Total number of electors in the electoral college: 538
All population figures are 2007 estimates from factfinder.census.gov
A positive number in Column C shows that a state benefits from the electoral system.
A negative number (shown in red) indicates that a state has reduced voting power under the electoral system.
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Rank | State | State's Population | State's Electoral Votes | State's Population as % of Total US population | Number of State Electors as % of Total Electors | Effect of Electoral College Column B– Column A |
1 | California | 36,553,215 | 55 | 12.12 | 10.22 | -1.896 |
2 | Texas | 23,904,380 | 34 | 7.93 | 6.32 | -1.606 |
3 | New York | 19,297,729 | 31 | 6.40 | 5.76 | -0.636 |
4 | Florida | 18,251,243 | 27 | 6.05 | 5.02 | -1.032 |
5 | Illinois | 12,852,548 | 21 | 4.26 | 3.90 | -0.358 |
6 | Pennsylvania | 12,432,792 | 21 | 4.12 | 3.90 | -0.219 |
7 | Ohio | 11,466,917 | 20 | 3.80 | 3.72 | -0.084 |
8 | Michigan | 10,071,822 | 17 | 3.34 | 3.16 | -0.179 |
9 | Georgia | 9,544,750 | 15 | 3.16 | 2.79 | -0.376 |
10 | North Carolina | 9,061,032 | 15 | 3.00 | 2.79 | -0.216 |
11 | New Jersey | 8,685,920 | 15 | 2.88 | 2.79 | -0.092 |
12 | Virginia | 7,712,091 | 13 | 2.56 | 2.42 | -0.141 |
13 | Washington | 6,468,424 | 11 | 2.14 | 2.04 | -0.100 |
14 | Massachusetts | 6,449,755 | 12 | 2.14 | 2.23 | 0.092 |
15 | Indiana | 6,345,289 | 11 | 2.10 | 2.04 | -0.059 |
16 | Arizona | 6,338,755 | 10 | 2.10 | 1.86 | -0.243 |
17 | Tennessee | 6,156,719 | 11 | 2.04 | 2.04 | 0.003 |
18 | Missouri | 5,878,415 | 11 | 1.95 | 2.04 | 0.096 |
19 | Maryland | 5,618,344 | 10 | 1.86 | 1.86 | -0.004 |
20 | Wisconsin | 5,601,640 | 10 | 1.86 | 1.86 | 0.002 |
21 | Minnesota | 5,197,621 | 10 | 1.72 | 1.86 | 0.136 |
22 | Colorado | 4,861,515 | 9 | 1.61 | 1.67 | 0.061 |
23 | Alabama | 4,627,851 | 9 | 1.53 | 1.67 | 0.139 |
24 | South Carolina | 4,407,709 | 8 | 1.46 | 1.49 | 0.026 |
25 | Louisiana | 4,293,204 | 9 | 1.42 | 1.67 | 0.249 |
26 | Kentucky | 4,241,474 | 8 | 1.41 | 1.49 | 0.081 |
27 | Oregon | 3,747,455 | 7 | 1.24 | 1.30 | 0.059 |
28 | Oklahoma | 3,617,316 | 7 | 1.20 | 1.30 | 0.102 |
29 | Connecticut | 3,502,309 | 7 | 1.16 | 1.30 | 0.140 |
30 | Iowa | 2,988,046 | 7 | 0.99 | 1.30 | 0.310 |
31 | Mississippi | 2,918,785 | 6 | 0.97 | 1.12 | 0.148 |
32 | Arkansas | 2,834,797 | 6 | 0.94 | 1.12 | 0.175 |
33 | Kansas | 2,775,997 | 6 | 0.92 | 1.12 | 0.195 |
34 | Utah | 2,645,330 | 5 | 0.88 | 0.93 | 0.052 |
35 | Nevada | 2,565,382 | 5 | 0.85 | 0.93 | 0.079 |
36 | New Mexico | 1,969,915 | 5 | 0.65 | 0.93 | 0.276 |
37 | West Virginia | 1,812,035 | 5 | 0.60 | 0.93 | 0.329 |
38 | Nebraska | 1,774,571 | 5 | 0.59 | 0.93 | 0.341 |
39 | Idaho | 1,499,402 | 4 | 0.50 | 0.74 | 0.246 |
40 | Maine | 1,317,207 | 4 | 0.44 | 0.74 | 0.307 |
41 | New Hampshire | 1,315,828 | 4 | 0.44 | 0.74 | 0.307 |
42 | Hawaii | 1,283,388 | 4 | 0.43 | 0.74 | 0.318 |
43 | Rhode Island | 1,057,832 | 4 | 0.35 | 0.74 | 0.393 |
44 | Montana | 957,861 | 3 | 0.32 | 0.56 | 0.240 |
45 | Delaware | 864,764 | 3 | 0.29 | 0.56 | 0.271 |
46 | South Dakota | 796,214 | 3 | 0.26 | 0.56 | 0.294 |
47 | Alaska | 683,478 | 3 | 0.23 | 0.56 | 0.331 |
48 | North Dakota | 639,715 | 3 | 0.21 | 0.56 | 0.346 |
49 | Vermont | 621,254 | 3 | 0.21 | 0.56 | 0.352 |
50 | District of Columbia | 588,292 | 3 | 0.20 | 0.56 | 0.363 |
51 | Wyoming | 522,830 | 3 | 0.17 | 0.56 | 0.384 |