Swing States
California has the highest Electoral Votes (54), followed by Texas (40) and Florida (30). 7 US states share the lowest (3).
Electoral Votes
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Data
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| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  California | 54 | — | — | — |
| 2 |  Texas | 40 | — | — | — |
| 3 |  Florida | 30 | 4 | 7 | Trump |
| 4 |  New York | 28 | — | — | — |
| 5 |  Pennsylvania | 19 | 7 | 4 | Biden |
| 5 |  Illinois | 19 | — | — | — |
| 7 |  Ohio | 17 | 5 | 6 | Trump |
| 8 |  Georgia | 16 | 3 | 8 | Biden |
| 8 |  North Carolina | 16 | 2 | 9 | Trump |
| 10 |  Michigan | 15 | 6 | 5 | Biden |
| 11 |  New Jersey | 14 | — | — | — |
| 12 |  Virginia | 13 | 3 | 8 | Biden |
| 13 |  Washington | 12 | — | — | — |
| 14 |  Arizona | 11 | 1 | 10 | Biden |
| 14 |  Tennessee | 11 | — | — | — |
| 14 |  Massachusetts | 11 | — | — | — |
| 14 |  Indiana | 11 | — | — | — |
| 18 |  Missouri | 10 | — | — | — |
| 18 |  Maryland | 10 | — | — | — |
| 18 |  Colorado | 10 | 4 | 7 | Biden |
| 18 |  Wisconsin | 10 | 8 | 3 | Biden |
| 18 |  Minnesota | 10 | 11 | — | Biden |
| 23 |  South Carolina | 9 | — | — | — |
| 23 |  Alabama | 9 | — | — | — |
| 25 |  Kentucky | 8 | — | — | — |
| 25 |  Louisiana | 8 | — | — | — |
| 25 |  Oregon | 8 | — | — | — |
| 28 |  Oklahoma | 7 | — | — | — |
| 28 |  Connecticut | 7 | — | — | — |
| 30 |  Utah | 6 | — | — | — |
| 30 |  Nevada | 6 | 5 | 6 | Biden |
| 30 |  Iowa | 6 | 6 | 5 | Trump |
| 30 |  Arkansas | 6 | — | — | — |
| 30 |  Kansas | 6 | — | — | — |
| 30 |  Mississippi | 6 | — | — | — |
| 36 |  New Mexico | 5 | — | — | — |
| 36 |  Nebraska | 5 | — | — | — |
| 38 |  Idaho | 4 | — | — | — |
| 38 |  West Virginia | 4 | — | — | — |
| 38 |  Hawaii | 4 | — | — | — |
| 38 |  New Hampshire | 4 | 6 | 5 | Biden |
| 38 |  Maine | 4 | — | — | — |
| 38 |  Montana | 4 | — | — | — |
| 38 |  Rhode Island | 4 | — | — | — |
| 45 |  Delaware | 3 | — | — | — |
| 45 |  South Dakota | 3 | — | — | — |
| 45 |  North Dakota | 3 | — | — | — |
| 45 |  Alaska | 3 | — | — | — |
| 45 |  District of Columbia | 3 | — | — | — |
| 45 |  Vermont | 3 | — | — | — |
| 45 |  Wyoming | 3 | — | — | — |
What correlates with Electoral Votes?
Pearson r against 2,099 other state metrics sharing at least 31 states, 19 near-identical series hidden. Ranks are read by standing: a better rank counts as higher, whether rank 1 is the best place on a list or the worst. Correlation is not causation.
Higher together
Places that have a higher Electoral Votes tend to score higher on these (or rank better)
Opposite directions
Places that have a higher Electoral Votes tend to score lower on these (or rank worse)
Quick answers
- Which state has the highest Electoral Votes?
- California has the highest Electoral Votes, at 54, followed by Texas (40) and Florida (30).
- Which US states have the lowest Electoral Votes?
- 7 of the 51 US states with data share the lowest Electoral Votes, at 3: Delaware, South Dakota, North Dakota, Alaska, District of Columbia, Vermont and Wyoming.
- What is the median Electoral Votes across US states?
- The median is 8 across the 51 US states with data.
- Where does the Swing States data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Swing States in the Presidential Election - ThoughtCo; Presidential Results - CNN.
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