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Election Day was Tuesday, November 6, 2012
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 |
| Alabama |
9 |
| Alaska |
3 |
| Arizona |
11 |
| Arkansas |
6 |
| California |
55 |
| Colorado |
9 |
| Connecticut |
7 |
| Delaware |
3 |
| District of Columbia |
3 |
| Florida |
29 |
| Georgia |
16 |
| Hawaii |
4 |
| Idaho |
4 |
| Illinois |
20 |
| Indiana |
11 |
| Iowa |
6 |
| Kansas |
6 |
| Kentucky |
8 |
| Louisiana |
8 |
| Maine |
4 |
| Maryland |
10 |
| Massachusetts |
11 |
| Michigan |
16 |
| Minnesota |
10 |
| Mississippi |
6 |
| Missouri |
10 |
| Montana |
3 |
| Nebraska |
5 |
| Nevada |
6 |
| New Hampshire |
4 |
| New Jersey |
14 |
| New Mexico |
5 |
| New York |
29 |
| North Carolina |
15 |
| North Dakota |
3 |
| Ohio |
18 |
| Oklahoma |
7 |
| Oregon |
7 |
| Pennsylvania |
20 |
| Rhode Island |
4 |
| South Carolina |
9 |
| South Dakota |
3 |
| Tennessee |
11 |
| Texas |
38 |
| Utah |
6 |
| Vermont |
3 |
| Virginia |
13 |
| Washington |
12 |
| West Virginia |
5 |
| Wisconsin |
10 |
| Wyoming |
3 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Last Update: 12/10/2010
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