Electoral College in the 2020 presidential election

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The Electoral College is the process by which the states and District of Columbia elect the president of the United States. Each state is represented by a number of electors equal to the size of its congressional delegation. There are 538 electors in total. To win the Electoral College, a candidate must receive a majority—at least 270—electoral votes.^[1]

The Electoral College met on December 14, 2020, to cast their votes for president and vice president of the United States. The final tally was 306 electoral votes for former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D) and 232 electoral votes for President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R).^[2]

Although there is no constitutional provision or federal law requiring electors to vote in accordance with the election results in their state, electors typically vote for their state's popular vote winner. Some states have provisions permitting the disqualification and replacement of an elector whose vote deviates from the state's popular vote. There were no faithless electors in 2020.^[2][3]

This page provides an overview of the number of electoral votes per state in the 2020 presidential election. It will also provide a list of electors and the votes they cast.

Electoral votes per state in the 2020 presidential election

See also: Presidential election, 2020

The following map shows the number of electoral votes per state in the 2020 presidential election.

The following table lists the number of electoral votes per state in the 2020 presidential election. Click show in the table header to see the full list.

Electoral votes per state in the 2020 presidential election
Jurisdiction	Electoral votes
Alabama	9
Alaska	3
Arizona	11
Arkansas	6
California	55
Colorado	9
Connecticut	7
Delaware	3
District of Columbia	3
Florida	29
Georgia	16
Hawaii	4
Idaho	4
Illinois	20
Indiana	11
Iowa	6
Kansas	6
Kentucky	8
Louisiana	8
Maine	4
Maryland	10
Massachusetts	11
Michigan	16
Minnesota	10
Mississippi	6
Missouri	10
Montana	3
Nebraska	5
Nevada	6
New Hampshire	4
New Jersey	14
New Mexico	5
New York	29
North Carolina	15
North Dakota	3
Ohio	18
Oklahoma	7
Oregon	7
Pennsylvania	20
Rhode Island	4
South Carolina	9
South Dakota	3
Tennessee	11
Texas	38
Utah	6
Vermont	3
Virginia	13
Washington	12
West Virginia	5
Wisconsin	10
Wyoming	3

Electoral College members by state

This section lists the electors for the winning presidential candidate from each state.^[4][5]

Alabama

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Alaska

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Arizona

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Arkansas

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

California

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Colorado

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Connecticut

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Delaware

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

District of Columbia

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Florida

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Georgia

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Hawaii

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Idaho

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Illinois

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Indiana

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Iowa

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Kansas

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Kentucky

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Louisiana

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Maine

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Elector pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

• Peter LaVerdiere

Maryland

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Massachusetts

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Michigan

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Minnesota

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Mississippi

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Missouri

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Montana

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Nebraska

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Elector pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

• Precious McKesson

Nevada

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

New Hampshire

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

New Jersey

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

New Mexico

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

New York

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

North Carolina

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

North Dakota

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Ohio

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Oklahoma

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Oregon

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Pennsylvania

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Rhode Island

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

South Carolina

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

South Dakota

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Tennessee

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Texas

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Utah

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Vermont

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Virginia

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Washington

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

West Virginia

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Wisconsin

Electors pledged to former Vice President Joe Biden (D) and Sen. Kamala Harris (D):

Wyoming

Electors pledged to President Donald Trump (R) and Vice President Mike Pence (R):

Related topics

• History of the Electoral College
• Selecting elector candidates
• Arguments in favor of the Electoral College
• Arguments against the Electoral College

See also

• Presidential candidates, 2020
• Presidential election, 2020
• Presidential battleground states, 2020
• Splits between the Electoral College and popular vote
• Democratic presidential nomination, 2020
• Republican presidential nomination, 2020
• Pivot Counties
• Pivot Counties: How Obama-Obama-Trump counties voted in presidential elections since 1992

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