2010 Census
State Population and the
Distribution of Electoral Votes and
Representatives

 
Disclaimer:
These pages contain a combination of preliminary, unofficial, and estimated data. The information posted here is subject to change.
  • The data presented is based on the 1 July 2008 Estimate by the Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau released 22 December 2008.

This table reflects changes in the distribution of seats in the House of Representatives and Electoral College based on the estimated data released by the Census Bureau on 22 December 2008.

There are 100 Senate Seats, 435 House Seats, and 538 Electors.

States receive one elector for each Senator and one elector for each Representative. The District of Columbia has no Senators, no Representatives, and 3 electors. Each state has 2 Senators and 1 (or more based on population) Representative.

 
 
  Population Electors House Seats
State 2010 Change 2000 2012
2016
2020
Change 2004
2008
2012
2016
2020
Change 2004
2008
Alabama4,661,900+200,7704,461,1309 97 7
Alaska686,293+57,360628,9333 31 1
Arizona6,500,180+1,359,4975,140,68311+1109+18
Arkansas2,855,390+175,6572,679,7336 64 4
California36,756,666+2,825,86833,930,79855 5553 53
Colorado4,939,456+627,5744,311,8829 97 7
Connecticut3,501,252+91,7173,409,5357 75 5
Delaware873,092+88,024785,0683 31 1
District of Columbia   3 3   
Florida18,328,340+2,299,45016,028,89028+12726+125
Georgia9,685,744+1,478,7698,206,97516+11514+113
Hawaii1,288,198+71,5561,216,6424 42 2
Idaho1,523,816+226,5421,297,2744 42 2
Illinois12,901,563+462,52112,439,04221 2119 19
Indiana6,376,792+286,0106,090,78211 119 9
Iowa3,002,555+70,6322,931,9236-174-15
Kansas2,802,134+108,3102,693,8246 64 4
Kentucky4,269,245+219,8144,049,4318 86 6
Louisiana4,410,796-69,4754,480,2718-196-17
Maine1,316,456+38,7251,277,7314 42 2
Maryland5,633,597+325,7115,307,88610 108 8
Massachusetts6,497,967+142,3996,355,56811-1129-110
Michigan10,003,422+47,5939,955,82916-11714-115
Minnesota5,220,393+294,7234,925,67010 108 8
Mississippi2,938,618+85,6912,852,9276 64 4
Missouri5,911,605+305,3455,606,26011 119 9
Montana967,440+62,124905,3163 31 1
Nebraska1,783,432+68,0631,715,3695 53 3
Nevada2,600,167+598,1352,002,0326+154+13
New Hampshire1,315,809+77,3941,238,4154 42 2
New Jersey8,682,661+258,3078,424,35414-11512-113
New Mexico1,984,356+160,5351,823,8215 53 3
New York19,490,297+485,32419,004,97330-13128-129
North Carolina9,222,414+1,154,7418,067,67315 1513 13
North Dakota641,481-2,275643,7563 31 1
Ohio11,485,910+111,37011,374,54019-12017-118
Oklahoma3,642,361+183,5423,458,8197 75 5
Oregon3,790,060+361,5173,428,5437 75 5
Pennsylvania12,448,279+147,60912,300,67020-12118-119
Rhode Island1,050,788+1,1261,049,6624 42 2
South Carolina4,479,800+454,7394,025,0618 86 6
South Dakota804,194+47,320756,8743 31 1
Tennessee6,214,888+514,8515,700,03711 119 9
Texas24,326,974+3,422,98020,903,99437+33435+332
Utah2,736,424+499,7102,236,7146+154+13
Vermont621,270+11,380609,8903 31 1
Virginia7,769,089+668,3877,100,70213 1311 11
Washington6,549,224+640,5405,908,68411 119 9
West Virginia1,814,468+1,3911,813,0775 53 3
Wisconsin5,627,967+256,7575,371,21010 108 8
Wyoming532,668+37,364495,3043 31 1
Totals303,467,891+22,043,714281,424,177538 538435 435
 
 


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