What is the electoral college and who started it? The electoral college is a group of 538 electors that represent each state as well ask Washington DC. The number of electoral votes per state is equal to US Representatives and senators of each state. Washington D.C. has 3 votes this is part of the 23rd Amendment. Our founding fathers started the Electoral College in 1787. The constitutional convention of 1787 considered different methods of electing a President. The slate winning the most popular votes is elected; this is known as the winner-take-all, or general ticket, system. All the prior basics of the electoral college system endure in effect currently. The original technique of electing the President and Vice President, proved unworkable, …show more content…
The 23rd Amendment provides an additional three electors to the District of Columbia. The number of electoral votes per state ranges from three (for seven states and D.C.) to 54 for California. The electorate expand, so does the number of people able to vote for presidential electors, to its current limit of citizens age 18 or older. There have only been four elections in witch the winning candidate did not have the popular vote. Our 6th President John Quincy Adams in 1824, The 19th president-Rutherford B. Hayes with (185-184) electoral votes in 1876. The 23rd President-Benjamin Harrison 1888 (233-168). The 42nd President-George W. Bush 2000. Which ones on elections of great controversy. For the 27 electoral votes in Florida were contested needing a recount. As for the Trump vs. Clinton campaign 2016, Hillary won the popular vote but not the Presidency. Trump won even though he believed the Electoral college should be scrapped. As for Electoral votes Trump had 306 and Clinton has 232. Gerrymandering is most often in favor of ruling incumbents or a specific political party—governments use a single-winner electoral system are the most likely to use this