the number of electoral votes for a president is equal to
Popular vote is the overall percentage of the population who voted for a presidential candidate. Electoral vote is how many electors in the electoral college vote for the ca â¦ ndidate. Each state is entitled to a number of electors, equal to its number of congressmen (Number of Reps. + 2). The candidate which gains the most votes in the state will gain the votes of the State's electors. The popular vote determines how the electors will vote. 4 people found this useful.
Then, in the middle of December, the president and vice president of the United States are really elected by the votes of only 538 citizens -- the electors of the Electoral College System.