How many electoral votes does each state have? How many were needed to win?

Each state’s number of electoral votes in U.S. presidential elections is determined by its representation in Congress. This is how it works:

Total number of electoral votes: There are a total of 538 electoral votes.

Allocation per federal state: Each state receives electoral votes equal to its number of senators (always 2) plus the number of its representatives, which depends on the population.

Winning a majority: To win the presidency, a candidate needs at least 270 electoral votes.

How many voters are there in the Electoral College?

The electoral college consists of 538 electors. For a candidate to win the presidency, a majority of 270 votes is required.

In 2020, President Joe Biden received 306 electoral votes while former President Donald Trump received 232 votes.

California has a total of 54 electoral votes – one for each senator and one for each of the 52 congressional districts.

In previous presidential elections, California had 55 electoral votes — but in 2021, the state lost a congressional seat due to declining population data in the census.

Texas and Florida have the second and third most electoral votes, respectively, after California.

Texas has 40 votes while Florida has 30.

The numbers are updated every 10 years with the census, which can lead to shifts in some states’ electoral votes. Current electoral vote allocations are based on 2020 Census data and will be used for the 2024 and 2028 presidential elections.

How many votes does each state have?

• Alabama-9
• Alaska – 3
• Arizona – 11
• Arkansas-6
• California – 54
• Colorado-10
• Connecticut – 7
• Delaware – 3
• Florida – 30
• Georgia – 16
• Hawaii – 4
• Idaho-4
• Illinois-19
• Indiana – 11
• Iowa-6
• Kansas-6
• Kentucky – 8
• Louisiana – 8
• Maine – 4
• Maryland-10
• Massachusetts-11
• Michigan-15
• Minnesota – 10
• Mississippi – 6
• Missouri-10
• Montana – 4
• Nebraska-5
• Nevada – 6
• New Hampshire – 4
• New Jersey – 14
• New Mexico – 5
• New York – 28
• North Carolina – 16
• North Dakota – 3
• Ohio-17
• Oklahoma-7
• Oregon-8
• Pennsylvania – 19
• Rhode Island – 4
• South Carolina – 9
• South Dakota – 3
• Tennessee – 11
• Texas-40
• Utah-6
• Vermont-3
• Virginia – 13
• Washington – 12
• Washington DC – 3
• West Virginia – 4
• Wisconsin-10
• Wyoming-3

KTVU and FOX 4 contributed to this report.