template 2012 electoral map with new electoral vote totals?

[BM]

That new map is interesting.  If the projections are true...

States projected to gain seats:

TX +4
AZ +2
FL +2
GA +1
NV +1
NC +1
OR +1
SC +1
UT +1


States projected to lose seats:

NY -2
OH -2
CA -1
IL -1
IA -1
LA -1
MA -1
MI -1
MN -1
MO -1
NJ -1
PA -1



When you organize them according to how they usually vote in presidential elections, you get net gains/losses of:

Republican: +9
Democrat: -8
Tossup: +1

Definitely helps the Republicans more, unless the increasing populations in the southern and western states changes their political dynamics as well.

[BM]

That does seem like a lot, but their population is booming rapidly. Here's a graph projecting the growth for the next 20 years: