GOP Controls Majority of State Legislatures, Governorships
Party Control of State Legislatures and Governorships, 2013
WA
MT
ME
ND
VT
MN
OR
ID
SD
WY
MI
PA
IL
UT
OH
IN
AZ
MO
OK
NM
AK
NC
TN
AR
SC
AL
GA
LA
MD
Dem Legislature,
Dem Governor
Dem Legislature,
GOP Governor
GOP Legislature,
GOP Governor
FL
HI
DC
KY
MS
TX
VA
RI
NJ
DE
WV
CO
KS
MA
CT
IA
NE
NV
CA
NH
NY
WI
GOP Legislature,
Dem Governor
N/A*
Analysis
• GOP holds full control of legislature and governorship in 24 states; Dems hold full control in 14 states
• Only seven of the states with single-party control of legislature have governor from opposite party; four states with Dem
legislature and GOP governor, three states with GOP legislature and Dem governor
*Nebraska has a unicameral, nonpartisan legislature; D.C. overseen by federal government; Iowa, Kentucky, New Hampshire, and New York have divided state legislatures
Source: Sean Sullivan, “The Republican Party’s Big State-Level Advantage, In One Chart,” The Washington Post, February 4, 2013; Jim Malewitz, “Majorities Drive Sweeping,
Divergent Changes Across States,” Stateline, Pew Charitable Trusts, June 10, 2013.