How come Ohio worth so many electorial votes?
Tim4319
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:53 AM
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How come Ohio worth so many electorial votes?
I know I should have been paying more attention in school when the teacher was talking about electorial colleges. But, for a refresher course, can someone please help me understand why Ohio is worth so many electorial votes?
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:54 AM
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1. Umm... a lot of people live there?
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Tue Nov-04-08 11:12 AM
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18. Thank you so much for your help!
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:54 AM
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2. It's based on the number of Congressional districts
Edited on Tue Nov-04-08 10:57 AM by msallied
Plus the two Senators. Congressional districts are re-drawn every ten years after the new census data comes in. The number of EVs can change in any state after re-districting.
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Tue Nov-04-08 11:13 AM
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:54 AM
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3. The number of electoral votes are determined by the size of each state's population.
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:54 AM
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4. EV is based on population. n/t
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Tue Nov-04-08 11:24 AM
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20. Thank you for the enlightening me!
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:55 AM
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5. It's based on population
and lots of people live in Ohio.
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Tue Nov-04-08 11:25 AM
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21. Thank you for the info!
I did not know Ohio had so many people!
Warren Stupidity
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:55 AM
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6. They asked god for extra.
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:55 AM
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7. it's all based on population. Take the # of Congresspeople add 2 for the Senators
and viola! the number of Electoral votes for each state
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:56 AM
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8. Electoral votes are based on population and they're adjusted
when they do a census. I remember Pa lost one or two to a southern state after the last census.
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Tue Nov-04-08 11:27 AM
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22. North Carolina gained a couple - maybe we got yours!
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:57 AM
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9. 18 congressional districts + 2 senate spots
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:57 AM
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10. How come Wyoming is worth so many electorial votes?
Edited on Tue Nov-04-08 11:01 AM by onehandle
Their vote is worth more than any other vote in America. They have a smaller population than Washington DC. Individual votes there are worth the least. We need a Constitutional Congress.
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:57 AM
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11. There is one elector for each Senator and one for each Representative.
Ohio has two Senators and 18 Congressional districts, so it therefore has 20 electoral votes.
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:58 AM
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12. Because it keeps 'em away from the Wolverines!
Edited on Tue Nov-04-08 10:59 AM by riqster
:-) :hide:
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:59 AM
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13. We're the 8th most populous state in the nation, maybe?
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Tue Nov-04-08 11:31 AM
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23. Ohio 7th most populous state
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Tue Nov-04-08 10:59 AM
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14. Ohio has several medium sized cities (Cincinnati, Cleveland, Columbus, etc.) which
add up to a lot of electoral votes, even though there isn't a HUGE metropolis like NY, Chicago or LA there.
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Tue Nov-04-08 11:00 AM
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15. Nixon, Reagan, and little baby Jesus each gave them an extra half dozen EV's
I know, it doesn't seem very fair! :hide:
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Tue Nov-04-08 11:00 AM
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16. For the same reason Alaska only has 3 electoral votes....n/t
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Tue Nov-04-08 11:08 AM
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17. How many do you think they should have?
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