*The Electoral Vote of a State consists of one for each Representative and United States Senator. Centres of Population at different decades.* 1790 Kent Co. (East Shore), Md. 1800 Between Baltimore and Washington, Howard Co., Md. 1810 Near Leesburgh,, Loudoun Co., Va. 1820 Shenandoah Co., Va. 1830 Randolph Co., W. Va. 1810 Weston, Lewis Co., W. Va. 1850 Wirt Co. W. Va. 1860 Pike Co., Ohio. 1870 Near Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio. 1880 Covington, Ky., opposite Cincinnati. * In regard to North and South it has adhered closely to latitude 39°, on the line of Baltimore, Parkersburg and Cincinnati and moved westward at each decade 50 to 75 miles. |