Many of you know me from my silly diaries and/or comments, but what you may not know is that I also have a serious side. It's located below the fold.
A post by Kos earlier tonight inspired me to wonder about how the state-by-state pledged delegate margins stacked up against each other, and that ultimately led to the following: States that Hillary Clinton won
State Total Pledged Delegate Split Net Gain (% of Total Pledged) Arkansas 35 delegates C+27 / O+8 19 delegates (54.3%) Oklahoma 38 delegates C+24 / O+14 10 delegates (26.3%) New York 232 delegates C+139 / O+93 46 delegates (19.8%) Massachusetts 93 delegates C+55 / O+38 17 delegates (18.3%) Tennessee 68 delegates C+40 / O+28 12 delegates (17.6%) California1 370 delegates C+204 / O+160 44 delegates (11.9%) New Jersey 107 delegates C+59 / O+48 11 delegates (10.3%) Arizona 56 delegates C+31 / O+25 6 delegates (10.7%) Nevada 25 delegates C+12 / O+13 -1 delegate (-4.0%) New Hampshire2 22 delegates C+9 / O+9 0 delegates (0.0%) Notes 1. There are 6 pledged delegates that have not been awarded in California 2. John Edwards received the other 4 delegates in New Hampshire
Combined Total Pledged: 1,046 delegates
States that Barack Obama won
State Total Pledged Delegate Split Net Gain (% of Total Pledged) Idaho 18 delegates O+15 / C+3 12 delegates (66.7%) Alaska 13 delegates O+9 / C+4 5 delegates (38.5%) Kansas 32 delegates O+23 / C+9 14 delegates (43.8%) Washington1 78 delegates O+35 / C+15 20 delegates (66.7%) Georgia2 87 delegates O+57 / C+27 30 delegates (34.5%) Nebraska 24 delegates O+16 / C+8 8 delegates (33.3%) Colorado3 55 delegates O+19 / C+9 10 delegates (18.2%) Minnesota 72 delegates O+48 / C+24 24 delegates (33.3%) Illinois 153 delegates O+104 / C+49 55 delegates (35.9%) South Carolina4 45 delegates O+25 / C+12 13 delegates (28.9%) North Dakota 13 delegates O+8 / C+5 3 delegates (23.1%) Louisiana5 56 delegates O+33 / C+22 11 delegates (19.6%) Maine 24 delegates O+15 / C+9 6 delegates (25.0%) Utah 23 delegates O+14 / C+9 5 delegates (23.7%) Alabama6 52 delegates O+26 / C+25 1 delegate (1.9%) Delaware 15 delegates O+9 / C+6 3 delegates (20.0%) Iowa7 45 delegates O+16 / C+15 1 delegate (2.2%) Connecticut 48 delegates O+26 / C+22 4 delegates (8.3%) Missouri 72 delegates O+36 / C+36 0 delegates (0.0%) Notes 1. There are 28 pledged delegates that have not been awarded in Washington 2. There are 3 pledged delegates that have not been awarded in Georgia 3. There are 27 pledged delegates that have not been awarded in Colorado 4. John Edwards received the other 4 delegates in South Carolina 5. There is 1 pledged delegates that have not been awarded in Louisiana 6. There is 1 pledged delegates that have not been awarded in Alabama 7. John Edwards received the other 14 delegates in Iowa
Combined Total Pledged: 925 delegates
Top 10 "Biggest Prizes"
Total Pledged Delegates Winner Net Gained Delegates Winner #1 California (370) Clinton #1 Illinois (55) Obama #2 New York (232) Clinton #2 New York (46) Clinton #3 Illinois (153) Obama #3 California (44) Clinton #4 New Jersey (107) Clinton #4 Georgia (30) Obama #5 Massachusetts (93) Clinton #5 Minnesota (24) Obama #6 Georgia (87) Obama #6 Washington (20) Obama #7 Washington (78) Obama #7 Arkansas (19) Clinton #8 Missouri (72) Obama #8 Massachusetts (17) Clinton Minnesota (72) Obama #9 Kansas (14) Obama #10 Tennessee (68) Clinton #10 South Carolina (13) Obama
All of the above is based on data from CNN. If you have better data from from other sources, please provide links in the comments and I'll update the diary accordingly. Please also feel free to provide corrections to any mathematical errors I may have made, and/or suggestions on how this diary might be improved upon.