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‎electoral_votes_simulator_october_2024.py

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# Thanks to Stiched aka discord user id 220689361627250688 for implementing a lot of the code to this project as well as additional discord members for their help and support.
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# Initialize vote counts and electoral votes
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total_votes = 0
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candidate_1_electoral_votes = 0
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candidate_2_electoral_votes = 0
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candidate_1_popular_votes = 0 # New variable for Candidate 1 popular votes
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candidate_2_popular_votes = 0 # New variable for Candidate 2 popular votes
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# Electoral Locations and their Electoral Votes
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electoral_votes_locations = {
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"Alabama": 9,
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"Alaska": 3,
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"Arizona": 11,
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"Arkansas": 6,
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"California": 54, # Adjusted for 2020 Census
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"Colorado": 10,
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"Connecticut": 7,
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"Delaware": 3,
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"District of Columbia": 3, # Washington, D.C.
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"Florida": 30,
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"Georgia": 16,
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"Hawaii": 4,
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"Idaho": 4,
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"Illinois": 19,
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"Indiana": 11,
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"Iowa": 6,
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"Kansas": 6,
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"Kentucky": 8,
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"Louisiana": 8,
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"Maine": 4,
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"Maryland": 10,
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"Massachusetts": 11,
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"Michigan": 15,
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"Minnesota": 10,
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"Mississippi": 6,
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"Missouri": 10,
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"Montana": 3,
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"Nebraska": 5,
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"Nevada": 6,
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"New Hampshire": 4,
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"New Jersey": 14,
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"New Mexico": 5,
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"New York": 28,
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"North Carolina": 16,
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"North Dakota": 3,
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"Ohio": 17,
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"Oklahoma": 7,
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"Oregon": 7,
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"Pennsylvania": 19,
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"Rhode Island": 4,
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"South Carolina": 9,
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"South Dakota": 3,
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"Tennessee": 11,
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"Texas": 40,
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"Utah": 6,
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"Vermont": 3,
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"Virginia": 13,
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"Washington": 12,
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"West Virginia": 4,
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"Wisconsin": 10,
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"Wyoming": 3,
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}
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counted_locations = {}
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def choose_vote_location(candidate_1_electoral_votes, candidate_2_electoral_votes):
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location = input("\nSelect your location (or type 'end' to end election): ").strip()
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if location in electoral_votes_locations:
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print(location)
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state_voting(location, candidate_1_electoral_votes, candidate_2_electoral_votes)
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elif location != "end" and location not in electoral_votes_locations:
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print("Invalid State Chosen")
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elif location == "end":
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end_election()
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return location
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def state_voting(location, candidate_1_electoral_votes, candidate_2_electoral_votes):
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global candidate_1_popular_votes, candidate_2_popular_votes # Access global variables
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if location in counted_locations:
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print(f"{location} has already closed their polling places and decided their votes.")
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else:
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candidate_1_state_votes = 0
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candidate_2_state_votes = 0
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total_state_votes = 0
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winner = ""
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while True:
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vote = input(
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f"Vote for Candidate 1 ('1') or Candidate 2 ('2') or close ('close') the polls. "
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)
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if vote not in ["1", "2", "CLOSE", "close"]:
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print("Invalid selection")
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else:
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if vote == "1":
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candidate_1_state_votes += 1
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candidate_1_popular_votes += 1 # Increment popular votes
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total_state_votes += 1
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continue
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elif vote == "2":
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candidate_2_state_votes += 1
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candidate_2_popular_votes += 1 # Increment popular votes
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total_state_votes += 1
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continue
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elif vote in ["CLOSE", "close"]:
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print(f"-" * 60)
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print(f"The total votes cast in {location} is {total_state_votes}")
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print(f"-" * 60)
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print(f"Candidate 1 had a total of {candidate_1_state_votes} votes")
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print(f"Candidate 2 had a total of {candidate_2_state_votes} votes")
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print(f"-" * 60)
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if candidate_1_state_votes > candidate_2_state_votes:
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winner = "Candidate 1"
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candidate_1_electoral_votes += electoral_votes_locations[location]
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if candidate_2_state_votes > candidate_1_state_votes:
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winner = "Candidate 2"
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candidate_2_electoral_votes += electoral_votes_locations[location]
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print(
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f"The winner of {location} is {winner} gaining {electoral_votes_locations[location]} electoral votes"
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)
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counted_locations[location] = [
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total_state_votes,
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candidate_1_electoral_votes,
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candidate_2_electoral_votes,
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]
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break
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def end_election():
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sum_votes = 0
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candidate_1_sum = 0
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candidate_2_sum = 0
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# total up all votes cast for entire country
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for k in counted_locations.keys():
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sum_votes += counted_locations[k][0]
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# total up ALL candidate 1 electoral votes from counted dictionary
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for k in counted_locations.keys():
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candidate_1_sum += counted_locations[k][1]
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# total up ALL candidate 2 electoral votes from counted dictionary
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for k in counted_locations.keys():
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candidate_2_sum += counted_locations[k][2]
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print(f"-" * 60)
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print(f"All of the polls in the United States are closed.")
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print(f"-" * 60)
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print(f"Total votes cast across the country : {sum_votes}")
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print(f"-" * 60)
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print(f"Candidate 1 - Total Electoral Votes : {candidate_1_sum}")
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print(f"Candidate 1 - Total Popular Votes : {candidate_1_popular_votes}") # Display popular votes
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print(f"-" * 60)
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print(f"Candidate 2 - Total Electoral Votes : {candidate_2_sum}")
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print(f"Candidate 2 - Total Popular Votes : {candidate_2_popular_votes}") # Display popular votes
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print(f"-" * 60)
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if candidate_1_sum > candidate_2_sum:
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print(f"Candidate 1 becomes the new President of the United States!")
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if candidate_2_sum > candidate_1_sum:
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print(f"Candidate 2 becomes the new President of the United States!")
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print(f"-" * 60)
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raise SystemExit
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while True:
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choose_vote_location(candidate_1_electoral_votes, candidate_2_electoral_votes)

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