Electoral vote changes between United
States presidential elections
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Electoral votes by state and for Washington,
D.C., for the elections of 2004 and 2008. All
but two states allocate their electoral votes
on a winner-take-all basis; the circled num-
bers in the center of the map and in the up-
per right corner reflect the fact that Neb-
raska and Maine allocate some of their elect-
oral votes by congressional district.
The following is a summary of the elect-
oral vote changes between United States
presidential elections. It summarizes the
changes in the Electoral College vote by com-
paring United States presidential election
results for a given year with those from the
immediate preceding election. It tracks those
states that changed their support between
parties as well as changes resulting from oth-
er factors, such as reapportionment.
2008 vs. 2004
Electoral votes of the party that won in 2008:
Democratic Party
* Includes the faithless elector in 2004 who
originally pledged to vote for Kerry but in-
stead voted for his vice presidential running
mate John Edwards
** Obama received 1 out of Nebraska’s 5
total electoral votes
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Electoral vote changes between United States
presidential elections
1
2004 electoral vote
John Kerry
Gains
Losses
2008 electoral vote
Barack Obama
252*
+ 113
365
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