The Electoral College And The Census
If you are wondering why Democrats make such a big stink about an “Are You A Citizen” question on the census, this is why. The population of each state is used to calculate the number of Representatives in Congress each state can have and thus determines the number of electoral votes for the state.
Electoral votes are allocated among the states based on the Census.
Every state is allocated a total number of votes based on the number of senators and representatives in its U.S. Congressional delegation, two votes for its US senators plus additional votes equal to the number of its members in the U. S. House of Representatives.
Under the 23rd Amendment of the Constitution, the District of Columbia is allocated three electors and treated like a state for purposes of the Electoral College.
The allocations below are based on the 2020 Census and are effective for the 2024 and 2028 presidential elections.
Total Electoral Votes: 538; Majority Needed to Elect: 270
| State | Votes | State | Votes | |
| Alabama | 9 | Montana | 4 | |
| Alaska | 3 | Nebraska | 5 | |
| Arizona | 11 | Nevada | 6 | |
| Arkansas | 6 | New Hampshire | 4 | |
| California | 54 | New Jersey | 14 | |
| Colorado | 10 | New Mexico | 5 | |
| Connecticut | 7 | New York | 28 | |
| Delaware | 3 | North Carolina | 16 | |
| District of Columbia | 3 | North Dakots | 3 | |
| Florida | 30 | Ohio | 17 | |
| Georgia | 16 | Oklahoma | 7 | |
| Hawaii | 4 | Oregon | 8 | |
| Idaho | 4 | Pennsylvania | 19 | |
| Illinois | 19 | Rhode Island | 4 | |
| Indiana | 11 | South Carolina | 9 | |
| Iowa | 6 | South Dakota | 3 | |
| Kansas | 6 | Tennessee | 11 | |
| Kentucky | 8 | Texas | 40 | |
| Louisiana | 8 | Utah | 6 | |
| Maine | 4 | Vermont | 3 | |
| Maryland | 10 | Virginia | 13 | |
| Massachusetts | 11 | Washington | 12 | |
| Michigan | 15 | West Virginia | 4 | |
| Minnesota | 10 | Wisconsin | 10 | |
| Mississippi | 6 | Wyoming | 3 | |
| Missouri | 10 |