Distribution of Electoral Votes

“Electoral votes are allocated based on the Census. The allocations below are based on the 2010 Census. They are effective for the 2012, 2016, and 2020 presidential elections.”

Total Electoral Votes: 538

Majority Needed to Elect: 270

State Number of Electoral Votes

California             55

Texas    38

Florida 29

New York            29

Illinois   20

Pennsylvania     20

Ohio      18

Georgia                16

Michigan              16

North Carolina   15

New Jersey        14

Virginia                 13

Washington        12

Arizona                 11

Indiana                 11

Massachusetts 11

Tennessee          11

Maryland             10

Minnesota          10

Missouri               10

Wisconsin            10

Alabama              9

Colorado              9

South Carolina   9

Kentucky             8

Louisiana             8

Connecticut        7

Oklahoma           7

Oregon                 7

Arkansas              6

Iowa      6

Kansas 6

Mississippi          6

Nevada                6

Utah      6

Nebraska             5

New Mexico      5

West Virginia     5

Hawaii   4

Idaho    4

Maine   4

New Hampshire               4

Rhode Island      4

Alaska   3

Delaware             3

D.C.        3

Montana             3

North Dakota     3

South Dakota     3

Vermont              3

Wyoming             3