the southern part of course. Especially Georgia and even Alabama and Mississippi
California had the most in 2008.
California with 55.
Pennsylvania has 20 electoral votes.PA has 17 electoral votes
There were 538 electoral votes in the 2012 US presidential election.
Popular votes
Lyndon Johnson won 486 in 1964 which was the highest total ever for a Democrat. (Republican , Ronald Reagan, got 525 in 1984, despite the fact that 3 "automatic" votes from DC were added to the Democratic total.)
It cast 31 electoral votes for Obama.
Texas has 34 of the 538 Electoral Votes in the Electoral College.
Seven US Representatives plus two US Senators equals nine Electoral College Votes.
The State of California has a total of 55 electoral votes. This represents their 53 House representatives and 2 US senators.
Illinois no longer has 21 electoral votes; it now has 20 electoral votes as of the 2010 census. Based on their population Illinois is entitled to 18 US Congressmen. They also are entitled to two US Senators. Since 18 plus two equals 20 they are entitled to 20 Electoral votes.
Read the US Constitution - it's all there.