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To: MJ who wrote (251907)	5/28/2008 1:42:44 AM
From: MJ	Respond to of 794236

Suggest checking that 1940 figure for West Virginia also. May be that the 1940 figure is not accuate which would then change the list again. mj

To: MJ who wrote (251907)	5/28/2008 8:40:09 PM
From: goldworldnet	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 794236

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 * * *