Appendix K

Electoral College Total Wasted Votes in Presidential Elections: 1992 - 2020

RP is the Reform Party whose candidate was Ross Perot.

Electoral College Wasted Votes - 1992

State	Electoral Votes		Votes				Lost Votes				Surplus Votes		Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Dem	Rep	RP	Other	Dem	Rep	RP	Other	Dem	Rep	Wasted Total
Alabama		9	690,080	804,283	183,109	10,588	690,080		183,109	10,588		114,202	997,979
Alaska		3	78,294	102,000	73,481	4,731	78,294		73,481	4,731		23,705	180,211
Arizona		8	543,050	572,086	353,741	18,098	543,050		353,741	18,098		29,035	943,924
Arkansas	6		505,823	337,324	99,132	8,374		337,324	99,132	8,374	168,498		613,328
California	54		5,121,325	3,630,574	2,296,006	83,816		3,630,574	2,296,006	83,816	1,490,750		7,501,146
Colorado	8		629,681	562,850	366,010	10,639		562,850	366,010	10,639	66,830		1,006,329
Connecticut	8		682,318	578,313	348,771	6,930		578,313	348,771	6,930	104,004		1,038,018
Delaware	3		126,055	102,313	59,213	2,154		102,313	59,213	2,154	23,741		187,421
District of Col.	3		192,619	20,698	9,681	4,574		20,698	9,681	4,574	171,920		206,873
Florida		25	2,072,798	2,173,310	1,053,067	15,317	2,072,798		1,053,067	15,317		100,511	3,241,693
Georgia	13		1,008,966	995,252	309,657	7,250		995,252	309,657	7,250	13,713		1,325,872
Hawaii	4		179,310	136,822	53,003	3,707		136,822	53,003	3,707	42,487		236,019
Idaho		4	137,013	202,645	130,395	12,089	137,013		130,395	12,089		65,631	345,128
Illinois	22		2,453,350	1,734,096	840,515	22,196		1,734,096	840,515	22,196	719,253		3,316,060
Indiana		12	848,420	989,375	455,934	12,142	848,420		455,934	12,142		140,954	1,457,450
Iowa	7		586,353	504,891	253,468	9,895		504,891	253,468	9,895	81,461		849,715
Kansas		6	390,434	449,951	312,358	4,493	390,434		312,358	4,493		59,516	766,801
Kentucky	8		665,104	617,178	203,944	6,674		617,178	203,944	6,674	47,925		875,721
Louisiana	9		815,971	733,386	211,478	29,182		733,386	211,478	29,182	82,584		1,056,630
Maryland	10		988,571	707,094	281,414	7,967		707,094	281,414	7,967	281,476		1,277,951
Massachusetts	12		1,318,639	805,039	630,731	19,255		805,039	630,731	19,255	513,599		1,968,624
Michigan	18		1,871,182	1,554,940	824,813	23,738		1,554,940	824,813	23,738	316,241		2,719,732
Minnesota	10		1,020,997	747,841	562,506	16,603		747,841	562,506	16,603	273,155		1,600,105
Mississippi		7	400,258	487,793	85,626	8,116	400,258		85,626	8,116		87,534	581,534
Missouri	11		1,053,873	811,159	518,741	7,792		811,159	518,741	7,792	242,713		1,580,405
Montana	3		154,507	144,207	107,225	4,672		144,207	107,225	4,672	10,299		266,403
Nevada	4		189,148	175,828	132,580	8,762		175,828	132,580	8,762	13,319		330,489
New Hampshire	4		209,040	202,484	121,337	5,084		202,484	121,337	5,084	6,555		335,460
New Jersey	15		1,436,206	1,356,865	521,829	28,694		1,356,865	521,829	28,694	79,340		1,986,728
New Mexico	5		261,617	212,824	91,895	3,650		212,824	91,895	3,650	48,792		357,161
New York	33		3,444,450	2,346,649	1,090,721	45,113		2,346,649	1,090,721	45,113	1,097,800		4,580,283
North Carolina		14	1,114,042	1,134,661	357,864	5,283	1,114,042		357,864	5,283		20,618	1,497,807
North Dakota		3	99,168	136,244	71,084	1,637	99,168		71,084	1,637		37,075	208,964
Ohio	21		1,984,942	1,894,310	1,036,426	24,286		1,894,310	1,036,426	24,286	90,631		3,045,653
Oklahoma		8	473,066	592,929	319,878	4,486	473,066		319,878	4,486		119,862	917,292
Oregon	7		621,314	475,757	354,091	11,481		475,757	354,091	11,481	145,556		986,885
Pennsylvania	23		2,239,164	1,791,841	902,667	26,138		1,791,841	902,667	26,138	447,322		3,167,968
Rhode Island	4		213,302	131,605	105,051	3,520		131,605	105,051	3,520	81,696		321,872
South Carolina		8	479,514	577,507	138,872	6,634	479,514		138,872	6,634		97,992	723,012
South Dakota		3	124,888	136,718	73,295	1,353	124,888		73,295	1,353		11,829	211,365
Tennessee	11		933,521	841,300	199,968	7,849		841,300	199,968	7,849	92,220		1,141,337
Texas		32	2,281,815	2,496,071	1,354,781	21,351	2,281,815		1,354,781	21,351		214,255	3,872,202
Utah		5	183,429	322,632	203,400	34,538	183,429		203,400	34,538		119,231	540,598
Vermont	3		133,592	88,122	65,991	1,996		88,122	65,991	1,996	45,469		201,578
Virginia		13	1,038,650	1,150,517	348,639	20,859	1,038,650		348,639	20,859		111,866	1,520,014
Washington	11		993,039	731,235	541,801	22,153		731,235	541,801	22,153	261,803		1,556,992
West Virginia	5		331,001	241,974	108,829	1,907		241,974	108,829	1,907	89,026		441,736
Wisconsin	11		1,041,066	930,855	544,479	14,714		930,855	544,479	14,714	110,210		1,600,258
Wyoming		3	68,160	79,347	51,263	1,817	68,160		51,263	1,817		11,186	132,426
Totals							11,023,079	26,145,626	19,360,760	664,297	7,260,388	1,365,002	65,819,152

Electoral College Wasted Votes - 1996

State	Electoral Votes		Votes				Lost Votes				Surplus Votes		Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Dem	Rep	RP	Other	Dem	Rep	RP	Other	Dem	Rep	Wasted Total
Alabama		9	662,165	769,044	92,149	10,991	662,165		92,149	10,991		106,878	872,183
Alaska		3	80,380	122,746	26,333	12,161	80,380		26,333	12,161		42,365	161,239
Arizona	8		653,288	622,073	112,072	16,972		622,073	112,072	16,972	31,214		782,331
Arkansas	6		475,171	325,416	69,884	13,791		325,416	69,884	13,791	149,754		558,845
California	54		5,119,835	3,828,380	697,847	373,422		3,828,380	697,847	373,422	1,291,454		6,191,103
Colorado		8	671,152	691,848	99,629	48,075	671,152		99,629	48,075		20,695	839,551
Connecticut	8		735,740	483,109	139,523	34,242		483,109	139,523	34,242	252,630		909,504
Delaware	3		140,355	99,062	28,719	2,709		99,062	28,719	2,709	41,292		171,782
District of Col.	3		158,220	17,339	3,611	6,556		17,339	3,611	6,556	140,880		168,386
Florida	25		2,545,968	2,243,324	483,870	30,632		2,243,324	483,870	30,632	302,643		3,060,469
Georgia		13	1,053,849	1,080,843	146,337	18,042	1,053,849		146,337	18,042		26,993	1,245,221
Hawaii	4		205,012	113,943	27,358	13,807		113,943	27,358	13,807	91,068		246,176
Idaho		4	165,443	256,595	62,518	7,163	165,443		62,518	7,163		91,151	326,275
Illinois	22		2,341,744	1,587,021	346,408	36,218		1,587,021	346,408	36,218	754,722		2,724,369
Indiana		12	887,424	1,006,693	224,299	17,426	887,424		224,299	17,426		119,268	1,248,417
Iowa	7		620,258	492,644	105,159	16,014		492,644	105,159	16,014	127,613		741,430
Kansas		6	387,659	583,245	92,639	10,757	387,659		92,639	10,757		195,585	686,640
Kentucky	8		636,614	623,283	120,396	8,415		623,283	120,396	8,415	13,330		765,424
Louisiana	9		927,837	712,586	123,293	20,243		712,586	123,293	20,243	215,250		1,071,372
Maryland	10		966,207	681,530	115,812	17,321		681,530	115,812	17,321	284,676		1,099,339
Massachusetts	12		1,571,509	718,058	227,217	40,002		718,058	227,217	40,002	853,450		1,838,727
Michigan	18		1,989,653	1,481,212	336,670	41,309		1,481,212	336,670	41,309	508,440		2,367,631
Minnesota	10		1,120,438	766,476	257,704	48,022		766,476	257,704	48,022	353,961		1,426,163
Mississippi		7	394,022	439,838	52,222	7,775	394,022		52,222	7,775		45,815	499,834
Missouri	11		1,025,935	890,016	217,188	24,926		890,016	217,188	24,926	135,918		1,268,048
Montana		3	167,922	179,652	55,229	4,458	167,922		55,229	4,458		11,729	239,338
Nevada	4		203,974	199,244	43,986	17,075		199,244	43,986	17,075	4,729		265,034
New Hampshire	4		246,166	196,486	48,390	8,133		196,486	48,390	8,133	49,679		302,688
New Jersey	15		1,652,361	1,103,099	262,134	58,213		1,103,099	262,134	58,213	549,261		1,972,707
New Mexico	5		273,495	232,751	32,257	17,571		232,751	32,257	17,571	40,743		323,322
New York	33		3,756,177	1,933,492	503,458	123,002		1,933,492	503,458	123,002	1,822,684		4,382,636
North Carolina		14	1,107,849	1,225,938	168,059	13,961	1,107,849		168,059	13,961		118,088	1,407,957
North Dakota		3	106,905	125,050	32,515	1,941	106,905		32,515	1,941		18,144	159,505
Ohio	21		2,148,222	1,859,883	483,207	43,122		1,859,883	483,207	43,122	288,338		2,674,550
Oklahoma		8	488,105	582,315	130,788	5,505	488,105		130,788	5,505		94,209	718,607
Oregon	7		649,641	538,152	121,221	68,746		538,152	121,221	68,746	111,488		839,607
Pennsylvania	23		2,215,819	1,801,169	430,984	58,146		1,801,169	430,984	58,146	414,649		2,704,948
Rhode Island	4		233,050	104,683	43,723	8,828		104,683	43,723	8,828	128,366		285,600
South Carolina		8	506,283	573,458	64,386	371,562	506,283		64,386	371,562		67,174	1,009,405
South Dakota		3	139,333	150,543	31,250	2,700	139,333		31,250	2,700		11,209	184,492
Tennessee	11		909,146	863,530	105,918	15,511		863,530	105,918	15,511	45,615		1,030,574
Texas		32	2,459,683	2,736,167	378,537	37,257	2,459,683		378,537	37,257		276,483	3,151,960
Utah		5	221,633	361,911	66,461	15,624	221,633		66,461	15,624		140,277	443,995
Vermont	3		137,894	80,352	31,024	9,179		80,352	31,024	9,179	57,541		178,096
Virginia		13	1,091,060	1,138,350	159,861	27,371	1,091,060		159,861	27,371		47,289	1,325,581
Washington	11		1,123,323	840,712	201,003	88,799		840,712	201,003	88,799	282,610		1,413,124
West Virginia	5		327,812	233,946	71,639	3,062		233,946	71,639	3,062	93,865		402,512
Wisconsin	11		1,071,971	845,029	227,339	51,830		845,029	227,339	51,830	226,941		1,351,139
Wyoming		3	77,934	105,388	25,928	2,321	77,934		25,928	2,321		27,453	133,636
Totals							10,668,801	26,518,000	7,928,154	1,930,908	9,664,804	1,460,805	58,171,472

Electoral College Wasted Votes - 2000

State	Electoral Votes		Votes			Lost Votes			Surplus Votes		Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Wasted Total
Alabama		9	692,611	941,173	32,488	692,611		32,488		248,561	973,660
Alaska		3	79,004	167,398	39,158	79,004		39,158		88,393	206,555
Arizona		8	685,341	781,652	65,023	685,341		65,023		96,310	846,674
Arkansas		6	422,768	472,940	26,073	422,768		26,073		50,171	499,012
California	54		5,861,203	4,567,429	537,224		4,567,429	537,224	1,293,773		6,398,426
Colorado		8	738,227	883,748	119,393	738,227		119,393		145,520	1,003,140
Connecticut	8		816,015	561,094	82,416		561,094	82,416	254,920		898,430
Delaware	3		180,068	137,288	10,266		137,288	10,266	42,779		190,333
District of Col.	3		171,923	18,073	11,898		18,073	11,898	153,849		183,820
Florida		25	2,912,253	2,912,790	138,067	2,912,253		138,067		536	3,050,856
Georgia		13	1,116,230	1,419,720	60,854	1,116,230		60,854		303,489	1,480,573
Hawaii	4		205,286	137,845	24,820		137,845	24,820	67,440		230,105
Idaho		4	138,637	336,937	26,047	138,637		26,047		198,299	362,983
Illinois	22		2,589,026	2,019,421	133,676		2,019,421	133,676	569,604		2,722,701
Indiana		12	901,980	1,245,836	51,486	901,980		51,486		343,855	1,297,321
Iowa	7		638,517	634,373	42,673		634,373	42,673	4,143		681,189
Kansas		6	399,276	622,332	50,610	399,276		50,610		223,055	672,941
Kentucky		8	638,898	872,492	32,797	638,898		32,797		233,593	905,288
Louisiana		9	792,344	927,871	45,441	792,344		45,441		135,526	973,311
Maryland	10		1,145,782	813,797	65,901		813,797	65,901	331,984		1,211,682
Massachusetts	12		1,616,487	878,502	207,995		878,502	207,995	737,984		1,824,481
Michigan	18		2,170,418	1,953,139	108,944		1,953,139	108,944	217,278		2,279,361
Minnesota	10		1,168,266	1,109,659	160,760		1,109,659	160,760	58,606		1,329,025
Mississippi		7	404,614	572,844	16,726	404,614		16,726		168,229	589,569
Missouri		11	1,111,138	1,189,924	58,830	1,111,138		58,830		78,785	1,248,753
Montana		3	137,126	240,178	33,693	137,126		33,693		103,051	273,870
Nevada		4	279,978	301,575	27,417	279,978		27,417		21,596	328,991
New Hampshire		4	266,348	273,559	29,174	266,348		29,174		7,210	302,732
New Jersey	15		1,788,850	1,284,173	114,203		1,284,173	114,203	504,676		1,903,052
New Mexico	5		286,783	286,417	25,405		286,417	25,405	365		312,187
New York	33		4,107,697	2,403,374	310,928		2,403,374	310,928	1,704,322		4,418,624
North Carolina		14	1,257,692	1,631,163	22,407	1,257,692		22,407		373,470	1,653,569
North Dakota		3	95,284	174,852	18,120	95,284		18,120		79,567	192,971
Ohio		21	2,186,190	2,351,209	168,058	2,186,190		168,058		165,018	2,519,266
Oklahoma		8	474,276	744,337	15,616	474,276		15,616		270,060	759,952
Oregon	7		720,342	713,577	100,049		713,577	100,049	6,764		820,390
Pennsylvania	23		2,485,967	2,281,127	146,025		2,281,127	146,025	204,839		2,631,991
Rhode Island	4		249,508	130,555	29,049		130,555	29,049	118,952		278,556
South Carolina		8	565,561	785,937	31,219	565,561		31,219		220,375	817,155
South Dakota		3	118,804	190,700	6,765	118,804		6,765		71,895	197,464
Tennessee		11	981,720	1,061,949	32,512	981,720		32,512		80,228	1,094,460
Texas		32	2,433,746	3,799,639	174,252	2,433,746		174,252		1,365,892	3,973,890
Utah		5	203,053	515,096	52,605	203,053		52,605		312,042	567,700
Vermont	3		149,022	119,775	25,511		119,775	25,511	29,246		174,532
Virginia		13	1,217,290	1,437,490	84,667	1,217,290		84,667		220,199	1,522,156
Washington	11		1,247,652	1,108,864	130,917		1,108,864	130,917	138,787		1,378,568
West Virginia		5	295,497	336,475	16,152	295,497		16,152		40,977	352,626
Wisconsin	11		1,242,987	1,237,279	118,341		1,237,279	118,341	5,707		1,361,327
Wyoming		3	60,481	147,947	9,923	60,481		9,923		87,465	157,869
Totals						21,606,367	22,395,761	3,872,574	6,446,018	5,733,367	60,054,087

Electoral College Wasted Votes - 2004

State	Electoral Votes		Votes			Lost Votes			Surplus Votes		Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Wasted Total
Alabama		9	693,933	1,176,394	13,122	693,933		13,122		482,460	1,189,515
Alaska		3	111,025	190,889	10,684	111,025		10,684		79,863	201,572
Arizona		10	893,524	1,104,294	14,767	893,524		14,767		210,769	1,119,060
Arkansas		6	469,953	572,898	12,094	469,953		12,094		102,944	584,991
California	55		6,745,485	5,509,826	166,541		5,509,826	166,541	1,235,658		6,912,025
Colorado		9	1,001,732	1,101,255	27,343	1,001,732		27,343		99,522	1,128,597
Connecticut	7		857,488	693,826	27,455		693,826	27,455	163,661		884,942
Delaware	3		200,152	171,660	3,378		171,660	3,378	28,491		203,529
District of Col.	3		202,970	21,256	3,360		21,256	3,360	181,713		206,329
Florida		27	3,583,544	3,964,522	61,744	3,583,544		61,744		380,977	4,026,265
Georgia		15	1,366,149	1,914,254	21,472	1,366,149		21,472		548,104	1,935,725
Hawaii	4		231,708	194,191	3,114		194,191	3,114	37,516		234,821
Idaho		4	181,098	409,235	8,114	181,098		8,114		228,136	417,348
Illinois	21		2,891,550	2,345,946	36,826		2,345,946	36,826	545,603		2,928,375
Indiana		11	969,011	1,479,438	19,553	969,011		19,553		510,426	1,498,990
Iowa		7	741,898	751,957	13,053	741,898		13,053		10,058	765,009
Kansas		6	434,993	736,456	16,307	434,993		16,307		301,462	752,762
Kentucky		8	712,733	1,069,439	13,710	712,733		13,710		356,705	1,083,148
Louisiana		9	820,299	1,102,169	20,638	820,299		20,638		281,869	1,122,806
Maryland	10		1,334,493	1,024,703	27,482		1,024,703	27,482	309,789		1,361,974
Massachusetts	12		1,803,800	1,071,109	37,479		1,071,109	37,479	732,690		1,841,278
Michigan	17		2,479,183	2,313,746	46,323		2,313,746	46,323	165,436		2,525,505
Minnesota	10		1,445,014	1,346,695	36,678		1,346,695	36,678	98,318		1,481,691
Mississippi		6	458,094	684,981	9,070	458,094		9,070		226,886	694,050
Missouri		11	1,259,171	1,455,713	16,480	1,259,171		16,480		196,541	1,472,192
Montana		3	173,710	266,063	10,672	173,710		10,672		92,352	276,734
Nevada		5	397,190	418,690	13,707	397,190		13,707		21,499	432,396
New Hampshire	4		340,511	331,237	5,990		331,237	5,990	9,273		346,500
New Jersey	15		1,911,430	1,670,003	30,258		1,670,003	30,258	241,426		1,941,687
New Mexico		5	370,942	376,930	8,432	370,942		8,432		5,987	385,361
New York	31		4,314,280	2,962,567	114,189		2,962,567	114,189	1,351,712		4,428,468
North Carolina		15	1,525,849	1,961,166	13,992	1,525,849		13,992		435,316	1,975,157
North Dakota		3	111,052	196,651	5,130	111,052		5,130		85,598	201,780
Ohio		20	2,741,167	2,859,768	26,973	2,741,167		26,973		118,600	2,886,740
Oklahoma		7	503,966	959,792	0	503,966		0		455,825	959,791
Oregon	7		943,163	866,831	26,788		866,831	26,788	76,331		969,950
Pennsylvania	21		2,938,095	2,793,847	37,648		2,793,847	37,648	144,247		2,975,742
Rhode Island	4		259,760	169,046	8,328		169,046	8,328	90,713		268,087
South Carolina		8	661,699	937,974	18,057	661,699		18,057		276,274	956,030
South Dakota		3	149,244	232,584	6,387	149,244		6,387		83,339	238,970
Tennessee		11	1,036,477	1,384,375	16,467	1,036,477		16,467		347,897	1,400,841
Texas		34	2,832,704	4,526,917	51,144	2,832,704		51,144		1,694,212	4,578,060
Utah		5	241,199	663,742	22,903	241,199		22,903		422,542	686,644
Vermont	3		184,067	121,180	7,062		121,180	7,062	62,886		191,128
Virginia		13	1,454,742	1,716,959	26,666	1,454,742		26,666		262,216	1,743,624
Washington	11		1,510,201	1,304,894	43,989		1,304,894	43,989	205,306		1,554,189
West Virginia		5	326,541	423,778	5,568	326,541		5,568		97,236	429,345
Wisconsin	10		1,489,504	1,478,120	29,383		1,478,120	29,383	11,383		1,518,886
Wyoming		3	70,776	167,629	5,023	70,776		5,023		96,852	172,651
Totals						26,294,415	26,390,683	1,201,543	5,692,152	8,512,467	68,091,260

Electoral College Wasted Votes - 2008

State	Electoral Votes		Votes			Lost Votes			Surplus Votes		Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Wasted Total
Alabama		9	813,479	1,266,546	19,794	813,479		19,794		453,066	1,286,339
Alaska		3	123,594	193,841	8,762	123,594		8,762		70,246	202,602
Arizona		10	1,034,707	1,230,111	28,657	1,034,707		28,657		195,403	1,258,767
Arkansas		6	422,310	638,017	26,290	422,310		26,290		215,706	664,306
California	55		8,274,473	5,011,781	275,646		5,011,781	275,646	3,262,691		8,550,118
Colorado	9		1,288,633	1,073,629	39,200		1,073,629	39,200	215,003		1,327,832
Connecticut	7		997,772	629,428	19,597		629,428	19,597	368,343		1,017,368
Delaware	3		255,459	152,374	4,579		152,374	4,579	103,084		260,037
District of Col.	3		245,800	17,367	2,686		17,367	2,686	228,432		248,485
Florida	27		4,282,074	4,045,624	63,046		4,045,624	63,046	236,449		4,345,119
Georgia		15	1,844,123	2,048,759	31,604	1,844,123		31,604		204,635	2,080,362
Hawaii	4		325,871	120,566	7,131		120,566	7,131	205,304		333,001
Idaho		4	236,440	403,012	15,670	236,440		15,670		166,571	418,681
Illinois	21		3,419,348	2,031,179	71,844		2,031,179	71,844	1,388,168		3,491,191
Indiana	11		1,374,039	1,345,648	31,367		1,345,648	31,367	28,390		1,405,405
Iowa	7		828,940	682,379	25,804		682,379	25,804	146,560		854,743
Kansas		6	514,765	699,655	21,452	514,765		21,452		184,889	721,106
Kentucky		8	751,985	1,048,462	26,173	751,985		26,173		296,476	1,074,634
Louisiana		9	782,989	1,148,275	29,497	782,989		29,497		365,285	1,177,771
Maryland	10		1,629,467	959,862	42,267		959,862	42,267	669,604		1,671,733
Massachusetts	12		1,904,097	1,108,854	68,034		1,108,854	68,034	795,242		1,972,130
Michigan	17		2,872,579	2,048,639	80,548		2,048,639	80,548	823,939		2,953,126
Minnesota	10		1,573,354	1,275,409	61,606		1,275,409	61,606	297,944		1,634,959
Mississippi		6	554,662	724,597	10,606	554,662		10,606		169,934	735,202
Missouri		11	1,441,911	1,445,814	37,480	1,441,911		37,480		3,902	1,483,293
Montana		3	231,667	242,763	15,872	231,667		15,872		11,095	258,634
Nevada	5		533,736	412,827	21,285		412,827	21,285	120,908		555,020
New Hampshire	4		384,826	316,534	9,610		316,534	9,610	68,291		394,435
New Jersey	15		2,215,422	1,613,207	39,608		1,613,207	39,608	602,214		2,255,029
New Mexico	5		472,422	346,832	10,904		346,832	10,904	125,589		483,325
New York	31		4,804,945	2,752,771	83,215		2,752,771	83,215	2,052,173		4,888,159
North Carolina	15		2,142,651	2,128,474	39,664		2,128,474	39,664	14,176		2,182,314
North Dakota		3	141,278	168,601	6,742	141,278		6,742		27,322	175,342
Ohio	20		2,940,044	2,677,820	90,486		2,677,820	90,486	262,223		3,030,529
Oklahoma		7	502,496	960,165	0	502,496		0		457,668	960,164
Oregon	7		1,037,291	738,475	52,098		738,475	52,098	298,815		1,089,388
Pennsylvania	21		3,276,363	2,655,885	81,024		2,655,885	81,024	620,477		3,357,386
Rhode Island	4		296,571	165,391	9,804		165,391	9,804	131,179		306,374
South Carolina		8	862,449	1,034,896	23,624	862,449		23,624		172,446	1,058,519
South Dakota		3	170,924	203,054	7,997	170,924		7,997		32,129	211,050
Tennessee		11	1,087,437	1,479,178	33,134	1,087,437		33,134		391,740	1,512,311
Texas		34	3,528,633	4,479,328	69,834	3,528,633		69,834		950,694	4,549,161
Utah		5	327,670	596,030	28,670	327,670		28,670		268,359	624,699
Vermont	3		219,262	98,974	6,810		98,974	6,810	120,287		226,071
Virginia	13		1,959,532	1,725,005	38,723		1,725,005	38,723	234,526		1,998,254
Washington	11		1,750,848	1,229,216	56,814		1,229,216	56,814	521,631		1,807,661
West Virginia		5	303,857	397,466	12,128	303,857		12,128		93,608	409,593
Wisconsin	10		1,677,211	1,262,393	43,813		1,262,393	43,813	414,817		1,721,023
Wyoming		3	82,868	164,958	6,832	82,868		6,832		82,089	171,789
Totals						15,760,244	38,626,543	1,838,031	14,356,459	4,813,263	75,394,540

Electoral College Wasted Votes - 2012

State	Electoral Votes		Votes			Lost Votes			Surplus Votes		Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Wasted Total
Alabama		9	795,696	1,255,925	22,717	795,696		22,717		460,228	1,278,641
Alaska		3	122,640	164,676	13,179	122,640		13,179		42,035	177,854
Arizona		11	1,025,232	1,233,654	40,368	1,025,232		40,368		208,421	1,274,021
Arkansas		6	394,409	647,744	27,315	394,409		27,315		253,334	675,058
California	55		7,854,285	4,839,958	344,304		4,839,958	344,304	3,014,326		8,198,588
Colorado	9		1,323,102	1,185,243	61,177		1,185,243	61,177	137,858		1,384,278
Connecticut	7		905,083	634,892	18,985		634,892	18,985	270,190		924,067
Delaware	3		242,584	165,484	5,853		165,484	5,853	77,099		248,436
District of Col.	3		267,070	21,381	5,313		21,381	5,313	245,688		272,382
Florida	29		4,237,756	4,163,447	72,976		4,163,447	72,976	74,308		4,310,731
Georgia		16	1,773,827	2,078,688	47,535	1,773,827		47,535		304,860	2,126,222
Hawaii	4		306,658	121,015	7,024		121,015	7,024	185,642		313,681
Idaho		4	212,787	420,911	18,576	212,787		18,576		208,123	439,486
Illinois	20		3,019,512	2,135,216	87,286		2,135,216	87,286	884,295		3,106,797
Indiana		11	1,152,887	1,420,543	51,104	1,152,887		51,104		267,655	1,471,646
Iowa	6		822,544	730,617	29,019		730,617	29,019	91,926		851,562
Kansas		6	440,726	692,634	26,611	440,726		26,611		251,907	719,244
Kentucky		8	679,370	1,087,190	30,652	679,370		30,652		407,819	1,117,841
Louisiana		8	809,141	1,152,262	32,662	809,141		32,662		343,120	1,184,923
Maryland	10		1,677,844	971,869	57,614		971,869	57,614	705,974		1,735,457
Massachusetts	11		1,921,290	1,188,314	58,163		1,188,314	58,163	732,975		1,979,452
Michigan	16		2,564,569	2,115,256	51,136		2,115,256	51,136	449,312		2,615,704
Minnesota	10		1,546,167	1,320,225	70,169		1,320,225	70,169	225,941		1,616,335
Mississippi		6	562,949	710,746	11,889	562,949		11,889		147,796	722,634
Missouri		10	1,223,796	1,482,440	51,087	1,223,796		51,087		258,643	1,533,526
Montana		3	201,839	267,928	14,281	201,839		14,281		66,088	282,208
Nevada	6		531,373	463,567	19,978		463,567	19,978	67,805		551,350
New Hampshire	4		369,561	329,918	11,493		329,918	11,493	39,642		381,053
New Jersey	14		2,125,101	1,477,568	37,623		1,477,568	37,623	647,532		2,162,723
New Mexico	5		415,335	335,788	32,635		335,788	32,635	79,546		447,969
New York	29		4,485,741	2,490,431	104,987		2,490,431	104,987	1,995,309		4,590,727
North Carolina		15	2,178,391	2,270,395	56,586	2,178,391		56,586		92,003	2,326,980
North Dakota		3	124,827	188,163	9,637	124,827		9,637		63,335	197,799
Ohio	18		2,827,709	2,661,437	91,701		2,661,437	91,701	166,271		2,919,409
Oklahoma		7	443,547	891,325	0	443,547		0		447,777	891,324
Oregon	7		970,488	754,175	64,607		754,175	64,607	216,312		1,035,094
Pennsylvania	20		2,990,274	2,680,434	82,962		2,680,434	82,962	309,839		3,073,235
Rhode Island	4		279,677	157,204	9,168		157,204	9,168	122,472		288,844
South Carolina		9	865,941	1,071,645	26,532	865,941		26,532		205,703	1,098,176
South Dakota		3	145,039	210,610	8,166	145,039		8,166		65,570	218,775
Tennessee		11	960,709	1,462,330	35,538	960,709		35,538		501,620	1,497,867
Texas		38	3,308,124	4,569,843	115,884	3,308,124		115,884		1,261,718	4,685,726
Utah		6	251,813	740,600	25,027	251,813		25,027		488,786	765,626
Vermont	3		199,239	92,698	7,353		92,698	7,353	106,540		206,591
Virginia	13		1,971,820	1,822,522	60,147		1,822,522	60,147	149,297		2,031,966
Washington	12		1,755,396	1,290,670	79,450		1,290,670	79,450	464,725		1,834,845
West Virginia		5	238,269	417,655	14,514	238,269		14,514		179,385	432,168
Wisconsin	10		1,620,985	1,407,966	39,483		1,407,966	39,483	213,018		1,660,467
Wyoming		3	69,286	170,962	8,813	69,286		8,813		101,675	179,774
Totals						20,785,709	37,139,505	2,199,279	11,673,842	6,627,601	78,425,936

Electoral College Wasted Votes - 2016

State	Electoral Votes		Votes			Lost Votes			Surplus Votes		Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Wasted Total
Alabama		9	729,547	1,318,255	75,570	729,547		75,570		588,707	1,393,824
Alaska		3	116,454	163,387	38,767	116,454		38,767		46,932	202,153
Arizona		11	1,161,167	1,252,401	159,597	1,161,167		159,597		91,233	1,411,997
Arkansas		6	380,494	684,872	65,269	380,494		65,269		304,377	750,140
California	55		8,753,788	4,483,810	943,997		4,483,810	943,997	4,269,977		9,697,784
Colorado	9		1,338,870	1,202,484	238,893		1,202,484	238,893	136,385		1,577,762
Connecticut	7		897,572	673,215	74,133		673,215	74,133	224,356		971,704
Delaware	3		235,603	185,127	23,084		185,127	23,084	50,475		258,686
District of Col.	3		282,830	12,723	15,715		12,723	15,715	270,106		298,544
Florida		29	4,504,975	4,617,886	297,178	4,504,975		297,178		112,910	4,915,063
Georgia		16	1,877,963	2,089,104	147,665	1,877,963		147,665		211,140	2,236,768
Hawaii	4		266,891	128,847	33,199		128,847	33,199	138,043		300,089
Idaho		4	189,765	409,055	91,435	189,765		91,435		219,289	500,489
Illinois	20		3,090,729	2,146,015	299,680		2,146,015	299,680	944,713		3,390,408
Indiana		11	1,033,126	1,557,286	144,546	1,033,126		144,546		524,159	1,701,831
Iowa		6	653,669	800,983	111,379	653,669		111,379		147,313	912,361
Kansas		6	427,005	671,018	86,379	427,005		86,379		244,012	757,396
Kentucky		8	628,854	1,202,971	92,324	628,854		92,324		574,116	1,295,294
Louisiana		8	780,154	1,178,638	70,240	780,154		70,240		398,483	1,248,877
Maryland	10		1,677,928	943,169	160,349		943,169	160,349	734,758		1,838,276
Massachusetts	11		1,995,196	1,090,893	238,957		1,090,893	238,957	904,302		2,234,152
Michigan		16	2,268,839	2,279,543	250,902	2,268,839		250,902		10,703	2,530,444
Minnesota	10		1,367,716	1,322,951	254,146		1,322,951	254,146	44,764		1,621,861
Mississippi		6	485,131	700,714	23,512	485,131		23,512		215,582	724,225
Missouri		10	1,071,068	1,594,511	143,026	1,071,068		143,026		523,442	1,737,536
Montana		3	177,709	279,240	40,198	177,709		40,198		101,530	319,437
Nevada	6		539,260	512,058	74,067		512,058	74,067	27,201		613,326
New Hampshire	4		348,526	345,790	49,980		345,790	49,980	2,735		398,505
New Jersey	14		2,148,278	1,601,933	123,835		1,601,933	123,835	546,344		2,272,112
New Mexico	5		385,234	319,667	93,418		319,667	93,418	65,566		478,651
New York	29		4,556,124	2,819,534	345,795		2,819,534	345,795	1,736,589		4,901,918
North Carolina		15	2,189,316	2,362,631	189,617	2,189,316		189,617		173,314	2,552,247
North Dakota		3	93,758	216,794	33,808	93,758		33,808		123,035	250,601
Ohio		18	2,394,164	2,841,005	261,318	2,394,164		261,318		446,840	3,102,322
Oklahoma		7	420,375	949,136	83,481	420,375		83,481		528,760	1,032,616
Oregon	7		1,002,106	782,403	216,827		782,403	216,827	219,702		1,218,932
Pennsylvania		20	2,926,441	2,970,733	268,304	2,926,441		268,304		44,291	3,239,036
Rhode Island	4		252,525	180,543	31,076		180,543	31,076	71,981		283,600
South Carolina		9	855,373	1,155,389	92,265	855,373		92,265		300,015	1,247,653
South Dakota		3	117,458	227,721	24,914	117,458		24,914		110,262	252,634
Tennessee		11	870,695	1,522,925	114,407	870,695		114,407		652,229	1,637,331
Texas		38	3,877,868	4,685,047	406,311	3,877,868		406,311		807,178	5,091,357
Utah		6	310,676	515,231	305,523	310,676		305,523		204,554	820,753
Vermont	3		178,573	95,369	41,125		95,369	41,125	83,203		219,697
Virginia	13		1,981,473	1,769,443	233,715		1,769,443	233,715	212,029		2,215,187
Washington	12		1,742,718	1,221,747	352,554		1,221,747	352,554	520,970		2,095,271
West Virginia		5	188,794	489,371	36,258	188,794		36,258		300,576	525,628
Wisconsin		10	1,382,536	1,405,284	188,330	1,382,536		188,330		22,747	1,593,613
Wyoming		3	55,973	174,419	25,457	55,973		25,457		118,445	199,875
Totals						32,169,347	21,837,721	7,712,525	11,204,199	8,146,174	81,069,966

Electoral College Wasted Votes - 2020

State	Electoral Votes		Votes			Lost Votes			Surplus Votes		Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Wasted Total
Alabama		9	849,624	1,441,170	32,488	849,624		32,488		591,545	1,473,657
Alaska		3	153,778	189,951	15,801	153,778		15,801		36,172	205,751
Arizona	11		1,672,143	1,661,686	53,497		1,661,686	53,497	10,456		1,725,639
Arkansas		6	423,932	760,647	34,490	423,932		34,490		336,714	795,136
California	55		11,110,250	6,006,429	384,202		6,006,429	384,202	5,103,820		11,494,451
Colorado	9		1,804,352	1,364,607	88,021		1,364,607	88,021	439,744		1,892,372
Connecticut	7		1,080,831	714,717	28,309		714,717	28,309	366,113		1,109,139
Delaware	3		296,268	200,603	7,475		200,603	7,475	95,664		303,742
District of Col.	3		317,323	18,586	8,447		18,586	8,447	298,736		325,769
Florida		29	5,297,045	5,668,731	101,680	5,297,045		101,680		371,685	5,770,410
Georgia	16		2,473,633	2,461,854	64,473		2,461,854	64,473	11,778		2,538,105
Hawaii	4		366,130	196,864	11,475		196,864	11,475	169,265		377,604
Idaho		4	287,021	554,119	26,874	287,021		26,874		267,097	580,992
Illinois	20		3,471,915	2,446,891	114,938		2,446,891	114,938	1,025,023		3,586,852
Indiana		11	1,242,416	1,729,519	61,186	1,242,416		61,186		487,102	1,790,704
Iowa		6	759,061	897,672	34,138	759,061		34,138		138,610	931,809
Kansas		6	570,323	771,406	30,574	570,323		30,574		201,082	801,979
Kentucky		8	772,474	1,326,646	37,648	772,474		37,648		554,171	1,364,293
Louisiana		8	856,034	1,255,776	36,252	856,034		36,252		399,741	1,292,027
Maryland	10		1,985,023	976,414	75,593		976,414	75,593	1,008,608		2,060,615
Massachusetts	11		2,382,202	1,167,202	81,998		1,167,202	81,998	1,214,999		2,464,199
Michigan	16		2,804,040	2,649,852	85,410		2,649,852	85,410	154,187		2,889,449
Minnesota	10		1,717,077	1,484,065	76,029		1,484,065	76,029	233,011		1,793,105
Mississippi		6	539,398	756,764	17,597	539,398		17,597		217,365	774,360
Missouri		10	1,253,014	1,718,736	54,212	1,253,014		54,212		465,721	1,772,947
Montana		3	244,786	343,602	15,286	244,786		15,286		98,815	358,887
Nevada	6		703,486	669,890	32,000		669,890	32,000	33,595		735,485
New Hampshire	4		424,937	365,660	15,608		365,660	15,608	59,276		440,544
New Jersey	14		2,608,335	1,883,274	57,744		1,883,274	57,744	725,060		2,666,078
New Mexico	5		501,614	401,894	20,457		401,894	20,457	99,719		522,070
New York	29		5,230,985	3,244,798	119,043		3,244,798	119,043	1,986,186		5,350,027
North Carolina		15	2,684,292	2,758,775	81,737	2,684,292		81,737		74,482	2,840,511
North Dakota		3	114,902	235,595	11,322	114,902		11,322		120,692	246,916
Ohio		18	2,679,165	3,154,834	88,203	2,679,165		88,203		475,668	3,243,036
Oklahoma		7	503,890	1,020,280	36,529	503,890		36,529		516,389	1,056,808
Oregon	7		1,340,383	958,448	75,490		958,448	75,490	381,934		1,415,872
Pennsylvania	20		3,458,229	3,377,674	79,380		3,377,674	79,380	80,554		3,537,608
Rhode Island	4		307,486	199,922	10,349		199,922	10,349	107,563		317,834
South Carolina		9	1,091,541	1,385,103	36,685	1,091,541		36,685		293,561	1,421,787
South Dakota		3	150,471	261,043	11,095	150,471		11,095		110,571	272,137
Tennessee		11	1,143,711	1,852,475	57,665	1,143,711		57,665		708,763	1,910,139
Texas		38	5,259,126	5,890,347	165,583	5,259,126		165,583		631,220	6,055,929
Utah		6	560,282	865,140	62,867	560,282		62,867		304,857	928,006
Vermont	3		242,820	112,704	11,904		112,704	11,904	130,115		254,723
Virginia	13		2,413,568	1,962,430	84,526		1,962,430	84,526	451,137		2,498,093
Washington	12		2,369,612	1,584,651	133,368		1,584,651	133,368	784,960		2,502,979
West Virginia		5	235,984	545,382	13,365	235,984		13,365		309,397	558,746
Wisconsin	10		1,630,866	1,610,184	56,991		1,610,184	56,991	20,681		1,687,856
Wyoming		3	73,491	193,559	9,715	73,491		9,715		120,067	203,273
Totals						29,417,904	36,059,613	2,849,719	14,992,184	7,831,487	91,150,907

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