A Few States to Win
Based on the current allocation of electoral votes, a candidate could win the presidency with electoral majorities in only 11 states.  Conversely, a candidate could win every vote in 40 states and still lose the presidency.

The 11 States that can elect the President (Electoral Votes in parenthesis): California (55), Texas (34), New York (31), Florida (27), Illinois (21), Pennsylvania (21), Ohio (20), Michigan (17), Georgia (15), New Jersey (15), North Carolina (15). Total: 271 Electoral Votes.

Constitutional Residence

State Size

Special Interests

State Legislatures


Unlucky Luck

Ignoring Your Vote

More Options

Vague Values

Electoral Replacements

Electoral Tie

Favorite Son Effect

 
Electoral College Table of Contents


 
April 10th 2007
What's Right with Maryland
Editor's Cut (The Nation blog)

The Nation's editor, Katrina Vanden Heuvel, blogs in support of NPV.

April 10th 2007
O'Malley Signs Bill to Bypass Electoral College
The Washington Post

Maryland becomes the first state to enact NPV.

April 10th 2007
Maryland wants to rework U.S. presidential election process
The International Herald Tribune

Leading international daily reports on the passage of NPV by Maryland.

April 9th 2007
Electoral College is Outdated
The Denver Post

The Denver Post makes a positive appraisal of the National Popular Vote plan and concludes that the lack of representativeness in the current Electoral College system will become clear upon further deliberation.

April 6th 2007
Popular Vote for President Worth Consideration
Anderson Herald Bulletin, IN

Herald Bulletin editorial discusses the outdated nature of the Electoral College and the rationale for having a national popular vote for president.

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