Introduction
A delegate is a person who is elected to represent other people. Delegates are intended to speak and act on behalf of the people who elected them, so that those people do not have to spend time speaking and acting for themselves, regarding political policy and its implementation in action.
The most common type of delegates are the members of the House of Representatives. These are elected officials who are determined by a state’s total population. The greater a state’s population, the more delegates they will have. However, all states must at least have one delegate in the House of Representatives, no matter how small their total population is.
A Senator is another type of delegate. Like members of the House of Representatives, Senators are elected officials who serve in the Senate of Congress. There are always two Senators per state, regardless of population size, and members of the Senate serve six year terms while members of the House of Representatives serve two year terms.
Delegates at the Democratic and Republican National Conventions are elected to support the presidential candidate whom they represent, during election years. However, they do not have to vote for the candidate they’ve been pledged to, though they should vote to “reflect the sentiments of those who elected them.”
To learn more about the number of delegates by state, scroll the charts.
| # | State | Number of Delegates | Number of US Representatives | Electoral Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | California | 587 | 52 | 55 |
| 2 | Texas | 383 | 38 | 38 |
| 3 | Florida | 341 | 28 | 29 |
| 4 | New York | 274 | 26 | 29 |
| 5 | Pennsylvania | 274 | 17 | 20 |
| 6 | Illinois | 222 | 17 | 20 |
| 7 | Ohio | 218 | 15 | 18 |
| 8 | Michigan | 198 | 13 | 16 |
| 9 | Georgia | 181 | 14 | 16 |
| 10 | North Carolina | 181 | 14 | 15 |
| 11 | New Jersey | 175 | 12 | 14 |
| 12 | Indiana | 140 | 9 | 11 |
| 13 | Wisconsin | 136 | 8 | 10 |
| 14 | Maryland | 134 | 8 | 10 |
| 15 | Massachusetts | 132 | 9 | 11 |
| 16 | Washington | 132 | 10 | 12 |
| 17 | Arizona | 124 | 9 | 11 |
| 18 | Missouri | 122 | 8 | 10 |
| 19 | Tennessee | 122 | 9 | 11 |
| 20 | Minnesota | 114 | 8 | 10 |
| 21 | Colorado | 104 | 8 | 9 |
| 22 | Alabama | 102 | 7 | 9 |
| 23 | Kentucky | 100 | 6 | 8 |
| 24 | Louisiana | 100 | 6 | 8 |
| 25 | Virginia | 99 | 11 | 13 |
| 26 | Oregon | 89 | 6 | 7 |
| 27 | Connecticut | 88 | 5 | 7 |
| 28 | Iowa | 81 | 4 | 6 |
| 29 | Oklahoma | 80 | 5 | 7 |
| 30 | Mississippi | 76 | 4 | 6 |
| 31 | Arkansas | 71 | 4 | 6 |
| 32 | Utah | 69 | 4 | 6 |
| 33 | Nebraska | 65 | 3 | 5 |
| 34 | West Virginia | 63 | 2 | 5 |
| 35 | Nevada | 61 | 4 | 6 |
| 36 | New Mexico | 56 | 3 | 5 |
| 37 | South Carolina | 54 | 7 | 9 |
| 38 | Idaho | 52 | 2 | 4 |
| 39 | Kansas | 51 | 4 | 6 |
| 40 | Maine | 46 | 2 | 4 |
| 41 | Montana | 46 | 2 | 3 |
| 42 | New Hampshire | 46 | 2 | 4 |
| 43 | Rhode Island | 45 | 2 | 4 |
| 44 | South Dakota | 45 | 1 | 3 |
| 45 | North Dakota | 43 | 1 | 3 |
| 46 | Wyoming | 43 | 1 | 3 |
| 47 | Delaware | 37 | 1 | 3 |
| 48 | Vermont | 33 | 1 | 3 |
| 49 | Hawaii | 24 | 2 | 4 |
| 50 | Alaska | 15 | 1 | 3 |
Number of Delegates by State
Alabama
Number of Delegates
102
Ranked in the US
#22
Ranked in the US
#23
Ranked in the US
#22
Alaska
Number of Delegates
15
Ranked in the US
#50
Ranked in the US
#45
Ranked in the US
#44
Arizona
Number of Delegates
124
Ranked in the US
#17
Ranked in the US
#14
Ranked in the US
#14
Arkansas
Number of Delegates
71
Ranked in the US
#31
Ranked in the US
#30
Ranked in the US
#30
California
Number of Delegates
587
Ranked in the US
#1
Ranked in the US
#1
Ranked in the US
#1
Colorado
Number of Delegates
104
Ranked in the US
#21
Ranked in the US
#18
Ranked in the US
#23
Connecticut
Number of Delegates
88
Ranked in the US
#27
Ranked in the US
#28
Ranked in the US
#27
Delaware
Number of Delegates
37
Ranked in the US
#47
Ranked in the US
#46
Ranked in the US
#45
Florida
Number of Delegates
341
Ranked in the US
#3
Ranked in the US
#3
Ranked in the US
#3
Georgia
Number of Delegates
181
Ranked in the US
#9
Ranked in the US
#8
Ranked in the US
#8
Hawaii
Number of Delegates
24
Ranked in the US
#49
Ranked in the US
#38
Ranked in the US
#39
Idaho
Number of Delegates
52
Ranked in the US
#38
Ranked in the US
#39
Ranked in the US
#40
Illinois
Number of Delegates
222
Ranked in the US
#6
Ranked in the US
#5
Ranked in the US
#5
Indiana
Number of Delegates
140
Ranked in the US
#12
Ranked in the US
#15
Ranked in the US
#15
Iowa
Number of Delegates
81
Ranked in the US
#28
Ranked in the US
#31
Ranked in the US
#31
Kansas
Number of Delegates
51
Ranked in the US
#39
Ranked in the US
#32
Ranked in the US
#32
Kentucky
Number of Delegates
100
Ranked in the US
#23
Ranked in the US
#25
Ranked in the US
#25
Louisiana
Number of Delegates
100
Ranked in the US
#24
Ranked in the US
#26
Ranked in the US
#26
Maine
Number of Delegates
46
Ranked in the US
#40
Ranked in the US
#40
Ranked in the US
#41
Maryland
Number of Delegates
134
Ranked in the US
#14
Ranked in the US
#19
Ranked in the US
#18
Massachusetts
Number of Delegates
132
Ranked in the US
#15
Ranked in the US
#16
Ranked in the US
#16
Michigan
Number of Delegates
198
Ranked in the US
#8
Ranked in the US
#10
Ranked in the US
#9
Minnesota
Number of Delegates
114
Ranked in the US
#20
Ranked in the US
#20
Ranked in the US
#19
Mississippi
Number of Delegates
76
Ranked in the US
#30
Ranked in the US
#33
Ranked in the US
#33
Missouri
Number of Delegates
122
Ranked in the US
#18
Ranked in the US
#21
Ranked in the US
#20
Montana
Number of Delegates
46
Ranked in the US
#41
Ranked in the US
#41
Ranked in the US
#47
Nebraska
Number of Delegates
65
Ranked in the US
#33
Ranked in the US
#36
Ranked in the US
#36
Nevada
Number of Delegates
61
Ranked in the US
#35
Ranked in the US
#34
Ranked in the US
#34
New Hampshire
Number of Delegates
46
Ranked in the US
#42
Ranked in the US
#42
Ranked in the US
#42
New Jersey
Number of Delegates
175
Ranked in the US
#11
Ranked in the US
#11
Ranked in the US
#11
New Mexico
Number of Delegates
56
Ranked in the US
#36
Ranked in the US
#37
Ranked in the US
#37
New York
Number of Delegates
274
Ranked in the US
#4
Ranked in the US
#4
Ranked in the US
#4
North Carolina
Number of Delegates
181
Ranked in the US
#10
Ranked in the US
#9
Ranked in the US
#10
North Dakota
Number of Delegates
43
Ranked in the US
#45
Ranked in the US
#47
Ranked in the US
#48
Ohio
Number of Delegates
218
Ranked in the US
#7
Ranked in the US
#7
Ranked in the US
#7
Oklahoma
Number of Delegates
80
Ranked in the US
#29
Ranked in the US
#29
Ranked in the US
#28
Oregon
Number of Delegates
89
Ranked in the US
#26
Ranked in the US
#27
Ranked in the US
#29
Pennsylvania
Number of Delegates
274
Ranked in the US
#5
Ranked in the US
#6
Ranked in the US
#6
Rhode Island
Number of Delegates
45
Ranked in the US
#43
Ranked in the US
#43
Ranked in the US
#43
South Carolina
Number of Delegates
54
Ranked in the US
#37
Ranked in the US
#24
Ranked in the US
#24
South Dakota
Number of Delegates
45
Ranked in the US
#44
Ranked in the US
#48
Ranked in the US
#49
Tennessee
Number of Delegates
122
Ranked in the US
#19
Ranked in the US
#17
Ranked in the US
#17
Texas
Number of Delegates
383
Ranked in the US
#2
Ranked in the US
#2
Ranked in the US
#2
Utah
Number of Delegates
69
Ranked in the US
#32
Ranked in the US
#35
Ranked in the US
#35
Vermont
Number of Delegates
33
Ranked in the US
#48
Ranked in the US
#49
Ranked in the US
#50
Virginia
Number of Delegates
99
Ranked in the US
#25
Ranked in the US
#12
Ranked in the US
#12
Washington
Number of Delegates
132
Ranked in the US
#16
Ranked in the US
#13
Ranked in the US
#13
West Virginia
Number of Delegates
63
Ranked in the US
#34
Ranked in the US
#44
Ranked in the US
#38
Wisconsin
Number of Delegates
136
Ranked in the US
#13
Ranked in the US
#22
Ranked in the US
#21
Wyoming
Number of Delegates
43
Ranked in the US
#46
Ranked in the US
#50
Ranked in the US
#51
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