Big Eight States

The Big Eight States is a collective term with several definitions, most referring to states of the United States.

Map of the Big Eight States by electoral vote (pre-2010 reapportionment)

Politically, it refers to the states in the United States with the most electoral votes.[1] Prior to the 2010 census, these were:[1]

Current number of electoral votes in parentheses

In 2010, due to reapportionment, Georgia now has the same number of votes as Michigan.

Demographically, it encompasses the eight most populous states of the United States, as noted in various government reports.[2][3][4] By this definition, the first seven states are the same as the electoral vote states:

  • California
  • Texas
  • Florida
  • New York
  • Pennsylvania
  • Illinois
  • Ohio

Recent changes in demographics have resulted in Georgia displacing Michigan as the 8th most populous state.

In sports, "Big Eight states" refers to the six states in which the eight member schools of the now-defunct Big Eight Conference resided: Colorado, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Oklahoma.[5] This usage of the term has been used in some academic publications as a geographical area of study in the field of education.[5]

Finally, internationally, the Big Eight States refers to a group of nations involved in the non-proliferation of weapons.[6][7]

References
  1. "Direct Popular Election of the President and the Vice President" (PDF). Congressional Record - Senate. September 9, 1970. p. 31004.
  2. "HHS OIG, Review and Adjustment of Support Orders" (PDF). Office of Inspector General, Department of Health and Human Services. March 1999. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  3. "Quality Control Error Reduction Progress Report" (PDF). Texas Department of Human Services. 3 June 2002. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 June 2007. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  4. "Big Eight Plus One States Meet in San Antonio". Child Support Report. Office of Child Support Enforcement, Department of Health and Human Services. April 2001. Archived from the original on 25 May 2011. Retrieved 3 December 2013.
  5. Lloyd H. Barrow (1991). Status Of Preservice Elementary Science Education In The Big Eight States: A Comparison With New England. Journal Of Elementary Science Education. 3. University of Virginia Press. p. 14–25.
  6. "U.S. Draft Protocol to the ABM Treaty and Associated 'Talking Points'". Arms Control Association.
  7. "Russian-Norwegian Cooperation In Regulation of the Public Radiation Protection in the Northwest Russia - 12440". S2CID 111035476. Cite journal requires |journal= (help)


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