states listed by raw margin

[Linus Van Pelt]

Don't think anyone's done this yet, though it does have a certain interest.

California 3,262,691
New York 2,051,973
Illinois 1,388,169
Michigan 823,940
Massachusetts 795,243
Maryland 669,605
Pennsylvania 620,478
New Jersey 602,215
Washington 521,632
Wisconsin 414,818
Connecticut 368,345
Oregon 298,816
Minnesota 297,945
Ohio 262,224
Florida 236,450
Virginia 234,527
D.C. 228,433
Colorado 214,987
Hawaii 205,305
Iowa 146,561
Rhode Island 131,180
Maine 126,650
New Mexico 125,590
Nevada 120,909
Vermont 120,288
Delaware 103,085
New Hampshire 68,292
Indiana 28,391
North Carolina 14,177

Missouri 3,903
Montana 11,096
North Dakota 27,323
South Dakota 32,130
Alaska 70,247
Wyoming 82.090
West Virginia 93,609
Nebraska 119,660
Idaho 166,572
Mississippi 169,935
South Carolina 172,447
Kansas 184,890
Arizona 195,404
Georgia 204,636
Arkansas 215,707
Utah 268,360
Kentucky 295,477
Louisiana 365,286
Tennessee 391,741
Alabama 453,067
Oklahoma 457,669
Texas 950,695

[ottermax]

And this is why North Dakota, Montana, or South Dakota were capable of being swing states: less people to sway.

[Smid]

And this is why North Dakota, Montana, or South Dakota were capable of being swing states: less people to sway.

In the same way that DC is a swing state - with a lesser margin than Ohio, Florida and Virginia.

It's not just the number of voters to sway, but the number of swing voters in those states.

[ottermax]

And this is why North Dakota, Montana, or South Dakota were capable of being swing states: less people to sway.

In the same way that DC is a swing state - with a lesser margin than Ohio, Florida and Virginia.

It's not just the number of voters to sway, but the number of swing voters in those states.

That's true, but it is far easier to reach out to fewer people than more people.