Suppose that each state gets 1 electoral vote for every 10,000 people, and award

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Suppose that each state gets 1 electoral vote for every 10,000 people, and awards them based on the number of people who voted for each candidate. Additionally, they get 2 votes that are awarded to the majority winner in the state. Calculate the winner under these conditions.

Q) The winner would receive ( ) votes (enter the # of weighted votes)

In the U.S., the Electoral College is used in presidential elections. Each state is awarded a number of electors equal to the number of representatives (based on population) and senators (2 per state) they have in congress. Since most states award the winner of the popular vote in their state all their state's electoral votes, the Electoral college acts as a weighted voting system. To explore how the Electoral College works, we'll look at a mini-country with only 4 states. here is the outcome of a hypothetical election: StateSmalota Medigan Bigonia Hugodo Population 50,000 70,000 100,000 240,000 Votes for A 40,000 50,000 80,000 50,000 Votes for B 10,000 20,000 20,000 190,000

Explanation / Answer

Total votes for A : 40,000+50,000 + 80,000 + 50,000 = 220,000

Total votes for B : 10,000 + 20,000 + 20,000 + 190,000 = 240,000

Electoral votes for A : 22

Electoral votes for B : 24

Number of states A won = 3

Additional electoral Votes for A = 3 x 2 = 6

Total votes for A = 22 + 6 = 28

Number of states B won = 1

Additional Votes for B = 1 x 2 = 2

Total votes for B = 24 + 2 = 26

The Winner is A and he will recieve 28 electoral votes by winning 3 states.

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