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Proportional representation would provide stronger incentives to pursue the ambitious projects that the abundance agenda envisions.

For example, Maine cast three of its four electoral votes in the 2020 election for Biden and one for Trump. How many electoral votes a state gets is based on its population siz e and how many members ...

How many Electoral College votes does each state have? Each state is given Electoral College votes based on how many members of Congress they have, which is determined by the Census.

How does the Electoral College work? There are 538 total electoral votes given to each of the 50 states and Washington, D.C. based on how many members of Congress it has in Washington.

It's not the popular vote that decides who wins the presidency — it's the outcome of the Electoral College . This map shows how many votes each state gets in 2024.