Electoral
Vote Calculator
In
the race
for president, the winner of the popular vote in each state except
Maine and Nebraska wins all the electoral votes in
that
state. In Maine and Nebraska, the statewide winners receive
2 electoral votes and the winners of each of the congressional districts receive 1 electoral
vote per district. In 2008, John McCain won the statewide vote in Nebraska, but Barack Obama won the vote in Nebraska's Second Congressional District.
There are 538 total electoral votes and 270 electoral votes - a
majority - are needed to win.
Use the
Electoral Vote Calculator to determine the total electoral votes
for the Republican and Democratic candidates by selecting the Rep
or Dem button
for each state and district.
The
calculator only allows for one winner in each state and district.
The
calculator has been pre-set to the 2008 election results by
state in
the race between John McCain, the Republican, and Barack Obama,
the Democrat, but uses the electoral vote totals from
the 2010 Census Congressional reapportionment. Click
here to see the 2008 results based on the 2000 Census reapportionment
where Obama received 365 electoral votes to 173 for McCain.
The
totals for the Republican and
the Democrat are automatically
recalculated as the candidates are selected. The
calculator can be returned to the 2008 results by clicking
the reset button.
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