Grouping of the States .. 1960 to the present
See also groupings for 1912 to 1956 and 1900 to 1908
»» Alaska (Group-A) and Hawaii (Group-B) join the USA in 1959
»» District of Columbia (D.C.) becomes part of Group-A beginning 1964
»» Extra 1,000 points assignment key -- preceding the state name in each Group below is a number
(IE -- 1. Alabama, 2. Alaska, 3. Arizona, and so on; as well as D.C.). Next to each group of
years shown below (such as 1960, 1980, 2000, etc.) will be the number representing the states
offering both their Priority Group's assigned Electoral Points plus an extra 1,000 points for
the particular election.
Examples: 33. North Carolina offers 3,000 Electoral Points in 1960 and every twenty years
thereafter -- 2,000 points as a Group-D member, plus the extra 1,000 points.
1. Alabama offers 5,000 Electoral Points in 1976 and every twenty years
thereafter -- 4,000 points as a Group-A member, plus the extra 1,000 points.
1960, 1980, 2000, 2020, etc. ..... 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 33, 38, 43, 48
1964, 1984, 2004, 2024, etc. ..... 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50
1968, 1988, 2008, 2028, etc. ..... 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 32, 37, 42, 47, D.C.
1972, 1992, 2012, 2032, etc. ..... 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 34, 39, 44, 49
1976, 1996, 2016, 2036, etc. ..... 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 31, 36, 41, 46
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E
1. Alabama 11. Hawaii 21. Massachusetts 31. New Mexico 41. South Dakota
2. Alaska 12. Idaho 22. Michigan 32. New York 42. Tennessee
3. Arizona 13. Illinois 23. Minnesota 33. North Carolina 43. Texas
4. Arkansas 14. Indiana 24. Mississippi 34. North Dakota 44. Utah
5. California 15. Iowa 25. Missouri 35. Ohio 45. Vermont
6. Colorado 16. Kansas 26. Montana 36. Oklahoma 46. Virginia
7. Connecticut 17. Kentucky 27. Nebraska 37. Oregon 47. Washington
8. Delaware 18. Louisiana 28. Nevada 38. Pennsylvania 48. West Virginia
9. Florida 19. Maine 29. New Hampshire 39. Rhode Island 49. Wisconsin
10. Georgia 20. Maryland 30. New Jersey 40. South Carolina 50. Wyoming
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D.C. District of Columbia
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| | Total | Needed | Point values for each
Group Priority Order Rank - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th | Points | To Win | Priority Rank
1960 only (D.C. n/a) ............ A, B, C, D, E | 160,000 | 80,010 | 1st - 5,000 each state
1980-2000-2020-2040-etc ......... A, B, C, D, E | 165,000 | 82,510 | 2nd - 4,000 each state
1964-1984-2004-2024-2044-etc .... B, C, D, E, A | 161,000 | 80,510 | 3rd - 3,000 each state
1968-1988-2008-2028-2048-etc .... C, D, E, A, B | 163,000 | 81,510 | 4th - 2,000 each state
1972-1992-2012-2032-2052-etc .... D, E, A, B, C | 163,000 | 81,510 | 5th - 1,000 each state
1976-1996-2016-2036-2056-etc .... E, A, B, C, D | 164,000 | 82,010
Grouping of the States .. 1912 to 1956
See also groupings for 1960 to the Present and 1900 to 1908
»» The addition of Arizona (Group-A) and New Mexico (Group-C) to the USA in 1912 raises the Union's membership
to 48 states, and results in a re-ordering of the five groups for 1912 thru 1956.
»» With only 48 states from 1912 to 1956, Groups A-B-C each have ten states, while Groups D-E each have nine
states. As a result, the assignment method to give selected states an extra 1,000 Electoral Points each
will be somewhat different from the method used for the 1960-present section above.
1912, 1932, 1952 ..... 4, 9, 14, 19, 24, 29, 39, 41, 46 ------|-- 9,000 extra pts total
1916, 1936, 1956 ..... 1, 6, 11, 16, 21, 26, 32, 37, 48 ------|
1920, 1940 ........... 3, 8, 13, 18, 23, 28, 31, 34, 40, 43 -----|
1924, 1944 ........... 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 33, 36, 42, 45 |-- 10,000 extra pts total
1928, 1948 ........... 2, 7, 12, 17, 22, 27, 35, 38, 44, 47 -----|
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E
1. Alabama 11. Illinois 21. Minnesota 31. North Carolina 40. Tennessee
2. Arizona 12. Indiana 22. Mississippi 32. North Dakota 41. Texas
3. Arkansas 13. Iowa 23. Missouri 33. Ohio 42. Utah
4. California 14. Kansas 24. Montana 34. Oklahoma 43. Vermont
5. Colorado 15. Kentucky 25. Nebraska 35. Oregon 44. Virginia
6. Connecticut 16. Louisiana 26. Nevada 36. Pennsylvania 45. Washington
7. Delaware 17. Maine 27. New Hampshire 37. Rhode Island 46. West Virginia
8. Florida 18. Maryland 28. New Jersey 38. South Carolina 47. Wisconsin
9. Georgia 19. Massachusetts 29. New Mexico 39. South Dakota 48. Wyoming
10. Idaho 20. Michigan 30. New York
|------------------------ Each Election ----------------------------------|
| | Total | Needed | Point values for each
Group Priority Order Rank - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th | Points | To Win | Priority Rank
1912-1932-1952 ............ D, E, A, B, C | 150,000 | 75,010 | 1st - 5,000 each state
1916-1936-1956 ............ E, A, B, C, D | 153,000 | 76,510 | 2nd - 4,000 each state
1920-1940 ................. A, B, C, D, E | 157,000 | 78,510 | 3rd - 3,000 each state
1924-1944 ................. B, C, D, E, A | 155,000 | 77,510 | 4th - 2,000 each state
1928-1948 ................. C, D, E, A, B | 153,000 | 76,510 | 5th - 1,000 each state
Grouping of the States .. 1900 to 1908
See also groupings for 1960 to the Present and 1912 to 1956
»» The Union has 45 states in the 1900 and 1904 elections, with nine states in each group. Oklahoma joins the
USA in 1907, raising Union membership to 46 states, and is placed in Group D for 1908. As a result of
Oklahoma's addition, South Dakota is moved to Group E for 1908.
»» There are only 45 states in 1900 and 1904, and 46 states in 1908. All five Priority Groups each have nine
states, with Group E expanding to ten states in 1908. Even so, all three elections will have ten states
assigned an extra 1,000 Electoral Points each.
1900 .... 3, 8, 12, 17, 21, 26, 30, 35, 39, 44 -----|
1904 ... 5, 9, 14, 18, 23, 27, 32, 36, 41, 45 |-- 10,000 extra pts total
1908 .... 2, 7, 11, 16, 20, 25, 29, 34, 38, 43 -----|
Group A Group B Group C Group D Group E
1900-04 / 08 1900-04 / 08
1. Alabama 10. Illinois 19. Michigan 28. 28. New York --. 37. South Dakota
2. Arkansas 11. Indiana 20. Minnesota 29. 29. North Carolina 37. 38. Tennessee
3. Calfornia 12. Iowa 21. Mississippi 30. 30. North Dakota 38. 39. Texas
4. Colorado 13. Kansas 22. Missouri 31. 31. Ohio 39. 40. Utah
5. Connecticut 14. Kentucky 23. Montana 32. 32. Oregon 40. 41. Vermont
6. Delsware 15. Louisiana 24. Nebraska --. 33. Oklahoma 41. 42. Virginia
7. Florida 16. Maine 25. Nevada 33. 34. Pennsylvania 42. 43. Washington
8. Georgia 17. Maryland 26. New Hampshire 34. 35. Rhode Island 43. 44. West Virginia
9. Idaho 18. Massachusetts 27. New Jersey 35. 36. South Carolina 44. 45. Wisconsin
------------ ---------------- -------------- 36. --. South Dakota 45. 46. Wyoming
|------------------------ Each Election ----------------------------------|
| | Total | Needed | Point values for each
Group Priority Order Rank - 1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th | Points | To Win | Priority Rank
1900 ...................... A, B, C, D, E | 145,000 | 72,510 | 1st - 5,000 each state
1904 ...................... B, C, D, E, A | 145,000 | 72,510 | 2nd - 4,000 each state
1908 ...................... C, D, E, A, B | 148,000 | 74,010 | 3rd - 3,000 each state
------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------ | 4th - 2,000 each state
------------------------------------------ | ------- | ------ | 5th - 1,000 each state
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