I'm pretty sure he'd beat Hilary.
I don't think he'd beat Obama.
I made these two estimates the other day. Column one is electoral votes, followed by population in millions, percentage white, black, asian or hispanic in the state. Whites, Blacks, Asians and Hispanics have voted consistently so far so I just applied those voting patterns to the entire state...
So this is for Obama vs. Mccain
State | Electorial | Population | White | Black | Asian | Hispanic | Other | Mccain | Obama |
California | 55 | 36.5 | 0.431 | 0.067 | 0.124 | 0.359 | 0.019 | 0.53126 | 0.468745 |
Texas | 34 | 23.5 | 0.483 | 0.119 | 0.034 | 0.357 | 0.007 | 0.51662 | 0.483385 |
New York | 31 | 19.3 | 0.6 | 0.17 | 0.069 | 0.161 | 0 | 0.4769 | 0.5231 |
Florida | 27 | 18.1 | 0.613 | 0.158 | 0.022 | 0.202 | 0.005 | 0.48779 | 0.51221 |
Illinois | 21 | 12.8 | 0.653 | 0.15 | 0.042 | 0.147 | 0.008 | 0.48442 | 0.515585 |
Pennsylvania | 21 | 12.4 | 0.821 | 0.107 | 0.024 | 0.042 | 0.006 | 0.49183 | 0.50817 |
Ohio | 20 | 11.5 | 0.829 | 0.12 | 0.015 | 0.023 | 0.013 | 0.48537 | 0.51463 |
Michigan | 17 | 10.1 | 0.777 | 0.143 | 0.024 | 0.039 | 0.017 | 0.47754 | 0.522465 |
New Jersey | 15 | 8.7 | 0.626 | 0.145 | 0.073 | 0.156 | 0 | 0.48571 | 0.514295 |
Georgia | 15 | 9.4 | 0.589 | 0.299 | 0.028 | 0.075 | 0.009 | 0.4217 | 0.578305 |
North Carolina | 15 | 8.9 | 0.679 | 0.217 | 0.019 | 0.067 | 0.018 | 0.45232 | 0.54768 |
Virginia | 13 | 7.6 | 0.677 | 0.199 | 0.048 | 0.063 | 0.013 | 0.45734 | 0.542665 |
Massachusetts | 12 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.069 | 0.049 | 0.079 | 0.003 | 0.5085 | 0.4915 |
Washington | 11 | 6.4 | 0.765 | 0.036 | 0.066 | 0.091 | 0.042 | 0.52008 | 0.479925 |
Tennesse | 11 | 6 | 0.775 | 0.169 | 0.013 | 0.032 | 0.011 | 0.46778 | 0.532225 |
Misouri | 11 | 5.8 | 0.826 | 0.115 | 0.014 | 0.028 | 0.017 | 0.48768 | 0.51232 |
Indiana | 11 | 6.3 | 0.839 | 0.089 | 0.013 | 0.048 | 0.011 | 0.4997 | 0.500305 |
Minnesota | 10 | 5.2 | 0.859 | 0.045 | 0.035 | 0.038 | 0.023 | 0.5139 | 0.486105 |
Wisconsin | 10 | 5.6 | 0.857 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.047 | 0.016 | 0.51009 | 0.489915 |
Arizona | 10 | 6.2 | 0.597 | 0.038 | 0.024 | 0.292 | 0.049 | 0.54051 | 0.45949 |
Maryland | 10 | 5.6 | 0.584 | 0.295 | 0.049 | 0.06 | 0.012 | 0.42055 | 0.579455 |
Colorado | 9 | 4.8 | 0.717 | 0.041 | 0.026 | 0.197 | 0.019 | 0.53114 | 0.468865 |
Lousiaina | 9 | 4.3 | 0.628 | 0.317 | 0.014 | 0.029 | 0.012 | 0.41117 | 0.588835 |
Alabama | 9 | 4.6 | 0.69 | 0.263 | 0.009 | 0.025 | 0.013 | 0.43155 | 0.56845 |
Kentucky | 8 | 4.2 | 0.884 | 0.075 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.011 | 0.50252 | 0.49748 |
South Carolina | 8 | 4.3 | 0.654 | 0.29 | 0.011 | 0.035 | 0.01 | 0.42222 | 0.57778 |
Connecticut | 7 | 3.5 | 0.748 | 0.102 | 0.034 | 0.112 | 0.004 | 0.49989 | 0.50011 |
Oregon | 7 | 3.7 | 0.81 | 0.019 | 0.036 | 0.102 | 0.033 | 0.5295 | 0.4705 |
Iowa | 7 | 3 | 0.91 | 0.025 | 0.016 | 0.038 | 0.011 | 0.5229 | 0.4771 |
Oklahoma | 7 | 3.6 | 0.721 | 0.078 | 0.017 | 0.069 | 0.115 | 0.50253 | 0.49747 |
Kansas | 6 | 2.8 | 0.811 | 0.06 | 0.022 | 0.086 | 0.021 | 0.51353 | 0.48647 |
Arkansas | 6 | 2.8 | 0.764 | 0.157 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.019 | 0.47397 | 0.52603 |
Mississippi | 6 | 2.9 | 0.593 | 0.371 | 0.008 | 0.018 | 0.01 | 0.38999 | 0.61001 |
Utah | 5 | 2.6 | 0.829 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.112 | 0.029 | 0.53487 | 0.46513 |
Nevada | 5 | 2.5 | 0.589 | 0.079 | 0.06 | 0.244 | 0.028 | 0.51902 | 0.48098 |
Nebraska | 5 | 1.8 | 0.849 | 0.044 | 0.017 | 0.074 | 0.016 | 0.5189 | 0.481105 |
West Virginia | 5 | 1.8 | 0.941 | 0.033 | 0.006 | 0.009 | 0.011 | 0.51766 | 0.482345 |
New Mexico | 5 | 2 | 0.428 | 0.025 | 0.013 | 0.44 | 0.094 | 0.55877 | 0.441235 |
Idaho | 4 | 1.5 | 0.863 | 0.007 | 0.011 | 0.095 | 0.024 | 0.53504 | 0.46496 |
Hawaii | 4 | 1.3 | 0.247 | 0.025 | 0.4 | 0.078 | 0.25 | 0.49841 | 0.50159 |
New Hampshire | 4 | 1.3 | 0.938 | 0.011 | 0.019 | 0.023 | 0.009 | 0.52669 | 0.47331 |
Rhode Island | 4 | 1.1 | 0.796 | 0.063 | 0.027 | 0.11 | 0.004 | 0.51491 | 0.485095 |
Maine | 4 | 1.3 | 0.958 | 0.008 | 0.009 | 0.01 | 0.015 | 0.52697 | 0.473035 |
Vermont | 3 | 0.6 | 0.957 | 0.007 | 0.011 | 0.011 | 0.014 | 0.52736 | 0.47264 |
Washington DC | 3 | 0.6 | 0.317 | 0.565 | 0.032 | 0.082 | 0.004 | 0.32121 | 0.67879 |
Alaska | 3 | 0.7 | 0.664 | 0.037 | 0.046 | 0.056 | 0.197 | 0.51282 | 0.48718 |
Montana | 3 | 0.9 | 0.887 | 0.004 | 0.006 | 0.025 | 0.078 | 0.52819 | 0.471815 |
Wyoming | 3 | 0.5 | 0.881 | 0.009 | 0.007 | 0.069 | 0.034 | 0.53173 | 0.46827 |
North Dakota | 3 | 0.6 | 0.904 | 0.008 | 0.007 | 0.017 | 0.064 | 0.52627 | 0.47373 |
South Dakota | 3 | 0.8 | 0.866 | 0.009 | 0.007 | 0.021 | 0.097 | 0.52528 | 0.47472 |
Delaware | 3 | 0.9 | 0.69 | 0.209 | 0.028 | 0.063 | 0.01 | 0.45473 | 0.545275 |
Same thing for Mccain vs. Clinton
State | El. Votes | Population | White | Black | Asian | Hispanic | Other | Mccain | Clinton |
California | 55 | 36.5 | 0.431 | 0.067 | 0.124 | 0.359 | 0.019 | 0.50795 | 0.492055 |
Texas | 34 | 23.5 | 0.483 | 0.119 | 0.034 | 0.357 | 0.007 | 0.4967 | 0.503305 |
New York | 31 | 19.3 | 0.6 | 0.17 | 0.069 | 0.161 | 0 | 0.48165 | 0.518355 |
Florida | 27 | 18.1 | 0.613 | 0.158 | 0.022 | 0.202 | 0.005 | 0.48786 | 0.51214 |
Illinois | 21 | 12.8 | 0.653 | 0.15 | 0.042 | 0.147 | 0.008 | 0.49049 | 0.509515 |
Pennsylvania | 21 | 12.4 | 0.821 | 0.107 | 0.024 | 0.042 | 0.006 | 0.50952 | 0.49048 |
Ohio | 20 | 11.5 | 0.829 | 0.12 | 0.015 | 0.023 | 0.013 | 0.50573 | 0.494275 |
Michigan | 17 | 10.1 | 0.777 | 0.143 | 0.024 | 0.039 | 0.017 | 0.49645 | 0.503555 |
New Jersey | 15 | 8.7 | 0.626 | 0.145 | 0.073 | 0.156 | 0 | 0.49024 | 0.50976 |
Georgia | 15 | 9.4 | 0.589 | 0.299 | 0.028 | 0.075 | 0.009 | 0.44107 | 0.558935 |
North Carolina | 15 | 8.9 | 0.679 | 0.217 | 0.019 | 0.067 | 0.018 | 0.47015 | 0.529855 |
Virginia | 13 | 7.6 | 0.677 | 0.199 | 0.048 | 0.063 | 0.013 | 0.47477 | 0.525235 |
Massachusetts | 12 | 6.4 | 0.8 | 0.069 | 0.049 | 0.079 | 0.003 | 0.5203 | 0.479705 |
Washington | 11 | 6.4 | 0.765 | 0.036 | 0.066 | 0.091 | 0.042 | 0.52841 | 0.471595 |
Tennesse | 11 | 6 | 0.775 | 0.169 | 0.013 | 0.032 | 0.011 | 0.48859 | 0.51141 |
Misouri | 11 | 5.8 | 0.826 | 0.115 | 0.014 | 0.028 | 0.017 | 0.50722 | 0.49278 |
Indiana | 11 | 6.3 | 0.839 | 0.089 | 0.013 | 0.048 | 0.011 | 0.51619 | 0.48381 |
Minnesota | 10 | 5.2 | 0.859 | 0.045 | 0.035 | 0.038 | 0.023 | 0.5297 | 0.4703 |
Wisconsin | 10 | 5.6 | 0.857 | 0.06 | 0.02 | 0.047 | 0.016 | 0.52563 | 0.474375 |
Arizona | 10 | 6.2 | 0.597 | 0.038 | 0.024 | 0.292 | 0.049 | 0.52527 | 0.47473 |
Maryland | 10 | 5.6 | 0.584 | 0.295 | 0.049 | 0.06 | 0.012 | 0.44122 | 0.55878 |
Colorado | 9 | 4.8 | 0.717 | 0.041 | 0.026 | 0.197 | 0.019 | 0.52796 | 0.472045 |
Lousiaina | 9 | 4.3 | 0.628 | 0.317 | 0.014 | 0.029 | 0.012 | 0.43675 | 0.563255 |
Alabama | 9 | 4.6 | 0.69 | 0.263 | 0.009 | 0.025 | 0.013 | 0.45605 | 0.543955 |
Kentucky | 8 | 4.2 | 0.884 | 0.075 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.011 | 0.522 | 0.478 |
South Carolina | 8 | 4.3 | 0.654 | 0.29 | 0.011 | 0.035 | 0.01 | 0.44636 | 0.553645 |
Connecticut | 7 | 3.5 | 0.748 | 0.102 | 0.034 | 0.112 | 0.004 | 0.50892 | 0.49108 |
Oregon | 7 | 3.7 | 0.81 | 0.019 | 0.036 | 0.102 | 0.033 | 0.53663 | 0.46337 |
Iowa | 7 | 3 | 0.91 | 0.025 | 0.016 | 0.038 | 0.011 | 0.53863 | 0.46137 |
Oklahoma | 7 | 3.6 | 0.721 | 0.078 | 0.017 | 0.069 | 0.115 | 0.51404 | 0.485965 |
Kansas | 6 | 2.8 | 0.811 | 0.06 | 0.022 | 0.086 | 0.021 | 0.52426 | 0.47574 |
Arkansas | 6 | 2.8 | 0.764 | 0.157 | 0.01 | 0.05 | 0.019 | 0.49215 | 0.50785 |
Mississippi | 6 | 2.9 | 0.593 | 0.371 | 0.008 | 0.018 | 0.01 | 0.41864 | 0.58136 |
Utah | 5 | 2.6 | 0.829 | 0.01 | 0.02 | 0.112 | 0.029 | 0.54085 | 0.45915 |
Nevada | 5 | 2.5 | 0.589 | 0.079 | 0.06 | 0.244 | 0.028 | 0.51065 | 0.48935 |
Nebraska | 5 | 1.8 | 0.849 | 0.044 | 0.017 | 0.074 | 0.016 | 0.53076 | 0.46924 |
West Virginia | 5 | 1.8 | 0.941 | 0.033 | 0.006 | 0.009 | 0.011 | 0.53726 | 0.462745 |
New Mexico | 5 | 2 | 0.428 | 0.025 | 0.013 | 0.44 | 0.094 | 0.52464 | 0.47536 |
Idaho | 4 | 1.5 | 0.863 | 0.007 | 0.011 | 0.095 | 0.024 | 0.54321 | 0.456795 |
Hawaii | 4 | 1.3 | 0.247 | 0.025 | 0.4 | 0.078 | 0.25 | 0.4988 | 0.5012 |
New Hampshire | 4 | 1.3 | 0.938 | 0.011 | 0.019 | 0.023 | 0.009 | 0.5438 | 0.456205 |
Rhode Island | 4 | 1.1 | 0.796 | 0.063 | 0.027 | 0.11 | 0.004 | 0.52311 | 0.47689 |
Maine | 4 | 1.3 | 0.958 | 0.008 | 0.009 | 0.01 | 0.015 | 0.54557 | 0.45443 |
Vermont | 3 | 0.6 | 0.957 | 0.007 | 0.011 | 0.011 | 0.014 | 0.54581 | 0.454195 |
Washington DC | 3 | 0.6 | 0.317 | 0.565 | 0.032 | 0.082 | 0.004 | 0.34776 | 0.65224 |
Alaska | 3 | 0.7 | 0.664 | 0.037 | 0.046 | 0.056 | 0.197 | 0.52258 | 0.47742 |
Montana | 3 | 0.9 | 0.887 | 0.004 | 0.006 | 0.025 | 0.078 | 0.54366 | 0.456345 |
Wyoming | 3 | 0.5 | 0.881 | 0.009 | 0.007 | 0.069 | 0.034 | 0.54294 | 0.457065 |
North Dakota | 3 | 0.6 | 0.904 | 0.008 | 0.007 | 0.017 | 0.064 | 0.54309 | 0.456915 |
South Dakota | 3 | 0.8 | 0.866 | 0.009 | 0.007 | 0.021 | 0.097 | 0.54099 | 0.459015 |
Delaware | 3 | 0.9 | 0.69 | 0.209 | 0.028 | 0.063 | 0.01 | 0.47282 | 0.527185 |
People are difficult to govern because they have too much knowledge.
When there are more laws, there are more criminals.
- Lao Tzu