In this historic presidential election, the premise that every vote counts seems more and more relevant. Each of the battleground states have the potential to tip the winner’s scale and determine who will be our nation’s next commander-in-chief. BlackEnterprise.com offers you a detailed list of state-to-state election information, including past election results.
Alabama
Poll hours:Â 7AM – 7PM
# of electoral votes: 9
2004 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
2000 election results:Â Voted for George W. Bush
Senate seats open: None
House seats open: 2 Democrat; 5 Republican
Swing state: No
Polling place search: http://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov
State elections Website: www.alabamavotes.gov
Provisional ballot status: https://myinfo.alabamavotes.gov
Red State
Alaska
Poll hours: 7AM – 8PM
# of electoral votes: 3
2004 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
2000 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
Senate seats open: 1 Republican
House seats open: 1 Republican
Swing state: No
Red State
Arizona
Poll hours: 6AM – 7PM
# of electoral votes: 10
2004 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
2000 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
Senate seats open: 0
House seats open:Â 4 Democrat; 4 Republican
Swing state: No
In person, no-excuse early voting begins 33 days before the election
Red State
Arkansas
Poll hours: 7:30AM – 7:30PM
# of electoral votes: 6
2004 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
2000 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
Senate seats open: 1 Democrat
House seats open: 3 Democrat; 1 Republican
Swing state: No
Red state
California
Poll hours: 7AM – 8PM
# of electoral votes: 55
2004 election results: Voted for John Kerry
2000 election results: Voted for Al Gore
Senate seats open: 0
House seats open: 34 Democrat; 19 Republican
Swing state: No
Blue state
Colorado
Poll hours: 7AM – 7PM
# of electoral Votes: 9
2004 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
2000 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
Senate seats open: 1 Republican
House seats open: 4 Democrat; 3 Republican
Swing state: Yes. In the 2004 election, George W. Bush defeated John Kerry by only 4.7% in popular votes. A Sept. 24, CNN/Time poll showed the electorate split 51% supporting Sen. Barack Obama and 47% support Sen. John McCain
How Obama can win: Use his appeal to mobilize young people to vote. Colorado’s abundant, well-educated, under-30 set support him but has a poor track record of showing up at the polls. Also, connect with Latino voters, whose turnout rates are typically below that of other groups. In Colorado, Latinos comprise 20% of voters, a considerably larger minority voting bloc than African Americans.
Leaning blue
Connecticut
Poll hours: 6AM – 8PM
# of electoral votes: 7:
2004 election results: Voted for John Kerry
2000 election results: Voted for Al Gore
Senate seats open: 0
House seats open: 4 Democrat; 1 Republican
Swing state: No
Blue state
Delaware
Poll hours: 7AM – 8PM
# of electoral votes: 3
2004 election results: Voted for John Kerry
2000 election results: Voted for Al Gore
Senate seats open: 1 Democrat
House seats open: 1 Republican
Swing state: No
Voter registration look-up: http://pollingplace.delaware.gov/
Blue state
Washington D.C.
Poll hours: 7AM – 8PM
# of electoral votes: 3
2004 election results: Voted for John Kerry
2000 election results: Voted for Al Gore
Senate seats open: 0
House seats open: 1 Democrat
Swing state: no
Voter registration look-up: http://www.dcboee.org/voter_info/reg_status/
Blue state
Florida
Poll hours: 7AM – 7PM
# of electoral votes: 27
2004 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
2000 election results: Voted for George W. Bush
Senate seats open: 0
House seats open: 9 Democrat 16 Republican
Swing state: Yes. The state’s growing population