The question asks why Florida and New York have the same number of electoral votes in the Electoral College Map of 2012.
Electoral votes are allocated to states based on their population sizes. States with larger populations receive more electoral votes because the number of electoral votes is the sum of a state's number of Senators and Representatives in Congress, which is determined by the state's population size.
Given the information, it can be inferred that:
- Both Florida and New York have the same number of electoral votes.
- This implies that their population sizes must be similar, as electoral votes correlate directly with population size.
Thus, the statement that best explains why Florida and New York have the same number of electoral votes is:
A. Their population sizes are similar.
