by the total number of House and Senate representatives
The number of Electoral College seats per state is determined by the total number of House and Senate representatives. Each state is allocated a number of electors equal to its total number of representatives in Congress. This includes the number of seats it has in the House of Representatives, which is based on the state's population, and two seats in the Senate, which is the same for every state.
The number of Electoral College seats per state is determined by the total number of House and Senate representatives. Specifically, each state is allocated a number of electoral votes equal to the sum of its members in the House of Representatives (which is based on population and can vary from state to state) and its two members in the Senate (which is a fixed number for every state). The Total Electoral College seats in the United States is 538, with 435 seats allocated within the House of Representatives and 100 seats within the Senate. The remaining 3 seats are assigned to the District of Columbia.
