AK 3HI 4CA 55AZ (^11) NM 5
TX 38
OK 7
KS 6
CO 9
UT 6
NV 6
OR 7
ID 4
WY 3 SD^3
ND 3
NE 5
MN
(^10) WI
(^1016)
MI
IN
11
KY 8
OH 18
NC 15
VA 13
PA 20
NY 29
VT 3
NH (^4) ME
4
MA 11
RI 4
CT 7
NJ 14
MD 10
SC 9
IL
20
IA 6
MO
10
AR 6
LA
8
MS
6 AL^9
TN 11
GA
16
FL
MT 3
WA 12
D.C. 3
29
WV DE 3
5
How it works: in theory
The Electoral College
Electoral Votes per State
The number of electors from each
state equals the state’s number
of House members (which varies
based on state population) plus the
number of senators (two per state).
Each elector has one vote in the
electoral college.
100%
of electoral votes
go to winner^
Who Are the Electors?
Candidates to be electors are
nominated by their political parties.
They pledge to support a certain
candidate if they are elected to the
electoral college. When you cast
your vote for a presidential candidate,
you are in fact voting for the slate
of potential electors who support
that candidate.
Winning a State
Most states give all of their electoral
college votes to the candidate who
wins the most votes in that state.
So, even if a candidate only gets 51
percent of the vote in the state, his or
her entire slate of electors is elected,
and he or she gets all of the state’s
votes in the electoral college.
California
Popular Vote
California Electoral
Votes (55)
Washington West Virginia
100%
Delaware Idaho Nebraska South Dakota40%
60%
Trump’s campaign started by
identifying “solid Republican”
states—ones with a history of strong
Republican support—which gave them
a start of 164 electoral votes. Then, they
focused on what campaign manager
Kellyanne Conway called their “core
four” states—ones they knew they
needed in order to have a chance at
victory: Florida, North Carolina, Ohio,
and Iowa. This would bring them to 232
electoral votes. Where would they go
to get the additional 38 electoral votes
needed for victory?How it works: in practice
Donald Trump’s
Electoral College
Strategy, 2016
* Maine splits its electoral votes; Trump received 1, Clinton 3.2016 Results
Ultimately, Trump used
a combination of these
strategies to win 306
electoral votes, and
the presidency.Trump's Final Winning Electoral College MapTarget the Rust Belt: Michigan,
Minnesota, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin
These states have relatively weak
economies and few minority voters.Solid Republican States (164)
Core Four States (68)164+^68 + (^56)
288
Hold off Growing Minority Populations:
Arizona, Georgia, Nevada, Colorado
Though Democrats hoped to win all these
states because of their high minority
populations, only Nevada and Colorado have
been swing states in recent elections, and
many people felt that Georgia and Arizona
had been trending toward Democrats.
164
+^68 + (^42)
164 +^68
274
232
GA 16NV 6
AZ 11
CO 9Total^ Votes306
- Why didn’t the Trump campaign
focus on some delegate- rich states like
California and New York?
2. In what state do you think the Trump
campaign spent the most money?
Where do you think Trump made the
most personal appearances? Why?
Critical Thinking
PA 20MI 16WI 10MN 10AL 9
AK 3
AZ 11
AR 6
FL 29
GA 16
ID 4
IN 11
IA 6
KS 6
KY 8
LA 8
ME 1 *
MI 16
MS 6
MO 10
MT 3
NE 5
NC 15
ND 3
OH 18
OK 7
PA 20
SC 9
SD 3
TN 11
TX 38
UT 6
WV 5
WI 10
WY 3
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