The electoral votes from Michigan and the other states are
used to elect a President and Vice President every four years.
Whichever Presidential candidate gets the majority of
the electoral votes becomes the President.
Michigan is given one electoral vote for each Michigan congressional
district, in addition to one electoral vote for each of the two
Michigan Senators. In other words, the number of electoral votes
Michigan has depends on how many Representatives Michigan has in
Washington, D.C.
The number of Senators Michigan has does not change, but the number of
Michigan congressional districts is based on the last census.
Like every other state, Michigan has 2 Senators. Furthermore, Michigan
currently has 14 congressional districts. Thus, Michigan has a total of
16 Representatives in Washington, D.C.
Therefore, the answer to the question "How many electoral votes does Michigan have?" is 16.
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