2024 election: How many electoral college votes does each state have?
NEW YORK (PIX11) — The race for the White House is nearly decided.
Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump are battling to win the 2024 presidential election. They need 270 electoral votes to win.
There are 538 electoral votes distributed throughout the 50 states. California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, and Illinois have the most electoral votes due to their population size.
“Electoral votes are allocated among the States based on the Census. Every State is allocated a number of votes equal to the number of Senators and Representatives in its U.S. Congressional delegation—two votes for its Senators in the U.S. Senate plus a number of votes equal to the number of its Congressional districts,” the National Archive states. “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.”
Here is each state and its electoral votes:
- California 54
- Texas 40
- Florida 30
- New York 28
- Illinois 19
- Pennsylvania 19
- Ohio 17
- Georgia 16
- North Carolina 16
- Michigan 15
- New Jersey 14
- Virginia 13
- Washington 12
- Arizona 11
- Indiana 11
- Massachusetts 11
- Tennessee 11
- Colorado 10
- Maryland 10
- Minnesota 10
- Missouri 10
- Wisconsin 10
- Alabama 9
- South Carolina 9
- Kentucky 8
- Louisiana 8
- Oregon 8
- Connecticut 7
- Oklahoma 7
- Arkansas 6
- Iowa 6
- Kansas 6
- Mississippi 6
- Nevada 6
- Utah 6
- Nebraska 5
- New Mexico 5
- Hawaii 4
- Idaho 4
- Maine 4
- Montana 4
- New Hampshire 4
- Rhode Island 4
- West Virginia 4
- Alaska 3
- Delaware 3
- The District of Columbia 3
- North Dakota 3
- South Dakota 3
- Vermont 3
- Wyoming 3
Matthew Euzarraga is a multimedia journalist from El Paso, Texas. He has covered local news and LGBTQIA topics in the New York City Metro area since 2021. He joined the PIX11 Digital team in 2023. You can see more of his work here.