How are electoral votes apportioned?
Each state can dole out its electoral votes in whatever way it sees fit. Currently 48 of the 50 states and the District of Columbia give all of their electoral votes to the candidate that receives the most votes in that state. The two exceptions are Nebraska and Maine, which give two electoral votes (corresponding to the state’s two senators) to whichever candidate wins the most votes statewide, while the states’ remaining electoral votes are tied to congressional districts, with candidates receiving one electoral vote for every congressional district they win. Currently 533 of the 538 electoral votes go a candidate who wins a majority in a state or the District of Columbia.
