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Virginia has 11 people in the House and 2 in the Senate. How many electoral votes foes it have? Where is this addressed?

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Virginia has a total of 13 Electoral College votes, determined by its 11 House representatives plus 2 senators, as outlined in the U.S. Constitution.

Step-by-step explanation:

The number of Electoral College votes a state has is determined by the sum of its representatives in the House of Representatives and its senators. For Virginia, which has 11 people in the House and 2 in the Senate, the total Electoral College votes would be 13. This allocation process is addressed in the U.S. Constitution, specifically in Article I, Section 2, for the Census and House representation, and in Article II, Section 1, Clause 2, for the Electoral College itself. Since 1964, the number of electors has been set at 538, with 435 representing House members, 100 senators, and an additional 3 for Washington D.C., without it being a state.

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Total Electoral Votes: 538

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