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Getting to know the Electoral College

Learn about the Electoral College in the US Constitution, the 12th Amendment, and how presidential candidates are elected. Explore key moments and results from past elections. Discover the concept of faithless electors and the projected redistribution of House seats after the 2020 census.

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Getting to know the Electoral College

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  1. Getting to know the Electoral College

  2. U.S. Constitution • Each State shall appoint, in such Manner as the Legislature thereof may direct, a Number of Electors, equal to the whole Number of Senators and Representatives to which the State may be entitled in the Congress: but no Senator or Representative, or Person holding an Office of Trust or Profit under the United States, shall be appointed an Elector.

  3. 12th Amendment • After the Election of 1800 (Jefferson vs. Adams – which later became Jefferson vs. Burr) many saw the need to change the way the Constitution designed the Electoral College. • Today the Vice President and President are elected on the same ticket.

  4. ELECTION 2000 CANDIDATES • George W. Bush/ Dick Cheney Republicans • Al Gore/ Joe Lieberman Democrats • Ralph Nadar/ Winona LaDuke Green • Pat Buchanan/ Ezola Foster Reform • Harry Browne/ Art Olivier Libertarian • James Harris/ Margaret Trowe Socialists • John Hagelin/ Nat Goldhaber Natural Law • Monica Moorehead/ Gloria LaRiva Workers

  5. “Butterfly Ballot” West Palm Beach, Florida

  6. West Palm Beach Election Rules • Any duplicate marks- Spoiled Ballot • Any sheet with two holes- Spoiled Ballot • Any sheet not punched through all the way- Spoiled Ballot. • Clarify class choices

  7. NEEDED TO WIN THE PRESIDENCY 538 TOTAL ELECTORAL VOTES 50% +1 = WINNER 269 = 50% 270 =WINNER OF ELECTION

  8. GEORGE W. BUSH ALBERT GORE RALPH NADER PAT BUCHANAN 2,912,790 2,912,253 97,488 3,407 FLORIDA VOTES 2000 ELECTION

  9. Why those were probably not votes for Patrick Buchanan • Buchanan once praised Hitler. • The counties vote = 20% of his state total. • 19,000 other ballots were nullified in the same county for having two punched holes. • Buchanan earned 3/10% in State election. • Buchanan earned 8/10% in county election. • ….oh yeah, and the county is made up mostly of liberal JEWISH voters.

  10. Florida Final Vote • George W. Bush • All 25 Electoral Votes

  11. Look at Electoral Packets • How many Electoral Votes did President Bush Receive in 2000?

  12. ELECTION 2000 BUSH - 271 GORE - 266

  13. 2000 RESULTS • GEORGE W. BUSH • 271 ELECTORAL VOTES • 50.5 MILLION VOTES • AL GORE • 266 ELECTORAL VOTES • 51 MILLION VOTES • RALPH NADER • 0 ELECTORAL VOTES • 2.8 MILLION VOTES

  14. ELECTION 2004

  15. 2004 RESULTS • GEORGE W. BUSH • 286 ELECTORAL VOTES • 62 MILLION VOTES • JOHN KERRY • 251 ELECTORAL VOTES • 59 MILLION VOTES • RALPH NADER • 0 ELECTORAL VOTES • 463 THOUSAND VOTES

  16. Election 2008

  17. 2008 RESULTS • Barack Obama • 365 ELECTORAL VOTES • 69.5 MILLION VOTES • John McCain • 173 ELECTORAL VOTES • 59.9 MILLION VOTES • RALPH NADER • 0 ELECTORAL VOTES • 738 THOUSAND VOTES

  18. 2012 RESULTS • Barack Obama • 332 ELECTORAL VOTES • 65.9 MILLION VOTES • Mitt Romney • 232 ELECTORAL VOTES • 60.9 MILLION VOTES • Gary Johnson - Libertarian • 0 ELECTORAL VOTES • 1.275 Million VOTES

  19. 2016 Presidential Election

  20. 2016 RESULTS • Donald Trump • 306 Electoral Votes • 63 Million Votes (46.1%) • Hillary Clinton • 232 Electoral Votes • 65.9 Million Votes (48.2%) • Gary Johnson – Libertarian • 0 Electoral Votes • 4.5 Million Votes (3.3%) • Jill Stein – Green Party • 0 Electoral Votes • 1.5 Million Votes (1.1%)

  21. States where the margin of victory was under 1% (50 electoral votes; 46 won by Trump, 4 by Clinton): Michigan, 0.23% New Hampshire, 0.31% Pennsylvania, 0.72% Wisconsin, 0.76%

  22. The Clinton “Blue Firewall” Michigan Trump 2,279,543 Clinton 2,268,839 Johnson 172,136 Stein 51,463 WisconsinTrump 1,405,248 Clinton 1,382,536 Johnson 106,674 Stein 31,072 PennsylvaniaTrump 2,970,733 Clinton 2,926,441 Johnson 146,715 Stein 49,941 Michigan Trump +10,714 WisconsinTrump +22,712 PennsylvaniaTrump +44,292 16 Electoral Votes 10 Electoral Votes 20 Electoral Votes 77,718 Popular 46 Electoral Votes

  23. Faithless Electors: 2016

  24. BIGGEST LANDSLIDE 1984

  25. FOLLOWING 2000 CENSUS & REDISTIBUTION OF HOUSE SEATS

  26. FOLLOWING 2010 CENSUS & REDISTIBUTION OF HOUSE SEATS

  27. PROJECTED REDISTIBUTION OF HOUSE SEATS AFTER 2020 CENSUS

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