D. Ezra Sidran

22C:196:001 Algorithms, Games and the WEB.

Power Indices, the Electoral College and the U. S. Presidential Election of 2000

Calculated using data from National Archive 2000 Election Returns (http://www.archives.gov/federal_register/electoral_college/votes/2000_2005.html#2000)
And IPGENF calculator located here (http://www.warwick.ac.uk/~ecaae/ipgenf.html#data_input)

POWER INDICES FOR THE 2000 U. S. PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION
State Weight Swings Absolute Banzhaf Index Normalised Banzhaf Index Coleman's Power to Prevent Action Coleman's Power to Initiate Action
(Penrose Index)
California 54 525,180,666,785,903 0.466454 0.111428 0.470034 0.462928
New York 33 292,267,988,381,903 0.259586 0.06201 0.261578 0.257624
Texas 32 282,842,187,059,467 0.251214 0.060011 0.253142 0.249315
Florida 25 218,271,801,954,339 0.193864 0.046311 0.195352 0.192399
Pennsylvania 23 200,234,772,354,797 0.177844 0.042484 0.179209 0.1765
Illinois 22 191,273,826,428,787 0.169885 0.040583 0.171189 0.168601
Ohio 21 182,348,576,094,347 0.161958 0.038689 0.163201 0.160734
Michigan 18 155,767,173,134,343 0.138349 0.033049 0.139411 0.137303
New Jersey 15 129,437,847,790,351 0.114964 0.027463 0.115846 0.114095
North Carolina 14 120,709,085,546,443 0.107211 0.025611 0.108034 0.106401
Georgia 13 112,001,326,743,389 0.099477 0.023763 0.100241 0.098725
Virginia 13 112,001,326,743,389 0.099477 0.023763 0.100241 0.098725
Indiana 12 103,312,925,200,401 0.09176 0.02192 0.092465 0.091067
Massachusetts 12 103,312,925,200,401 0.09176 0.02192 0.092465 0.091067
Missouri 11 94,642,269,011,929 0.084059 0.02008 0.084704 0.083424
Tennessee 11 94,642,269,011,929 0.084059 0.02008 0.084704 0.083424
Washington 11 94,642,269,011,929 0.084059 0.02008 0.084704 0.083424
Wisconsin 11 94,642,269,011,929 0.084059 0.02008 0.084704 0.083424
Maryland 10 85,987,775,858,127 0.076372 0.018244 0.076959 0.075795
Minnesota 10 85,987,775,858,127 0.076372 0.018244 0.076959 0.075795
Alabama 9 77,347,890,835,355 0.068699 0.016411 0.069226 0.068179
Louisiana 9 77,347,890,835,355 0.068699 0.016411 0.069226 0.068179
Arizona 8 68,721,085,021,363 0.061037 0.014581 0.061505 0.060575
Colorado 8 68,721,085,021,363 0.061037 0.014581 0.061505 0.060575
Connecticut 8 68,721,085,021,363 0.061037 0.014581 0.061505 0.060575
Kentucky 8 68,721,085,021,363 0.061037 0.014581 0.061505 0.060575
Oklahoma 8 68,721,085,021,363 0.061037 0.014581 0.061505 0.060575
South Carolina 8 68,721,085,021,363 0.061037 0.014581 0.061505 0.060575
Iowa 7 60,105,850,096,051 0.053385 0.012753 0.053794 0.052981
Mississippi 7 60,105,850,096,051 0.053385 0.012753 0.053794 0.052981
Oregon 7 60,105,850,096,051 0.053385 0.012753 0.053794 0.052981
Arkansas 6 51,500,698,087,339 0.045742 0.010927 0.046093 0.045396
Kansas 6 51,500,698,087,339 0.045742 0.010927 0.046093 0.045396
Nebraska 5 42,904,157,413,601 0.038107 0.009103 0.038399 0.037819
New Mexico 5 42,904,157,413,601 0.038107 0.009103 0.038399 0.037819
Utah 5 42,904,157,413,601 0.038107 0.009103 0.038399 0.037819
West Virginia 5 42,904,157,413,601 0.038107 0.009103 0.038399 0.037819
Hawaii 4 34,314,771,552,791 0.030478 0.007281 0.030712 0.030247
Idaho 4 34,314,771,552,791 0.030478 0.007281 0.030712 0.030247
Maine 4 34,314,771,552,791 0.030478 0.007281 0.030712 0.030247
Nevada 4 34,314,771,552,791 0.030478 0.007281 0.030712 0.030247
New Hampshire 4 34,314,771,552,791 0.030478 0.007281 0.030712 0.030247
Rhode Island 4 34,314,771,552,791 0.030478 0.007281 0.030712 0.030247
Alaska 3 25,731,095,182,547 0.022854 0.005459 0.023029 0.022681
Delaware 3 25,731,095,182,547 0.022854 0.005459 0.023029 0.022681
D. C. 3 25,731,095,182,547 0.022854 0.005459 0.023029 0.022681
Montana 3 25,731,095,182,547 0.022854 0.005459 0.023029 0.022681
North Dakota 3 25,731,095,182,547 0.022854 0.005459 0.023029 0.022681
South Dakota 3 25,731,095,182,547 0.022854 0.005459 0.023029 0.022681
Vermont 3 25,731,095,182,547 0.022854 0.005459 0.023029 0.022681
Wyoming 3 25,731,095,182,547 0.022854 0.005459 0.023029 0.022681