West Virginia electoral votes
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2016 ELECTION guageSafe Republican |
2010 Census Reapportionment: West Virginia will remain at 5 electoral votes through the 2020 presidential election.
West Virginia, which seceded from Virginia (which itself had seceded from the Union) during the Civil War, became its own state in June 1863. It and Nevada were the only states admitted during the war, although Kansas became a state in early 1861, just a couple months before the hostilities began. Although the state has gone Republican in the last 4 elections, including a blowout 62% to 36% win by Mitt Romney over Barack Obama in 2012, the state is primarily Democratic at the local and state levels. Of the presidential elections from statehood through 2012, voters went Democratic 20 out of 38 times. Much of this back-and-forth (at least in recent history) can be attributed to the shifting views of the large blue-collar vote in the state.
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why does west virginia have 5 electoral votes? | Yahoo Answers
All of the states have as many electoral votes as they have congressmen (based on population) plus senators (two per state regardless of population). To have five electoral votes, West Virginia must have three congressmen plus its two senators.
How many electoral votes does West Virginia have?
West Virginia has 5 electoral votes in the US presidential election. The Electoral College is the institution that officially elects the President and Vice President of the United States every four years. The electors are chosen by each state of the United States and by the District of Columbia, but not by other territorial possessions of the United States.
