How each state voted...

[Max]

I know that there are a lot of political junkies (myself included) here at SON, so here is an interesting list for you: a list of each of the states, and which presidential candidate won those states in 2000 and in 2004. Before I begin the list, here are some notes:

*The states will be listed in order of population.

*The District of Columbia will be included in this list, as if it was a state.

*After the dashes that follow each state's name, a number will appear. This number represents how many electoral votes each state currently has. As I mentioned in another thread, the number of electoral votes a state has equals the number of Congressmen a state has plus the number of Senators each state has. However, since each state has two Senators, the formula can be rewritten like this: the number of electoral votes a state has equals the number of Congressmen a state has plus two. And, FYI, it takes 270 electoral votes in order to win a presidential election.

*After the number of electoral votes that each state has, there will be a parentheses. The contents of these parentheses will tell you which presidential candidate won that particular state in both 2000 and 2004.

Here is the list:

1. California--55 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

2. Texas--34 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

3. New York--31 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

4. Florida--27 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

5. Illinois--21 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

6. Pennsylvania--21 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

7. Ohio--20 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

8. Michigan--17 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

9. New Jersey--15 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

10. Georgia--15 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

11. North Carolina--15 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

12. Virginia--13 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

13. Massachusetts--12 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

14. Indiana--11 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

15. Washington--11 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

16. Tennessee--11 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

17. Missouri--11 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

18. Wisconsin--10 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

19. Maryland--10 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

20. Arizona--10 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

21. Minnesota--10 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

22. Louisiana--9 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

23. Alabama--9 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

24. Colorado--9 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

25. Kentucky--8 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

26. South Carolina--8 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

27. Oklahoma--7 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

28. Oregon--7 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

29. Connecticut--7 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

30. Iowa--7 (Gore in 2000 & Bush in 2004)

31. Mississippi--6 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

32. Kansas--6 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

33. Arkansas--6 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

34. Utah--5 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

35. Nevada--5 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

36. New Mexico--5 (Gore in 2000 & Bush in 2004)

37. West Virginia--5 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

38. Nebraska--5 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

39. Idaho--4 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

40. Maine--4 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

41. New Hampshire--4 (Bush in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

42. Hawaii--4 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

43. Rhode Island--4 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

44. Montana--3 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

45. Delaware--3 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

46. South Dakota--3 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

47. North Dakota--3 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

48. Alaska--3 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

49. Vermont--3 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

50. District of Columbia--3 (Gore in 2000 & Kerry in 2004)

51. Wyoming--3 (Bush in 2000 & 2004)

Before I conclude, I want to point out two things. First, in today's polarized political climate (where most states are lopsided in favor of one party or the other), every electoral vote counts, since there are at most 15 swing states. Second, it is interesting to observe that only three states--Iowa, New Mexico, and New Hampshire--voted for one party's presidential candidate in 2000 and the other party's presidential candidate in 2004. This means that all other states voted either for or against Bush in both 2000 and 2004.

[darraholic]

Very interesting.

btw here is how each province voted in the last Canadian Election...

Newfoundland & Labrador

Seats

Liberals: 4

Conservatives: 3

NDP: 0

Other: 0

% of Vote

Liberals: 42%

Conservatives: 42%

NDP: 12%

Prince Edward Island

Seats

Liberals: 4

Conservatives: 0

NDP: 0

% of Vote

Liberals: 52%

Conservatives: 33%

NDP: 9%

Other: 3%

Nova Scotia

Seats

Liberals: 6

Conservatives: 3

NDP: 2

% of Votes

Liberals: 37%

NDP: 29%

Conservatives: 29%

Others: 2%

New Brunswick

Seats

Liberals: 6

Conservatives: 3

NDP: 1

% of Votes

Liberals: 39%

Conservatives: 35%

NDP: 21%

Others: 2 %

Quebec

Seats

BQ: 51

Liberals: 13

Conservatives: 10

Others: 1

NDP: 0

% of vote

BQ: 42%

Conservatives: 24%

Liberals: 20%

NDP: 7%

Other: 0 %

Ontario

Seats

Liberals: 54

Conservatives: 40

NDP: 12

% of Vote

Liberals: 39%

Conservatives: 35%

NDP: 19%

Others: 4%

Manitoba

Seats

Conservatives: 8

Liberals: 3

NDP: 3

% of Vote

Conservatives: 42%

Liberals: 26%

NDP: 25%

Others: 4%

Saskatchewan

Seats

Conservatives: 12

Liberals: 2

NDP: 0

% of Votes

Conservatives: 48%

NDP: 24%

Liberals: 22%

Others: 3%

Alberta

Seats

Conservatives: 28

Liberals: 0

NDP: 0

% of votes

Conservatives: 64%

Liberals: 15%

NDP: 11%

Others: 6%

British Columbia

Seats

Conservatives: 17

NDP: 10

Liberals: 9

% of Vote

Conservatives: 37%

NDP: 28%

Liberals: 27%

Others: 5%

Yukon

Seats

Liberals: 1

NDP: 0

Conservatives: 0

% of vote

Liberals: 48%

NDP: 23%

Conservatives: 23%

Others: 3%^

Northwest Territories

Seats

NDP: 1

Liberals: 0

Conservatives: 0

% of votes

NDP: 42%

Liberals: 34%

Conservatives: 19%

Others: 2%

Nunavit

Seats

Liberals: 1

NDP: 0

Conservatives: 0

% of votes

Liberals: 39%

Conservatives: 29%

NDP: 17%

Others: 12%

[soapfan770]

First, in today's polarized political climate (where most states are lopsided in favor of one party or the other),

That is true to some extent, but...and I may be off-base, but I think the red state/blue state divide is a delusion created by the media. While obviously there is going to be more Liberal places(California, DC, Mass.) and Conservative places(Utah, West Texas, parts of the Bible Belt), when you look the election map by counties at state level, lots of them were purple...meaning an equal mix. I don't think we'll ever since an election like the ones in 1984(49 states going to President Reagan) or the 1992 one(a strong independent candidate).

[Rebecca]

So only three states switched parties from 2000 to 2004 (Iowa, NM, NH)

...I wish they'd secede. j/k. Cant blame all the people in them! I'm in VA for God's sake.

[Chris]

But NH voted for Kerry, so they switched to the good side.

[KMan101]

To be honest, LOL, and I stay out of politics, I'd rather not have either Bush OR Kerry! Both creep the hell out of me (among other things).

[Ms. Walsh]

The thing that pisses me off about the presidential election is that the whole process is so stupid. Like, if you don't live in a battleground state, what's the point of voting at all?? I live in MA, and I'm extremely liberal, but still...why vote when I know that my state is going to go Democrat anyway? That's why I want to declare myself as a NH or something b/c then my vote would mean something at least.

I know that the whole electorial system was made to save the American citizens, but today we have a million news media outlets that it's impossible for presidential candidates to conceal anything anymore. We don't need to be protected by the electors anymore. It just pointless.