OAKLAND, Calif. – A presidential candidate needs 270 electoral votes to win the presidency in the United States

The number of electoral votes each state has depends on U.S. Census data and the number of members of the House of Representatives.

California's electoral votes

California has a total of 54 electoral votes, the most of any state in the country. This number equals the number of senators plus the number of congressional districts or House members in the state.

In California's case, we have two senators and 52 congressional districts – for a total of 54.

How many voters are there in the Electoral College?

The electoral college consists of 538 electors. For a candidate to win the presidency, a majority of 270 votes is required.

In 2020, President Joe Biden received 306 electoral votes while former President Donald Trump received 232 votes.

In previous presidential elections, California had 55 electoral votes — but in 2021, the state lost a congressional seat due to declining population data in the census.

Texas and Florida have the second and third most electoral votes, respectively, after California.

Texas has 40 votes while Florida has 30.

Current electoral vote allocations are based on 2020 Census data and will be used for the 2024 and 2028 presidential elections.

How many electoral votes does each state have?

• Alabama-9
• Alaska – 3
• Arizona – 11
• Arkansas-6
• California – 54
• Colorado-10
• Connecticut – 7
• Delaware – 3
• Florida – 30
• Georgia – 16
• Hawaii – 4
• Idaho-4
• Illinois-19
• Indiana – 11
• Iowa-6
• Kansas-6
• Kentucky – 8
• Louisiana – 8
• Maine – 4
• Maryland-10
• Massachusetts-11
• Michigan-15
• Minnesota – 10
• Mississippi – 6
• Missouri-10
• Montana – 4
• Nebraska-5
• Nevada – 6
• New Hampshire – 4
• New Jersey – 14
• New Mexico – 5
• New York – 28
• North Carolina – 16
• North Dakota – 3
• Ohio-17
• Oklahoma-7
• Oregon-8
• Pennsylvania – 19
• Rhode Island – 4
• South Carolina – 9
• South Dakota – 3
• Tennessee – 11
• Texas-40
• Utah-6
• Vermont-3
• Virginia – 13
• Washington – 12
• Washington DC – 3
• West Virginia – 4
• Wisconsin-10
• Wyoming-3