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# National Popular Vote Compact Makes Huge Inroads in Another State
- URL: https://ivn.us/national-popular-vote-compact-makes-huge-inroads-in-another-state/
- Published: 2017-05-25T14:59:07.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-22T19:58:01.000Z
- Author: Thomas A Hawk
- Tags: News

Ballot Access News [reported Wednesday](http://ballot-access.org/2017/05/24/oregon-house-passes-national-popular-vote-plan-bill/?ref=ivn.us) that the Oregon State House passed a bill that would add Oregon to the [National Popular Vote Compact](http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/?ref=ivn.us) (NPVC). The plan is simple: Each state that joins the NPVC commits to giving all of their [Electoral College](https://ivn.us/tag/electoral-college) votes to the winner of the national popular vote.

Here are some facts you need to know:

- The NPVC is law in 10 states, plus the District of Columbia: California, Hawaii, Illinois, Massachusetts, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Washington. Total electoral votes: 165 (**See each state's status [here](http://www.nationalpopularvote.com/state-status?ref=ivn.us).**)
- The plan needs enough states to equal 270 electoral votes (a majority) to be enacted. That would ensure a national popular vote victory without abolishing the Electoral College.
- 90.9 percent of [Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump's campaign stops](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UvzARzuxvbM&ref=ivn.us) in 2016 were in 11 states. Two-thirds of those stops were in 4 battleground states with the most electoral votes: Florida, North Carolina, Ohio, and Pennsylvania.
- The winner of the Electoral College has lost the popular vote 5 times in US presidential history: 1824, 1876, 1888, 2000, and 2016.
- Advocates of any NPV reform say the winner of a presidential election should never lose the popular vote.
- Advocates of keeping the Electoral College say it is crucial to give smaller states and their constituents a stronger voice in presidential elections.

The Oregon bill, [HB2927](https://olis.leg.state.or.us/liz/2017R1/Measures/Overview/HB2927?ref=ivn.us), now goes to the State Senate. Ballot Access News reports that the Senate president will not block it, which he reportedly has done in previous legislative sessions.