Presidential Voting History from 1976-2020

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After a tumultuous election, all states have now certified their 2020 presidential voting results. Which states changed party allegiance, and how do the results compare to previous years?

In this graphic, we use data from the U.S. National Archives and the MIT Election Data and Science Lab to show U.S. presidential voting history by state since 1976.

Visualization type: Heat map

U.S. Presidential Voting History by State

After a tumultuous election, all states have now certified their 2020 presidential voting results. Which states changed party allegiance, and how do the results compare to previous years?


First published: January 19, 2021 (link)

Source files included: .ai, .eps, .pdf

Data source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab (2017), U.S. National Archives (2021)

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