The electoral votes from West Virginia 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.
West Virginia is given one electoral vote for each West Virginia congressional
district, in addition to one electoral vote for each of the two
West Virginia Senators. In other words, the number of electoral votes
West Virginia has depends on how many Representatives West Virginia has in
Washington, D.C.
The number of Senators West Virginia has does not change, but the number of
West Virginia congressional districts is based on the last census.
Like every other state, West Virginia has 2 Senators. Furthermore, West Virginia
currently has 3 congressional districts. Thus, West Virginia has a total of
5 Representatives in Washington, D.C.
Therefore, the answer to the question "How many electoral votes does West Virginia have?" is 5.
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