The swing states are Ohio, Arizona, Utah, Nevada, Iowa, North Carolina, Georgia and Florida. …show more content…

Well, there is 538 total electoral votes. In order to be president, you have to have the majority, of at least 270 electoral votes. When a candidate has 270 electoral votes, they are president. Let’s say the candidates get a tie, or extremely close to a tie, who would be president then? According to 270 To Win, “If neither candidate gets a majority of the 538 electoral votes, the election for President is decided in the House of Representatives, with each state delegation having one vote.”. An elector is able to vote on what the population of their district wants, or what they

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