How Ohio's electoral college votes are counted

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) -- The winner of the presidential race won't be decided by the number of votes cast, but by a group of 538 that make up the Electoral College.

Under the Electoral College, all 50 states and the District of Columbia are allocated a certain number of electoral votes equal to their number of representatives. Since representatives are based on the population of a state, the means larger states, like California and Texas, have the highest number of electoral votes at 54 and 40.