State Briefs

Governors are listed as Democratic, Republican, or other. State admission dates are included.
_List starts with the most Democratic in numbers of years and ends with the most Republican.
Source assistance: Dublin, Georgia library online, Britannica: general
Ref_NGA: primary
First draft
Democrats/total=hundredth
Geographic rank \ Population rank
(land mass preference)
Recent trend approximation R or D

Arkansas_1836_152 Democratic 33 Republican ; .82
29 \ 32 R
Alabama_1819_148 Democratic 34 Republican 20 other
23 \ 30 R
Mississippi_1817_156 Democratic 24 Republican 24 other
32 \ 31 R
Hawaii_1959_50 Democratic 12 Republican
43 \ 42 D
Oklahoma_1907_86 Demoratic 28 Republican
20 \ 28 R
Texas_1846_174 Democratic 33 Republican 10 other
2 \ 2 R
Florida_1845_134 Democratic 30 Republican 12 other
22 \ 3 R
Missouri_1821_144 Democratic 48 Republican 8 other
21 \ 18 R
Louisiana_1812_153 Democratic 33 Republican 12 other
31 \ 25 R
Georgia_1788_186 Democratic 23 Republican 23 other
21 \ 8 R
South Carolina_1788_173 Democratic 42 Republican 17 other
40 \ 24 R
Virginia_1788_181 Democratic 24 Republican 27 other.
35 \ 12 R
New Mexico_1912_62 Democratic 42 Republican 4 other
5 \ 36 D
Montana_1889_75 Democratic 48 Republican 4 other
4 \ 44 R
West Virginia_1863_95 Democratic 49 Republican 9 other
41 \ 37 R
Kentucky_1792_173 Democratic 29 Republican 26 other
37 \ 26 R
North Carolina_1789_168 Democratic 35 Republican 29 other
28 \ 10 R
Tennessee_1796_160 Democratic 34 Republican 26 other
36 \ 17 R
Maryland_1788_144 Democratic 31 Republican 57 other
42 \ 19 D
Arizona_1912_66 Democratic 42 Republican
6 \ 16 R
Colorado_1876_72 Democratic 68 Republican 2 other ; .50
8 \ 22 D
Washington_1889_68 Democratic 52 Republican 2 other
18 \ 13 D
Alaska_1959_37 Democratic 15 Republican 10 other
1 \ 47 R
Oregon_1859_79 Democratic 77 Republican 4 other ; .49
9 \ 27 D
Nevada_1864_75 Democratic 68 Republican 13 other
7 \ 35 D
New Jersey_1788_141 Democratic 74 Republican 17 other
47 \ 11 D
Wyoming_1890_57 Democratic 73 Republican
10 \ 50 R
New York_1788_145 Democratic 69 Republican 18 other
27 \ 4 D
Indiana_1816_92 Democratic 103 Republican 12 other
38 \ 15 R
Utah_1896_40 Democratic 84 Republican
13 \ 34 R
Delaware_1788_109 Democratic 70 Republican 53 other
49 \ 45 D
Idaho_1890_48 Democratic 84 Republican
14 \ 39 R
Ohio_1803_99 Democratic 103 Republican 16 other
34 \ 7 D
Michigan_1837_58 Democratic 124 Republican 2 other
11 \ 9 D
California_1850_61 Democratic 95 Republican 16 other
3 \ 1 D
Nebraska_1867_48 Democratic 100 Republican 6 other h
16 \ 38 R
North Dakota_1889_37 Democratic 68 Republican 33 other
19 \ 48 R
Illinois_1818_78 Democratic 124 Republican
25 \ 5 D
Connecticut_1788_95 Democratic 90 Republican 47 other
48 \ 29 D
Maine_1820_63 Democratic 119 Republican 18 other
39 \ 40 R
Rhode Island_1790_62 Democratic 95 Republican 75 other
50 \ 43 D
Kansas_1861_44 Democratic 114 Republican 2 other
15 \ 33 R
Pennsylvania_1788_97 Democratic 114 Republican 21 other
33 \ 6 D
Minnesota_1858_42 Democratic 100 Republican 20 other
12 \ 21 D
Massachusetts_1788_71 Democratic 107 Republican 54 other
44 \ 14 D
Iowa_1846_44 Democratic 126 Republican 4 other
26 \ 30 R
Wisconsin_1848_36 Democratic 127 Republican 9 other
23 \ 20 D
New Hampshire_1788_77 Democratic 131 Republican 24 other
46 \ 41 R
Vermont_1791_53 Democratic 140 Republican 39 other
45 \ 49 R
South Dakota_1889_18 Democratic 110 Republican 4 other D/t=.00 ; .14
Geo # \ Pop# = 17 \ 46 R

_2014 placement and 2020 count are used. Totals are calculated from nearest general election.
Protodemocrats are counted as Democrats. Protorepubulicans are not counted as Republicans. Adding others may make more accurate counts. Please double check. Remember also that only nine states were needed to ratify the Constitution (1788); four states waited for the bill of rights (1791).
Fourteen years of population data were used while waiting for the next census report. This will be adjusted as soon as possible. Thanks for your patience.
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