North Carolina has 15 electors, while California has 55.

因此，北纳州有15名“选民”，加州有55个。

In two states -- South Carolina and Delaware -- the legislature chose the presidential electors.

在南纳州和特拉华州这两个州，由立法机关在总统候选人中做选择。

Their electors add up quickly. And the number of electors is what really matters.

只要赢得这些大州支持，就能大幅增加选民数量，而这正是获胜关键。

The states with the most population have the most electors and the most electoral votes.

人口最多州，其选举人数和选举票数也是最多。

There were no faithless electors who refused to back Biden or changed the votes at the margins.

没有不忠诚选举人拒绝支持拜登，也没有改变得票差。

In the two thousand election, there were five hundred thirty-eight electors in the Electoral College.

在2000选举中，选举团有538名选民。

Electors on the other hand are all over 'em.

而选举人们则十分了解。

It's called a faithless elector but it's fair and it has never affected the outcome of an election.

这被称为失信选举人，但这种情况很少见，而且从没有影响过选举结果。

So who are the electors and how many are there?

那么选举人是谁，有多少人？

The only exception, the District of Columbia which has three electors despite not having any voting members in congress.

唯一例外是哥伦比亚特区，尽管它在国会中没有任何代表，也拥有三名选举人。

What they're doing is choosing electors to vote for them.

选民要做是选出代表他们投票选举团成员。

The higher a state's population, the more electors it has.

一个州人口越多，该州选举团成员人数就越多。

The electors have unanimously cast 16 votes for Joseph R. Biden.

选举人团一致将16票投给约瑟夫·宾内特·拜登。

If they do, they're called faithless electors.

如果选民没有投票给赢得普选候选人，那么他们就被称为失信选民。

Each party selects their own group of electors.

各党选出自己选举人。

Yes. But Americans do not directly choose their president, they choose electors.

没错。但美国公民并不是直接选举总统，而是选出选举人。

Each state has a different number of electors based on their representatives in congress.

基于各州在国会中议员人数，在选举团中拥有不同数量选举人。

On December 14, the Electoral College electors officially cast their ballots-certifying Biden's win.

1214日，选举团选举人正式投票，确认拜登获胜。

Well, each state has two electors plus a number determined by the size of the state's population.

每个州有两位选举人，再加上一个由该州人口规模决定数字。

The electors would be chosen from districts set up for this purpose.

选举人将从地区选出。