List of United States presidential election results by state

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The following is a table of United States presidential election results by state. They are indirect elections in which voters in each state cast ballots for a slate of electors of the U.S. Electoral College who pledge to vote for a specific political party's nominee for president.

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State 1789 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 State
Alabama         DRJacksonDDDDDDDDSD RRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSRDDIRAIRDRRRRRRRRRRR Alabama
Alaska                                            RDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Alaska
Arizona                                DDRRRDDDDDRRRRRRRRRRRDRRRRRD Arizona
Arkansas             DDDDDDSD RRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDAIRDRRRDDRRRRRR Arkansas
California                 DDRRRRRDRRDRRRRBMDRRRDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRDDDDDDDD California
Colorado                       RRRRPODDRDDDRRRDDRRDRRRDRRRRRRDRRRDDDD Colorado
Connecticut GWGWFFFFFFDRAdamsNRNRDWWWDRRRRRDRDDDRRRRDRRRRRDDDRRRDDDRRRRRDDDDDDDD Connecticut
Delaware GWGWFFFFFFDRCrawfordNRNRWWWWDDSDDDRDDDDDRRRRDRRRRRDDDRRRDDRRDRRRDDDDDDDD Delaware
D.C.                                             DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD D.C.
Florida                WDDSD RRRDDDDDDDDDDDDRDDDDDRRRDRRDRRRRDRRDDRR Florida
Georgia GWGWDRDRDRDRDRDRDRCrawfordDDWWDWDDSD DLRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDRAIRDDRRDRRRRRRD Georgia
Hawaii                                            DDDRDDRDDDDDDDDD Hawaii
Idaho                           PODDRRDDRRRDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Idaho
Illinois         DRJacksonDDDDDDDDRRRRRRRRDRRRRDRRRRDDDDDRRDDRRRRRRDDDDDDDD Illinois
Indiana        DRDRJacksonDDWWDDDDRRRRDRDRDRRRRDRRRRDDRRRRRRDRRRRRRRRRRDRRR Indiana
Iowa                DDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDRRRRDDRRDRRRDRRRRRDDDDRDDRR Iowa
Kansas                    RRRRRRRPODRRRDDRRRDDRRRRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Kansas
Kentucky  GWDRDRDRDRDRDRDRClayDNRWWWWWDCUDDLRDDDDDRDDDDDDRRDDDDDDRRDRRDRRRDDRRRRRR Kentucky
Louisiana       DRDRDRJacksonDDDWDWDDSDRDRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSRDRDRAIRDRRRDDRRRRRR Louisiana
Maine         DRAdamsNRDDWDDDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRDDRRRRRDDDDDDDD Maine
Maryland GWGWFSPDRDRDRDRDRJacksonNRNRWWWWDKNSDRDLRDDDDDRRDDDDRRRDDDDRRRDDDRDDRRDDDDDDDD Maryland
Massachusetts GWGWFFDRFFFDRAdamsNRNRWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDRRRDDDDDDRRDDDDDRRDDDDDDDDD Massachusetts
Michigan             DWDDDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRBMRRRRDDRDRRRDDDRRRRRDDDDDDRD Michigan
Minnesota                   RRRRRRRRRRRRRBMRRRRDDDDDRRDDDRDDDDDDDDDDDD Minnesota
Mississippi         DRJacksonDDDWDDDDSD  RDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSRDDIRAIRDRRRRRRRRRRR Mississippi
State 1789 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 State
Missouri         DRJacksonDDDDDDDDNDRRLRDDDDDDDRRDDRRRDDDDDRDDDRRDRRRDDRRRRRR Missouri
Montana                           RDDRRDDRRRDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRDRRRRRRR Montana
Nebraska                     RRRRRRRDRRDDDRRRDDRRRRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Nebraska
Nevada                    RRRRDRRPODDRDDDRRRDDDDDRRDDRRRRRRDDRRDDDD Nevada
New Hampshire GWGWFFDRFFDRDRAdamsNRDDDDDDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDRRRRDDDRRRRDRRRRRRDDRDDDDD New Hampshire
New Jersey GWGWFFDRDRFDRDRJacksonNRDWWWWDDRDDRDDDDDRRRRDRRRRDDDDRRRDDRRRRRRDDDDDDDD New Jersey
New Mexico                                DDRRRDDDDDRRDDRRRRRRDDDRDDDD New Mexico
New York GWFDRDRDRFDRDRAdamsDDDWDWDRRRDRDRDRDRRRRDRRRRDDDDRRRDDDRDRRDDDDDDDDD New York
North Carolina  GWDRDRDRDRDRDRDRJacksonDDDWWWDDSD RRDDDDDDDDDDDDDRDDDDDDDDDRRDRRRRRRRDRRR North Carolina
North Dakota                           SPRRRRDDRRRDDRRRRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR North Dakota
Ohio     DRDRDRDRDRClayDDWWWDDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDDRRRDDDRDRRRDRRDRRRDDRRDDRR Ohio
Oklahoma                               DDDRDRDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Oklahoma
Oregon                   RRDRRRRRRRRRRDRRRRDDDDRRRRDRRRRRDDDDDDDDD Oregon
Pennsylvania GWGWDRDRDRDRDRDRDRJacksonDDDWDWDDRRRRRRRRRRRRRBMRRRRRDDDRRRDDDRDRRRDDDDDDRD Pennsylvania
Rhode Island  GWFFDRFFDRDRAdamsNRNRDWWWDRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDRRRDDDDDDRRDDDRDDRDDDDDDDDD Rhode Island
South Carolina GWGWDRDRDRDRDRDRDRJacksonDNWDDDDDSD RRRDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSRDDDRRRDRRRRRRRRRRR South Carolina
South Dakota                           RDRRRBMRRRRDDRRRRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR South Dakota
Tennessee   DRDRDRDRDRDRDRJacksonDDWWWWWDCURRLRDDDDDDDDDDDRDRDDDDDRRRDRRDRRRDDRRRRRR Tennessee
Texas                DDDSD  LRDDDDDDDDDDDDDRDDDDDRRDDDRDRRRRRRRRRRR Texas
Utah                            DRRRRDRRRDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Utah
Vermont  GWFFDRDRDRDRDRAdamsNRAMWWWWWRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDRRRRRRDDDDDDDD Vermont
Virginia GWGWDRDRDRDRDRDRDRCrawfordDDDDDDDDCU  RDDDDDDDDDDDDDRDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRRRRRDDDD Virginia
Washington                           RDRRRBMDRRRDDDDDRRRDDRRRRDDDDDDDDD Washington
West Virginia                    RRRDDDDDRRRRDRRRRDDDDDDRDDDRDDRDDDRRRRRR West Virginia
Wisconsin                DDRRRRRRRRRDRRRRDRRPRRDDDRDRRRDRRDRRDDDDDDDRD Wisconsin
Wyoming                           RDRRRDDRRRDDDRDRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Wyoming
State 1789 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 State

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Chronological table with states listed by census region

Bolded means the party won the national election that year

Northeast

State 1789 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 State 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 State
Connecticut GWGWFFFFFFDRAdamsNRNRDWWWDRRRRRDR Connecticut DDDRRRRDRRRRRDDDRRRDDDRRRRRDDDDDDDD Connecticut
Maine         DRAdamsNRDDWDDDRRRRRRR Maine RRRRRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRDDRRRRRDDDDDDDD Maine
Massachusetts GWGWFFDRFFFDRAdamsNRNRWWWWWRRRRRRR Massachusetts RRRRRRRDRRRDDDDDDRRDDDDDRRDDDDDDDDD Massachusetts
New Hampshire GWGWFFDRFFDRDRAdamsNRDDDDDDRRRRRRR New Hampshire RRRRRRRDDRRRRDDDRRRRDRRRRRRDDRDDDDD New Hampshire
New Jersey GWGWFFDRDRFDRDRJacksonNRDWWWWDDRDDRDD New Jersey DDDRRRRDRRRRDDDDRRRDDRRRRRRDDDDDDDD New Jersey
New York GWFDRDRDRFDRDRAdamsDDDWDWDRRRDRDR New York DRDRRRRDRRRRDDDDRRRDDDRDRRDDDDDDDDD New York
Pennsylvania GWGWDRDRDRDRDRDRDRJacksonDDDWDWDDRRRRRR Pennsylvania RRRRRRRBMRRRRRDDDRRRDDDRDRRRDDDDDDRD Pennsylvania
Rhode Island  GWFFDRFFDRDRAdamsNRNRDWWWDRRRRRRR Rhode Island RRRRRRRDRRRDDDDDDRRDDDRDDRDDDDDDDDD Rhode Island
Vermont  GWFFDRDRDRDRDRAdamsNRAMWWWWWRRRRRRR Vermont RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRDRRRRRRDDDDDDDD Vermont
State 1789 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 State 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 State

South

State 1789 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 State 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 State
Alabama         DRJacksonDDDDDDDDSD RRDD Alabama DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSRDDIRAIRDRRRRRRRRRRR Alabama
Arkansas             DDDDDDSD RRDD Arkansas DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDAIRDRRRDDRRRRRR Arkansas
Delaware GWGWFFFFFFDRCrawfordNRNRWWWWDDSDDDRDD Delaware DDDRRRRDRRRRRDDDRRRDDRRDRRRDDDDDDDD Delaware
D.C.                          D.C.                     DDDDDDDDDDDDDDD D.C.
Florida                WDDSD RRRD Florida DDDDDDDDDDDRDDDDDRRRDRRDRRRRDRRDDRR Florida
Georgia GWGWDRDRDRDRDRDRDRCrawfordDDWWDWDDSD DLRDD Georgia DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDRAIRDDRRDRRRRRRD Georgia
Kentucky  GWDRDRDRDRDRDRDRClayDNRWWWWWDCUDDLRDD Kentucky DDDRDDDDDDRRDDDDDDRRDRRDRRRDDRRRRRR Kentucky
Louisiana       DRDRDRJacksonDDDWDWDDSDRDRRD Louisiana DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSRDRDRAIRDRRRDDRRRRRR Louisiana
Maryland GWGWFSPDRDRDRDRDRJacksonNRNRWWWWDKNSDRDLRDD Maryland DDDRRDDDDRRRDDDDRRRDDDRDDRRDDDDDDDD Maryland
Mississippi         DRJacksonDDDWDDDDSD  RDD Mississippi DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSRDDIRAIRDRRRRRRRRRRR Mississippi
North Carolina  GWDRDRDRDRDRDRDRJacksonDDDWWWDDSD RRDD North Carolina DDDDDDDDDDDRDDDDDDDDDRRDRRRRRRRDRRR North Carolina
Oklahoma                          Oklahoma       DDDRDRDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Oklahoma
South Carolina GWGWDRDRDRDRDRDRDRJacksonDNWDDDDDSD RRRD South Carolina DDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDSRDDDRRRDRRRRRRRRRRR South Carolina
Tennessee   DRDRDRDRDRDRDRJacksonDDWWWWWDCURRLRDD Tennessee DDDDDDDDDRDRDDDDDRRRDRRDRRRDDRRRRRR Tennessee
Texas                DDDSD  LRDD Texas DDDDDDDDDDDRDDDDDRRDDDRDRRRRRRRRRRR Texas
Virginia GWGWDRDRDRDRDRDRDRCrawfordDDDDDDDDCU  RDD Virginia DDDDDDDDDDDRDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRRRRRDDDD Virginia
West Virginia                    RRRDD West Virginia DDDRRRRDRRRRDDDDDDRDDDRDDRDDDRRRRRR West Virginia
State 1789 1792 1796 1800 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 State 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 State

Midwest

State 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 State 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 State
Illinois     DRJacksonDDDDDDDDRRRRRR Illinois RRDRRRRDRRRRDDDDDRRDDRRRRRRDDDDDDDD Illinois
Indiana    DRDRJacksonDDWWDDDDRRRRDR Indiana DRDRRRRDRRRRDDRRRRRRDRRRRRRRRRRDRRR Indiana
Iowa            DDRRRRRRR Iowa RRRRRRRDRRRRDDRRDRRRDRRRRRDDDDRDDRR Iowa
Kansas                RRRRR Kansas RRPODRRRDDRRRDDRRRRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Kansas
Michigan         DWDDDRRRRRRR Michigan RRRRRRRBMRRRRDDRDRRRDDDRRRRRDDDDDDRD Michigan
Minnesota               RRRRRR Minnesota RRRRRRRBMRRRRDDDDDRRDDDRDDDDDDDDDDDD Minnesota
Missouri     DRJacksonDDDDDDDDNDRRLRDD Missouri DDDDDRRDDRRRDDDDDRDDDRRDRRRDDRRRRRR Missouri
Nebraska                 RRRR Nebraska RRRDRRDDDRRRDDRRRRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Nebraska
North Dakota                      North Dakota   SPRRRRDDRRRDDRRRRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR North Dakota
Ohio DRDRDRDRDRClayDDWWWDDRRRRRRR Ohio RRRRRRRDDRRRDDDRDRRRDRRDRRRDDRRDDRR Ohio
South Dakota                      South Dakota   RDRRRBMRRRRDDRRRRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR South Dakota
Wisconsin            DDRRRRRRR Wisconsin RRDRRRRDRRPRRDDDRDRRRDRRDRRDDDDDDDRD Wisconsin
State 1804 1808 1812 1816 1820 1824 1828 1832 1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 State 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 State

West

State 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 State
Alaska                            RDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Alaska
Arizona                DDRRRDDDDDRRRRRRRRRRRDRRRRRD Arizona
California DDRRRRRDRRDRRRRBMDRRRDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRDDDDDDDD California
Colorado       RRRRPODDRDDDRRRDDRRDRRRDRRRRRRDRRRDDDD Colorado
Hawaii                            DDDRDDRDDDDDDDDD Hawaii
Idaho           PODDRRDDRRRDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Idaho
Montana           RDDRRDDRRRDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRDRRRRRRR Montana
Nevada    RRRRDRRPODDRDDDRRRDDDDDRRDDRRRRRRDDRRDDDD Nevada
New Mexico                DDRRRDDDDDRRDDRRRRRRDDDRDDDD New Mexico
Oregon   RRDRRRRRRRRRRDRRRRDDDDRRRRDRRRRRDDDDDDDDD Oregon
Utah            DRRRRDRRRDDDDDRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Utah
Washington           RDRRRBMDRRRDDDDDRRRDDRRRRDDDDDDDDD Washington
Wyoming           RDRRRDDRRRDDDRDRRRDRRRRRRRRRRRRRR Wyoming
State 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 State

Analytical table

There are separate columns for votes since 1856. That was the first election to feature both Democratic and Republican parties. Data shown through 2020.

StateVotesVotes since 1856Democratic votesD votes since 1856% of D votesD % since 1856Republican votes% of R votesR % since 1856Other votesO votes since 1856% of O votesO % since 1856
Alabama5041292258%54%1530%37%6412%10%
Alaska1616116%6%1594%94%000%0%
Arizona28289932%32%1968%68%000%0%
Arkansas4641322770%66%1226%29%224%5%
California4342191844%43%2353%55%112%2%
Colorado3737141438%38%2259%59%113%3%
Connecticut5942211936%45%2339%55%15025%0%
Delaware5942242341%55%1831%43%17129%2%
D.C.15151515100%100%00%0%000%0%
Florida4341242356%56%1740%41%215%2%
Georgia5841322855%68%1017%24%16328%7%
Hawaii1616141488%88%213%13%000%0%
Idaho3333101030%30%2267%67%113%3%
Illinois5142251849%43%2447%57%204%0%
Indiana524214927%21%3363%79%5010%0%
Iowa4442131130%26%3170%74%000%0%
Kansas40406615%15%3383%83%113%3%
Kentucky5842252443%57%1628%38%17229%5%
Louisiana5342292455%57%1528%36%9317%7%
Maine5142161131%26%3161%74%408%0%
Maryland5942282747%64%1220%29%19332%7%
Massachusetts5942212136%50%2136%50%17029%0%
Michigan4742171336%31%2860%67%214%2%
Minnesota4141202049%49%2049%49%112%2%
Mississippi4940282257%55%1429%35%7414%10%
Missouri5142282155%50%1937%45%428%5%
Montana3333111133%33%2267%67%000%0%
Nebraska39397718%18%3282%82%000%0%
Nevada4040191948%48%2050%50%113%3%
New Hampshire5942191332%31%2949%69%11019%0%
New Jersey5942252342%55%1932%45%15025%0%
New Mexico2828161657%57%1243%43%000%0%
New York5842272247%52%2034%48%11019%0%
North Carolina5741292551%61%1526%37%13123%2%
North Dakota33335515%15%2782%82%113%3%
Ohio5542161229%29%3055%71%9016%0%
Oklahoma2929101034%34%1966%66%000%0%
Oregon4141161639%39%2561%61%000%0%
Pennsylvania5942201534%36%2644%62%13122%2%
Rhode Island5842232140%50%2136%50%14024%0%
South Carolina5841272247%54%1729%41%14224%5%
South Dakota33334412%12%2885%85%113%3%
Tennessee5742242242%52%1832%43%15226%5%
Texas4240252360%58%1536%38%225%5%
Utah32328825%25%2475%75%000%0%
Vermont58429916%21%3357%79%16028%0%
Virginia5740312454%60%1526%38%11119%3%
Washington3333181855%55%1442%42%113%3%
West Virginia4040202050%50%2050%50%000%0%
Wisconsin4442181641%38%2557%60%112%2%
Wyoming33338824%24%2576%76%000%0%

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