Educational worksheet for students to analyze U.S. presidential election data and calculate electoral vote totals.

1. 270 electoral votes
2. 538 total electoral votes
3. States: California (55), Texas (40), Florida (30), New York (28), Illinois (20), Pennsylvania (19), Ohio (17), Georgia (16), North Carolina (15), Michigan (15), New Jersey (14), Virginia (13), Washington (12), Massachusetts (11), Indiana (11), Arizona (11), Tennessee (11), Missouri (10), Maryland (10), Wisconsin (10), Colorado (9), Minnesota (8), Alabama (9), South Carolina (9), Louisiana (8), Kentucky (8), Oregon (7), Oklahoma (7), Connecticut (7), Utah (6), Iowa (6), Arkansas (6), Kansas (6), Nevada (6), Mississippi (6), West Virginia (5), New Mexico (5), Nebraska (5), Idaho (4), Hawaii (4), Maine (4), New Hampshire (4), Rhode Island (4), Alaska (3), Delaware (3), District of Columbia (3), Vermont (3), Wyoming (3)
4. States: California (55), Texas (40), Florida (30), New York (28), Illinois (20), Pennsylvania (19), Ohio (17), Georgia (16), North Carolina (15), Michigan (15), New Jersey (14), Virginia (13), Washington (12), Massachusetts (11), Indiana (11), Arizona (11), Tennessee (11), Missouri (10), Maryland (10), Wisconsin (10), Colorado (9), Minnesota (8), Alabama (9), South Carolina (9), Louisiana (8), Kentucky (8), Oregon (7), Oklahoma (7), Connecticut (7), Utah (6), Iowa (6), Arkansas (6), Kansas (6), Nevada (6), Mississippi (6), West Virginia (5), New Mexico (5), Nebraska (5), Idaho (4), Hawaii (4), Maine (4), New Hampshire (4), Rhode Island (4), Alaska (3), Delaware (3), District of Columbia (3), Vermont (3), Wyoming (3)
5. States: California (55), Texas (40), Florida (30), New York (28), Illinois (20), Pennsylvania (19), Ohio (17), Georgia (16), North Carolina (15), Michigan (15), New Jersey (14), Virginia (13), Washington (12), Massachusetts (11), Indiana (11), Arizona (11), Tennessee (11), Missouri (10), Maryland (10), Wisconsin (10), Colorado (9), Minnesota (8), Alabama (9), South Carolina (9), Louisiana (8), Kentucky (8), Oregon (7), Oklahoma (7), Connecticut (7), Utah (6), Iowa (6), Arkansas (6), Kansas (6), Nevada (6), Mississippi (6), West Virginia (5), New Mexico (5), Nebraska (5), Idaho (4), Hawaii (4), Maine (4), New Hampshire (4), Rhode Island (4), Alaska (3), Delaware (3), District of Columbia (3), Vermont (3), Wyoming (3)
6. States: California (55), Texas (40), Florida (30), New York (28), Illinois (20), Pennsylvania (19), Ohio (17), Georgia (16), North Carolina (15), Michigan (15), New Jersey (14), Virginia (13), Washington (12), Massachusetts (11), Indiana (11), Arizona (11), Tennessee (11), Missouri (10), Maryland (10), Wisconsin (10), Colorado (9), Minnesota (8), Alabama (9), South Carolina (9), Louisiana (8), Kentucky (8), Oregon (7), Oklahoma (7), Connecticut (7), Utah (6), Iowa (6), Arkansas (6), Kansas (6), Nevada (6), Mississippi (6), West Virginia (5), New Mexico (5), Nebraska (5), Idaho (4), Hawaii (4), Maine (4), New Hampshire (4), Rhode Island (4), Alaska (3), Delaware (3), District of Columbia (3), Vermont (3), Wyoming (3)
7. 270 electoral votes needed to win
8. 270 - 248 = 22 electoral votes still needed
9. To reach 270, you need to win states totaling at least 22 electoral votes. Possible combinations include:
- Winning California (55) alone would secure the victory.
- Winning Texas (40) alone would secure the victory.
- Winning Florida (30) alone would secure the victory.
- Winning New York (28) alone would secure the victory.
- Winning Illinois (20) and any state with at least 2 electoral votes (e.g., Washington (12), Massachusetts (11), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Pennsylvania (19) and any state with at least 3 electoral votes (e.g., Ohio (17), Georgia (16), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Ohio (17) and any state with at least 5 electoral votes (e.g., Georgia (16), North Carolina (15), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Georgia (16) and any state with at least 6 electoral votes (e.g., North Carolina (15), Michigan (15), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning North Carolina (15) and any state with at least 7 electoral votes (e.g., Michigan (15), New Jersey (14), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Michigan (15) and any state with at least 7 electoral votes (e.g., New Jersey (14), Virginia (13), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning New Jersey (14) and any state with at least 8 electoral votes (e.g., Virginia (13), Washington (12), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Virginia (13) and any state with at least 9 electoral votes (e.g., Washington (12), Massachusetts (11), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Washington (12) and any state with at least 10 electoral votes (e.g., Massachusetts (11), Indiana (11), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Massachusetts (11) and any state with at least 11 electoral votes (e.g., Indiana (11), Arizona (11), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Indiana (11) and any state with at least 11 electoral votes (e.g., Arizona (11), Tennessee (11), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Arizona (11) and any state with at least 11 electoral votes (e.g., Tennessee (11), Missouri (10), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Tennessee (11) and any state with at least 11 electoral votes (e.g., Missouri (10), Maryland (10), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Missouri (10) and any state with at least 12 electoral votes (e.g., Maryland (10), Wisconsin (10), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Maryland (10) and any state with at least 12 electoral votes (e.g., Wisconsin (10), Colorado (9), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Wisconsin (10) and any state with at least 12 electoral votes (e.g., Colorado (9), Minnesota (8), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Colorado (9) and any state with at least 13 electoral votes (e.g., Minnesota (8), Alabama (9), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Minnesota (8) and any state with at least 14 electoral votes (e.g., Alabama (9), South Carolina (9), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Alabama (9) and any state with at least 13 electoral votes (e.g., South Carolina (9), Louisiana (8), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning South Carolina (9) and any state with at least 13 electoral votes (e.g., Louisiana (8), Kentucky (8), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Louisiana (8) and any state with at least 14 electoral votes (e.g., Kentucky (8), Oregon (7), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Kentucky (8) and any state with at least 14 electoral votes (e.g., Oregon (7), Oklahoma (7), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Oregon (7) and any state with at least 15 electoral votes (e.g., Oklahoma (7), Connecticut (7), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Oklahoma (7) and any state with at least 15 electoral votes (e.g., Connecticut (7), Utah (6), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Connecticut (7) and any state with at least 15 electoral votes (e.g., Utah (6), Iowa (6), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Utah (6) and any state with at least 16 electoral votes (e.g., Iowa (6), Arkansas (6), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Iowa (6) and any state with at least 16 electoral votes (e.g., Arkansas (6), Kansas (6), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Arkansas (6) and any state with at least 16 electoral votes (e.g., Kansas (6), Nevada (6), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Kansas (6) and any state with at least 16 electoral votes (e.g., Nevada (6), Mississippi (6), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Nevada (6) and any state with at least 16 electoral votes (e.g., Mississippi (6), West Virginia (5), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Mississippi (6) and any state with at least 16 electoral votes (e.g., West Virginia (5), New Mexico (5), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning West Virginia (5) and any state with at least 17 electoral votes (e.g., New Mexico (5), Nebraska (5), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning New Mexico (5) and any state with at least 17 electoral votes (e.g., Nebraska (5), Idaho (4), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Nebraska (5) and any state with at least 17 electoral votes (e.g., Idaho (4), Hawaii (4), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Idaho (4) and any state with at least 18 electoral votes (e.g., Hawaii (4), Maine (4), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Hawaii (4) and any state with at least 18 electoral votes (e.g., Maine (4), New Hampshire (4), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Maine (4) and any state with at least 18 electoral votes (e.g., New Hampshire (4), Rhode Island (4), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning New Hampshire (4) and any state with at least 18 electoral votes (e.g., Rhode Island (4), Alaska (3), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Rhode Island (4) and any state with at least 18 electoral votes (e.g., Alaska (3), Delaware (3), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Alaska (3) and any state with at least 19 electoral votes (e.g., Delaware (3), District of Columbia (3), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Delaware (3) and any state with at least 19 electoral votes (e.g., District of Columbia (3), Vermont (3), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning District of Columbia (3) and any state with at least 19 electoral votes (e.g., Vermont (3), Wyoming (3), etc.) would secure the victory.
- Winning Vermont (3) and any state with at least 19 electoral votes (e.g., Wyoming (3)) would secure the victory.
- Winning Wyoming (3) and any state with at least 19 electoral votes would secure the victory.