[catfish1957]

Thanks for the link. I created a spreadsheet comparing delegate allowance versus electoral college, and the numbers were all over the map.

The 5 lowest ratios were:(1)Michigan- 1.76

(2) Florida- 1.85

(3)Arizona (A red state)- 2.9

(4 & 5)Alaska (red again) and New Hampshire- 3.0

The 5 highest ratios were:

(1) Wyoming- 9.7

(2 & 3)South and North Dakota 9.3 each

(4)Montana- 8.7

(5) Nebraska- 7.0

All the high ratios seemed to be small red states. All in all, it didn't seem to make sense at all.

[deport]

The bonus delegates is where it will get any correlation screwed up I think. The basic allocation starts with at-large [basically 10 per state, district [3 per CD] and Party Leaders [3 per state]. These are fairly standard across the board. The bonus delegates are awarded based upon Presidential vote, Governor party, US House & Senate, and state chambers. A mess to say the least.

The following link gives them in detail as to how they were determined. Scroll down for a table layout.

http://www.thegreenpapers.com/P12/R-Alloc.phtml