Give ' em hell , boys ! <| sep |> I don ' t want your vegan , wholegrain , glutenfree , lactosefree , kale flavoured cupcakes . I don ' t care if they ' re to raise money for your college funds . <| sep |> The 297210 are the Electoral College tallies . Each state has a specific number of Electoral College votes based on how many Electoral districts they have . The number of districts is determined by population . Measuring by county is just another way of looking at how the country voted . If you aren ' t familiar , each state is divided up into smaller governing counties . Counties don ' t really a factor in the way the Electoral College system works . But looking at the election results based on counties can give you more granular insight as to where the people who voted for each candidate are located . It ' s more detailed than looking at map of red states and blue states .