Census results boost Sun Belt state clout for 2024 presidential race

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Both parties’ presidential tickets will have to contemplate campaign strategy in 2024 a bit differently than 2020 due to adjustments to how many Electoral College votes each state gets.

Texas and Florida, the second- and third-largest states, respectively, will have more votes this time in the 538-member Electoral College. Texas’s House delegation will grow to 38 members, meaning it will have 40 electoral votes. And Florida will have 30 electoral votes, one more than in 2020.

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