US Electoral College Map
State-by-state results, historical comparisons and a full explanation of how 538 electoral votes decide the American presidency.
2024 Presidential Election Result
Trump won all seven major swing states — Pennsylvania, Michigan, Wisconsin, Arizona, Georgia, Nevada and North Carolina — to surpass the 270 electoral vote threshold. He also became the first Republican presidential candidate to win the national popular vote since George W. Bush in 2004.
All 50 States + DC — 2024 Electoral Votes
All 50 states and Washington DC, sorted by electoral vote count. Margin shows percentage-point difference between the winner and runner-up.
| State | EV | 2024 Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|
| California | 54 | Harris (D) | +21.1 |
| Texas | 40 | Trump (R) | +14.2 |
| Florida | 30 | Trump (R) | +13.2 |
| New York | 28 | Harris (D) | +13.9 |
| Illinois | 19 | Harris (D) | +17.0 |
| Pennsylvania | 19 | Trump (R) | +1.8 |
| Ohio | 17 | Trump (R) | +11.5 |
| Georgia | 16 | Trump (R) | +2.2 |
| North Carolina | 16 | Trump (R) | +3.2 |
| Michigan | 15 | Trump (R) | +1.4 |
| New Jersey | 14 | Harris (D) | +6.3 |
| Virginia | 13 | Harris (D) | +7.2 |
| Washington | 12 | Harris (D) | +18.9 |
| Arizona | 11 | Trump (R) | +5.5 |
| Massachusetts | 11 | Harris (D) | +27.7 |
| Minnesota | 10 | Harris (D) | +3.0 |
| Tennessee | 11 | Trump (R) | +29.2 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | Trump (R) | +0.9 |
| Indiana | 11 | Trump (R) | +21.5 |
| Missouri | 10 | Trump (R) | +18.5 |
| Maryland | 10 | Harris (D) | +28.0 |
| Colorado | 10 | Harris (D) | +11.2 |
| Alabama | 9 | Trump (R) | +27.9 |
| South Carolina | 9 | Trump (R) | +13.0 |
| Kentucky | 8 | Trump (R) | +26.5 |
| Louisiana | 8 | Trump (R) | +20.5 |
| Oregon | 8 | Harris (D) | +13.8 |
| Connecticut | 7 | Harris (D) | +17.7 |
| Oklahoma | 7 | Trump (R) | +33.2 |
| Arkansas | 6 | Trump (R) | +28.1 |
| Iowa | 6 | Trump (R) | +13.4 |
| Kansas | 6 | Trump (R) | +19.9 |
| Mississippi | 6 | Trump (R) | +16.9 |
| Nevada | 6 | Trump (R) | +3.1 |
| Utah | 6 | Trump (R) | +13.0 |
| Nebraska | 5 | Trump (R) | +22.0 |
| New Mexico | 5 | Harris (D) | +6.2 |
| West Virginia | 4 | Trump (R) | +38.1 |
| Hawaii | 4 | Harris (D) | +28.2 |
| Idaho | 4 | Trump (R) | +32.5 |
| New Hampshire | 4 | Harris (D) | +2.2 |
| Maine | 4 | Harris (D) | +7.0 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | Harris (D) | +19.2 |
| Montana | 4 | Trump (R) | +21.0 |
| Delaware | 3 | Harris (D) | +13.2 |
| North Dakota | 3 | Trump (R) | +35.4 |
| South Dakota | 3 | Trump (R) | +27.8 |
| Alaska | 3 | Trump (R) | +13.9 |
| Vermont | 3 | Harris (D) | +35.7 |
| Wyoming | 3 | Trump (R) | +43.1 |
| Washington DC | 3 | Harris (D) | +76.9 |
Note: Nebraska and Maine allocate some electoral votes by congressional district. Nebraska's 2nd district (Omaha) awarded 1 EV to Harris; Maine's 2nd district awarded 1 EV to Trump. Totals above reflect final certified results.
Historical Electoral College Results
Trump vs. Harris
Biden vs. Trump
Trump vs. Clinton
Obama vs. Romney
Obama vs. McCain
Bush vs. Kerry
How the Electoral College Works
The Basic Rules
The United States does not elect its president by direct national popular vote. Instead, voters in each state choose a slate of electors who then cast the official votes for president. This system was established by Article II of the Constitution and has been modified by the 12th and 23rd Amendments.
There are 538 total electors — one for each of the 435 House members, 100 senators, and 3 for Washington DC (added by the 23rd Amendment in 1961). A candidate must win at least 270 electoral votes to become president.
How States Allocate EVs
Each state receives electoral votes equal to its total congressional delegation. California, the most populous state, has 54 electoral votes (52 House seats + 2 senators). Wyoming, the least populous, has 3 (1 House + 2 senators).
48 states and DC use a winner-takes-all system: the candidate with the most votes in that state wins all of its electoral votes. Maine and Nebraska use a congressional district method and can split their electoral votes between candidates.
The Swing State Effect
Because most states reliably vote for one party, presidential campaigns focus almost entirely on the 7–10 genuinely competitive states. In 2024, Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin received the vast majority of campaign spending and candidate visits.
Popular Vote vs. Electoral Vote
Five times in US history, the Electoral College winner did not win the national popular vote: 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000 (Bush over Gore) and 2016 (Trump over Clinton). In 2024, Trump won both the electoral vote and the popular vote, winning 49.8% nationally.
The 7 Swing States That Decided 2024
| State | EV | 2024 | 2020 | 2024 Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 19 | Trump R | Biden D | R+1.8 |
| Georgia | 16 | Trump R | Biden D | R+2.2 |
| North Carolina | 16 | Trump R | Trump R | R+3.2 |
| Michigan | 15 | Trump R | Biden D | R+1.4 |
| Arizona | 11 | Trump R | Biden D | R+5.5 |
| Wisconsin | 10 | Trump R | Biden D | R+0.9 |
| Nevada | 6 | Trump R | Biden D | R+3.1 |
2020 comparison: Biden flipped Pennsylvania, Georgia, Michigan, Arizona, Wisconsin and Nevada from 2016 Trump wins. In 2024, Trump flipped all six back plus added North Carolina more decisively.
Reform Debates
Critics of the Electoral College argue it distorts the democratic will by overweighting smaller states and concentrating all campaign activity in a handful of swing states. The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC) is a proposed workaround: states pledge to award all their electoral votes to whichever candidate wins the national popular vote. As of 2026, states totaling 209 electoral votes have joined — short of the 270 threshold needed to take effect.
Defenders argue the Electoral College forces candidates to build broad geographic coalitions and protects smaller states from being ignored entirely. Abolishing it would require a constitutional amendment with two-thirds support in both chambers of Congress and ratification by three-quarters of states — an extremely high bar.