( CNN ) -- This is the second-straight Republican National Convention disrupted by storms . Four years ago , Republicans gathering in Minneapolis delayed the political revelry to focus on disaster relief from Hurricane Gustav , which hit Louisiana . This year , the event was closer to the weather action also targeting Gulf Coast states . Tropical Storm Isaac skirted western Florida on Monday but was expected to strengthen into a hurricane . Headliners at the Tampa convention were pushed back a day to Tuesday with the nomination of Mitt Romney still on schedule for Thursday . Other facts about the Republican National Convention : . 50,000 - Visitors expected in Tampa . 2,783,243 - Population of Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater metropolitan area . 2,286 - Number of GOP delegates . There are also 2,125 alternates . Did the RNC jump the gun by delaying convention ? $ 73 million - Estimated Tampa convention budget , not including $ 50 million in federal funds for security . 2 - Speakers with both four-letter first and last names : Vice Presidential candidate Paul Ryan and Kentucky Senator Rand Paul . 12,000 pounds - Average weight of an African elephant . The elephant is the symbol of the GOP . 13,000 - 15,000 - Members of the media expected to attend the convention . 8 ways faith will matter at the Republican National Convention . 64 - Years since a Republican presidential roll call at the convention has gone more than one round . In 1948 in Philadelphia , Thomas Dewey was nominated on the third ballot . President Harry Truman won the election . 120,000 - Red , white , and blue balloons inflated and ready to be dropped in the Tampa Bay Times Forum during the convention . 29 - Number of electoral votes up for grabs in Florida . 46 - Percent of the vote GOP candidate John McCain received in Florida in the 2008 election . 53 - Percent of the vote Barack Obama received in Florida in the 2008 election . Breaking rules : Obama , Romney try to rain on each other 's parade .
2,286 - Number of GOP delegates and 2,125 alternates . 2,286 - Members of the media expected to attend the convention . 53 - Percent of the vote the Tampa Bay Times Forum candidate John McCain received in Florida in the 2008 election . 46 - Percent of the vote Barack Obama received in Florida in the 2008 election .