As this fine question concerning electoral reform has been moded up to a score of 5, I offer the most up-to-date information I could find in regards to the facts.
According to an excerpt from this link to the Federal Election Commision's explanation of how the electoral college works:
"Whichever party slate wins the most popular votes in the State becomes that State's Electors-so that, in effect, whichever presidential ticket gets the most popular votes in a State wins all the Electors of that State. [The two exceptions to this are Maine and Nebraska where two Electors are chosen by statewide popular vote and the remainder by the popular vote within each Congressional district]."
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As this fine question concerning electoral reform has been moded up to a score of 5, I offer the most up-to-date information I could find in regards to the facts.
According to an excerpt from this link to the Federal Election Commision's explanation of how the electoral college works:
"Whichever party slate wins the most popular votes in the State becomes that State's Electors-so that, in effect, whichever presidential ticket gets the most popular votes in a State wins all the Electors of that State. [The two exceptions to this are Maine and Nebraska where two Electors are chosen by statewide popular vote and the remainder by the popular vote within each Congressional district]."