Why does each state have a different number of electors and electoral votes?

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Why does each state have a different number of electors and electoral votes?
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Electors are the people who are eligible to choose a representative for themselves, or to be precise are eligible to vote in an election in a democracy. Mostly this criteria of eligibility for voting in an election or choosing a representative is determined by the concept of "universal adult suffrage", which a term given to an individual above the age of 18 years of age to be considered eligible for voting.

Electoral votes are the vote counts of votes polled in a particular or specific constituency where the determination of a representative is being held. 

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