The electoral votes from Rhode Island 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.
Rhode Island is given one electoral vote for each Rhode Island congressional
district, in addition to one electoral vote for each of the two
Rhode Island Senators. In other words, the number of electoral votes
Rhode Island has depends on how many Representatives Rhode Island has in
Washington, D.C.
The number of Senators Rhode Island has does not change, but the number of
Rhode Island congressional districts is based on the last census.
Like every other state, Rhode Island has 2 Senators. Furthermore, Rhode Island
currently has 2 congressional districts. Thus, Rhode Island has a total of
4 Representatives in Washington, D.C.
Therefore, the answer to the question "How many electoral votes does Rhode Island have?" is 4.
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