Connecticut was one of the first 13 states and has participated in all 58 Presidential elections so far. Connecticut started with 7 electoral votes, increased to a max of 9 electoral votes, and has fluctuated somewhat before returning to 7 electoral votes in 2004.
7 - 2020, 2016, 2012, 2008, 2004
8 - 2000, 1996, 1992, 1988, 1984, 1980, 1976, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1960, 1956, 1952, 1948, 1944, 1940, 1936, 1932
7 - 1928, 1924, 1920, 1916, 1912, 1908, 1904
6 - 1900, 1896, 1892, 1888, 1884, 1880, 1876, 1872, 1868, 1864, 1860, 1856, 1852, 1848, 1844
8 - 1840, 1836, 1832, 1828, 1824
9 - 1820, 1816, 1812, 1808, 1804, 1800, 1796, 1792
7 - 1789
Vermont currently has 3 electoral votes. It had 3 electoral votes when it first joined the Union in 1791, and peaked at 8 electoral votes in the elections from 1812-1820.
3 - 1932 to 2020
4 - 1884 to 1928
5 - 1852 to 1880
6 - 1844 and 1848
7 - 1824 to 1840
8 - 1812 to 1820
6 - 1804 and 1808
4 - 1796 and 1800
3 - 1792
Vermont currently has 3 electoral votes. It had 3 electoral votes when it first joined the Union in 1791, and peaked at 8 electoral votes in the elections from 1812-1820. Vermont is considered a Democratic state in 2012, and has voted Democrat since 1992. Before that, it had voted consistently Republican since the party was formed, with the exception of the 1964 election of Lyndon Johnson. The 2 decades before the Republican party was formed, Vermont consistently supported the Whig party.
Electoral votes for each candidate in past elections.
Year - Votes - Candidate (Party):
2012 - 3 - Barack Obama (D)
2008 - 3 - Barack Obama (D)
2004 - 3 - John Kerry (D)
2000 - 3 - Al Gore (D)
1996 - 3 - Bill Clinton (D)
1992 - 3 - Bill Clinton (D)
1988 - 3 - George H W Bush (R)
1984 - 3 - Ronald Reagan (R)
1980 - 3 - Ronald Reagan (R)
1976 - 3 - Gerald Ford (R)
1972 - 3 - Richard Nixon (R)
1968 - 3 - Richard Nixon (R)
1964 - 3 - Lyndon Johnson (D)
1960 - 3 - Richard Nixon (R)
1956 - 3 - Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1952 - 3 - Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)
1948 - 3 - Thomas Dewey (R)
1944 - 3 - Thomas Dewey (R)
1940 - 3 - Wendell Willkie (R)
1936 - 3 - Alf Landon (R)
1932 - 3 - Herbert Hoover (R)
1928 - 4 - Herbert Hoover (R)
1924 - 4 - Calvin Coolidge (R)
1920 - 4 - Warren G. Harding (R)
1916 - 4 - Charles Evan Hughes (R)
1912 - 4 - William Howard Taft (R)
1908 - 4 - William Howard Taft (R)
1904 - 4 - Theodore Roosevelt (R)
1900 - 4 - William McKinley (R)
1896 - 4 - William McKinley (R)
1892 - 4 - Benjamin Harrison (R)
1888 - 4 - Benjamin Harrison (R)
1884 - 4 - James Blaine (R)
1880 - 5 - James Garfield (R)
1876 - 5 - Rutherford B. Hayes (R)
1872 - 5 - Ulysses S. Grant (R)
1868 - 5 - Ulysses S. Grant (R)
1864 - 5 - Abraham Lincoln (R)
1860 - 5 - Abraham Lincoln (R)
1856 - 5 - John Fremont (R)
1852 - 5 - Winfield Scott (Whig)
1848 - 6 - Zachary Taylor (Whig)
1844 - 6 - Henry Clay (Whig)
1840 - 7 - William H. Harrison (Whig)
1836 - 7 - William H. Harrison (Whig)
1832 - 7 - William Wirt (Anti-Masonic)
1828 - 7 - John Quincy Adams (National Republican)
1824 - 7 - John Quincy Adams (Democratic Republican)
1820 - 8 - James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1816 - 8 - James Monroe (Democratic-Republican)
1812 - 8 - James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1808 - 6 - James Madison (Democratic-Republican)
1804 - 6 - Thomas Jefferson (Democratic-Republican)
1800 - 4 - John Adams (Federalist)
1796 - 4 - John Adams (Federalist)
1792 - 3 - George Washington (Independent)
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.
6 - 2020, 2016, 2012
5 - 2008, 2004, 2000, 1996, 1992, 1988, 1984
4 - 1980, 1976, 1972, 1968, 1964, 1960, 1956, 1952, 1948, 1944, 1940, 1936, 1932, 1928, 1924, 1920, 1916, 1912
3 - 1908, 1904, 1900, 1896
Vermont has one vote for every resident of 18 years of age or older. In the 2008 Presidential election, Vermont cast 325,046 votes, translating to 3 electoral votes.
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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.
you have to get 270 electoral votes to win
Delaware has 3 electoral votes.
California has 55 electoral votes.
Virginia has 13 electoral college votes.