Utah had 3 electoral votes when it first became a state in 1896. Both the population and electoral votes have steadily grown. Utah has 6 electoral votes for the 2012, 2016 and 2020 presidential elections. Neighbouring Wyoming has voted very similarly to Utah, differing only in 1912 and 1944.
Year - Number - Candidate (Party)
2008 - 5 - John McCain (R)
2004 - 5 - George W. Bush (R)
2000 - 5 - George W. Bush (R)
1996 - 5 - Bob Dole (R)
1992 - 5 - George H. W. Bush (R)
1988 - 5 - George H. W. Bush (R)
1984 - 5 - Ronald Reagan (R)
1980 - 4 - Ronald Reagan (R)
1976 - 4 - Gerald Ford (R)
1972 - 4 - Richard Nixon (R)
1968 - 4 - Richard Nixon (R)
1964 - 4 - Lyndon Johnson (D)
1960 - 4 - Richard Nixon (R)
1956 - 4 - Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1952 - 4 - Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1948 - 4 - Harry S. Truman (D)
1944 - 4 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1940 - 4 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1936 - 4 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1932 - 4 - Franklin D. Roosevelt (D)
1928 - 4 - Herbert Hoover (R)
1924 - 4 - Calvin Coolidge (R)
1920 - 4 - Warren G. Harding (R)
1916 - 4 - Woodrow Wilson (D)
1912 - 4 - William Howard Taft (R)
1908 - 3 - William Howard Taft (R)
1904 - 3 - Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1900 - 3 - William McKinley (R)
1896 - 3 - William Jennings Bryan (D)
FL has 27 electoral votes FL has 27 electoral votes
When referring to the Electoral College and Presidential elections, a candidate can win by taking: California (55 electoral votes) Texas (28 electoral votes) Florida (29 electoral votes) New York (29 electoral votes) Illinois (20 electoral votes) Pennsylvania (20 electoral votes) Ohio (18 electoral votes) Georgia (16 electoral votes) Michigan (16 electoral votes) New Jersey (15 electoral votes) Virginia (14 electoral votes) - a total of 11 states for 270 electoral votes which means a candidate can lose the other 39 states and District of Columbia and still win the election.
Pennsylvania currently has more electoral votes with 20 electoral votes to Kansas' 6 electoral votes.
Alabama has 9 electoral votes.
270 electoral votes
Electoral votes are the type of votes that actual elect the president.
Barack Obama received more electoral votes, receiving 365 electoral votes to John McCain's 173 electoral votes (out of a total of 538), a difference of 192 electoral votes
Louisiana had 10 electoral votes 1912-1988, 9 electoral votes 1992-2008, and 8 electoral votes 2012-2020. The 2024 electoral votes will be based on the results of the 2020 U.S. Census.
California has 55 electoral votes.
Delaware has 3 electoral votes.
Virginia has 13 electoral college votes.
you have to get 270 electoral votes to win