Political party strength in California

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California is a Democratic stronghold and considered to be one of the "Big Three" Democratic strongholds alongside New York and Illinois.

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The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of California:

The table also indicates the historical party composition in the:

For years in which a presidential election was held, the table indicates which party's nominees received the state's electoral votes.

Note that ties on the Board of Equalization are broken by the vote of the State Controller.

1849–1990

Year Executive offices BOE State Legislature United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Lieutenant
Governor
Attorney
General
Secretary
of State
Treasurer Controller Supt. of
Pub. Inst.
State
Senate
State
Assem.
U.S. Senator
(Class I)
U.S. Senator
(Class III)
U.S.
House
1849 Peter Hardeman
Burnett
(D)
John McDougal (D) Edward J. C. Kewen (D) William Van Voohies (D) Richard Roman (D) John S. Houston (D)no such
office
16NP36NP
1850 John C. Frémont (D) William M. Gwin (D)1D, 1I
1851John McDougal (D) David C. Broderick (D) James A. McDougall (D) John Gage Marvin (D)10D, 4W, 2I18W, 17D, 1I [lower-alpha 1] vacant
1852 John Bigler (D) Samuel Purdy (D) Serranus Clinton Hastings (D) Winslow S. Pierce (D)26D, 2W41D, 21W, 1I John B. Weller (D)2D Pierce/
King (D)Green check.svg
1853 James W. Denver (D)20D, 7W41D, 22W
1854 John R. McConnell (D) Selden A. McMeans (D) Samuel Bell (D) Paul K. Hubbs (D)26D, 8W68D, 12W
1855 Charles R. Hempstead (D)26D, 7W42D, 36W, 2Ivacant
1856 J. Neely Johnson (KN) Robert M. Anderson (KN) William T. Wallace (KN) David F. Douglass (KN) Henry Bates (KN) George W. Whitman (KN)16KN, 16D, 1W [lower-alpha 2] 56KN, 23D, 1I Buchanan/
Breckinridge (D)Green check.svg
1857 James L. English (KN) Edward F. Burton (KN) Andrew J. Moulder (D)19D, 11KN, 3R61D, 11R, 8KNDavid C. Broderick (D) [lower-alpha 3] William M. Gwin (D)
1858John B. Weller (D) Joseph Walkup (D) Thomas H. Williams (D) Ferris Foreman (D) Thomas Findley (D) Aaron R. Melony (D)27D, 5R, 3KN66D, 9R, 4KN, 1I
185930D, 4R, 1I72D, 8R
1860 Milton Latham (D) John G. Downey (D) Johnson Price (D) Samuel H. Brooks (D)33D, 2R78D, 2R Henry P. Haun (D) Lincoln/
Hamlin (R)Green check.svg
John G. Downey (D) Isaac N. Quinn (D)Milton Latham (D)
1861 Pablo de la Guerra (D) James S. Gillan (D)30D, 6R60D, 19, 1CU James A. McDougall (D)3R
1862 Leland Stanford (R) John F. Chellis (R) Frank M. Pixley (R) William H. Weeks (R) Delos R. Ashley (R) Gilbert R. Warren (R)23D, 17R41D, 39R
1863 John L. McCullogh (R) Benjamin B. Redding (R) Romualdo Pacheco (NU) George R. Oultan (R) John Swett (NU)31R, 9D63R, 17D John Conness (R)
1864 Frederick Low (R) Tim N. Machin (R)35R, 5D70R, 10D Lincoln/
Johnson (NU)Green check.svg
1865
186631R, 9D61R, 19D
1867 Jo Hamilton (D) Henry L. Nichols (D) Antonio F. Coronel (D) Robert Watt (D) Oscar Penn Fitzgerald (D) Cornelius Cole (R)2D, 1R
1868 Henry Huntly Haight (D) William Holden (D)21R, 19D52D, 28R Grant/
Colfax (R)Green check.svg
1869 Eugene Casserly (D)
187026D, 12R, 2I67D, 10R, 3I
1871 John Lord Love (R) Drury Melone (R) Ferdinand Baehr (R) James J. Green (R) Henry Nicholas Bolander (R)3R
1872 Newton Booth (R) Romualdo Pacheco (R)22D, 17R, 1I54R, 25D, 1I Grant/
Wilson (R)Green check.svg
1873 Aaron A. Sargent (R)3R, 1D
187418R, 14D, 8PI [lower-alpha 4] 34PI, 27R, 19D [lower-alpha 5] John S. Hager (D)
1875 Romualdo Pacheco (R) William Irwin (D)Jo Hamilton (D) Thomas Bock (D) José Guadalupe Estudillo (D) James W. Mandeville (D) Ezra S. Carr (R) Newton Booth (AM)3D, 1R
1876 William Irwin (D) James A. Johnson (D) William B. C. Brown (D)20D, 11I, 6R, 3ID64D, 12R, 4I Hayes/
Wheeler (R)Green check.svg
1877 Daniel M. Kenfield (R)3R, 1D
187827D, 10R, 2I, 1WPC 55D, 24R, 1WPC2D, 2R
18793R, 1D James T. Farley (D)3R, 1D
1880 George C. Perkins (R) John Mansfield (R) Augustus L. Hart (R) Daniel M. Burns (R) John Weil (R) Frederick M. Campbell (R)23R, 10WPC, 7D46R, 18D, 16WPC Hancock/
English (D)Red x.svg
188142R, 33D, 4WPC, 1GB John Franklin Miller (R) [lower-alpha 3] 2D, 2R
1882
1883 George Stoneman (D) John Daggett (D) Edward C. Marshall (D) Thomas Larkin Thompson (D) William A. January (D) John P. Dunn (D) William T. Weckler (D)3D, 1R32D, 8R61D, 19R6D
1884 Denis J. Oullahan (D) Blaine/
Logan (R)Red x.svg
188520D, 20R [lower-alpha 6] 60R, 20D Leland Stanford (R)5R, 1D
1886 George Hearst (D) [lower-alpha 7]
Abram Williams (R)
1887 Washington Bartlett (D) [lower-alpha 3] Robert Waterman (R) George A. Johnson (D) William C. Hendricks (D) Adam Herald (D) Ira G. Haitt (R)22D, 18R41R, 39D George Hearst (D) [lower-alpha 3] 4R, 2D
1888 Robert Waterman (R) Stephen M. White (D) Harrison/
Morton (R)Green check.svg
188922D, 18R42D, 38R
1890
1891 Henry Markham (R) John B. Reddick (R) William H. Hart (R) Edwin G. Waite (R) J.R. McDonald (R) Edward P. Colgan (R)J. W. Anderson (R)3R, 1D28R, 12D60R 19D, 1KN Charles N. Felton (R)
18928 - Cleveland/
Stevenson (D)Green check.svg
1 - Harrison/
Reid (R)Red x.svg
189322R, 18D45D, 31R, 2I, 2Pop Stephen M. White (D)
1894 Albert Hart (R) George C. Perkins (R)
1895 James Budd (D) Spencer G. Millard (R) [lower-alpha 3] William F. Fitzgerald (R) Lewis H. Brown (R) Levi Ratcliffe (R) Samuel T. Black (R)25R, 15D64R, 14D, 2Pop
1896 William T. Jeter (D) [lower-alpha 7] McKinley/
Roosevelt (R)Green check.svg
189728R, 12D47R, 16Fus, 9Pop, 8D3R, 2D, 2Pop
1898 Will S. Green (D) Charles T. Meredith (D)
1899 Henry T. Gage (R) Jacob H. Neff (R) Tirey L. Ford (R) Charles F. Curry (R) Truman Reeves (R)Thomas J. Kirk (R)2R, 2D [lower-alpha 8] 26R, 14D59R, 20D, 2Ivacant6R, 1D
1900 Thomas R. Bard (R)7R McKinley/
Roosevelt (R)Green check.svg
190134R, 6D60R, 20D
1902
1903 George Pardee (R) Alden Anderson (R) Ulysses S. Webb (R)33R, 7D60R, 19D, 1UL5R, 3D
1904 Roosevelt/
Fairbanks (R)Green check.svg
190533R, 4UL, 3D72R, 4D, 4UL Frank Flint (R)8R
1906 A. B. Nye (R)
1907 James Gillett (R) Warren R. Porter (R) William R. Williams (R) Edward Hyatt (R)4R33R, 6D, 1I73R, 6D, 1I
1908 Taft/
Sherman (R)Green check.svg
190930R, 9D, 1I60R, 20D
1910
1911 Hiram Johnson (R) Albert Joseph Wallace (R) Frank C. Jordan (R) [lower-alpha 3] Edward D. Roberts (R)32R, 18D69R, 11D John D. Works (R)7R, 1D
1912 Hiram Johnson (Prog) Roosevelt/
Johnson (Prog)Red x.svg
1913 John S. Chambers (R)30R, 10D54R, 25D, 1Soc7R, 3D, 1I
1914
1915 John Morton Eshleman (Prog) [lower-alpha 3] Friend Richardson (Prog)3R, 1D21R, 10D, 9Prog33R, 28Prog, 15D, 3Soc, 1Proh [lower-alpha 9] James D. Phelan (D)4R, 3D, 2Prog, 1I, 1Proh
1916 William Stephens (R)5R, 3D, 1Prog, 1I, 1Proh Wilson/
Marshall (D)Green check.svg
1917 William Stephens (R) C. C. Young (R)20R, 11D, 8P, 1I69R, 9D, 1Prog, 1Proh Hiram Johnson (R) [lower-alpha 3] 5R, 4D, 1Prog, 1Proh
1918
1919 Will C. Wood (NP)32R, 7D, 1I70R, 10D9R, 2D
1920 Harding/
Coolidge (R)Green check.svg
1921 Roy C. Riley (R)33R, 7D73R, 7D Samuel M. Shortridge (R)
1922
1923 Friend Richardson (R) Charles G. Johnson (R)36R, 3D, 1I76R, 4D
1924 Coolidge/
Dawes (R)Green check.svg
192537R, 3D75R, 5D
1926
1927 C. C. Young (R) Buron Fitts (R) William John Cooper (NP/R)4R35R, 5D74R, 6D10R, 1D
1928 Hoover/
Curtis (R)Green check.svg
1929 Herschel L. Carnahan (R) Vierling C. Kersey (NP)71R, 7D, 2I
1930
1931 James Rolph (R) [lower-alpha 3] Frank Merriam (R)36R, 4D73R, 7D
1932 Roosevelt/
Garner (D)Green check.svg
193335R, 5D55R, 25D William Gibbs McAdoo (D) [lower-alpha 10] 11D, 9R
1934 Frank Merriam (R)vacant
1935 George J. Hatfield (R)31R, 8D, 1I42R, 37D, 1I13D, 7R
1936
1937 Harry B. Riley (R) Walter F. Dexter (NP/R)25R, 15D47D, 33R15D, 4R, 1Prog
1938
1939 Culbert Olson (D) Ellis E. Patterson (D) Earl Warren (R)3R, 1D21R, 19D44D, 36R Sheridan Downey (D)11D, 8R, 1Prog
1940 Paul Peek (D) Roosevelt/
Wallace (D)Green check.svg
194124R, 16D42D, 38R10D, 10R
1942
1943 Earl Warren (R) Frederick F. Houser (R) Robert W. Kenny (D) Frank M. Jordan (R)44R, 36D13D, 10R
1944 Roosevelt/
Truman (D)Green check.svg
1945 Roy E. Simpson (NP)24R, 20D42R, 37D, 1I16D, 7R
1946 William Knowland (R) [lower-alpha 7]
1947 Goodwin Knight (R) Frederick N. Houser (R) Thomas Kuchel (R)48R, 32D14R, 9D
1948 Truman/
Barkley (D)Green check.svg
194926R, 14D45R, 35D12R, 11D
1950
1951 Pat Brown (D)28R, 12D47R, 33D Richard Nixon (R)
1952 Eisenhower/
Nixon (R)Green check.svg
1953 Robert C. Kirkwood (R) [lower-alpha 7] 29R, 11D53R, 27D Thomas Kuchel (R) [lower-alpha 7] 19R, 11D
1954 Goodwin Knight (R) Harold J. Powers (R)2R, 2D [lower-alpha 8]
195522R, 18D47R, 23D
1956
1957 A. Ronald Burton (R)20D, 20R [lower-alpha 11] 42R, 38D17R, 13D
1958
1959 Pat Brown (D) Glenn M. Anderson (D) Stanley Mosk (D) Bert A. Betts (D) Alan Cranston (D)4D26D, 14R47D, 33R Clair Engle (D) [lower-alpha 3] 16D, 14R
1960 Nixon/
Lodge (R)Red x.svg
196130D, 10R24D, 14R
1962
1963 Max Rafferty (NP/R)27D, 13R52D, 28R23D, 15R
1964 Johnson/
Humphrey (D)Green check.svg
Thomas C. Lynch (D) [lower-alpha 7] Pierre Salinger (D) [lower-alpha 7]
196549D, 31R George Murphy (R)
1966
1967 Ronald Reagan (R) Robert Finch (R) Ivy Baker Priest (R) Houston I. Flournoy (R)21D, 19R [lower-alpha 12] 42D, 38R21D, 17R
196820D, 20R Nixon/
Agnew (R)Green check.svg
1969 Edwin Reinecke (R)21R, 19D41R, 39D Alan Cranston (D)
1970 H. P. Sullivan (R)
1971 Evelle J. Younger (R) Jerry Brown (D) Wilson Riles (NP/D)21D, 19R43D, 37R John V. Tunney (D)20D, 18R
1972
197320D, 20R [lower-alpha 13] 51D, 29R23D, 20R
1974 John L. Harmer (R)
1975 Jerry Brown (D) Mervyn Dymally (D) March Fong Eu (D) Jesse M. Unruh (D) [lower-alpha 3] Kenneth Cory (D)25D, 15R55D, 25R28D, 15R
1976 Ford/
Dole (R)Red x.svg
197728D, 12R57D, 23R S. I. Hayakawa (R)29D, 14R
1978
1979 Mike Curb (R) George Deukmejian (R)3D, 1R26D, 14R50D, 30R28D, 15R
1980 Reagan/
Bush (R)Green check.svg
198147D, 33R22D, 21R
1982
1983 George Deukmejian (R) Leo T. McCarthy (D) John Van de Kamp (D) Bill Honig (NP)25D, 15R48D, 32R Pete Wilson (R) [lower-alpha 14] 28D, 17R
1984
198547D, 33R
1986
1987 Gray Davis (D)2D, 2R [lower-alpha 15] 24D, 14R, 1I44D, 36R
1988 Elizabeth Whitney (D) [lower-alpha 16] Bill Honig (NP/D) Bush/
Quayle (R)Green check.svg
1989 Thomas W. Hayes (R) [lower-alpha 7] 47D, 33R
1990
Year Governor Lieutenant
Governor
Attorney
General
Secretary of State Treasurer Controller Supt. of
Pub. Inst.
BOE State
Senate
State
Assem.
U.S. Senator
(Class I)
U.S. Senator
(Class III)
U.S.
House
Electoral
votes
Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress

1991–present

Year Executive offices BOE State Legislature United States Congress Electoral
votes
Governor Lieutenant
Governor
Attorney
General
Secretary
of State
Treasurer Controller Insurance
Comm.
Supt. of
Pub. Inst.
State
Senate
State
Assem.
U.S. Senator
(Class I)
U.S. Senator
(Class III)
U.S.
House
1991 Pete Wilson (R) Leo T. McCarthy (D) Dan Lungren (R) March Fong Eu (D) Kathleen Brown (D) Gray Davis (D) John Garamendi (D) Bill Honig (NP/D)2D, 2R [lower-alpha 15] 25D, 14R, 1I46D, 34R John Seymour (R) [lower-alpha 7] Alan Cranston (D)26D, 19R
1992 Clinton/
Gore (D)Green check.svg
1993 David Dawson (NP) [lower-alpha 16] 23D, 15R, 2I48D, 32R Dianne Feinstein (D) [lower-alpha 3] Barbara Boxer (D)30D, 22R
1994 Tony Miller (D) [lower-alpha 16]
1995 Gray Davis (D) Bill Jones (R) Matt Fong (R) Kathleen Connell (D) Chuck
Quackenbush
(R)
Delaine Eastin (NP/D)21D, 17R, 2I41R, 39D [lower-alpha 17] 27D, 25R
199626D, 26R
199723D, 16R, 1I43D, 37R29D, 23R
1998
1999 Gray Davis (D) [lower-alpha 18] Cruz Bustamante (D) Bill Lockyer (D) Phil Angelides (D)25D, 15R47D, 32R, 1G28D, 24R
2000 J. Clark Kelso (R) [lower-alpha 16] 27D, 25R Gore/
Lieberman (D)Red x.svg
2001 Harry W. Low (D) [lower-alpha 7] 26D, 14R50D, 30R32D, 20R
2002
2003 Kevin Shelley (D) [lower-alpha 19] Steve Westly (D) John Garamendi (D) Jack O'Connell (NP/D)25D, 15R48D, 32R33D, 20R
2004 Arnold
Schwarzenegger

(R)
Kerry/
Edwards (D)Red x.svg
2005 Bruce McPherson (R) [lower-alpha 7]
2006
2007 John Garamendi (D) Jerry Brown (D) Debra Bowen (D) Bill Lockyer (D) John Chiang (D) Steve Poizner (R)34D, 19R
2008 Obama/
Biden (D)Green check.svg
200950D, 29R, 1I
2010 Abel Maldonado (R) [lower-alpha 7]
2011 Jerry Brown (D) Gavin Newsom (D) Kamala Harris (D) Dave Jones (D) Tom Torlakson (NP/D)52D, 28R
201252D, 27R, 1I
201329D, 11R55D, 25R
2014
2015 Alex Padilla (D) John Chiang (D) Betty Yee (D)26D, 14R52D, 28R38D, 15R
2016 Clinton/
Kaine (D)Red x.svg
2017 Xavier Becerra (D) [lower-alpha 7] 27D, 13R55D, 25R Kamala Harris (D) [lower-alpha 20] 39D, 14R
201826D, 14R [lower-alpha 21]
2019 Gavin Newsom (D) Eleni Kounalakis (D) Fiona Ma (D) Ricardo Lara (D) Tony Thurmond
(NP/D)
3D, 1R29D, 11R60D, 20R46D, 7R
61D, 19R [lower-alpha 22]
61D, 18R, 1I [lower-alpha 23]
202045D, 7R [lower-alpha 24] Biden/
Harris (D)Green check.svg
2021 Rob Bonta (D) [lower-alpha 7] Shirley Weber (D) [lower-alpha 7] 31D, 9R60D, 19R, 1I Alex Padilla (D) [lower-alpha 7] 42D, 11R
2022
2023 Malia Cohen (D)32D, 8R62D, 18R Laphonza Butler (D) [lower-alpha 7] 40D, 12R
2024[ to be determined ]
Year Governor Lieutenant
Governor
Attorney
General
Secretary
of State
Treasurer Controller Insurance
Comm.
Supt. of
Pub. Inst.
BOE State
Senate
State
Assem.
U.S. Senator
(Class I)
U.S. Senator
(Class III)
U.S.
House
Electoral
votes
Executive offices State Legislature United States Congress
Key to party colors and abbreviations for members of the U.S. Congress and other politicians or officials
Alaskan Independence (AKIP)
American (Know Nothing) (KN)
American Labor (AL)
Anti-Jacksonian (Anti-J)
National Republican (NR)
Anti-Administration (AA)
Anti-Masonic (Anti-M)
Conservative (Con)
Democratic (D)
Democratic–Farmer–Labor (DFL)
Dixiecrat (Dix),
States' Rights (SR)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Farmer–Labor (FL)
Federalist (F)
Pro-Administration (PA)
Free Soil (FS)
Fusion (Fus)
Greenback (GB)
Independence (IPM)
Independent Democrat (ID)
Independent Republican (IR)
Jacksonian (J)
Liberal (Lib)
Libertarian (L)
National Union (NU)
Nonpartisan League (NPL)
Democratic–Nonpartisan
League (D-NPL)
Nullifier (N)
Opposition Northern (O)
Opposition Southern (O)
Populist (Pop)
Progressive (Prog)
Prohibition (Proh)
Readjuster (Rea)
Republican (R)
Silver (Sv)
Silver Republican (SvR)
Socialist (Soc)
Unionist (U)
Unconditional Unionist (UU)
Vermont Progressive (VP)
Whig (W)
Independent (I)
Nonpartisan (NP)
  1. A Democrat, John Bigler, was re-elected Speaker, continuing in his service from when it was a non-partisan body.
  2. The Whig voted with the Know-Nothings to elect a Know-Nothing President Pro Tempore, Delos R. Ashley.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 Died in office.
  4. A Democrat, William Irwin, was elected President Pro Tempore with the support of the People's Independent Party.
  5. A representative of the People's Independent Party, Morris M. Estee, was elected Speaker with the support of the Democrats.
  6. The senate elected a Democratic President Pro Tempore.
  7. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 Appointed to fill vacancy.
  8. 1 2 Republicans held the State Controller's office for the duration of this tie and cast the tie-breaking vote here, giving control of the Board to the Republicans.
  9. A Progressive Speaker was elected with Democratic support.
  10. Resigned November 8, 1938. Thomas M. Storke (D) was appointed to replace McAdoo on November 9, but as Congress was not in session Storke never took any legislative action or cast any votes during his time as Senator.
  11. A Democrat, Hugh M. Burns was elected Senate President Pro Tempore.
  12. A Democrat, J. Eugene McAteer died in office in May 1967 and was succeeded by a Republican Milton Marks in August 1967 shifting the Senate to 20D, 20R.
  13. Democrat James Mills continued as Senate President Pro Tempore.
  14. Resigned to take office as Governor of California.
  15. 1 2 Democratic State Controllers held office for the entire duration of this tie, giving Democrats control of the Board.
  16. 1 2 3 4 Deputy officer who served in an acting capacity during a vacancy.
  17. Democrat Willie Brown continued as Speaker for the first half of 1995 with the support of a Republican-turned-Independent, Paul Horcher, and two Republicans. Those two Republicans, Doris Allen and Brian Setencich, each served as Speaker for three months the second half of 1995. Republican Curt Pringle was then selected as Speaker in 1996 after the Independent and two Republicans were recalled and/or removed from office.
  18. Recalled in 2003.
  19. Resigned March 4, 2005. Deputy Insurance Commissioner Cathy Mitchell served in an acting capacity from March 4 until March 29.
  20. Resigned to take office as Vice President of the United States.
  21. Democratic Senator Josh Newman was recalled and replaced by Republican Ling Ling Chang.
  22. Republican Assemblyman Brian Maienschein switched to the Democratic Party.
  23. Republican Assemblyman Chad Mayes left the Republican party and registered as an independent.
  24. Democrat Katie Hill resigned and was succeeded by Republican Mike Garcia. Republican Duncan D. Hunter resigned and his seat remained vacant until the next election.

Party strength by number of registrations

Graphical summary
Political Party Registration Over Time
YearTotal Democratic Republican Independent American Ind. Green Libertarian Natural Law Reform Peace & Freedom Americans Elect
1999 [1] [2] 14,853,12146.72%35.27%12.89%1.97%0.66%0.55%0.43%0.58%0.48%
2001 [3] [4] 15,577,68645.57%34.76%14.43%2.04%0.91%0.60%0.35%0.48%0.41%
2003 [5] [6] 15,168,26344.39%35.22%15.32%1.95%1.03%0.59%0.28%0.52%
2005 [7] [8] 16,628,67343.04%34.49%17.88%1.99%0.95%0.54%0.17%0.23%0.40%
2007 [9] [10] 15,682,35842.52%34.19%18.83%2.00%0.89%0.53%0.22%0.37%
2009 [11] [12] 17,334,27544.52%31.14%19.99%2.17%0.67%0.48%0.16%0.32%
2011 [13] [14] 17,186,53144.04%30.88%20.41%2.43%0.66%0.54%0.13%0.34%
2013 [15] [16] 18,055,78343.93%28.94%20.86%2.64%0.63%0.61%0.09%0.34%0.02%
2015 [17] [18] 17,717,93643.15%27.98%23.57%2.71%0.62%0.69%0.44%
2017 [19] [20] 19,432,60944.77%25.87%24.51%2.63%0.49%0.73%0.39%
2019 [21] [22] 19,978,44943.11%23.57%28.26%2.59%0.44%0.77%0.38%
2021 [23] [24] 22,154,30446.17%24.14%23.73%3.07%0.39%0.92%0.48%
2023 [25] 21,980,76846.89%23.83%22.48%3.61%0.44%1.07%0.57%

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Illinois is a Democratic stronghold in presidential elections and one of the "Big Three" Democratic strongholds alongside California and New York. It is one of the most Democratic states in the nation with all state executive offices and both state legislative branches held by Democrats. For most of its history, Illinois was widely considered to be a swing state, voting for the winner of all but two presidential elections in the 20th century. Political party strength in Illinois is highly dependent upon Cook County, and the state's reputation as a blue state rests upon the fact that over 40% of its population and political power is concentrated in Chicago, Cook County, and the Chicago metropolitan area. Outside of Chicago, the suburban collar counties continue trending Democratic while downstate Illinois can be considered more conservative with several Democratic leaning regions including Champaign-Urbana, Bloomington-Normal, Rockford, Peoria, the Quad Cities, and suburban St. Louis

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Indiana:

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Iowa:

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Minnesota:

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Nebraska :

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Nevada:

The following table indicates the party of elected officials in the U.S. state of Oregon:

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2018 United States Senate elections</span>

The 2018 United States Senate elections were held on November 6, 2018. Among the 100 seats, the 33 of Class 1 were contested in regular elections while 2 others were contested in special elections due to Senate vacancies in Minnesota and Mississippi. The regular election winners were elected to 6-year terms running from January 3, 2019, to January 3, 2025. Senate Democrats had 26 seats up for election, while Senate Republicans had 9 seats up for election.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">103rd Wisconsin Legislature</span> Wisconsin legislative term for 2017–2018

The One Hundred Third Wisconsin Legislature convened from January 3, 2017, to January 7, 2019, in regular session, though it adjourned for legislative activity on May 9, 2018. The Legislature also held four extraordinary sessions and four special sessions during the legislative term.

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