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In 2016, Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin voted Republican for the first time in a generation. In 2020, Arizona and Georgia voted Democratic for the first time since the 1990s. The maps below show the evolution of single-party presidential election voting consistency since 1964.
- Same Since 1992
Bill Clinton's win in the 1992 presidential election marked...
- Same Since 2000 Electoral Map
This map looks at the states that have voted the same party...
- Same Since 1992
Jun 16, 2023 · Since the 1988 election, 20 states and Washington, DC have voted for the same party in every presidential election. Of these 20 states, only three — Minnesota in 2016 and 2000, Oregon in 2000, and Washington in 1988 — have ever had close elections.
- The Electoral College Gives States Power
- Have There Always Been Swing States?
- Why Do Swing States Matter?
- What Dynamics Create Swing States?
The Founding Fathers were divided on how to pick a president. Some wanted Congress to select the nation’s leader, while others wanted to citizens to vote directly. The Electoral College was created as a compromise. The Constitution grants each state a number of electors based on the combined total of the state’s delegates in the Senate and House of...
There is a reason why swing states exist in the United States—the U.S. voting system is structured around states. As John Hudak, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institution explains, “Our presidential election system is designed to make states the important jurisdictional unit in voting." Hudak credits the highly competitive 1800 presidential elec...
The claim that “every vote counts” is especially true in swing states. Close presidential elections throughout American history have borne this out: Harry S. Truman defeated Thomas Dewey in 1948 by winning by less than one percent of the popular vote in then-swing states like Ohio, California, Indiana, Illinois and New York—a race so close that new...
There are three main factors that can create swing states, and they often overlap and are all at play. 1. Population Changes. Urban areas tend to vote Democratic and rural areas tend to lean Republican. When citizens leave liberal-leaning coasts or major cities to settle in smaller cities or more rural areas, they can alter the balance between part...
- Jessica Pearce Rotondi
This map looks at the states that have voted the same party since 2000 - the last six presidential elections. 40 of the 50 states went for the same party from 2000 through 2012. After 2020, that number is down to 35.
Dec 8, 2020 · Long regarded as a pivotal swing state, Florida was one of the few states that voted more Republican in 2020, with Trump carrying Florida by more than 3 points after winning there by just 1...
Aug 26, 2020 · With President Trump and Joe Biden on the ballot, will Iowa or Ohio move further right in 2020? Will Georgia and Texas move further left? We looked at how much more Republican or Democratic 16...
Feb 2, 2021 · An interactive map that lets readers explore in new detail how most states voted in the 2020 presidential election.
