How many electoral college votes does california have?

A majority of 270 electoral votes is required to elect the President. Your state's entitled allotment of electors equals the number of members in its Congressional delegation: one for each member in the House of Representatives plus two for your Senators. Read more about the allocation of electoral votes. read more

Electoral votes are allocated among the states based on the Census. Every state is allocated a number of votes equal to the number of senators and representatives in its U.S. Congressional delegation—two votes for its senators in the U.S. Senate plus a number of votes equal to the number of its members in the U. S. House of Representatives. read more

California had 54 electoral votes in 1999 before the 2000 census. With the 2000 Census, California gained 1 electoral vote to 55 in the 2004 election. read more

This page lists the electoral votes for each of the 50 US states for the 2016 Presidential Election. The electoral votes are deteremined based on the 2010 US Census. The number of electoral votes for each state is equal to the sum of its number of Senators and its number of Representatives. read more