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270 to Win, Electoral College Calculators and Printable Electoral College Maps

The website 270 to Win is an interactive way to learn about the eletoral college. Vistors can experiment with different combinations of electoral vote numbers to see how either Barack Obama or John McCain could win the presidency. In addition to 270 to win there are other websites with non-partisan election day maps, interactive electoral college maps and historical maps. There are also electoral college calculators which shed some light on how the electoral process works.

270towin.com and More Interactive Electoral College Sources

270toWin.com

The website 270toWin.com may be increasingly busy in the next week. If you cannot get to the 270toWin.com web site, use these other resources which also provide interactive electoral college maps and caluclators. Customize the map at 270toWin.com to explore different voting scenarios in the presidential election.

Electoral College Calculator

Archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/calculator.html

There is an electoral college calculator on the website of the National Archives. The calculator lists each state and the number of electoral votes it receives. Visitors to the site can click the bubble for Democrat, Republican or Other, and come up with electoral college totals.

The electoral college calculator is a useful learning tool for understanding the electoral college. It’s also an interesting way to see how changing the “win” column can change the election results.

The interactive electoral calculator could be used in the classroom, or for anyone who wants to understand or analyze the electoral college process.

Electoral College Calculator with Map Results

Uselectionatlas.org/TOOLS/evcalc.php

Another electoral college calcuator can be found at

The advantage to this electoral college calcuator is that the results are not only added up on the page, they are also displayed in map form and color coded.

State Map With Electoral College Numbers

Irregulartimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/electoralcollegemap2008.pdf

The state map with electoral college numbers provides a quick and easy reference. Having the number of electoral college votes printed directly on the map will be useful for teaching the electoral college to students.

The map does not include state names, only state abbreviations for the smaller states.

Make Your Own Map

Www-atlas.usgs.gov/natlas/Natlasstart.asp

Tip: do not remove the “www-” from the address, it won’t work.

You can make your own map for the electoral college using the interactive map-making tool provided by the United States Geological Service. Follow the directions to add electoral college data, popular vote data, or information from other data sets including agriculture, population, transportation and more.

Blank State Maps

Printable U.S. Map with State Names

Blank state maps may be used for many history and geography lessons. For elections, students can color in states red or blue as they follow the electoral college predictions.

Print and color the maps on election day, as you follow the results at home.

Historical Maps for Presidential Elections 1789 – 2000

Learn about the election and the election process through history. Download and print these free U.S. historical maps depicting how the states have voted for the U.S. presidnet over the years.

The maps may be used individually, for teaching about specific U.S. history eras. Or, print and use all of the historical election maps and instruct older students to look for patterns and analyze the voting system.

The maps are in PDF format. The maps differ slightly in format, based on the number of states at the time of the election.

1988-2000 Map

1972-1984 Map

1956-1968 Map

1940-1952 Map

1908-1920 Map

1892-1904 Map

1876-1888 Map

1860-1872 Map

1844-1856 Map

1828-1840 Map

1812-1824 Map