Changes in electoral college allocation from 2000

[the_outsider]

Sorry if this has been discussed here before. I was looking closely at the electoral maps and realized that if Kerry wins the same states as Gore did, he gets just 260 EVs instead of 267 (266 actually because of abstention in DC) that Gore got. Following blue states have lost EVs in 4 years -

New York (2), Pennsylvania (2), Michigan (1), Connecticut (1), Illinois(1), Wisconsin (1). Only gain - California (1). Net loss -7

So if * repeats his performance, he gets 7 more EVs-
Arizona (2), Colorado(1), Georgia (2), Florida (2), Mississippi(1). Indiana losing 1. Net gain - 7.

This has a couple of interesting consequences. With 2000 EV distribution, Kerry would have won with all Gore states + just New Hampshire. Now he will not. Even Gore states + Nevada + NH is a 269-269 tie which is a loss.

I am guessing the changes have something to do with population changes. Were they changed to reflect 2000 census data? Is there a reason to suspect any unfairness here?

[unblock]

1. 2000 census. nothing obviously unfair here

except for the usual census problem of undercounting homeless and other urban dwellers.

the constitution requires such adjustments every 10 years.