Each state's number of electoral votes in U.S. presidential elections is determined by its representation in Congress. Here’s how it works: Total Electoral Votes: There are 538 electoral votes ...

LINCOLN — If every state adopted Maine and Nebraska’s unique system of awarding their Electoral College votes for president — which provide one electoral vote to the winner in each congressional ...

The number of electoral votes each state gets can change after the census every 10 years. It is tied to the number of House members plus two senators each state has in Congress. Usually ...

The presidential election is decided using the Electoral College system where each state is given electoral votes based on their population. A candidate with the most votes in a state wins that ...

Dozens of Nebraskans lined up at the Capitol on Wednesday to oppose efforts to replace the state's distinctive electoral ...

That allegedly resulted in Ohio and West Virginia each losing a congressional seat and an electoral vote to other states with larger populations of illegal immigrants and temporary visa holders ...

The remaining two electoral votes would go to the winners of ... I want the people in each half of the state to feel their vote isn't being overlooked." Testimony at today's hearing was bipartisan ...

The winning slate of electors in each state votes for president in December. The 538 electors are equal to the number of US senators (100), House members (435) and three additional electors for voters ...