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This spreadsheet was created by the staff of Ballotpedia/the Lucy Burns Institute
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Lead researcher:
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Geoff Pallay
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[email protected]
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Tab NumberTab NameSummaryDetails
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1Index
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2Trifectas VisualizationA color-coded representation of partisan control of state governorships, houses of representatives, and senates, 1992-2013.Dark Blue signifies a Democratic trifecta; light blue signfies Democratic control but divided government; Dark Red signifies a Republican trifecta; light red signifies Republican control but divided government; grey means independent or nonpartisan; purple means evenly split or shared power
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3Presidential Comparison VisualizationA color-coded representation of state presidential voting history and partisan control of state governorships, houses of representatives, and senates, 1992-2013.Red means Republican, blue means Democratic, gray means "other" (including nonpartisan), and purple shows that a legislative chamber was either tied or under a power sharing agreement. The party which received a plurality of each state's popular vote is shown for the four following years, so 1992 cells reflect the 1988 election results.
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4TrifectasPartisan status of state governments by year from 1992 through 2013.The first letter is the governor's political party. The second letter is the party, if any, in control of both legislative houses.
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5State Govt. TotalsPartisan controls of state governments, totals for the overall period (1992-2013) and for each of two 11-year periods (1992-2002, 2003-2013). The Democratic and Republican totals for each state are the sums of the years each party controlled that state's governorship, senate, and house. The Democratic and Republican percentages show what percentage each party held of all years for governorships, state houses, and state senates. In the percentages columns, bright red and blue backgrounds show states where Republicans or Democrats were in control for more than 80% of the total. Lighter blue or red backgrounds show states 60 to 80% under one party's control. Purple backgrounds show that a state was 40 to 60% under a party's control. Nebraska's totals only cover its governorship because its legislature is nonpartisan.
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6GovernorsPartisan status of state governorships by year from 1992 through 2013.This sheet shows which party held the governorship for most of each year. "O" shows that the governor had a partisan affiliation other than Democratic or Republican.
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7LegislaturesPartisan control of state legislatures by year from 1992 through 2013. A party was identified as controlling a state legislature if its members have majorities in both legislative chambers for most of a year. If one party does not control both chambers, either because each party controlled one or because one chamber was tied or operating under a power sharing agreement, the legislature was identified as under split partisan control (S).
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8SenatesPartisan control of state senates by year from 1992 through 2013. When a state senate was tied without a tie breaker or operated under a power sharing agreement between both major parties, it was identified with an S. Nebraska, which has one-chamber nonpartisan legislature, was identified with an N for each year.
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9HousesPartisan control of state houses of representatives, which go by other names (i.e., the Virginia House of Delegates) in some states, by year from 1992 through 2013. When a state house was tied without a tie breaker or operated under a power sharing agreement between both major parties, it was identified with an S. Nebraska, which does not have a second legislative chamber, was identified with an N for every year.
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10Pres. VotingState presidential voting patterns for the 7 presidential elections from 1988 through 2012. For each election, the party which received the most votes in each state is identified.
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(c) Lucy Burns Institute 2012Research team:
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