Electoral College in the 2024 presidential election
Date: November 5, 2024  |
2024 • 2020 • 2016 |
The Electoral College is the process by which the states and District of Columbia elect the president of the United States. Each state is represented by a number of electors equal to the size of its congressional delegation. There are 538 electors in total. To win the Electoral College, a candidate must receive a majority—at least 270—electoral votes.[1]
Thirteen states gained or lost electoral votes following the 2020 Census:[2]
- Texas gained two votes.
- Colorado, Florida, Montana, North Carolina, and Oregon each gained one.
- California, Illinois, Michigan, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia each lost one.
Although there is no constitutional provision or federal law requiring electors to vote in accordance with the election results in their state, electors typically vote for their state's popular vote winner. Some states have provisions permitting the disqualification and replacement of an elector whose vote deviates from the state's popular vote. There were no faithless electors in 2020.[3]
This page provides an overview of the number of electoral votes per state in the 2024 presidential election. It will also provide a list of electors and the votes they cast following the election.
Electoral votes per state in the 2024 presidential election
- See also: Presidential candidates, 2024
The following map shows the number of electoral votes per state in the 2024 presidential election.
Electoral votes by state
The following table lists the number of electoral votes per state in the 2024 presidential election. It also shows the change in the number of electoral votes following the 2020 Census.[2]
| Electoral votes per state in the 2024 presidential election | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jurisdiction | Electoral votes | Change from 2020 election | ||
| Alabama | 9 | 0 | ||
| Alaska | 3 | 0 | ||
| Arizona | 11 | 0 | ||
| Arkansas | 6 | 0 | ||
| California | 54 | -1 | ||
| Colorado | 10 | +1 | ||
| Connecticut | 7 | 0 | ||
| Delaware | 3 | 0 | ||
| District of Columbia | 3 | 0 | ||
| Florida | 30 | +1 | ||
| Georgia | 16 | 0 | ||
| Hawaii | 4 | 0 | ||
| Idaho | 4 | 0 | ||
| Illinois | 19 | -1 | ||
| Indiana | 11 | 0 | ||
| Iowa | 6 | 0 | ||
| Kansas | 6 | 0 | ||
| Kentucky | 8 | 0 | ||
| Louisiana | 8 | 0 | ||
| Maine | 4 | 0 | ||
| Maryland | 10 | 0 | ||
| Massachusetts | 11 | 0 | ||
| Michigan | 15 | -1 | ||
| Minnesota | 10 | 0 | ||
| Mississippi | 6 | 0 | ||
| Missouri | 10 | 0 | ||
| Montana | 4 | +1 | ||
| Nebraska | 5 | 0 | ||
| Nevada | 6 | 0 | ||
| New Hampshire | 4 | 0 | ||
| New Jersey | 14 | 0 | ||
| New Mexico | 5 | 0 | ||
| New York | 28 | -1 | ||
| North Carolina | 16 | +1 | ||
| North Dakota | 3 | 0 | ||
| Ohio | 17 | -1 | ||
| Oklahoma | 7 | 0 | ||
| Oregon | 8 | +1 | ||
| Pennsylvania | 19 | -1 | ||
| Rhode Island | 4 | 0 | ||
| South Carolina | 9 | 0 | ||
| South Dakota | 3 | 0 | ||
| Tennessee | 11 | 0 | ||
| Texas | 40 | +2 | ||
| Utah | 6 | 0 | ||
| Vermont | 3 | 0 | ||
| Virginia | 13 | 0 | ||
| Washington | 12 | 0 | ||
| West Virginia | 4 | -1 | ||
| Wisconsin | 10 | 0 | ||
| Wyoming | 3 | 0 | ||
Related topics
- History of the Electoral College
- Selecting elector candidates
- Arguments in favor of the Electoral College
- Arguments against the Electoral College
See also
- 2024 election dates and deadlines
- Electoral College
- Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election
- Counting of electoral votes (January 6-7, 2021)
- Presidential candidates, 2024
- Presidential candidates, 2020
- Splits between the Electoral College and popular vote
Footnotes
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