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Virginia

Party timeline · 1789–2024

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Swing timeline · Virginia
One column per cycle. Height is the state’s electoral votes, colour is the party that carried it, and a diamond marks a flip. 11 flips across 58 cycles.
Dem 1876–1924 · 13 straight1789 · Washington (Independent) · 20 EV (10 electors) · George Washington 10, John Adams 5, George Clinton 3, John Hancock 1, John Jay 11792 · Washington (Independent) · 42 EV (21 electors) · George Clinton 21, George Washington 211796 · Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) · 42 EV (21 electors) · Thomas Jefferson 20, Samuel Adams 15, George Clinton 3, Aaron Burr 1, George Washington 1, John Adams 1, Thomas Pinckney 11800 · Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) · 42 EV (21 electors) · Aaron Burr 21, Thomas Jefferson 211804 · Jefferson (Democratic-Republican) · 24 EV1808 · Madison (Democratic-Republican) · 24 EV1812 · Madison (Democratic-Republican) · 25 EV1816 · Monroe (Democratic-Republican) · 25 EV1820 · Monroe (Democratic-Republican) · 25 EV1824 · Crawford (Democratic-Republican) · 24 EV1828 · Jackson (Democratic) · 24 EV1832 · Jackson (Democratic) · 23 EV1836 · Van Buren (Democratic) · 23 EV1840 · Van Buren (Democratic) · 23 EV1844 · Polk (Democratic) · 17 EV1848 · Cass (Democratic) · 17 EV1852 · Pierce (Democratic) · 15 EV1856 · Buchanan (Democratic) · 15 EV1860 · Bell (Constitutional Union) · 15 EV1872 · Grant (Republican) · 11 EV1876 · Tilden (Democratic) · 11 EV1880 · Hancock (Democratic) · 11 EV1884 · Cleveland (Democratic) · 12 EV1888 · Cleveland (Democratic) · 12 EV1892 · Cleveland (Democratic) · 12 EV1896 · Bryan (Democratic) · 12 EV1900 · Bryan (Democratic) · 12 EV1904 · Parker (Democratic) · 12 EV1908 · Bryan (Democratic) · 12 EV1912 · Wilson (Democratic) · 12 EV1916 · Wilson (Democratic) · 12 EV1920 · Cox (Democratic) · 12 EV1924 · Davis (Democratic) · 12 EV1928 · Hoover (Republican) · 12 EV1932 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 11 EV1936 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 11 EV1940 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 11 EV1944 · Roosevelt (Democratic) · 11 EV1948 · Truman (Democratic) · 11 EV1952 · Eisenhower (Republican) · 12 EV1956 · Eisenhower (Republican) · 12 EV1960 · Nixon (Republican) · 12 EV1964 · Johnson (Democratic) · 12 EV1968 · Nixon (Republican) · 12 EV1972 · Nixon (Republican) · 12 EV · Nixon 11, Hospers 11976 · Ford (Republican) · 12 EV1980 · Reagan (Republican) · 12 EV1984 · Reagan (Republican) · 12 EV1988 · Bush (Republican) · 12 EV1992 · Bush (Republican) · 13 EV1996 · Dole (Republican) · 13 EV2000 · Bush (Republican) · 13 EV2004 · Bush (Republican) · 13 EV2008 · Obama (Democratic) · 13 EV2012 · Obama (Democratic) · 13 EV2016 · Clinton (Democratic) · 13 EV2020 · Biden (Democratic) · 13 EV2024 · Harris (Democratic) · 13 EV18001820184018601880190019201940196019802000202025EV
Electoral votes over time
1020301789 · 20 EV (10 electors) · George Washington 10, John Adams 5, George Clinton 3, John Hancock 1, John Jay 11792 · 42 EV (21 electors) · George Clinton 21, George Washington 211796 · 42 EV (21 electors) · Thomas Jefferson 20, Samuel Adams 15, George Clinton 3, Aaron Burr 1, George Washington 1, John Adams 1, Thomas Pinckney 11800 · 42 EV (21 electors) · Aaron Burr 21, Thomas Jefferson 211804 · 24 EV1808 · 24 EV1812 · 25 EV1816 · 25 EV1820 · 25 EV1824 · 24 EV1828 · 24 EV1832 · 23 EV1836 · 23 EV1840 · 23 EV1844 · 17 EV1848 · 17 EV1852 · 15 EV1856 · 15 EV1860 · 15 EV1872 · 11 EV1876 · 11 EV1880 · 11 EV1884 · 12 EV1888 · 12 EV1892 · 12 EV1896 · 12 EV1900 · 12 EV1904 · 12 EV1908 · 12 EV1912 · 12 EV1916 · 12 EV1920 · 12 EV1924 · 12 EV1928 · 12 EV1932 · 11 EV1936 · 11 EV1940 · 11 EV1944 · 11 EV1948 · 11 EV1952 · 12 EV1956 · 12 EV1960 · 12 EV1964 · 12 EV1968 · 12 EV1972 · 12 EV · Nixon 11, Hospers 11976 · 12 EV1980 · 12 EV1984 · 12 EV1988 · 12 EV1992 · 13 EV1996 · 13 EV2000 · 13 EV2004 · 13 EV2008 · 13 EV2012 · 13 EV2016 · 13 EV2020 · 13 EV2024 · 13 EV17891828186019001932196820002024
By party · all cycles
Dem 32
Rep 15
D-R 8
2
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Popular vote · newest first

Swing is how far the gap between the Democratic and Republican shares moved since the state’s previous election with sourced votes: “R +1.6” means 1.6 points toward the Republican.

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Virginia in every presidential election: who carried it, popular vote, margin and swing
YearCarried byDemRepOthers namedMarginSwing
2024Dem Harris
Harris
2,333,778
51.8%
Trump
2,074,097
46.1%
None
259,681
5.8 pts
R +4.3
since 2020
2020Dem Biden
Biden
2,413,568
54.1%
Trump
1,962,430
44.0%
Jo Jorgensen 64,761 · 1.5%
451,138
10.1 pts
D +4.8
since 2016
2016Dem Clinton
Clinton
1,981,473
49.8%
Trump
1,769,443
44.4%
Gary Johnson 118,274 · 3.0%
Evan McMullin 54,054 · 1.4%
212,030
5.3 pts
D +1.5
since 2012
2012Dem Obama
Obama
1,971,820
51.2%
Romney
1,822,522
47.3%
None
149,298
3.9 pts
R +2.4
since 2008
2008Dem Obama
Obama
1,959,532
52.6%
McCain
1,725,005
46.3%
None
234,527
6.3 pts
D +14.5
since 2004
2004Rep Bush
Kerry
1,454,742
45.5%
Bush
1,716,959
53.7%
None
262,217
8.2 pts
R +0.2
since 2000
2000Rep Bush
Gore
1,217,290
44.4%
Bush
1,437,490
52.5%
Ralph Nader 59,398 · 2.2%
220,200
8.0 pts
R +6.1
since 1996
1996Rep Dole
Clinton
1,091,060
45.1%
Dole
1,138,350
47.1%
Ross Perot 159,861 · 6.6%
47,290
2.0 pts
D +2.4
since 1992
1992Rep Bush
Clinton
1,038,650
40.6%
Bush
1,150,517
45.0%
Ross Perot 348,639 · 13.6%
111,867
4.4 pts
D +16.1
since 1988
1988Rep Bush
Dukakis
859,799
39.2%
Bush
1,309,162
59.7%
None
449,363
20.5 pts
D +4.7
since 1984
1984Rep Reagan
Mondale
796,250
37.1%
Reagan
1,337,078
62.3%
None
540,828
25.2 pts
R +12.5
since 1980
1980Rep Reagan
Carter
752,174
40.3%
Reagan
989,609
53.0%
John B. Anderson 95,418 · 5.1%
237,435
12.7 pts
R +11.4
since 1976
1976Rep Ford
Carter
813,896
48.0%
Ford
836,554
49.3%
Peter Camejo 17,802 · 1.0%
22,658
1.3 pts
D +36.4
since 1972
1972Rep Nixon
Nixon 11, Hospers 1 (faithless elector)
McGovern
438,887
30.1%
Nixon
988,493
67.8%
John G. Schmitz 19,721 · 1.4%
549,606
37.7 pts
R +26.8
since 1968
1968Rep Nixon
Humphrey
442,387
32.5%
Nixon
590,319
43.4%
George Wallace 320,272 · 23.6%
147,932
10.9 pts
R +18.2
since 1964
19641Dem Johnson
Johnson
558,0381
53.5%
Goldwater
481,3341
46.2%
None
76,704
7.4 pts
D +12.8
since 1960
1960Rep Nixon
Kennedy
362,327
47.0%
Nixon
404,521
52.4%
None
42,194
5.5 pts
D +11.5
since 1956
19562Rep Eisenhower
Stevenson
267,7602
38.4%
Eisenhower
386,4592
55.4%
None
118,699
17.0 pts
R +4.0
since 1952
19523Rep Eisenhower
Stevenson
268,6773
43.4%
Eisenhower
349,0373
56.3%
None
80,360
13.0 pts
R +19.8
since 1948
1948Dem Truman
Truman
200,786
47.9%
Dewey
172,070
41.0%
Strom Thurmond 43,393 · 10.4%
28,716
6.8 pts
R +18.1
since 1944
1944Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
242,276
62.4%
Dewey
145,243
37.4%
None
97,033
25.0 pts
R +11.5
since 1940
19404Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
235,9614
68.1%
Willkie
109,3634
31.6%
None
126,598
36.5 pts
R +4.3
since 1936
1936Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
234,980
70.2%
Landon
98,336
29.4%
None
136,644
40.8 pts
D +2.5
since 1932
1932Dem Roosevelt
Roosevelt
203,979
68.5%
Hoover
89,637
30.1%
None
114,342
38.4 pts
D +46.4
since 1928
1928Rep Hoover
Smith
140,146
45.9%
Hoover
164,609
53.9%
None
24,463
8.0 pts
R +37.7
since 1924
1924Dem Davis
Davis
139,797
62.5%
Coolidge
73,359
32.8%
Robert M. La Follette 10,379 · 4.6%
66,438
29.7 pts
D +6.2
since 1920
19205Dem Cox
Cox
141,6705
61.3%
Harding
87,4565
37.9%
None
54,214
23.5 pts
R +11.3
since 1916
1916Dem Wilson
Wilson
102,824
66.8%
Hughes
49,358
32.1%
None
53,466
34.7 pts
R +14.2
since 1912
1912Dem Wilson
Wilson
90,332
65.9%
Taft
23,288
17.0%
Theodore Roosevelt 21,777 · 15.9%
67,044
48.9 pts
D +26.8
since 1908
1908Dem Bryan
Bryan
82,946
60.5%
Taft
52,573
38.4%
None
30,373
22.2 pts
R +2.9
since 1904
1904Dem Parker
Parker
80,648
61.8%
Roosevelt
47,880
36.7%
Silas C. Swallow 1,383 · 1.1%
32,768
25.1 pts
D +13.7
since 1900
1900Dem Bryan
Bryan
146,080
55.3%
McKinley
115,865
43.9%
None
30,215
11.4 pts
D +4.9
since 1896
18966Dem Bryan
Bryan
154,7096
52.5%
McKinley
135,3686
45.9%
None
19,341
6.6 pts
R +10.8
since 1892
18927Dem Cleveland
Cleveland
163,9777
56.1%
Harrison
113,2627
38.8%
James B. Weaver 12,275 · 4.2%7
50,715
17.4 pts
D +16.8
since 1888
1888Dem Cleveland
Cleveland
151,977
50.0%
Harrison
150,438
49.5%
None
1,539
0.5 pts
R +1.6
since 1884
18848Dem Cleveland
Cleveland
145,4978
51.1%
Blaine
139,3568
48.9%
None
6,141
2.2 pts
R +18.6
since 1880
18809Dem Hancock
Hancock
127,9769
60.3%
Garfield
84,0209
39.6%
None
43,956
20.7 pts
D +5.2
since 1876
187610Dem Tilden
Tilden
130,67010
57.8%
Hayes
95,55810
42.2%
None
35,112
15.5 pts
D +16.6
since 1872
187211,12Rep Grant
Greeley
91,44011
49.5%
Grant
93,41511
50.5%
None
1,975
1.1 pts
First sourced year
186013C-U BellState popular vote not yet sourced.
185614Dem BuchananState popular vote not yet sourced.
185215Dem PierceState popular vote not yet sourced.
184816Dem CassState popular vote not yet sourced.
184417Dem PolkState popular vote not yet sourced.
184018Dem Van BurenState popular vote not yet sourced.
183619Dem Van BurenState popular vote not yet sourced.
183220Dem JacksonState popular vote not yet sourced.
182821Dem JacksonState popular vote not yet sourced.
182422D-R CrawfordState popular vote not yet sourced.
182023D-R MonroeState popular vote not yet sourced.
181624D-R MonroeState popular vote not yet sourced.
181225D-R MadisonState popular vote not yet sourced.
180826D-R MadisonState popular vote not yet sourced.
180427D-R JeffersonState popular vote not yet sourced.
180028D-R Jefferson
Aaron Burr 21, Thomas Jefferson 21
State popular vote not yet sourced.
179629D-R Jefferson
Thomas Jefferson 20, Samuel Adams 15, George Clinton 3, Aaron Burr 1, George Washington 1, John Adams 1, Thomas Pinckney 1
State popular vote not yet sourced.
179230Ind Washington
George Clinton 21, George Washington 21
State popular vote not yet sourced.
178931Ind Washington
George Washington 10, John Adams 5, George Clinton 3, John Hancock 1, John Jay 1
State popular vote not yet sourced.

Shares are of the state’s total vote for president. Margin is the leader’s lead over the second-placed candidate. “Others named” lists every other candidate the figures give a line of their own.

Notes on the figures

  1. 1964 The official table prints a state total of 1,042,267, which does not agree with its own figures (they add up to 1,042,357); their sum is used.
  2. 1956 The official table notes: Others: includes 42,964 votes for States' Rights Party and 444 votes for Virginia Social Democratic Party (footnote 14).
  3. 1952 The official table notes: Others: Social-Democrat Party votes (footnote 18).
  4. 1940 The official table notes: Other: Socialist Labor, 48.
  5. 1920 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  6. 1896 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  7. 1892 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  8. 1884 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  9. 1880 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  10. 1876 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  11. 1872 Horace Greeley was the Liberal Republican nominee and was also endorsed by the Democratic Party; he is listed under the Democratic column, where the county file records his votes.
  12. 1872 The official table prints no state total here; the total is the sum of the tickets it lists.
  13. 1860 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  14. 1856 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  15. 1852 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  16. 1848 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  17. 1844 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  18. 1840 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  19. 1836 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  20. 1832 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  21. 1828 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  22. 1824 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  23. 1820 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  24. 1816 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  25. 1812 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  26. 1808 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  27. 1804 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  28. 1800 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  29. 1796 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  30. 1792 State popular vote not yet sourced.
  31. 1789 State popular vote not yet sourced.

SourcesMIT Election Data and Science Lab, U.S. President 1976–2024 (CC0 1.0, retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1972 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1968 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1964 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1960 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1948 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1944 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1940 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1928 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1924 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 2, 1920 (Public domain: a work of the United States government (17 U.S.C. 105), retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1917 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1914 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1910 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1905 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1901 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1897 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac and Encyclopedia 1894 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1891 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac 1886 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The Tribune Almanac and Political Register for 1878 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03); The World Almanac for 1873 (Public domain in the United States: published before 1931, retrieved 2026-10-03). How these figures were compiled

Results · oldest → newest

First Party System
1789
Washington
Independent · 20 EV (10 electors) · George Washington 10, John Adams 5, George Clinton 3, John Hancock 1, John Jay 1
National: George Washington · Ind
First Party System
1792
Washington
Independent · 42 EV (21 electors) · George Clinton 21, George Washington 21
National: George Washington · Ind
First Party System
1796
Jefferson
Democratic-Republican · 42 EV (21 electors) · Thomas Jefferson 20, Samuel Adams 15, George Clinton 3, Aaron Burr 1, George Washington 1, John Adams 1, Thomas Pinckney 1
National: John Adams · Fed
First Party System
1800
Jefferson
Democratic-Republican · 42 EV (21 electors) · Aaron Burr 21, Thomas Jefferson 21
National: Thomas Jefferson · D-R
First Party System
1804
Jefferson
Democratic-Republican · 24 EV
National: Thomas Jefferson · D-R
First Party System
1808
Madison
Democratic-Republican · 24 EV
National: James Madison · D-R
First Party System
1812
Madison
Democratic-Republican · 25 EV
National: James Madison · D-R
First Party System
1816
Monroe
Democratic-Republican · 25 EV
National: James Monroe · D-R
Era of Good Feelings
1820
Monroe
Democratic-Republican · 25 EV
National: James Monroe · D-R
Era of Good Feelings
1824
Crawford
Democratic-Republican · 24 EV
National: John Quincy Adams · D-R
Second Party System
1828
Jackson
Democratic · 24 EV
National: Andrew Jackson · Dem
Second Party System
1832
Jackson
Democratic · 23 EV
National: Andrew Jackson · Dem
Second Party System
1836
Van Buren
Democratic · 23 EV
National: Martin Van Buren · Dem
Second Party System
1840
Van Buren
Democratic · 23 EV
National: William Henry Harrison · Whig
Second Party System
1844
Polk
Democratic · 17 EV
National: James K. Polk · Dem
Second Party System
1848
Cass
Democratic · 17 EV
National: Zachary Taylor · Whig
Second Party System
1852
Pierce
Democratic · 15 EV
National: Franklin Pierce · Dem
Antebellum Crisis
1856
Buchanan
Democratic · 15 EV
National: James Buchanan · Dem
Civil War
1860
Bell
Constitutional Union · 15 EV
National: Abraham Lincoln · Rep
Reconstruction
1872
Grant
Republican · 11 EV
National: Ulysses S. Grant · Rep
Gilded Age
1876
Tilden
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Rutherford B. Hayes · Rep
Gilded Age
1880
Hancock
Democratic · 11 EV
National: James A. Garfield · Rep
Gilded Age
1884
Cleveland
Democratic · 12 EV
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Gilded Age
1888
Cleveland
Democratic · 12 EV
National: Benjamin Harrison · Rep
Gilded Age
1892
Cleveland
Democratic · 12 EV
National: Grover Cleveland · Dem
Progressive Era
1896
Bryan
Democratic · 12 EV
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era
1900
Bryan
Democratic · 12 EV
National: William McKinley · Rep
Progressive Era
1904
Parker
Democratic · 12 EV
National: Theodore Roosevelt · Rep
Progressive Era
1908
Bryan
Democratic · 12 EV
National: William Howard Taft · Rep
Progressive Era
1912
Wilson
Democratic · 12 EV
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Progressive Era
1916
Wilson
Democratic · 12 EV
National: Woodrow Wilson · Dem
Roaring Twenties
1920
Cox
Democratic · 12 EV
National: Warren G. Harding · Rep
Roaring Twenties
1924
Davis
Democratic · 12 EV
National: Calvin Coolidge · Rep
Roaring Twenties
1928
Hoover
Republican · 12 EV
National: Herbert Hoover · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1932
Roosevelt
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1936
Roosevelt
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1940
Roosevelt
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1944
Roosevelt
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Franklin D. Roosevelt · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1948
Truman
Democratic · 11 EV
National: Harry S. Truman · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1952
Eisenhower
Republican · 12 EV
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1956
Eisenhower
Republican · 12 EV
National: Dwight D. Eisenhower · Rep
New Deal Coalition
1960
Nixon
Republican · 12 EV
National: John F. Kennedy · Dem
New Deal Coalition
1964
Johnson
Democratic · 12 EV
National: Lyndon B. Johnson · Dem
Cold War Realignment
1968
Nixon
Republican · 12 EV
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1972
Nixon
Republican · 12 EV · Nixon 11, Hospers 1
National: Richard Nixon · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1976
Ford
Republican · 12 EV
National: Jimmy Carter · Dem
Cold War Realignment
1980
Reagan
Republican · 12 EV
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1984
Reagan
Republican · 12 EV
National: Ronald Reagan · Rep
Cold War Realignment
1988
Bush
Republican · 12 EV
National: George H. W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
1992
Bush
Republican · 13 EV
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization
1996
Dole
Republican · 13 EV
National: Bill Clinton · Dem
Modern Polarization
2000
Bush
Republican · 13 EV
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
2004
Bush
Republican · 13 EV
National: George W. Bush · Rep
Modern Polarization
2008
Obama
Democratic · 13 EV
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization
2012
Obama
Democratic · 13 EV
National: Barack Obama · Dem
Modern Polarization
2016
Clinton
Democratic · 13 EV
National: Donald Trump · Rep
Modern Polarization
2020
Biden
Democratic · 13 EV
National: Joe Biden · Dem
Modern Polarization
2024
Harris
Democratic · 13 EV
National: Donald Trump · Rep

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