# Guess the Presidential election from the electoral map of states

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**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [November 3, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-presidential-election-from-the-electoral-map-of-states/639777 "2012-11-03T17:17:03Z")\
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**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\
**Post date:** [November 3, 2012, 5:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/guess-the-presidential-election-from-the-electoral-map-of-states/639777/1 "2012-11-03T17:17:03Z")

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I have no idea how I managed it. I am not even American, and have never studied American history. But somehow I got 10 out of the 12 of these right, and scored 450. 🆒 Why not see how you do? :-

> **[Test your knowledge of electoral history.](https://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/politics/2012/10/electoral_maps_quiz_take_slate_s_presidential_election_challenge.html)**
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> The race is close! Talking heads and voters chatter nervously about the prospect that the election contest will be settled in court. An Electoral Colle ...

Maybe it is easier than it looks, but I impressed myself.  
ETA: OK, maybe I’m not so smart. I meant to put this in **MPSIMS** , or at least **Elections**. ☹