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The Impact of Redistricting on the Electoral College

 

 

The number of Electoral votes allocated to each state is equivalent to the number of US Representatives in the state plus two (the two US Senators). As redistricting generally occurs after the decennial Census, to assure proper representation for the population in each state, the number of Electors will change.

The Electoral College from the 2000 Presidential Election to the 2004 race are documented in the table below.

State Distribution of Electoral Votes
Total Electoral Vote: 538 Needed to Elect: 27

STATE

2000

2004

STATE

2000

2004
Alabama
9
9
 Missouri
11
11
Alaska
3
3
 Montana
3
3
Arizona
8
10
 Nebraska
5
5
Arkansas
6
6
 Nevada
4
5
California
54
55
 New Hampshire
4
4
Colorado
8
9
 New Jersey
15
15
Connecticut
8
7
 New Mexico
5
5
Delaware
3
3
 New York
33
31
D.C.
3
3
 North Carolina
14
15
Florida
25
27
 North Dakota
3
3
Georgia
13
15
 Ohio
21
20
Hawaii
4
4
 Oklahoma
8
7
Idaho
4
4
 Oregon
7
7
Illinois
22
21
 Pennsylvania
23
21
Indiana
12
11
 Rhode Island
4
4
Iowa
7
7
 South Carolina
8
8
Kansas
6
6
 South Dakota
3
3
Kentucky
8
8
 Tennessee
11
11
Louisiana
9
9
 Texas
32
34
Maine
4
4
 Utah
5
5
Maryland
10
10
 Vermont
3
3
Massachusetts
12
12
 Virginia
13
13
Michigan
18
17
 Washington
11
11
Minnesota
10
10
 West Virginia
5
5
Mississippi
7
6
 Wisconsin
11
10
      Wyoming
3
3
Source: Federal Election Commission
http://www.fec.gov/pages/elecvote.htm