Electoral Votes in 1940 and 2008 for the contiguous US
In 1940 there were 531 electoral votes and today there are 538
15 States Gained Electoral Votes
3 10 Arizona
22 55 California
6 9 Colorado
7 27 Florida
12 15 Georgia
8 10 Maryland
3 5 Nevada
3 5 New Mexico
13 15 North Carolina
5 7 Oregon
23 34 Texas
4 5 Utah
11 13 Virginia
8 11 Washington
8 11 West Virginia
25 States Lost Electoral Votes
11 9 Alabama
9 6 Arkansas
8 7 Connecticut
29 21 Illinois
14 11 Indiana
11 7 Iowa
9 6 Kansas
11 8 Kentucky
10 9 Louisiana
5 4 Maine
17 12 Massachusetts
19 17 Michigan
11 10 Minnesota
9 6 Mississippi
15 11 Missouri
4 3 Montana
7 5 Nebraska
16 15 New Jersey
47 31 New York
4 3 North Dakota
26 20 Ohio
11 7 Oklahoma
36 21 Pennsylvania
4 3 South Dakota
12 10 Wisconsin
8 States No Change for Electoral Votes
3 3 Delaware
4 4 Idaho
4 4 New Hampshire
4 4 Rhode Island
8 8 South Carolina
11 11 Tennessee
3 3 Vermont
3 3 Wyoming
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