Current Electoral Vote Distribution
See also: Electoral vote changes between United States presidential electionsThe following table shows the number of electoral votes (EV) to which each state and the District of Columbia will be entitled during the 2012, 2016 and 2020 presidential elections: The numbers in parentheses represent the number of electoral votes that a state gained (+) or lost (-) because of reapportionment following the 2010 Census.
| State | EV | State | EV | State | EV | State | EV |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alabama | 9 | Indiana | 11 | Nebraska | 5** | South Carolina | 9 (+1) |
| Alaska | 3 | Iowa | 6 (−1) | Nevada | 6 (+1) | South Dakota | 3 |
| Arizona | 11 (+1) | Kansas | 6 | New Hampshire | 4 | Tennessee | 11 |
| Arkansas | 6 | Kentucky | 8 | New Jersey | 14 (−1) | Texas | 38 (+4) |
| California | 55 | Louisiana | 8 (−1) | New Mexico | 5 | Utah | 6 (+1) |
| Colorado | 9 | Maine | 4** | New York | 29 (−2) | Vermont | 3 |
| Connecticut | 7 | Maryland | 10 | North Carolina | 15 | Virginia | 13 |
| Delaware | 3 | Massachusetts | 11 (−1) | North Dakota | 3 | Washington | 12 (+1) |
| Florida | 29 (+2) | Michigan | 16 (−1) | Ohio | 18 (−2) | West Virginia | 5 |
| Georgia | 16 (+1) | Minnesota | 10 | Oklahoma | 7 | Wisconsin | 10 |
| Hawaii | 4 | Mississippi | 6 | Oregon | 7 | Wyoming | 3 |
| Idaho | 4 | Missouri | 10 (−1) | Pennsylvania | 20 (−1) | Washington, D.C.* | 3 |
| Illinois | 20 (−1) | Montana | 3 | Rhode Island | 4 | Total electors | 538 |
- * Washington, D.C., although not a state, is granted the same number of electoral votes as the least populous state (which has always been 3) by the Twenty-third Amendment.
- ** Maine and Nebraska electors distributed by way of the Congressional District Method.
- (+) or (-) Represents number of electors gained or lost in comparison to 2004 & 2008 electoral college map)
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