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Win the U.S. Presidential Election

It's election day and you are representing the Lime Green Party of America. Name any state to grab its electoral votes and defeat the hated Periwinkle party.
Not a speed typist? Try your hand at winning by answering questions.
Thanks to Pandora49 for improving the map!
You only have 30 seconds!!!
Quiz by HinesBrothers
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Last updated: May 5, 2021
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First submittedFebruary 3, 2020
Times taken518,388
Average score38.7%
Rating4.79
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State
54
California
40
Texas
30
Florida
28
New York
19
Illinois
19
Pennsylvania
17
Ohio
16
Georgia
16
North Carolina
15
Michigan
14
New Jersey
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State
13
Virginia
12
Washington
11
Arizona
11
Indiana
11
Massachusetts
11
Tennessee
10
Colorado
10
Maryland
10
Minnesota
10
Missouri
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State
10
Wisconsin
9
Alabama
9
South Carolina
8
Kentucky
8
Louisiana
8
Oregon
7
Connecticut
7
Oklahoma
6
Arkansas
6
Iowa
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State
6
Kansas
6
Mississippi
6
Nevada
6
Utah
5
Nebraska
5
New Mexico
4
Hawaii
4
Idaho
4
Maine
4
Montana
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State
4
New Hampshire
4
Rhode Island
4
West Virginia
3
Alaska
3
Delaware
3
District of Columbia
3
North Dakota
3
South Dakota
3
Vermont
3
Wyoming
102 Recent Comments
+16
Level 76
Nov 5, 2020
Also try your hand at winning by answering questions or by trying to win the 1828 election
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Level 76
Mar 25, 2021
Right now, only 4.5% of people can win the election on their first attempt. Would it be worthwhile to add ten seconds to the time and reset the stats? What do you guys think?
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Level 76
Mar 26, 2021
Like this comment to keep it as is
+46
Level 76
Mar 26, 2021
Like this comment to add ten seconds
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Level 63
Mar 26, 2021
stats don't reset when you add more time (i think)
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Level 76
Mar 26, 2021
When the Quizmaster updates a featured quiz, then he has the option to make the stats reset, usually he avoids it if possible, though.
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Level 76
Mar 27, 2021
The thing is that if the stats weren't reset, then it'd be unfair to the people who took it before the reset (you could always just screenshot your stats though; I'm sure you could easily regain the five points if you're concerned about that)
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Level 21
Mar 31, 2021
How do only one percent get District of Columbia?
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Level 26
Sep 6, 2021
because they type states with the most votes first
+6
Level 65
Nov 10, 2022
Long to type and only worth 3 votes.
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Level 53
Apr 2, 2021
371!
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Level 53
Apr 6, 2021
388! I literally beat Joe Biden (got 315 EVs) in the first 10 seconds.
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Level 53
Apr 6, 2021
413! Now I beat thedodoking and have the highest score in JetPunk history!
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Level 53
Apr 6, 2021
With 10 more seconds (according to my calculations) I would get 619 (obviously more than 538)!
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Level 76
Apr 6, 2021
That means that you should be able to do Fifty States in One Minute in under 30 seconds.
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Level 53
Apr 6, 2021
That was because it glitched, and I got like 306 electoral votes in 5 seconds :P
+4
Level 76
Apr 9, 2021
Out of curiosity, exactly how many times have you taken this quiz?
+3
Level 53
Apr 9, 2021
161 😬 Only 0.002% of the takes though :)
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Level 55
Apr 29, 2021
Ah, I couldn't reply directly to your reply, but congrats! 413 is absolutely astounding. However, I have reclaimed my title! 417! :D
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Level 53
May 4, 2021
I have reclaimed my title with 422 ele. votes! 😃
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Level 55
May 5, 2021
I have reclaimed my title with 446 :D.
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Level 53
May 16, 2021
*464
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Level 53
Jun 21, 2021
I have reclaimed my title with 471 ;)
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Level 83
Nov 10, 2024
I have claimed the title with 479.
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Level 46
Apr 7, 2021
286, ill take it
+4
Level 43
Apr 12, 2021
538/538

Here

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

+3
Level 63
Apr 26, 2021
wow!!
+8
Level 76
Apr 26, 2021
here is the link if anyone doesn't want to copy and paste
+6
Level 71
May 9, 2021
ok that is definitely a rick roll. no way I am clicking it
+6
Level 71
May 9, 2021
I have seen that link and memorized it....
+3
Level 51
Apr 16, 2021
269 :(((((((( so close
+2
Level 53
Apr 18, 2021
You tied!
+2
Level 64
Jun 4, 2024
Into the House of Representatives!
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Level 53
May 3, 2021
422!
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Level 51
May 4, 2021
When will this quiz be adjusted to the new census?
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Level 55
May 6, 2021
464!
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Level 71
May 9, 2021
yey I supposedly beat 100% of quiz takers
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Level 53
May 17, 2021
433!
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Level 53
May 18, 2021
441
+2
Level 53
May 18, 2021
454
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Level 20
May 28, 2021
345
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Level 20
May 28, 2021
353
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Level 26
Sep 6, 2021
372
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Level 44
Jun 19, 2021
320/538.
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Level 63
Aug 12, 2021
I haven't taken the quiz yet, but if I don't get 270, then you can guarantee that it's been rigged against me. Fake quiz!
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Level 70
Aug 16, 2021
480 after many tries
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Level 26
Sep 6, 2021
hax
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Level 26
Sep 6, 2021
I beat 99.9 percent of people pog
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Level 60
Sep 14, 2021
I beat 100% of people so does that mean I got the high score :O
+2
Level 59
Oct 16, 2021
i got 325
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Level 63
Oct 16, 2021
Ohio and NH are short enough to be worth it, maybe Idaho and Kansas too? A chart for points per letter would be nice, but I would recommend Texas, California, New York, Pennsylvania, NH, Ohio, Kansas, Texas, Georgia, Indiana.
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Level 74
Oct 20, 2021
309
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Level 75
Oct 26, 2021
Why is Texas listed thrice?
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Level 48
Nov 18, 2021
wow, very cool
+1
Level 58
Nov 23, 2021
359! :)
+1
Level 44
May 13, 2022
418/538... says i beat 100% of test takers!
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Level 47
Jul 21, 2022
427 lol
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Level 40
Aug 3, 2022
Victory!
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Level 76
Aug 3, 2022
Good job!
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Level 40
Aug 4, 2022
Thanks. T'was very narrow!
+1
Level 47
Oct 22, 2022
383
+1
Level 91
Nov 8, 2022
Managed to get a new score of 358. I think I'm fine with that honestly.
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Level 43
Nov 9, 2022
I got 274, and got only 4/5 points. I would like you to get 5/5 once you get at least 270 electoral votes. Other than that, great quiz.
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Level 30
Nov 10, 2022
I agree, I got 287 and got 4/5, so what they expect us to get all 50 states in 30 seconds with my pretty slow typing.
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Level 88
Nov 11, 2022
30 seconds is not enough time. Another typing test.
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Level 81
Nov 11, 2022
It's plenty of time and you're probably missing the point of the quiz if you're trying to get everything.
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Level 69
Dec 3, 2022
Assuming: 1) correct state names, 2) abbreviations for NYC, NH, NJ, and DC, 3) spaces are not typed, here is a list of the number of electoral votes per character typed.

New York 9.333

Texas 8

N. Jersey 7

California 5.4

Florida 4.285

Ohio 4.25

Illinois 2.375

Georgia 2.285

N. Hampshire 2

Michigan 1.875

Virginia 1.625

Pennsylvania 1.583

Arizona 1.571

Indiana 1.571

Iowa 1.5

Utah 1.5

DC 1.5

Oregon 1.333

Alabama 1.285

Colorado 1.25

Maryland 1.25

Missouri 1.25

N. Carolina 1.230

Tennessee 1.222

Washington 1.2

Minnesota 1.111

Wisconsin 1.111

Kentucky 1

Kansas 1

Nevada 1

Louisiana 0.888

Oklahoma 0.875

Mass. 0.846

Idaho 0.8

Maine 0.8

Arkansas 0.75

S. Carolina 0.692

Hawaii 0.666

Connecticut 0.636

Nebraska 0.625

Montana 0.571

New Mexico 0.555

Mississippi 0.545

Alaska 0.5

Vermont 0.428

Wyoming 0.428

Delaware 0.375

Rhode Island 0.363

W. Virginia 0.333

N. Dakota 0.272

S. Dakota 0.272

+3
Level 76
Dec 5, 2022
Great comment, thanks!
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Level 97
Jan 11, 2023
Thank you for your comment. Because of the initials, I was able to secure 5 points. Much appreciated!
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Level 83
Nov 5, 2024
There are other shortenings you can use as well: ilinos, pensylvania, misuri, tenesee, minesota, loisiana, masachusets, misisipi, conneticut, and roadisland all give better votes/character.
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Level 69
Nov 7, 2024
Although this is absolutely true, it feels like cheating to me and it would involve having to unlearn how to spell all my state names ^^
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Level 66
Nov 5, 2024
Good grief.
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Level 63
Mar 22, 2025
Also, you can do Ilinos for Illinois (which gives in a value of 3.167). I made a quiz for these here.
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Level 42
Jan 24, 2023
I wish that you could use the states' abbreviations (i.e. CA, IL, NY) vs. the whole name of the state.
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Level 59
Mar 4, 2023
I got 272 with only coastal states (and DC, Vermont). I hope a presidential candidate doesn't ever realize this.
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Level 40
Apr 15, 2023
Yes! 305 electoral votes! Finally, 5/5 points!
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Level 74
May 17, 2023
Why does North Carolina appear twice in the Answer Stats?
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Level 86
Dec 29, 2023
Also Colorado! What's going on?
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Level 69
May 30, 2023
This quiz isn't fair, it's not proportional at all. It favors rural states over more urban states.
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Level 65
Sep 11, 2023
How do you make the answers worth different amounts of points?
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Level ∞
Sep 11, 2023
You can do it by having duplicate answers. Our stats filter that out to hide the duplicates.
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Level 34
Sep 17, 2023
this was so fun! if my keyboard wasn't broken i would have won :'(
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Level 57
Jul 9, 2024
If I'm trying to win the election, and I got 272, why do I not get 5/5 points for the quiz???????????????????
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Level 64
Jul 22, 2024
What do you have to do to get 5/5 points? I won the election with 274 votes... the title of the quiz is "Win the US Presidential Election"...?
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Level 66
Oct 18, 2024
Points are based on the scores other people got, not set by the Quizmaker
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Level 74
Nov 5, 2024
Best result update - 385 after 5 tries.
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Level 55
Nov 5, 2024
Nebraska and Maine are split into more districts
+3
Level 57
Nov 5, 2024
Seeing this quiz makes me nervous
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Level 80
Nov 5, 2024
I hate those periwinkle jerks so much! They’re ruining the country!!!
+6
Level 44
Nov 5, 2024
Im afraid for the people in dc
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Level 74
Nov 5, 2024
I'm right outside, gonna be interesting
+1
Level 74
Nov 5, 2024
350 this time
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Level 69
Nov 6, 2024
223, I concede. RIP democracy.
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Level 38
Nov 6, 2024
I swear why do the states that give you the most points have the longest names?
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Level 61
Nov 8, 2024
New electoral system? I got curious... Every state now gets one electoral vote for each letter in it's name.

Ignoring DC (would you count it as DC for two votes, or District of Columbia for 18?), and changing Nebraska and Maine to winner-takes-all system like the rest of the country, there are 422 electoral votes available.

For 2024:

Donald Trump wins 252 (60% of electoral votes, up from 58% in reality)

Kamala Harris wins 170 (40% of electoral votes, down from 42% in reality)

Honestly kind of shocked it matches up with reality so closely. Maybe this is how we should award electoral votes!

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Level 63
Nov 6, 2024
I just recreated the blue states in this year's election. What a pitiful outcome. Hopefully we can get through these four years and elect a better candidate in 2028
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Level 55
Nov 7, 2024
So fun! The most I got is 402, but I think I could get more.

Edit: got 407!

Edit v2: got 411

Edit v3: got 425!

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Level 69
Nov 9, 2024
What a win!
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Level 35
Mar 4, 2025
Very close to losing! 51%! Jeez, it’s Bush v Gore all over again!
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Level 36
Apr 14, 2025
Wow, a really cool game! One thing I would change is something about spelling mistakes because its annoying if, for example i would want to write down "Pennsylvania" i have to type it quite fast so that i can move on to the next state but because i am typing so fast i might write "Pennslyvania" and i will have to delete all of that and then write it again which means i wasted crucial seconds having to do that (Pennsylvania isn't the only state i have had issues with)
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Level 49
May 5, 2025
I won the election! (61%) Great quiz.
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Level 49
May 15, 2025
I won the election again for another term! (64%) 342/538.