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Who Runs the States, Partisanship Results, Appendix A

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Praise or blame is extended to political parties for the economic, educational, health and other quality of life outcomes that result from the policies those parties enact into law. To better understand which political party enjoys power in each of the states, Ballotpedia has analyzed state government control from 1992-2013 using the concept of a "partisan trifecta." A partisan trifecta is defined as when a state's governorship and legislative chambers are controlled by the same political party.

The two major political parties claim that their policies will lead to better outcomes. What does the data show?

At Ballotpedia, we explored these issues in a three-part study, Who Runs the States.

This page contains report section Appendix A.

Partisan Control of Governorships, 1992-2013

The following table shows the partisan affiliation of each state’s governors over the past 22 years. For a year in which governors of more than one party held a state’s governorship, we assigned the year to the party whose member(s) held office for the majority of the year. "D" is the number of years Democratic governors held office, "R" is the number of years Republican governors held office, and "O" is the number of years governors with other partisan affiliations (i.e., independent) held office. To view the full datasets, click here to access our online spreadsheet.

Breakdown of gubernatorial control, 1992-2002
Party	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Democratic Governors	28	31	29	19	18	17	17	17	18	19	21
Republican Governors	20	17	20	30	31	32	32	31	30	29	27
Total Other Governors	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2

Breakdown of gubernatorial control, 2003-2013
Party	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Total
Democratic Governors	24	22	22	22	28	28	28	26	20	20	19	493
Republican Governors	26	28	28	28	22	22	22	23	29	29	30	586
Total Other Governors	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	21

State-by-State breakdown of Gubernatorial control, 1992-2002
State	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alabama	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D
Alaska	O	O	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Arizona	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Arkansas	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R
California	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D
Colorado	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R
Connecticut	O	O	O	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Delaware	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Florida	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R
Georgia	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Hawaii	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Idaho	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Illinois	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Indiana	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Iowa	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D
Kansas	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Kentucky	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Louisiana	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Maine	R	R	R	O	O	O	O	O	O	O	O
Maryland	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Massachusetts	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Michigan	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Minnesota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	O	O	O	O
Mississippi	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D
Missouri	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Montana	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Nebraska	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R
Nevada	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R
New Hampshire	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D
New Jersey	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D
New Mexico	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
New York	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
North Carolina	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
North Dakota	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Ohio	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Oklahoma	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Oregon	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Pennsylvania	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Rhode Island	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
South Carolina	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D
South Dakota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Tennessee	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Texas	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Utah	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Vermont	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Virginia	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D
Washington	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
West Virginia	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D
Wisconsin	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Wyoming	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

State-by-State breakdown of Gubernatorial control, 2003-2013
State	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	D total	R total	Other total
Alabama	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	6	16	0
Alaska	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	8	12	2
Arizona	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	6	16	0
Arkansas	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	12	10	0
California	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	8	14	0
Colorado	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	14	8	0
Connecticut	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	3	16	3
Delaware	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	21	1	0
Florida	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	O	R	R	R	7	14	1
Georgia	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	11	11	0
Hawaii	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	14	8	0
Idaho	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	3	19	0
Illinois	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	11	11	0
Indiana	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	13	9	0
Iowa	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	12	10	0
Kansas	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	11	11	0
Kentucky	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	18	4	0
Louisiana	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	8	14	0
Maine	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	8	6	8
Maryland	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	18	4	0
Massachusetts	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	7	15	0
Michigan	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	8	14	0
Minnesota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	3	15	4
Mississippi	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	4	18	0
Missouri	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	17	5	0
Montana	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	9	13	0
Nebraska	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	7	15	0
Nevada	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	7	15	0
New Hampshire	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	15	7	0
New Jersey	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	10	12	0
New Mexico	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	11	11	0
New York	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	10	12	0
North Carolina	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	20	2	0
North Dakota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	1	21	0
Ohio	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	4	18	0
Oklahoma	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	11	11	0
Oregon	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
Pennsylvania	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	11	11	0
Rhode Island	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	O	O	O	3	16	3
South Carolina	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	4	18	0
South Dakota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0
Tennessee	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	11	11	0
Texas	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	3	19	0
Utah	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0
Vermont	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	14	8	0
Virginia	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	10	12	0
Washington	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
West Virginia	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	18	4	0
Wisconsin	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	8	14	0
Wyoming	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	11	11	0

Partisan Control of State Legislatures, 1992-2013

Breakdown of state legislative control, 1992-2002
Party	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Democratic Control	29	25	24	18	16	20	20	20	19	16	17
Republican Control	7	8	8	19	18	18	19	17	18	18	17
Total Unified Leg	36	33	32	37	34	38	39	37	37	34	34
Split Control	13	16	17	12	15	11	10	12	12	15	15

Breakdown of state legislative control, 2003-2013, & Totals, 1992-2013
Party	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Total
Democratic Control	17	18	19	19	22	23	27	27	15	15	17	443
Republican Control	21	21	20	20	14	13	13	14	26	28	27	384
Total Unified Leg	38	39	39	39	36	36	40	41	41	43	44	827
Split Control	11	10	10	10	13	13	9	8	8	6	5	251

State-by-state breakdown of state legislative control, 1992-2002
State	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alabama	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Alaska	S	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Arizona	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	S	S
Arkansas	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
California	D	D	D	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D
Colorado	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	S	S
Connecticut	D	D	D	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D
Delaware	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
Florida	D	S	S	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R
Georgia	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Hawaii	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Idaho	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Illinois	D	S	S	R	R	S	S	S	S	S	S
Indiana	S	S	S	R	R	S	S	S	S	S	S
Iowa	D	S	S	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R
Kansas	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Kentucky	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	S	S	S
Louisiana	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Maine	D	D	D	S	S	D	D	D	D	S	S
Maryland	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Massachusetts	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Michigan	S	S	S	R	R	S	S	R	R	R	R
Minnesota	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	S	S	S	S
Mississippi	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Missouri	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	S	S
Montana	D	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Nebraska	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nevada	D	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
New Hampshire	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	S	S	R	R
New Jersey	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	S
New Mexico	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
New York	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S
North Carolina	D	D	D	S	S	S	S	D	D	D	D
North Dakota	S	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Ohio	S	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Oklahoma	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Oregon	S	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Pennsylvania	S	D	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Rhode Island	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
South Carolina	D	D	D	S	S	S	S	S	S	R	R
South Dakota	R	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Tennessee	D	D	D	D	S	D	D	D	D	D	D
Texas	D	D	D	D	D	S	S	S	S	S	S
Utah	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Vermont	S	S	S	S	S	D	D	D	D	S	S
Virginia	D	D	D	D	S	S	S	S	R	R	R
Washington	S	D	D	S	S	R	R	S	S	S	D
West Virginia	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Wisconsin	D	S	S	R	S	S	R	S	S	S	S
Wyoming	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

State-by-state breakdown of state legislative control, 2003-2013, & Totals, 1992-2013
Party	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	D Total	R Total	Unified Total	Split Total
Alabama	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	19	3	22	0
Alaska	R	R	R	R	S	S	S	S	S	S	R	0	13	13	9
Arizona	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	19	19	3
Arkansas	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	21	1	22	0
California	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	20	0	20	2
Colorado	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	S	S	D	7	11	18	4
Connecticut	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	20	0	20	2
Delaware	S	S	S	S	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	5	0	5	17
Florida	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	1	17	18	4
Georgia	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	11	9	20	2
Hawaii	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	22	0
Idaho	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	22	0
Illinois	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	12	2	14	8
Indiana	S	S	R	R	S	S	S	S	R	R	R	0	7	7	15
Iowa	R	R	S	S	D	D	D	D	S	S	S	5	8	13	9
Kansas	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	21	21	1
Kentucky	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	S	8	0	8	14
Louisiana	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	19	3	22	0
Maine	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	16	2	18	4
Maryland	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	22	0
Massachusetts	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	22	0
Michigan	R	R	R	R	S	S	S	S	R	R	R	0	13	13	9
Minnesota	S	S	S	S	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	12	2	14	8
Mississippi	D	D	D	D	S	D	D	D	S	R	R	18	2	20	2
Missouri	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	9	11	20	2
Montana	R	R	S	S	S	S	S	S	R	R	R	1	13	14	8
Nebraska	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	0
Nevada	S	S	S	S	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	6	0	6	16
New Hampshire	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	S	4	15	19	3
New Jersey	S	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	10	10	20	2
New Mexico	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	22	0
New York	S	S	S	S	S	S	D	D	S	S	S	2	0	2	20
North Carolina	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	15	3	18	4
North Dakota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	19	19	3
Ohio	R	R	R	R	R	R	S	S	R	R	R	0	17	17	5
Oklahoma	D	D	S	S	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	13	5	18	4
Oregon	S	S	S	S	D	D	D	D	S	S	D	5	8	13	9
Pennsylvania	R	R	R	R	S	S	S	S	R	R	R	1	15	16	6
Rhode Island	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	22	0
South Carolina	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	3	13	16	6
South Dakota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	20	20	2
Tennessee	D	D	S	S	S	S	S	R	R	R	R	12	4	16	6
Texas	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	5	11	16	6
Utah	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	22	0
Vermont	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	13	0	13	9
Virginia	R	R	R	R	R	S	S	S	S	R	R	4	10	14	8
Washington	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	S	11	2	13	9
West Virginia	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	22	0
Wisconsin	R	R	R	R	S	S	D	D	R	R	R	3	9	12	10
Wyoming	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	22	0

Partisan Control of State Senates, 1992-2013

Breakdown of state senate control, 1992-2002
Party	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Democratic Control	34	31	30	24	23	24	23	26	24	22	22
Republican Control	14	17	18	25	25	24	26	23	24	25	24
Tie/Power Sharing	1	1	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	3
Nonpartisan	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Breakdown of state senate control, 2003-2013, & Totals, 1992-2013
Party	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Total
Democratic Control	20	21	24	24	26	28	29	29	20	19	18	541
Republican Control	27	27	24	24	21	19	20	20	29	30	31	517
Tie/Power Sharing	2	1	1	1	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	20
Nonpartisan	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	22

State-by-state breakdown of state senate control, 1992-2002
State	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alabama	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Alaska	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Arizona	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	S	S
Arkansas	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
California	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Colorado	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D
Connecticut	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D
Delaware	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Florida	D	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Georgia	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Hawaii	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Idaho	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Illinois	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Indiana	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Iowa	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R
Kansas	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Kentucky	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R
Louisiana	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Maine	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	S	S
Maryland	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Massachusetts	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Michigan	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Minnesota	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Mississippi	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Missouri	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R
Montana	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Nebraska	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Nevada	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
New Hampshire	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	S	R	R
New Jersey	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	S
New Mexico	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
New York	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
North Carolina	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
North Dakota	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Ohio	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Oklahoma	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Oregon	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Pennsylvania	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Rhode Island	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
South Carolina	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R
South Dakota	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Tennessee	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	D	D	D
Texas	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R
Utah	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Vermont	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D
Virginia	D	D	D	D	S	S	R	R	R	R	R
Washington	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D
West Virginia	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Wisconsin	D	R	R	R	D	D	R	D	D	D	D
Wyoming	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

State-by-state breakdown of state legislative control, 2003-2013, & Totals, 1992-2013
Party	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	D Total	R Total	Tie Total
Alabama	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	19	3	0
Alaska	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	6	15	1
Arizona	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	1	19	2
Arkansas	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	21	1	0
California	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
Colorado	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	11	11	0
Connecticut	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	20	2	0
Delaware	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
Florida	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	1	19	2
Georgia	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	11	11	0
Hawaii	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
Idaho	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0
Illinois	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	12	10	0
Indiana	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0
Iowa	R	R	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	12	8	2
Kansas	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0
Kentucky	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	8	14	0
Louisiana	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	19	3	0
Maine	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	16	4	2
Maryland	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
Massachusetts	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
Michigan	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0
Minnesota	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	20	2	0
Mississippi	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	D	R	R	R	18	4	0
Missouri	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	9	13	0
Montana	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	7	15	0
Nebraska	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0
Nevada	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	6	16	0
New Hampshire	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	5	16	1
New Jersey	S	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	10	10	2
New Mexico	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
New York	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	2	20	0
North Carolina	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	19	3	0
North Dakota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	3	19	0
Ohio	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0
Oklahoma	D	D	D	D	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	15	5	2
Oregon	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	12	8	2
Pennsylvania	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	1	21	0
Rhode Island	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
South Carolina	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	9	13	0
South Dakota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	2	20	0
Tennessee	D	D	R	R	S	S	R	R	R	R	R	12	8	2
Texas	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	5	17	0
Utah	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0
Vermont	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	18	4	0
Virginia	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	8	12	2
Washington	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	16	6	0
West Virginia	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
Wisconsin	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	11	11	0
Wyoming	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0

Partisan Control of State Houses, 1992-2013

Breakdown of state house control, 1992-2002
Party	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Democratic Control	37	34	34	23	23	26	25	25	25	24	26
Republican Control	12	14	14	24	25	22	22	22	23	24	23
Tie/Power Sharing	0	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	0
No Lower House	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1

Breakdown of state house control, 2003-2013, & Totals, 1992-2013
Party	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Total
Democratic Control	24	24	23	23	30	30	33	32	18	17	21	577
Republican Control	25	25	25	25	19	19	15	16	30	31	28	483
Tie/Power Sharing	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	18
Nonpartisan	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	22

State-by-state breakdown of state house control, 1992-2002
State	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alabama	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Alaska	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Arizona	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Arkansas	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
California	D	D	D	S	R	D	D	D	D	D	D
Colorado	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Connecticut	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Delaware	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Florida	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R
Georgia	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Hawaii	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Idaho	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Illinois	D	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D
Indiana	D	D	D	R	R	S	S	D	D	D	D
Iowa	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Kansas	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Kentucky	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Louisiana	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Maine	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Maryland	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Massachusetts	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Michigan	D	S	S	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	R
Minnesota	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R
Mississippi	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Missouri	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Montana	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Nebraska	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N
Nevada	D	D	D	S	S	D	D	D	D	D	D
New Hampshire	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
New Jersey	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	D
New Mexico	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
New York	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
North Carolina	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D
North Dakota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Ohio	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Oklahoma	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Oregon	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Pennsylvania	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Rhode Island	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
South Carolina	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
South Dakota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Tennessee	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Texas	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Utah	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Vermont	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R
Virginia	D	D	D	D	D	D	S	S	R	R	R
Washington	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	S	S	S	D
West Virginia	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D
Wisconsin	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R
Wyoming	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R

State-by-state breakdown of state house control, 2003-2013, & Totals, 1992-2013
Party	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	D Total	R Total	Tie Total
Alabama	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	19	3	0
Alaska	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	3	19	0
Arizona	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0
Arkansas	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	21	1	0
California	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	20	1	1
Colorado	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	7	15	0
Connecticut	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
Delaware	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	5	17	0
Florida	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	5	17	0
Georgia	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	13	9	0
Hawaii	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
Idaho	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0
Illinois	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	20	2	0
Indiana	D	D	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	13	7	2
Iowa	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	5	17	0
Kansas	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	1	21	0
Kentucky	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
Louisiana	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	19	3	0
Maine	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	20	2	0
Maryland	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
Massachusetts	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
Michigan	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	7	13	2
Minnesota	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	12	10	0
Mississippi	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	20	2	0
Missouri	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	11	11	0
Montana	R	R	S	S	R	R	S	S	R	R	R	1	17	4
Nebraska	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	N	0	0	0
Nevada	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	20	0	2
New Hampshire	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	D	5	17	0
New Jersey	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	12	10	0
New Mexico	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
New York	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
North Carolina	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	15	7	0
North Dakota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0
Ohio	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	5	17	0
Oklahoma	D	D	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	13	9	0
Oregon	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	S	S	D	5	15	2
Pennsylvania	R	R	R	R	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	7	15	0
Rhode Island	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
South Carolina	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	3	19	0
South Dakota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0
Tennessee	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	18	4	0
Texas	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	11	11	0
Utah	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0
Vermont	R	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	17	5	0
Virginia	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	6	14	2
Washington	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	15	4	3
West Virginia	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	22	0	0
Wisconsin	R	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	R	R	R	5	17	0
Wyoming	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	22	0

State Trifecta Breakdown, 1992-2012

Breakdown of trifectas, 1992-2002
Party	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Democratic Trifectas	15	18	16	8	7	6	6	9	9	8	9
Republican Trifectas	3	3	4	15	14	12	13	14	15	13	11
Total Trifectas	18	21	20	23	21	18	19	23	24	21	20
Split Power	31	28	29	26	28	31	30	26	25	28	29

Breakdown of trifectas, 2003-2013
Party	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Total
Democratic Trifectas	9	9	8	8	15	14	17	16	11	11	12	241
Republican Trifectas	12	12	12	12	9	9	9	8	21	23	24	268
Total Trifectas	21	21	20	20	24	23	26	24	32	34	36	509
Split Power	28	28	29	29	25	26	23	25	17	15	13	569

State-by-state breakdown of trifectas, 1992-2002
State	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002
Alabama	RD	DD	DD	RD	RD	RD	RD	DD	DD	DD	DD
Alaska	OS	OS	RS	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR
Arizona	RS	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RS	RS
Arkansas	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD
California	RD	RD	RD	RS	RS	RD	RD	DD	DD	DD	DD
Colorado	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	RR	RR	RS	RS
Connecticut	OD	OD	OD	RS	RS	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD
Delaware	RS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS
Florida	DD	DS	DS	DS	DS	DR	DR	RR	RR	RR	RR
Georgia	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD
Hawaii	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD
Idaho	DR	DR	DR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR
Illinois	RD	RS	RS	RR	RR	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS
Indiana	DS	DS	DS	DR	DR	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS
Iowa	RD	RS	RS	RS	RS	RR	RR	DR	DR	DR	DR
Kansas	DS	DR	DR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR
Kentucky	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DS	DS	DS
Louisiana	DD	DD	DD	DD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD
Maine	RD	RD	RD	OS	OS	OD	OD	OD	OD	OS	OS
Maryland	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD
Massachusetts	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD
Michigan	RS	RS	RS	RR	RR	RS	RS	RR	RR	RR	RR
Minnesota	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	OS	OS	OS	OS
Mississippi	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	DD	DD	DD
Missouri	RD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DS	DS
Montana	RD	RS	RS	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR
Nebraska	DN/A	DN/A	DN/A	DN/A	DN/A	DN/A	DN/A	RN/A	RN/A	RN/A	RN/A
Nevada	DD	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	RS	RS	RS	RS
New Hampshire	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	DR	DR	DS	DS	DR	DR
New Jersey	DR	DR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	DS
New Mexico	DD	DD	DD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD
New York	DS	DS	DS	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS
North Carolina	RD	DD	DD	DS	DS	DS	DS	DD	DD	DD	DD
North Dakota	DS	RS	RS	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR
Ohio	RS	RS	RS	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR
Oklahoma	DD	DD	DD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD
Oregon	DS	DS	DS	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR
Pennsylvania	DS	DD	DS	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR
Rhode Island	DD	DD	DD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD
South Carolina	RD	RD	RD	RS	RS	RS	RS	DS	DS	DR	DR
South Dakota	RR	RS	RS	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR
Tennessee	DD	DD	DD	RD	RS	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD
Texas	DD	DD	DD	RD	RD	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS
Utah	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR
Vermont	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DD	DD	DD	DD	DS	DS
Virginia	DD	DD	RD	RD	RS	RS	RS	RS	RR	RR	DR
Washington	DS	DD	DD	DS	DS	DR	DR	DS	DS	DS	DD
West Virginia	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	RD	RD	RD	RD	DD	DD
Wisconsin	RD	RS	RS	RR	RS	RS	RR	RS	RS	RS	RS
Wyoming	DR	DR	DR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR

State-by-state breakdown of trifectas, 2003-2013
Party	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	D Total	R Total	Unified Total	Split Total
Alabama	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RR	RR	RR	6	3	9	13
Alaska	RR	RR	RR	RR	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS	RR	0	5	5	17
Arizona	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	0	13	13	9
Arkansas	RD	RD	RD	RD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DR	11	0	11	11
California	DD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	DD	DD	DD	8	0	8	14
Colorado	RR	RR	RD	RD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DS	DS	DD	5	4	9	13
Connecticut	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	DD	DD	DD	3	0	3	19
Delaware	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	5	0	5	17
Florida	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	OR	RR	RR	RR	1	14	15	7
Georgia	RS	RS	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	11	9	20	2
Hawaii	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	DD	DD	DD	14	0	14	8
Idaho	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	0	19	19	3
Illinois	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	11	2	13	9
Indiana	DS	DS	RR	RR	RS	RS	RS	RS	RR	RR	RR	0	5	5	17
Iowa	DR	DR	DS	DS	DD	DD	DD	DD	RS	RS	RS	4	2	6	16
Kansas	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	RR	RR	RR	0	11	11	11
Kentucky	DS	RS	RS	RS	RS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	8	0	8	14
Louisiana	RD	DD	DD	DD	DD	RD	RD	RD	RR	RR	RR	8	3	11	11
Maine	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	RR	RR	RD	8	2	10	12
Maryland	RD	RD	RD	RD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	18	0	18	4
Massachusetts	RD	RD	RD	RD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	7	0	7	15
Michigan	DR	DR	DR	DR	DS	DS	DS	DS	RR	RR	RR	0	9	9	13
Minnesota	RS	RS	RS	RS	RD	RD	RD	RD	DR	DR	DD	1	0	1	21
Mississippi	DD	RD	RD	RD	RS	RD	RD	RD	RS	RR	RR	4	2	6	16
Missouri	DR	DR	RR	RR	RR	RR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	8	4	12	10
Montana	RR	RR	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DR	DR	DR	0	10	10	12
Nebraska	RN/A	RN/A	RN/A	RN/A	RN/A	RN/A	RN/A	RN/A	RN/A	RN/A	RN/A	0	0	0	NA
Nevada	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS	RS	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	1	0	1	21
New Hampshire	RR	RR	DR	DR	DD	DD	DD	DD	DR	DR	DS	4	7	11	11
New Jersey	DS	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	RD	RD	RD	RD	6	8	14	8
New Mexico	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	RD	RD	RD	11	0	11	11
New York	RS	RS	RS	RS	DS	DS	DD	DD	DS	DS	DS	2	0	2	20
North Carolina	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DR	DR	RR	14	1	15	7
North Dakota	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	0	19	19	3
Ohio	RR	RR	RR	RR	DR	DR	DS	DS	RR	RR	RR	0	15	15	7
Oklahoma	DD	DD	DS	DS	DS	DS	DR	DR	RR	RR	RR	5	3	8	14
Oregon	DS	DS	DS	DS	DD	DD	DD	DD	DS	DS	DD	5	0	5	17
Pennsylvania	DR	DR	DR	DR	DS	DS	DS	DS	RR	RR	RR	1	11	12	10
Rhode Island	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	OD	OD	OD	3	0	3	19
South Carolina	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	0	11	11	11
South Dakota	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	0	20	20	2
Tennessee	DD	DD	DS	DS	DS	DS	DS	DR	RR	RR	RR	5	3	8	14
Texas	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	3	11	14	8
Utah	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	RR	0	22	22	0
Vermont	RS	RS	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	RD	DD	DD	DD	7	0	7	15
Virginia	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DS	DS	RS	RS	RR	RR	2	4	6	16
Washington	DS	DS	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DS	11	0	11	11
West Virginia	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	DD	18	0	18	4
Wisconsin	DR	DR	DR	DR	DS	DS	DD	DD	RR	RR	RR	2	5	7	15
Wyoming	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	DR	RR	RR	RR	0	11	11	11

Changes in Partisan Control of State Governments, 1992-2013

Total Number of Changes in Partisan Control of State Governments, 1992-2013
State	Changes	Change Rank
Alabama	5	12
Alaska	5	12
Arizona	4	23
Arkansas	3	32
California	5	12
Colorado	7	4
Connecticut	3	32
Delaware	2	39
Florida	5	12
Georgia	2	39
Hawaii	2	39
Idaho	1	47
Illinois	4	23
Indiana	5	12
Iowa	6	6
Kansas	4	23
Kentucky	3	32
Louisiana	4	23
Maine	6	6
Maryland	2	39
Massachusetts	1	47
Michigan	6	6
Minnesota	5	12
Mississippi	6	6
Missouri	5	12
Montana	4	23
Nebraska	1	47
Nevada	3	32
New Hampshire	8	2
New Jersey	4	23
New Mexico	3	32
New York	4	23
North Carolina	5	12
North Dakota	2	39
Ohio	4	23
Oklahoma	5	12
Oregon	5	12
Pennsylvania	6	6
Rhode Island	2	39
South Carolina	4	23
South Dakota	2	39
Tennessee	6	6
Texas	3	32
Utah	0	50
Vermont	5	12
Virginia	7	4
Washington	8	2
West Virginia	2	39
Wisconsin	9	1
Wyoming	3	32

Overall Partisan Control of State Governments, 1992-2013

Overall partisan control of state governments
	Overall (1992-2013)	First 11 Years (1992-2002)	Last 11 Years (1992-2002)
State	D Trifectas	R Trifectas	D Total	R Total	%Dem	%GOP	D Trifectas	R Trifectas	D Total	R Total	%Dem	%GOP	D Trifectas	R Trifectas	D Total	R Total	%Dem	%GOP
Alabama	6	3	44	22	66.67%	33.33%	6	0	28	5	84.85%	15.15%	0	3	16	17	48.48%	51.52%
Alaska	0	5	17	46	25.76%	69.70%	0	0	11	19	33.33%	57.58%	0	5	6	27	18.18%	81.82%
Arizona	0	13	7	57	10.61%	86.36%	0	8	1	30	3.03%	90.91%	0	5	6	27	18.18%	81.82%
Arkansas	11	0	54	12	81.82%	18.18%	5	0	27	6	81.82%	18.18%	6	0	27	6	81.82%	18.18%
California	8	0	50	15	75.76%	22.73%	4	0	24	8	78.79%	21.21%	4	0	26	7	78.79%	21.21%
Colorado	5	4	32	34	48.48%	51.52%	0	2	9	24	27.27%	72.73%	5	2	23	10	69.70%	30.30%
Connecticut	3	0	45	18	68.18%	27.27%	0	0	20	10	60.61%	30.30%	3	0	25	8	75.76%	24.24%
Delaware	5	0	48	18	72.73%	27.27%	0	0	21	12	63.64%	36.36%	5	0	27	6	81.82%	18.18%
Florida	1	14	13	50	19.70%	75.76%	1	4	13	18	39.39%	54.55%	0	10	0	32	0.00%	96.97%
Georgia	11	9	35	31	53.03%	46.97%	11	0	33	0	100.00%	0.00%	0	9	2	31	6.06%	93.94%
Hawaii	14	0	58	8	87.88%	12.12%	11	0	33	0	100.00%	0.00%	3	0	25	8	75.76%	24.24%
Idaho	0	19	3	63	4.55%	95.45%	0	8	3	30	9.09%	90.91%	0	11	0	33	0.00%	100.00%
Illinois	11	2	43	23	65.15%	34.85%	0	2	10	23	30.30%	69.70%	11	0	33	0	100.00%	0.00%
Indiana	0	5	26	38	39.39%	57.58%	0	0	18	13	54.55%	39.39%	0	5	8	25	24.24%	75.76%
Iowa	4	2	29	35	43.94%	53.03%	0	2	10	23	30.30%	69.70%	4	0	19	12	57.58%	36.36%
Kansas	0	11	12	54	18.18%	81.82%	0	8	4	29	12.12%	87.88%	0	3	8	25	24.24%	75.76%
Kentucky	8	0	48	18	72.73%	27.27%	8	0	30	3	90.91%	9.09%	0	0	18	15	54.55%	45.45%
Louisiana	8	3	46	20	69.70%	30.30%	4	0	26	7	78.79%	21.21%	4	3	20	13	60.61%	39.39%
Maine	8	2	44	12	66.67%	18.18%	0	0	18	5	54.55%	15.15%	8	2	26	7	78.79%	21.21%
Maryland	18	0	62	4	93.94%	6.06%	11	0	33	0	100.00%	0.00%	7	0	29	4	87.88%	12.12%
Massachusetts	7	0	51	15	77.27%	22.73%	0	0	22	11	66.67%	33.33%	7	0	29	4	87.88%	12.12%
Michigan	0	9	15	49	22.73%	74.24%	0	6	3	28	9.09%	84.85%	0	3	12	21	36.36%	63.64%
Minnesota	8	0	35	27	53.03%	40.91%	7	0	18	11	54.55%	33.33%	1	0	17	16	51.52%	48.48%
Mississippi	4	2	42	24	63.64%	36.36%	3	0	25	8	75.76%	24.24%	1	2	17	16	51.52%	48.48%
Missouri	8	4	37	29	56.06%	43.94%	8	0	30	3	90.91%	9.09%	0	4	7	26	21.21%	78.79%
Montana	0	10	17	45	25.76%	68.18%	0	8	4	29	12.12%	87.88%	0	2	13	16	39.39%	48.48%
Nebraska	0	0	7	15	NA	NA	0	0	7	4	NA	NA	0	0	0	11	NA	NA
Nevada	1	0	33	31	50.00%	46.97%	1	0	17	14	51.52%	42.42%	0	0	16	17	48.48%	51.52%
New Hampshire	4	7	25	40	37.88%	60.61%	0	5	7	25	21.21%	75.76%	4	2	18	15	54.55%	45.45%
New Jersey	6	8	32	32	48.48%	48.48%	0	8	4	28	12.12%	84.85%	6	0	28	4	84.85%	12.12%
New Mexico	11	0	55	11	83.33%	16.67%	3	0	25	8	75.76%	24.24%	8	0	30	3	90.91%	9.09%
New York	2	0	34	32	51.52%	48.48%	0	0	14	19	42.42%	57.58%	2	0	20	13	60.61%	39.39%
North Carolina	12	1	54	12	81.82%	18.18%	6	0	28	5	84.85%	15.15%	6	1	26	7	78.79%	21.21%
North Dakota	0	19	4	62	6.06%	93.94%	0	8	4	29	12.12%	87.88%	0	11	0	33	0.00%	100.00%
Ohio	0	15	9	57	13.64%	86.36%	0	8	3	30	9.09%	90.91%	0	7	6	27	18.18%	81.82%
Oklahoma	5	3	39	25	59.09%	37.88%	3	0	25	8	75.76%	24.24%	2	3	14	17	42.42%	51.52%
Oregon	5	0	39	23	59.09%	34.85%	0	0	14	19	42.42%	57.58%	5	0	25	4	75.76%	12.12%
Pennsylvania	0	11	20	46	30.30%	69.70%	0	8	8	25	24.24%	75.76%	0	3	12	21	36.36%	63.64%
Rhode Island	3	0	47	16	71.21%	24.24%	3	0	25	8	75.76%	24.24%	0	0	22	8	66.67%	24.24%
South Carolina	0	11	16	50	24.24%	75.76%	0	0	16	17	48.48%	51.52%	0	11	0	33	0.00%	100.00%
South Dakota	0	19	2	64	3.03%	96.97%	0	8	2	31	6.06%	93.94%	0	11	0	33	0.00%	100.00%
Tennessee	5	3	41	23	62.12%	34.85%	3	0	24	9	72.73%	27.27%	2	3	17	14	51.52%	42.42%
Texas	3	11	19	47	28.79%	71.21%	3	0	19	14	57.58%	42.42%	0	11	0	33	0.00%	100.00%
Utah	0	22	0	66	0.00%	100.00%	0	11	0	33	0.00%	100.00%	0	11	0	33	0.00%	100.00%
Vermont	7	0	49	17	74.24%	25.76%	4	0	26	7	78.79%	21.21%	3	0	23	10	69.70%	30.30%
Virginia	2	4	24	38	36.36%	57.58%	2	2	13	16	39.39%	48.48%	0	2	11	22	33.33%	66.67%
Washington	10	0	53	10	80.30%	15.15%	2	0	23	7	69.70%	21.21%	8	0	30	3	90.91%	9.09%
West Virginia	18	0	62	4	93.94%	6.06%	7	0	29	4	87.88%	12.12%	11	0	33	0	100.00%	0.00%
Wisconsin	2	5	24	42	36.36%	63.64%	0	2	10	23	30.30%	69.70%	2	3	14	19	42.42%	57.58%
Wyoming	0	11	11	55	16.67%	83.33%	0	8	3	30	9.09%	90.91%	0	3	8	25	24.24%	75.76%
Total	244	267	1612	1585	49.51%	48.68%	116	116	820	768	50.37%	47.17%	128	151	792	817	48.65%	50.18%

Presidential Election Results, 1988-2012

Presidential election results by state, 1988-2012
State	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	Total D	Total D	% D	% R
Democratic States	10	32	31	20	19	28	26	166
Republican States	40	18	19	30	31	22	24		184
Alabama	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	7	0.00%	100.00%
Alaska	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	7	0.00%	100.00%
Arizona	R	R	D	R	R	R	R	1	6	14.29%	85.71%
Arkansas	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	2	5	28.57%	71.43%
California	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	6	1	85.71%	14.29%
Colorado	R	D	R	R	R	D	D	3	4	42.86%	57.14%
Connecticut	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	6	1	85.71%	14.29%
Delaware	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	6	1	85.71%	14.29%
Florida	R	R	D	R	R	D	D	3	4	42.86%	57.14%
Georgia	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	1	6	14.29%	85.71%
Hawaii	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	7	0	100.00%	0.00%
Idaho	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	7	0.00%	100.00%
Illinois	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	6	1	85.71%	14.29%
Indiana	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	1	6	14.29%	85.71%
Iowa	D	D	D	D	R	D	D	6	1	85.71%	14.29%
Kansas	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	7	0.00%	100.00%
Kentucky	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	2	5	28.57%	71.43%
Louisiana	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	2	5	28.57%	71.43%
Maine	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	6	1	85.71%	14.29%
Maryland	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	6	1	85.71%	14.29%
Massachusetts	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	7	0	100.00%	0.00%
Michigan	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	6	1	85.71%	14.29%
Minnesota	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	7	0	100.00%	0.00%
Mississippi	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	7	0.00%	100.00%
Missouri	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	2	5	28.57%	71.43%
Montana	R	D	R	R	R	R	R	1	6	14.29%	85.71%
Nebraska	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	7	0.00%	100.00%
Nevada	R	D	D	R	R	D	D	4	3	57.14%	42.86%
New Hampshire	R	D	D	R	D	D	D	5	2	71.43%	28.57%
New Jersey	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	6	1	85.71%	14.29%
New Mexico	R	D	D	D	R	D	D	5	2	71.43%	28.57%
New York	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	7	0	100.00%	0.00%
North Carolina	R	R	R	R	R	D	R	1	6	14.29%	85.71%
North Dakota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	7	0.00%	100.00%
Ohio	R	D	D	R	R	D	D	4	3	57.14%	42.86%
Oklahoma	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	7	0.00%	100.00%
Oregon	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	7	0	100.00%	0.00%
Pennsylvania	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	6	1	85.71%	14.29%
Rhode Island	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	7	0	100.00%	0.00%
South Carolina	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	7	0.00%	100.00%
South Dakota	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	7	0.00%	100.00%
Tennessee	R	D	D	R	R	R	R	2	5	28.57%	71.43%
Texas	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	7	0.00%	100.00%
Utah	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	7	0.00%	100.00%
Vermont	R	D	D	D	D	D	D	6	1	85.71%	14.29%
Virginia	R	R	R	R	R	D	D	2	5	28.57%	71.43%
Washington	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	7	0	100.00%	0.00%
West Virginia	D	D	D	R	R	R	R	3	4	42.86%	57.14%
Wisconsin	D	D	D	D	D	D	D	7	0	100.00%	0.00%
Wyoming	R	R	R	R	R	R	R	0	7	0.00%	100.00%

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v • e Who Runs the States

Report Background	Main Page • Part One: State Partisanship • Partisanship Results Infographic • Part Two: State Quality of Life Index (SQLI) • Part Three: Overlaying Results

Part 1	Executive Summary • State Partisanship Analysis • Partisan Control of Governorships • Partisan Control of State Legislatures • Partisan Control of State Senates • Partisan Control of State Houses • State Government Trifectas • Overall Partisan Control: Bright, Medium and Soft States • Changes of Partisan Domination over 22 years • Year-to-Year Changes in State Partisan Control • Trifectas and Presidential Election Patterns • Conclusion • Methodology • Appendix A • Appendix B

Part 2	Executive Summary • State Quality of Life Index (SQLI) • About the Index • Overall Rankings • Dramatic Changes from 1st Half to 2nd Half • Individual Indicators • Methodology • Appendices

Part 3	Introduction • Comparing Partisanship and the State Quality of Life Index (SQLI) Rankings • Description of the data • Trends and correlations • Methodology • Key Values for Fifty-State Regressions • Appendices

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