Appendix N

Hamilton Method Total Wasted Votes in Presidential Elections: 1992 - 2020

*RP is the Reform Party whose candidate was Ross Perot.

Hamilton Method Total Wasted Votes - 1992

State	Lost Votes				Surplus Votes			Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	RP	Other	Dem	Rep	RP	Wasted Total
Alabama		54,035		10,588	73,358		55,714	193,695
Alaska		15,831		4,731	4,812		57,649	83,023
Arizona		14,470		18,098	3,436		153,398	189,402
Arkansas	30,497	20,440		8,374			68,634	127,945
California			28,433	83,816	47,749	42,326		202,324
Colorado	41,237			10,639		691	128,624	181,191
Connecticut	76,192			6,930		27,499	70,536	181,157
Delaware	29,477	5,735		2,154			29,735	67,100
District of Col.		20,698	9,681	4,574	20,206			55,159
Florida		47,510		15,317	112,067		43,168	218,062
Georgia		102,512		7,250	13,713		14,882	138,357
Hawaii		43,611		3,707	33,095		9,391	89,805
Idaho	16,477		9,859	12,089		65,631		104,056
Illinois		127,225		22,196	5,963		24,630	180,014
Indiana		28,595	71,622	12,142	8,173			120,533
Iowa	5,808		59,953	9,895		57,907		133,563
Kansas	4,688	64,205		4,493			55,279	128,665
Kentucky		57,339	17,331	6,674	47,925			129,269
Louisiana	20,407		12,587	29,182		107,530		169,706
Maryland			82,909	7,967	82,971	28,669		202,516
Massachusetts		111,622		19,255	51,321		5,508	187,706
Michigan			112,367	23,738	78,759	17,680		232,544
Minnesota	81,817	43,456		16,603			11,098	152,974
Mississippi		67,025		8,116	34,119		18,600	127,860
Missouri			83,911	7,792	25,298	75,002		192,003
Montana	17,637	7,337		4,672			89,587	119,232
Nevada		49,248	6,000	8,762	13,319			77,329
New Hampshire		67,998		5,084	6,555		46,782	126,419
New Jersey		19,429	76,017	28,694	22,752			146,892
New Mexico	33,623			3,650		6,931	58,271	102,475
New York		37,672	41,186	45,113	40,824			164,795
North Carolina		15,295		5,283	9,933		156,007	186,518
North Dakota		33,533		1,637	28,083		37,550	100,803
Ohio		12,422	95,482	24,286	7,571			139,761
Oklahoma		71,544		4,486	53,931		20,606	150,567
Oregon		57,859		11,481	58,273		87,282	214,895
Pennsylvania		66,689	40,091	26,138	16,034			148,952
Rhode Island		18,235		3,520	81,696		5,118	108,569
South Carolina	28,566			6,634		97,992	12,312	145,504
South Dakota	12,803	24,633		1,353			48,661	87,451
Tennessee	32,321		19,728	7,849		88,018		147,916
Texas			8,590	21,351	157,781	21,942		209,664
Utah	34,629	25,032		34,538			19,970	114,170
Vermont	37,025			1,996		22,130	28,965	90,116
Virginia	54,550			20,859		14,597	97,268	187,274
Washington		107,172		22,153	35,195		18,586	183,106
West Virginia	57,517			1,907		47,714	3,596	110,734
Wisconsin		10,451	84,277	14,714	36,384			145,826
Wyoming	1,298	12,485		1,817			38,777	54,376
Totals	616,568	1,461,343	860,026	664,297	1,211,296	722,259	1,516,184	7,051,973

Hamilton Method Total Wasted Votes - 1996

State	Lost Votes				Surplus Votes				Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	RP	Other	Dem	Rep	RP	Other	Wasted Total
Alabama		87,112		10,991	58,566		5,036		161,705
Alaska			26,333	12,161	38,173	15,872			92,539
Arizona		95,420		16,972	14,562		16,651		143,605
Arkansas	33,040	30,662		13,791			36,843		114,336
California	110,093			2,330		7,366	23,748		143,537
Colorado			99,629	48,075	5,008	20,695			173,407
Connecticut	39,432			34,242		95,522	4,567		173,763
Delaware		8,780	28,719	2,709	21,353				61,561
District of Col.		17,339	3,611	6,556	17,062				44,568
Florida	144		59,566	30,632		62,237			152,579
Georgia		19,731		18,042	23,251		126,605		187,629
Hawaii	24,952	23,913		13,807			2,405		65,077
Idaho	42,513	10,735		7,163			20,004		80,415
Illinois		19,245		36,218	35,615		114,217		205,295
Indiana			46,312	17,426	58,717	70,445			192,900
Iowa	91,370			16,014		34,892	13,788		156,064
Kansas	29,559	46,095		10,757			46,543		132,954
Kentucky		102,516		8,415	13,330		4,548		128,809
Louisiana		117,932		20,243	11,671		5,360		155,206
Maryland	75,772			17,321		31,456	40,039		164,588
Massachusetts		78,860	14,151	40,002	1,186				134,199
Michigan	65,228			41,309		75,416	57,616		239,569
Minnesota	24,118		38,440	48,022		60,661			171,241
Mississippi	10,940		52,222	7,775		4,533			75,470
Missouri	44,995		21,000	24,926		60,268			151,189
Montana	32,168	43,898		4,458			11,330		91,855
Nevada			43,986	17,075	4,729	39,187			104,977
New Hampshire			48,390	8,133	49,679	23,301			129,503
New Jersey	11,929		57,080	58,213		19,615			146,837
New Mexico		10,321	32,257	17,571	18,807				78,956
New York	119,619	19,512					1,046	2,339	142,516
North Carolina	29,643			13,961		118,088	20,326		182,018
North Dakota	18,101		32,515	1,941		3,730			56,287
Ohio			51,357	43,122	72,413	81,125			248,017
Oklahoma	35,588			5,505		94,209	989		136,291
Oregon	59,172			68,746		23,284	52,474		203,676
Pennsylvania		37,905	39,148	58,146	2,574				137,773
Rhode Island	37,908	7,112		8,828			5,814		59,662
South Carolina		5,075	64,386		62,974			54,739	187,174
South Dakota	31,391		31,250	2,700		11,209			76,550
Tennessee	48,191	2,575		15,511			57,726		124,003
Texas	4,587		27,809	37,257		68,449			138,102
Utah			66,461	15,624	22,045	7,151			111,281
Vermont			31,024	9,179	20,719	28,607			89,529
Virginia		22,974		27,371	1,718		132,489		184,552
Washington		21,136		88,799	10,053		102,149		222,137
West Virginia			71,639	3,062	1,588	33,425			109,714
Wisconsin		46,421	27,687	51,830	21,880				147,818
Wyoming	7,410		25,928	2,321		8,935			44,594
Totals	1,027,865	875,270	1,040,902	1,065,252	587,673	1,099,678	902,313	57,078	6,656,031

Hamilton Method Total Wasted Votes - 2000

State	Lost Votes			Surplus Votes			Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Other	Wasted Total
Alabama		15,468	32,488	104,699			152,655
Alaska			39,158	6,792	33,052		79,002
Arizona		15,644	65,023	45,811			126,478
Arkansas		12,050	26,073	89,434			127,557
California		99,867		44,132		31,214	175,213
Colorado	85,214	13,064				34,178	132,456
Connecticut		13,771	82,416	3,834			100,021
Delaware		28,081	10,266	42,779			81,126
District of Col.		18,073	11,898	19,253			49,224
Florida	49,965	50,502				87,564	188,031
Georgia		21,442	60,854	56,605			138,901
Hawaii	21,310		24,820		21,036		67,166
Idaho	13,232		26,047		60,079		99,358
Illinois	2,414	79,462				54,213	136,089
Indiana			51,486	22,693	94,699		168,878
Iowa		70,559	42,673	4,143			117,375
Kansas	41,870		50,610		35,612		128,092
Kentucky	59,829		32,797		40,570		133,196
Louisiana	7,608		45,441		97,693		150,742
Maryland		3,605	65,901	67,140			136,646
Massachusetts	39,744				163,010	5,239	207,993
Michigan	54,167	72,027				36,916	163,110
Minnesota		134,183		32,029		26,576	192,788
Mississippi		4,740	16,726	103,835			125,301
Missouri	38,458		58,830		58,413		155,701
Montana	127		33,693		69,485		103,305
Nevada			27,417	100,317	21,596		149,330
New Hampshire			29,174	94,903	7,210		131,287
New Jersey	88,994	9,281				25,208	123,483
New Mexico		46,975	25,405	365			72,745
New York			104,201	50,506	25,175		179,882
North Carolina	10,010		22,407		153,126		185,543
North Dakota			18,120	16,516	60,646		95,282
Ohio		110,519		1,510		57,538	169,567
Oklahoma	11,440		15,616		111,604		138,660
Oregon	62,928	56,163				37,120	156,211
Pennsylvania	136,213				8,773	1,037	146,023
Rhode Island		28,277	29,049	15,902			73,228
South Carolina	47,041		31,219		47,535		125,795
South Dakota	13,381		6,765		71,895		92,041
Tennessee	38,000		32,512		80,228		150,740
Texas	30,878				21,084	143,373	195,335
Utah	48,902		52,605		37		101,544
Vermont		21,672	25,511	25,407			72,590
Virginia			84,667	78,987	9,472		173,126
Washington	117,002				73,426	13,914	204,342
West Virginia	36,247		16,152		40,977		93,376
Wisconsin	61,802	56,094				56,538	174,434
Wyoming		2,379	9,923	50,557			62,859
Totals	1,116,777	983,898	1,307,943	1,078,149	1,406,433	610,628	6,503,828

Hamilton Method Total Wasted Votes - 2004

State	Lost Votes			Surplus Votes			Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Other	Wasted Total
Alabama	66,117		13,122		63,916		143,155
Alaska	6,826		10,684		76,005		93,515
Arizona	88,488		14,767		9,510		112,765
Arkansas		45,426	12,094	72,878			130,398
California		89,378		29,235		77,162	195,775
Colorado	54,920		27,343		99,522		181,785
Connecticut		17,212	27,455	153,418			198,085
Delaware		46,597	3,378	28,491			78,466
District of Col.		21,256	3,360	29,989			54,605
Florida		18,692	61,744	139,659			220,095
Georgia	45,399		21,472		107,854		174,725
Hawaii	17,202		3,114		69,735		90,051
Idaho	31,486		8,114		78,524		118,124
Illinois		85,524	36,826	43,287			165,637
Indiana	71,555		19,553		61,698		152,806
Iowa	96,079		13,053		10,058		119,190
Kansas	39,075		16,307		103,503		158,885
Kentucky	39,278		13,710		132,220		185,208
Louisiana		22,664	20,638	149,931			193,233
Maryland		70,031	27,482	71,121			168,634
Massachusetts		100,313	37,479	4,593			142,385
Michigan		36,450	46,323	155,563			238,336
Minnesota	30,819		36,678		178,660		246,157
Mississippi	74,046		9,070		34,862		117,978
Missouri	17,641		16,480		196,541		230,662
Montana	23,562		10,672		92,352		126,586
Nevada	65,356		13,707		21,499		100,562
New Hampshire	1,641		5,990		155,811		163,442
New Jersey			30,258	647	195,070		225,975
New Mexico	68,420		8,432		5,987		82,839
New York	22,702	101,515				12,673	136,890
North Carolina		93,966	13,992	31,482			139,440
North Dakota	6,774		5,130		85,598		97,502
Ohio		45,818	26,973	162,793			235,584
Oklahoma	85,750				37,609		123,359
Oregon		79,640	26,788	76,331			182,759
Pennsylvania		46,427	37,648	144,247			228,322
Rhode Island	41,192		8,328		18,569		68,089
South Carolina	55,051		18,057		74,058		147,166
South Dakota	19,839		6,387		83,339		109,565
Tennessee		54,931	16,467	95,249			166,647
Texas			51,144	49,498	116,492		217,134
Utah	55,630		22,903		51,404		129,937
Vermont		17,077	7,062	62,886			87,025
Virginia			26,666	197,935	16,188		240,789
Washington		5,309	43,989	166,626			215,924
West Virginia	24,187		5,568		97,236		126,991
Wisconsin			29,383	11,383	249,932		290,698
Wyoming		5,343	5,023	65,432			75,798
Totals	1,149,035	1,003,569	920,813	1,942,674	2,523,752	89,835	7,629,678

Hamilton Method Total Wasted Votes - 2008

State	Lost Votes			Surplus Votes		Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Wasted Total
Alabama		99,981	19,794	13,558		133,333
Alaska	14,862		8,762		70,246	93,870
Arizona			28,657	33,943		62,600
Arkansas	60,104		26,290		34,603	120,997
California		80,181	29,066	57,151		166,398
Colorado		6,313	39,200	182,116		227,629
Connecticut	56,744		19,597		102,169	178,510
Delaware		14,903	4,579	103,084		122,566
District of Col.		17,367	2,686	51,196		71,249
Florida			63,046	179,043		242,089
Georgia		86,519	31,604		185,730	303,853
Hawaii		7,174	7,131	91,912		106,217
Idaho	72,659		15,670		2,790	91,120
Illinois		98,346	71,844		118,544	288,734
Indiana		95,168	31,367	28,390		154,925
Iowa	60,379		25,804	144,368		230,551
Kansas		81,718	21,452	21,088		124,258
Kentucky	67,001		26,173		68,148	161,322
Louisiana	47,704		29,497	70,437		147,638
Maryland	50,507		42,267		119,874	212,648
Massachusetts			68,034	24,995		93,029
Michigan	59,089		80,548	144,032	58,725	342,394
Minnesota		111,261	61,606	6,907		179,774
Mississippi		79,663	10,606	45,042		135,311
Missouri			37,480		3,902	41,382
Montana	68,233		15,872		11,095	95,200
Nevada	49,812		21,285	120,908		192,005
New Hampshire	29,340		9,610		109,450	148,400
New Jersey	4,998		39,608	86,450		131,056
New Mexico		14,768	10,904	125,589		151,261
New York	62,305		83,215	38,571		184,091
North Carolina		116,772	39,664	14,176		170,612
North Dakota	35,738		6,742		27,322	69,802
Ohio	85,865		90,486		18,571	194,922
Oklahoma	84,592				39,764	124,356
Oregon			52,098	37,692	164,130	253,920
Pennsylvania			81,024	45,532		126,556
Rhode Island		47,449	9,804	13,237		70,490
South Carolina	8,685		23,624	67,673		99,982
South Dakota	43,599		7,997		32,129	83,725
Tennessee		61,132	33,134	80,940		175,206
Texas		15,274	69,834	132,650	366	218,124
Utah	10,214		28,670	108,525		147,409
Vermont	2,564		6,810		92,163	101,537
Virginia		6,575	38,723	202,378		247,676
Washington			56,814		30,527	87,341
West Virginia	18,477		12,128		93,608	124,213
Wisconsin		69,025	43,813	116,475		229,313
Wyoming			6,832	2,795	73,239	82,866
Totals	993,470	1,109,590	1,591,451	2,390,853	1,457,095	7,542,460

Hamilton Method Total Wasted Votes - 2012

State	Lost Votes			Surplus Votes			Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Other	Wasted Total
Alabama		103,515	22,717	734			126,966
Alaska	22,475		13,179		42,035		77,689
Arizona			40,368	600	148,170		189,138
Arkansas	37,919		27,315		75,089		140,323
California	31,173	98,668				8,561	138,402
Colorado		43,235	61,177	119,916			224,328
Connecticut	14,247		18,985		170,488		203,720
Delaware		27,510	5,853	77,099			110,462
District of Col.		21,381	5,313	49,846			76,540
Florida		72,465	72,976	73,797			219,238
Georgia	67,556		47,535		61,107		176,198
Hawaii		12,341	7,024	76,968			96,333
Idaho	49,718		18,576		45,054		113,349
Illinois		38,408	87,286	49,114			174,808
Indiana			51,104	147,406	29,061		227,571
Iowa	31,453		29,019		171,769		232,241
Kansas	54,068		26,611		58,578		139,257
Kentucky	5,414		30,652		157,929		193,995
Louisiana	61,367		32,662		93,862		187,891
Maryland	53,446		57,614		102,055		213,115
Massachusetts		36,398	58,163	135,252			229,813
Michigan		45,461	51,136	147,952			244,549
Minnesota	77,887		70,169		67,713		215,769
Mississippi		67,954	11,889	66,466			146,309
Missouri		103,780	51,087	17,087			171,954
Montana	40,490		14,281		66,088		120,859
Nevada	23,914		19,978		101,346		145,238
New Hampshire	14,075		11,493		138,099		163,667
New Jersey	44,933		37,623		132,529		215,085
New Mexico		22,284	32,635	69,195			124,114
New York	90,537	48,651				14,449	153,637
North Carolina	75,885		56,586		92,003		224,474
North Dakota	17,285		9,637		63,335		90,257
Ohio	37,286		91,701		89,359		218,346
Oklahoma	62,155				66,385		128,540
Oregon			64,607	139,050	39,296		242,953
Pennsylvania		91,278	82,962	22,155			196,395
Rhode Island		45,692	9,168	10,960			65,820
South Carolina			26,532	12,530	172,172		211,234
South Dakota	23,767		8,166		65,570		97,503
Tennessee	66,681		35,538		54,606		156,825
Texas			115,884	470	36,293		152,647
Utah		62,308	25,027	19,931			107,266
Vermont			7,353	6,777	85,344		99,474
Virginia		43,528	60,147	132,678			236,353
Washington			79,450	113,185	56,193		248,828
West Virginia		15,391	14,514	88,789			118,694
Wisconsin	86,770		39,483		93,823		220,076
Wyoming		4,922	8,813	60,472			74,207
Totals	1,090,500	1,005,170	1,749,988	1,638,429	2,575,351	23,010	8,082,448

Hamilton Method Total Wasted Votes - 2016

State	Lost Votes			Surplus Votes			Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Other	Wasted Total
Alabama	21,756		75,570		63,034		160,360
Alaska	10,251		38,767		18,416		67,434
Arizona		82,781		65,873		76,815	225,469
Arkansas	3,616		65,269		54,285		123,170
California		100,411		74,380		70,044	244,835
Colorado	103,206				36,842	135,686	275,734
Connecticut			74,133	118,471	10,631		203,235
Delaware		37,189	23,084		50,475		110,748
District of Col.		12,723	15,715	59,602			88,040
Florida		70,280		211,917		14,979	297,176
Georgia	77,766	31,736			69,898		179,400
Hawaii		21,613	33,199	19,223			74,035
Idaho	17,201	63,927				27,507	108,635
Illinois	45,698		22,859		162,569		231,126
Indiana	38,594	65,488				79,057	183,139
Iowa		17,968	111,379	20,279			149,626
Kansas	32,205	78,818				7,560	118,583
Kentucky		376	92,324	55,491			148,191
Louisiana	19,267		70,240		93,881		183,388
Maryland	9,058	108,734				51,614	169,406
Massachusetts	181,534				2,527	54,894	238,955
Michigan	169,154				10,703	71,043	250,900
Minnesota		145,027		44,764		64,353	254,144
Mississippi	82,011		23,512		14,022		119,545
Missouri			143,026	38,278	47,179		228,483
Montana	11,993		40,198		73,325		125,516
Nevada			74,067	27,201	62,862		164,130
New Hampshire			49,980	2,735	109,735		162,450
New Jersey			123,835	87,416	7,090		218,341
New Mexico	65,906	339			27,511		93,757
New York	29,755		79,538		77,425		186,718
North Carolina		149,903		103,074		39,713	292,690
North Dakota			33,808	59,949	8,248		102,005
Ohio		92,765		163,878		4,673	261,316
Oklahoma	5,235		83,481		35,374		124,090
Oregon	144,391				66,201	6,233	216,825
Pennsylvania	151,975				44,291	72,036	268,302
Rhode Island	20,453		31,076		33,430		84,959
South Carolina			92,265	62,097	66,345		220,707
South Dakota			24,914	13,100	79,442		117,456
Tennessee			114,407	31,775	40,505		186,687
Texas	101,356				30,159	68,922	200,437
Utah			116,951	5,152	15,982		138,085
Vermont			41,125	32,425	21,817		95,367
Virginia	142,413				3,177	91,301	236,891
Washington	84,210		76,136		31,864		192,210
West Virginia	45,909		36,258		14,806		96,973
Wisconsin			188,330	3,745	22,747		214,822
Wyoming		3,853	25,457	30,515			59,825
Totals	1,614,914	1,083,931	2,020,903	1,331,340	1,506,798	936,430	8,494,315

Hamilton Method Total Wasted Votes - 2020

State	Lost Votes			Surplus Votes		Wasted Total
State	Dem	Rep	Other	Dem	Rep	Wasted Total
Alabama	75,198		32,488		75,261	182,947
Alaska	33,935		15,801		36,172	85,908
Arizona		121,991	53,497	10,456		185,944
Arkansas	17,576		34,490		133,536	185,602
California			66,004	12,652	212,860	291,516
Colorado			88,021	77,857	190,924	356,802
Connecticut	38,627		28,309		154,987	221,923
Delaware		32,488	7,475	95,664		135,627
District of Col.		18,586	8,447	69,166		96,199
Florida			101,680	9,949	224,146	335,775
Georgia			64,473	11,778	209,894	286,145
Hawaii		53,247	11,475	25,648		90,370
Idaho	70,017		26,874		50,093	146,984
Illinois		33,393	114,938	38,419		186,750
Indiana		75,091	61,186	64,372		200,649
Iowa		52,236	34,138	143,200		229,574
Kansas		85,255	30,574	27,633		143,462
Kentucky			37,648	19,979	200,633	258,260
Louisiana	50,510		36,252		131,233	217,995
Maryland		65,305	75,593	87,211		228,109
Massachusetts	71,313		81,998		105,507	258,818
Michigan	34,392		85,410		192,017	311,819
Minnesota	78,492		76,029		94,704	249,225
Mississippi		99,884	17,597	1,593		119,074
Missouri	42,630		54,212		163,125	259,967
Montana	43,561		15,286		98,815	157,662
Nevada	799		32,000		200,632	233,431
New Hampshire	21,835		15,608		142,273	179,716
New Jersey	8,703		57,744		249,800	316,247
New Mexico		32,308	20,457	99,719		152,484
New York			119,043	88,423	73,600	281,066
North Carolina	106,052		81,737		74,482	262,271
North Dakota			11,322	86	103,579	114,987
Ohio	47,077		88,203		146,657	281,937
Oklahoma	57,976		36,529		70,475	164,980
Oregon			75,490	42,745	204,579	322,814
Pennsylvania	589		79,380		265,208	345,177
Rhode Island	48,608		10,349		21,874	80,831
South Carolina			36,685	14,302	217,078	268,065
South Dakota	9,601		11,095		110,571	131,267
Tennessee	33,219		57,665		153,517	244,401
Texas			165,583	35,690	31,537	232,810
Utah	64,186		62,867		56,809	183,862
Vermont			11,904	7,639	100,799	120,342
Virginia	11,749		84,526		235,095	331,370
Washington			133,368	103,688	88,738	325,794
West Virginia		68,544	13,365	8,493		90,402
Wisconsin			56,991	20,681	233,976	311,648
Wyoming		9,049	9,715	63,775		82,539
Totals	966,644	747,377	2,531,521	1,180,818	5,055,186	10,481,546

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