Mississippi

Outlook: Likely Republican

6 Electoral Votes (7 in 2000)
Bush won in 2004 by 19.69%

Mississippi has not elected a Democrat since the landslide of 1976. Last time around, George W. Bush won by 20 percent and both of the state’s senators are Republican, although three of the four congressmen are Democrats. It will be interesting to see what impact the state’s 34 percent African-American population will have on the Democratic vote. As things stand, the odds are certainly stacked against Barack Obama in the Magnolia State.