Electoral votes by state/federal district for the elections of 2012, 2016, and 2020, with apportionment changes between the 2000 and 2010 censuses
The following is a summary of the electoral vote changes between United States presidential elections. It summarizes the changes in the Electoral College vote by comparing United States presidential election results for a given year with those from the immediate preceding election. It tracks those states which changed their support between parties as well as changes resulting from other factors, such as reapportionment.
Georgia(4) Kentucky(4) North Carolina(11)† Maryland(1)‡ Pennsylvania(14)↑ South Carolina(8) Virginia(20)↓
Though George Washington was officially non-partisan during his presidency, he was broadly sympathetic to the Federalist platform and was endorsed by both parties. *Washington received only 3 of Vermont's 4 electoral votes in the 1792 election. †Adams received only 1 of North Carolina's 12 electoral votes in the 1796 election. ‡Washington only received 8 of Maryland's 10 electoral votes in the 1792 election. In 1796, Adams received 7 of 10. ↑Adams received only 1 of Pennsylvania's 15 electoral votes in the 1796 election. ↓Adams received only 1 of Virginia's 21 electoral votes in the 1796 election.
*Jefferson received only 4 of Maryland's 10 electoral votes in the 1796 election. In 1800, he received 5 of 10. †Jefferson received only 20 of Virginia's 21 electoral votes in the 1796 election. ‡Jefferson received only 8 of North Carolina's 12 electoral votes in the 1800 election, as opposed to the 11 of 12 he received in 1796. ↑Jefferson received only 8 of Pennsylvania's 15 electoral votes in the 1800 election, as opposed to the 14 of 15 he received in 1796.
Maryland(3)* Massachusetts(19) New Hampshire(7) New Jersey(8) North Carolina(4)† Ohio(3) Pennsylvania(7)‡ Rhode Island(4) Vermont(6)
*Jefferson received only 5 of Maryland's 10 electoral votes in the 1800 election. In 1804, he received 9 of 11. †Jefferson received only 8 of North Carolina's 12 electoral votes in the 1800 election. ‡Jefferson received only 8 of Pennsylvania's 15 electoral votes in the 1800 election.
Kentucky(1)* Massachusetts(19) New Hampshire(7) New York(6)† North Carolina(3)‡ Rhode Island(4)
*Madison received only 7 of Kentucky's 8 electoral votes in the 1808 election. †Madison received only 13 of New York's 19 electoral votes in the 1808 election. ‡Madison received only 11 of North Carolina's 14 electoral votes in the 1808 election.
*Madison received only 7 of Kentucky's 8 electoral votes in the 1808 election. †Madison received only 11 of North Carolina's 14 electoral votes in the 1808 election. ‡Madison received only 9 of Maryland's 11 electoral votes in the 1808 election. In 1812, Madison received 6 out of 11. ↑Madison received only 7 of Ohio's 8 electoral votes in the 1812 election.
Indiana(3) Maryland(2)* New Hampshire(8) New Jersey(8) New York(29) Ohio(1)† Rhode Island (4)
*Madison received only 6 of Maryland's 11 electoral votes in the 1812 election. In 1816, Monroe received 8 out of 11 †Madison received only 7 of Ohio's 8 electoral votes in the 1812 election.
Connecticut(8) Delaware(1)* Illinois(1)† Louisiana(2)‡ Maryland(3)↑ Maine(9) Massachusetts(15) New Hampshire(7)↓ New York (26)# Rhode Island(4) Vermont(7)
Due to multiple candidates from the same party in the 1824 election (and the party being the only major party at the time), this chart only shows the electoral votes of the winning candidate, even though he did not receive a plurality of the electoral votes and the election was decided in the United States House of Representatives. *Adams received only 1 of Delaware's 3 electoral votes in the 1824 election. †Adams received only 1 of Illinois's 3 electoral votes in the 1824 election. ‡Adams received only 2 of Louisiana's 5 electoral votes in the 1824 election. ↑Adams received only 3 of Maryland's 11 electoral votes in the 1824 election. ↓Adams received only 1 of New Hampshire's 8 electoral votes in 1820 and all 8 in 1824. #Adams received only 26 of New York's 36 electoral votes in the 1824 election.
Georgia(9) Illinois(1)* Kentucky(14) Louisiana(2)† Maine(1)‡ Missouri(3) New York(19)↑ Ohio(16) Virginia(24)
Maryland(2)↓ New Jersey(8)
Due to multiple candidates from the same party in the 1824 election (and the party being the only major party at the time), this chart only shows the electoral votes changes of the winning candidate of 1828. *Jackson received only 2 of Illinois's 3 electoral votes in the 1824 election. †Jackson received only 3 of Louisiana's 5 electoral votes in the 1824 election. ‡Jackson received only 1 of Maine's 9 electoral votes in the 1828 election. ↑Jackson received 1 of New York's 36 electoral votes in 1824 and 20 of 26 in 1828. ↓Jackson received 7 of Maryland's 11 electoral votes in 1824 and 5 of 11 in 1828.
Maine(9)* New Hampshire(7) New Jersey(8) New York(22)†
Kentucky(15) Maryland(2)‡ South Carolina(11)
*Jackson received 1 of Maine's 9 electoral votes in 1828 and all 10 in 1832. †Jackson received 20 of New York's 36 electoral votes in 1828 and all 42 in 1832. ‡Jackson received 5 of Maryland's 11 electoral votes in 1828 and 3 of 11 in 1832.
California(8)* Illinois(24) Indiana(15) Michigan(5)† New York(36) North Dakota(1)‡ Ohio(1)↑ Wisconsin(12)
*Cleveland received only 8 of California's 9 electoral votes in the 1892 election. †Cleveland received only 5 of Michigan's 14 electoral votes in the 1892 election. ‡Cleveland received only 1 of North Dakota's 3 electoral votes in the 1892 election. ↑Cleveland received only 1 of Ohio's 23 electoral votes in the 1892 election.
California(7)* Connecticut(6) Delaware(3) Illinois(24) Indiana(15) Kentucky(12)† Maryland(8) Michigan(5)‡ New Jersey(10) New York(36) North Dakota(2)↑ Ohio(1)↓ Oregon(1)# West Virginia(6) Wisconsin(12)
Montana(3) Nebraska(8) South Dakota(4) Washington(4) Wyoming(3)
*Harrison received 1 of California's 9 electoral votes in 1892 vs. McKinley's 8 of 9 in 1896. †McKinley received only 12 of Kentucky's 13 electoral votes in the 1896 election. ‡Harrison received only 9 of Michigan's 14 electoral votes in the 1892 election. ↑Harrison received only 1 of North Dakota's 3 electoral votes in the 1892 election. ↓Harrison received only 22 of Ohio's 23 electoral votes in the 1892 election. #Harrison received only 3 of Oregon's 4 electoral votes in the 1892 election.
California(1)* Kansas(10) Nebraska(8) South Dakota(4) Utah(3) Washington(4) Wyoming(3)
Kentucky(12)†
*McKinley received only 8 of California's 9 electoral votes in the 1896 election. †McKinley received only 12 of Kentucky's 13 electoral votes in the 1896 election.
Connecticut(7) Delaware(3) Illinois(29) Indiana(15) Iowa(13) Maine(6) Massachusetts(18) New Jersey(14) New York(45) Oregon(5) Rhode Island(5) West Virginia(7)† Wisconsin(13)
*Wilson received only 2 out of California's 13 electoral votes in the 1912 election †Wilson received only 1 out of West Virginia's 8 electoral votes in the 1916 election
Alabama(11) Connecticut(8) Delaware(3) Louisiana(10) Maryland(8) Michigan(19) Mississippi(9) New Hampshire(4) New Jersey(16) New York(47) Oregon(6) Pennsylvania(35) South Carolina(8) Tennessee(1)*
*Truman received only 11 out of Tennessee's 12 electoral votes
*Dukakis received only 5 of West Virginia's 6 electoral votes in 1988, while 1 faithless elector voted for his running mate Lloyd Bentsen. Due to reapportionment, West Virginia had 5 electoral votes in 1992, of which Clinton won all of them
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