congressional district method
E1937
The congressional district method is a system for allocating Electoral College votes in which one elector is awarded to the winner of each congressional district and the remaining two electors go to the statewide popular vote winner.
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Electoral College allocation system
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voting system → |
| aimsTo | reflect district-level presidential preferences → |
| allocates | Electoral College votes → |
| allocatesOneElectorTo | winner of each congressional district → |
| allocatesTwoElectorsTo | statewide popular vote winner → |
| appliesTo |
selection of presidential electors
→
selection of vice-presidential electors → |
| basisOfAllocation | congressional districts → |
| canResultIn | split electoral votes within a state → |
| category | Electoral systems in the United States → |
| contrastsWith |
general ticket system
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winner-take-all Electoral College system → |
| criticizedFor |
diverging from national popular vote outcome
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potential to amplify gerrymandering effects → |
| definedBy | state law rather than federal law → |
| districtElectorsCountPerDistrict | 1 → |
| implementedIn |
Maine
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Nebraska → |
| influences | campaign strategies within adopting states → |
| legalStatus | permitted under U.S. Constitution → |
| proposedFor | Electoral College reform → |
| reliesOn |
congressional district popular vote
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statewide popular vote → |
| requires | state legislation for adoption → |
| statewideElectorsCount | 2 → |
| supportsClaim | more granular representation of voter preferences → |
| usedBy |
Maine since 1972 presidential election
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Nebraska since 1992 presidential election → |
| usedIn |
United States presidential election
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surface form:
United States presidential elections
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Referenced by (1)
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