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Color-Your-Own Electoral College Map

Color-Your-Own Electoral College Map by egp.
I mashed this together from a free map found at http://www.eduplace.com/ss/maps/usa.html, and the number of electoral votes for each state. You can watch the presidential election returns and keep track as they come in, or you can start coloring ahead of time as you imagine different scenarios.

The number of electoral college votes for each state is based on population figures from the 2000 census. There are 538 votes total. A majority of 270 is needed to win.

Happy coloring! 

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groovehouse  Pro User  says:

Yay! Election night fun!
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matthewmccormick  Pro User  says:

Cool map, but it'd be even better if it accounted for the fact that Nebraska and Maine can split their votes!
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kimberlyfaye  Pro User  says:

You're awesome... I spent a good hour this morning looking for a good map to do this with, and now I don't need to worry about it.

This election is NOT good for my productivity at work.
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Seen on welovedc.com (?)
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taragl  Pro User  says:

This is so helpful -- I'm going to use it with my fifth-grader. Thanks!
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pushbacknetwork  Pro User  says:

i love it!
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Aaron Escobar ♦ (the spaniard)™  Pro User  says:

Vote Today!


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exase  Pro User  says:

This rules. I didn't think that I could be MORE excited about the election, but you proved me wrong.
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picnicknits  Pro User  says:

My kids are gonna love this! Thanks so much!
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yelutci  Pro User  says:

Thank you for sharing! I'm printing up one of these awesome maps now.
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wormulus  Pro User  says:

sweet!
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Kathleen Rear  Pro User  says:

Thanks so much for this!
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mmmm, brains  Pro User  says:

This is fantastic! Thank you! I was looking for a map to color in tonight.
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Sean-O.com says:

This would be great to do with my 2 1/2 yo, unfortunately she goes to bed on the East Coast @ 8:30pm.
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Draplin  Pro User  says:

Stock up on blue markers, citizens! Obama!
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lkhoudari  Pro User  says:

This is awesome! Thank you!
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darktruth says:

This is great! Printing this out and taking it to my friend's election party. I will tell them where I found this.
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::S:: says:

Thank you!
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lumesire  Pro User  says:

Awesome. XD
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trmarch  Pro User  says:

Love it, thank you!
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BB_Mke  Pro User  says:

So fun. Gave 'em out at work. :)
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sagerchatter77 says:

this is so cool. i'm printing 'em and getting my crayons. ;)
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NaturalDesignChick  Pro User  says:

My nine year old has colored pencils at the ready. Vote!
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stephee says:

Thank you. My 6-yr-old is maxing out on politics like chocolate on halloween! Woohoo! Thanks!
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klr68 says:

Thank you so much. This is perfect and the answer to a very long search. Thanks for sharing.
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no_space  Pro User  says:

Thank you! Gonna bundle the kids up in bed with some crayons & see who holds out the longest!
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violetawkward says:

so funny! i used the exact same map for my 8th graders today :) i'm sure they're frantically coloring their maps right now!
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exase  Pro User  says:

Electoral College Map as of 11ish pm (I colored it myself!) by exase


My map from last night.
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Uyek  Pro User  says:

We used it.Thanks!
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Lucid Images  Pro User  says:

Change Has Come to America!
Change Has Come to America!

Personal Homage to Barack Obama, President Elect 2008.
Wait for music to start streaming.
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mmpartee  Pro User  says:

I was very excited to find this, share it with my 4th grade son, and help him learn which states to color as we watched events unfold on CNN. Unfortunately, being on the east coast, I had to put him to bed at about 9:30 for school the next day. But it was already pretty clear that Obama was going to win by then, and I got to tell him the next morning. I'll never forget how interested I was by coloring in an Electoral College map, given to me by MY 4th grade teacher, 32 years ago. Being in California that year, I got to color in almost everything before my mom made *me* go to bed....

Red state, blue state 2008
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