Excerpt from Editorial: Time to Graduate from the Electoral College Louis Vincent The number of members each state has in the Electoral College depends on its population. A state with a large population has more votes than a state with a small population. For example, California has 55 votes while Alaska has 3. In most states, the candidate who wins the popular vote wins all of that state’s electoral votes. A candidate must receive a majority of the electoral votes to become the next president. How many electoral votes is enough to win? In recent elections, candidates have had to earn at least 270 of the 538 electoral votes to win. The author MOST LIKELY included the map to show A) that Washington, DC has fewer electoral votes than the rest of the states. B) that Georgia has more electoral votes than any other state in the East. C) how the number of electoral votes is divided up across the country. D) why some states divide their electoral votes among the candidates.