Thanks, obviously neither of us are accountants. :)
I thought it would be interesting to compare 1940 electoral votes with today considering changes in the steel industry in the north and the cotton industry in the south. This chart only includes the contiguous states. BTW the electoral vote total in 1940 was 531 and today it is 538.
Sorted by Change
14 States Gained Electoral Votes
(1940) (Today)
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
26 States Lost Electoral Votes
(1940) (Today)
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 5 West Virginia
8 States No Change for Electoral Votes
(1940) (Today)
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
Sorted Alphabetically
(1940) (Today)
11 9 Alabama
3 10 Arizona
9 6 Arkansas
22 55 California
6 9 Colorado
8 7 Connecticut
3 3 Delaware
7 27 Florida
12 15 Georgia
4 4 Idaho
29 21 Illinois
14 11 Indiana
11 7 Iowa
9 6 Kansas
11 8 Kentucky
10 9 Louisiana
5 4 Maine
8 10 Maryland
17 12 Massachusetts
19 17 Michigan
11 10 Minnesota
9 6 Mississippi
15 11 Missouri
4 3 Montana
7 5 Nebraska
3 5 Nevada
4 4 New Hampshire
16 15 New Jersey
3 5 New Mexico
47 31 New York
13 15 North Carolina
4 3 North Dakota
26 20 Ohio
11 7 Oklahoma
5 7 Oregon
36 21 Pennsylvania
4 4 Rhode Island
8 8 South Carolina
4 3 South Dakota
11 11 Tennessee
23 34 Texas
4 5 Utah
3 3 Vermont
11 13 Virginia
8 11 Washington
8 5 West Virginia
12 10 Wisconsin
3 3 Wyoming
SOURCES
fec.gov
en.wikipedia.org
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