Mitt Romney won the other two—Indiana and North Carolina—and 206 electoral votes, 64 votes shy of a majority. You can opt for a traditional map or a cartogram, which shows each state’s true weight in the electoral vote. Barack Obama carried eight of them in 2012 in the course of winning 332 electoral votes, 62 more than the 270 needed for a majority. CO IN NM NC NV FL OH VA IA NH 2012 results Take a look at the Electoral College map from 2012, the starting point for considering this year’s election. They add up to 242 electoral votes, just 28 short of a majority.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 17, 2016 11:33 UTC