Electoral College/ 2 party system

Para 1 - not proportional (counter = protects smaller states) Para 2 - doesn't follow popular vote + f (designed to protect from tyranny of the maj) Para 3 - supresses minorites????

How many ECVs does California have?

54

In 2025, __ states are part of the NPVIC, meaning __% of ECVs needed to reach 270 are pledged to go to the popular vote.

• 17

• 77%

Most of the NPVIC states are Democratic,

Pop per 1 vote for wyoming

195,000

In Texas, there is 1 EC Vote per ______ people, compared to Wyoming, which is 1 per ____ people, showing a highly undemocratic system

734,000

In 2020, ..% of campaigning took place in 12 states?

96%

how many votes are needed to become president

270

Which 2 states split their ECVs proportionally?

• Nebraska

• Maine

how many ECVs are there in total?

538

How many votes did Clinton win by in the popular vote?

2.8 million

When has the electoral college split from the popular vote?

• 2016

• 2000

• 1888

• 1876

How many states have no laws preventing faithless electors?

12

How many faithless electors were there in 2020?

84

what percentage of the popular vote did Trump win in 2024

49.2%

In 2024, Trump won __% of the popular vote, which translated into __% of the electoral college.

• 49%

• 57%

The libertarian party has ______ members, which doesn’t compare to the _______ members of the democrats.

• 360,000

• 42 million

The Green Party has _____ members, compared to __ million democratic members

• 250,000

• 42

In 1967, __% favored the abolition of the electoral college, which rose to __% in 1980

• 58%

• 75%

Republicans and Democrats have held the White House since (___)

1853

In (___), Ross Perot received __% of the popular vote, but no electoral college votes

• 1992

• 18%

how many ECVs did Ross Perot win in 1992?

None

Who split the vote for Hillary Clinton in Pennsylvania in 2016?

Jill Stein

National vote share of Jill Stein in 2016

1%

Who split Al Gore’s vote in 2000, making it easier for Bush to win?

Ralph Nadar

_____ ______ was the last third party candidate to win a state in (____)

• George Wallace

• 1968

In 2020 the vote for third party candidates ____, but only achieved __% of the popular vote

• tripled

• 1.5