US Government: The Electoral College

The Electoral College

Who? What? When? Where? Why?

• The Electoral College is the combination of the House of Representatives and the Senate who are responsible for the election of the President.

• There are 538 members in the Electoral College

  • 100 in the Senate

  • 435 in the House

  • 3 for D.C.
    
    

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What is That?

• Number of voter representation in the House is based on population.

• There are 435 members in the House of Representatives

• West Virginia has 2 members in the House of Representatives.

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The House of Representatives

• Serving since 2015

• District 2 of WV

​​Alex Mooney (R)

• Serving since 2019

• District 1 of WV

Carol Miller (R)

​There are 100 members of the US Senate.
There are 2 Senators for each state.

The US Senate

Requirements to be in the US Senate

• Ex-Governor of WV

• West Virginia Senator since 2010

Joe Manchin (D)

• West Virginia Senator since 2015

​​Shelley Moore Capito (R)