Find out which states voted for Joe Biden or Donald Trump in the last presidential election and how the color scheme of Blue and Red came about. See the table of 50 states with their party affiliation and some fascinating facts about the Red-Blue terminology.

See which states are considered blue, red, or swing in the 2024 presidential election based on the Cook Partisan Voting Index (PVI). Learn the difference between red and blue states, and how they are determined by the media and the voters.

The Democratic states, comprising 242 electoral votes had all actually gone blue since 1992 - six straight elections. Further highlighting this polarization: While relatively competitive overall, only four states (FL, NC, OH, VA) were decided by less than 5% popular vote margin in the 2012 presidential election.

Blue-state governors are preparing political and legal moves to shield their states’ policies and residents from Donald Trump's new administration.

Learn how states are labeled as red or blue based on their voting patterns, party affiliations, and legislation. See the latest data on presidential elections, Congress, and governors as of October 2024.

The red states are Florida, Idaho, Montana, Texas and Utah, with blue Colorado, Massachusetts and New Hampshire – along with Biden 2020 states Arizona and Nevada – rounding out the group.

Vermont tops the list of blue states with a remarkable D+16, meaning it votes 16 percentage points more Democratic than the country average. This is followed by Massachusetts and Hawaii at D+15 and D+14, respectively, indicating significant Democratic leanings in these states.

How blue states are plotting to thwart Trump. They’re prepping lawsuits and legislation to stymie the incoming administration. “The freedoms we hold dear in California are under attack ...

The “blue wall” states all voted for the Democratic presidential nominee in every election since 1992, while the light blue states voted for Donald Trump in 2016 and 2024. The "blue wall" is a term coined in 2009 in the political culture of the United States to refer to the 18 states (along with Washington, D.C.) that reliably “voted blue”, i.e. for the Democratic Party in six ...