270 to Win, Electoral College Calculators and Printable Electoral College Maps
October 29, 2008 by
The website 270 to Win is an interactive way to learn about the eletoral college. Vistors can experiment with different combinations of electoral vote numbers to see how either Barack Obama or 
John McCain could win the presidency. In addition to 270 to win there are other websites with non-partisan election day maps, interactive electoral college maps and historical maps. There are also electoral college calculators which shed some light on how the electoral process works.
270towin.com and More Interactive Electoral College Sources
270toWin.com
The website 270toWin.com may be increasingly busy in the next week. If you cannot get to the 270toWin.com web site, use these other resources which also provide interactive electoral college maps and caluclators. Customize the map at 270toWin.com to explore different voting scenarios in the presidential election.
Electoral College Calculator
Archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/calculator.html
There is an electoral college calculator on the website of the National Archives. The calculator lists each state and the number of electoral votes it receives. Visitors to the site can click the bubble for Democrat, Republican or Other, and come up with electoral college totals.
The electoral college calculator is a useful learning tool for understanding the electoral college. It's also an interesting way to see how changing the "win" column can change the election results.
The interactive electoral calculator could be used in the classroom, or for anyone who wants to understand or analyze the electoral college process.
Electoral College Calculator with Map Results
Uselectionatlas.org/TOOLS/evcalc.php
Another electoral college calcuator can be found at
The advantage to this electoral college calcuator is that the results are not only added up on the page, they are also displayed in map form and color coded.
State Map With Electoral College Numbers
Irregulartimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/electoralcollegemap2008.pdf
270 to Win, Electoral College Calculators and Printable Electoral College Maps
270towin.com and More Interactive Electoral College Sources
270toWin.com
The website 270toWin.com may be increasingly busy in the next week. If you cannot get to the 270toWin.com web site, use these other resources which also provide interactive electoral college maps and caluclators. Customize the map at 270toWin.com to explore different voting scenarios in the presidential election.
Electoral College Calculator
Archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/calculator.html
There is an electoral college calculator on the website of the National Archives. The calculator lists each state and the number of electoral votes it receives. Visitors to the site can click the bubble for Democrat, Republican or Other, and come up with electoral college totals.
The electoral college calculator is a useful learning tool for understanding the electoral college. It's also an interesting way to see how changing the "win" column can change the election results.
The interactive electoral calculator could be used in the classroom, or for anyone who wants to understand or analyze the electoral college process.
Electoral College Calculator with Map Results
Uselectionatlas.org/TOOLS/evcalc.php
Another electoral college calcuator can be found at
The advantage to this electoral college calcuator is that the results are not only added up on the page, they are also displayed in map form and color coded.
State Map With Electoral College Numbers
Irregulartimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/10/electoralcollegemap2008.pdf
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