Tom McMahon

US Presidential Election Results By County: 2004 vs 2008

US Presidential Election Results By County: 2008

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US Presidential Election Results By County: 2004

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Would Would Win In 2008?: North-South

Would Would Win In 2008?: North-South

In the very unlikely event that that 2008 Electoral College map turned out like the one above, who would the winner be? Take a guess, then click on the map to get the answer. After that, enjoy the Electoral College quizzes -- I give you the map, you guess the year.

Would Would Win In 2008?: East-West

Would Would Win In 2008?: East-West

In the very unlikely event that that 2008 Electoral College map turned out like the one above, who would the winner be? Take a guess, then click on the map to get the answer. After that, enjoy the Electoral College quizzes -- I give you the map, you guess the year.

The 2008 Election Will Be The First Since 1952 Without a President or a Vice President on the Ballot

Here's the list from Boots & Sabers:

• 2004 - Bush (Pres) over Kerry
• 2000 - Bush over Gore (VP)
• 1996 - Clinton (Pres) over Dole
• 1992 - Clinton over Bush (Pres)
• 1988 - Bush (VP) over Dukakis
• 1984 - Reagan (Pres) over Mondale
• 1980 - Reagan over Carter (Pres)
• 1976 - Carter over Ford (Pres)
• 1972 - Nixon (Pres) over McGovern
• 1968 - Nixon over Humphrey (VP)
• 1964 - Johnson (Pres) over Goldwater
• 1960 - Kennedy over Nixon (VP)
• 1956 - Eisenhower (Pres) over Stevenson
• 1952 - Eisenhower over Stevenson

Which State Is The All-Time Most Democratic Blue State?

State	Electoral Vote Margin	Flip Year
Arkansas	173	2120
Mississippi	134	2096
Kentucky	168	2092
Georgia	265	2076
Alabama	152	2072
Louisiana	137	2068
South Carolina	95	2052
Tennessee	125	2052
D. C.	32	2048
Maryland	107	2048
Missouri	115	2048
North Carolina	150	2048
Hawaii	31	2036
West Virginia	32	2032
Virginia	54	2024
Texas	126	2020
Delaware	6	2016
Washington	21	2012

Since 1856, Georgia has sent 265 more Democratic electors than Republican electors to the Electoral College, the most of any state. And little Arkansas (6 electoral votes) would need to vote straight Republican until the year 2120 to flip over to become an All-Time Red State.

See also Which State Is The All-Time Most Republican Red State?

Download electoralcollegetable.htm

Which State Is The All-Time Most Republican Red State?

State	Electoral Vote Margin	Flip Year
Maine	147	2152
Vermont	110	2152
Iowa	216	2128
Indiana	292	2112
Kansas	159	2112
South Dakota	78	2112
Nebraska	106	2092
New Hampshire	87	2092
North Dakota	62	2088
Ohio	404	2088
Pennsylvania	440	2088
Wyoming	39	2060
Michigan	198	2052
Wisconsin	110	2052
Alaska	30	2048
Illinois	227	2048
Utah	52	2048
Colorado	76	2040
Idaho	32	2040
Montana	25	2040
Connecticut	52	2036
Oregon	45	2032
Arizona	58	2028
Massachusetts	55	2024
Rhode Island	17	2024
Nevada	17	2020
Oklahoma	24	2020
Florida	57	2016
New York	83	2016
California	79	2012
New Jersey	23	2012
Minnesota	5	2008
New Mexico	2	2008

Since 1856, Pennsylvania has sent 440 more Republican electors than Democratic electors to the Electoral College, the most of any state. But Pennsylvania is a big state. Little-bitty Maine (4 electoral votes) and Vermont (3 electoral votes) would need to vote straight Democratic until the year 2152 to flip over to become an All-Time Blue State. On the other hand, Minnesota and New Mexico could flip to become All-Time Blue States after the next election in 2008.

See also Which State Is The All-Time Most Democratic Blue State?

Download electoralcollegetable.htm

Is Your State An All-Time Red State Or An All-Time Blue State?

Is Your State An All-Time Red State Or An All-Time Blue State?

I went over to Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections and got the Electoral College data for all the elections from 1856 (when the Republican first fielded a candidate) to 2004. Then I put that data into a spreadsheet and added up the votes to see which states were net Republican (red) and which were net Democratic (blue).

Download electoralcollegetable.htm

Guess The Presidential Election Year

Guess The Year Of This Presidential Election

A couple of years ago I ran a whole series of these. Pretty simple idea: I give you the electoral college map, you guess the election year. You can browse the entire collection here.

Americans Are Leaving The Blue States

Lots Of People Are Leaving The Yellow States

United Van Lines studies this sort of thing (makes sense, eh?) (via J-Walk)

And Most Of The Yellow States Are Blue States

Electoral Gingerbread Cookie Map

Electoral Gingerbread Cookie Map

One gingerbread cookie equals one electoral vote! (via The Map Room)