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The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Last Updated: Jul 22, 2024 • Article History Table of ContentsEvery four years on the first Tuesday following the first Monday of November, voters head to the polls to elect the president of the United States. The votes of the public determine electors, who formally choose the president through the electoral college. The number of electors a state receives is determined by the combined number of the state’s members of the U.S. House of Representatives and Senate. The Twenty-third Amendment, adopted in 1961, provided electoral college representation for Washington, D.C.
The table provides a list of U.S. electoral votes by state.
Total: 538. Majority needed to elect the president and vice president: 270.
| state | number of votes | state | number of votes |
|---|---|---|---|
| *Although not a state, the District of Columbia is allotted electors. | |||
| 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 Dakota | 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 | ||
The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica This article was most recently revised and updated by Amy Tikkanen.