Using the 2000 census to determine the 2008 electoral vote distribution, versus using the Popular Vote

In 2008 the electoral voting system will be used to elect the president of the U.S. The popular vote will not be used.

The number of electoral votes allocated to each state is based on the number of residents in the state. The presidential candidate acquiring a majority (270 or more) of the electoral votes, wins the election.

Factors affecting the number the number of electoral votes allocated to each state in the 2008 election:
 The number of residents counted in each state in the 2000 census.

Factors having no effect on the number of electoral votes allocated to a state in the 2008 election:
 The number of eligible voters in 2000 or 2008.
 The number of actual voters in 2000 or 2008
 Party affiliation.
 Whether the residents counted in the 2000 census were alive or dead at the time of the 2008 election

Note: Under the electoral voting system, the census affecting the presidential vote can be ten years behind the presidential election.

Factors that would affect the popular voting system if the popular voting system was in effect in 2008:
 The number of actual voters in the 2008 election

Factors that would not affect the popular voting system if the popular voting system was in effect in 2008:
 The number of eligible voters.
 The number of residents listed in any census (alive or dead)