Republican States

Republican Voting Index
Republican Voting Indexℹ️
1.WyomingWyomingR+25
2.West VirginiaWest VirginiaR+22
3.North DakotaNorth DakotaR+20
4.OklahomaOklahomaR+20
5.IdahoIdahoR+18
6.ArkansasArkansasR+16
7.KentuckyKentuckyR+16
8.South DakotaSouth DakotaR+16
9.AlabamaAlabamaR+15
10.TennesseeTennesseeR+14
11.NebraskaNebraskaR+13
12.UtahUtahR+13
13.LouisianaLouisianaR+12
14.IndianaIndianaR+11
15.MississippiMississippiR+11
16.MontanaMontanaR+11
17.KansasKansasR+10
18.MissouriMissouriR+10
19.AlaskaAlaskaR+8
20.South CarolinaSouth CarolinaR+8
21.IowaIowaR+6
22.OhioOhioR+6
23.TexasTexasR+5
24.FloridaFloridaR+3
25.GeorgiaGeorgiaR+3
26.North CarolinaNorth CarolinaR+3
27.ArizonaArizonaR+2
28.PennsylvaniaPennsylvaniaR+2
29.WisconsinWisconsinR+2
30.MichiganMichiganR+1
31.NevadaNevadaR+1
32.MinnesotaMinnesotaD+1
33.New HampshireNew HampshireD+1
34.MaineMaineD+2
35.New MexicoNew MexicoD+3
36.VirginiaVirginiaD+3
37.ColoradoColoradoD+4
38.New JerseyNew JerseyD+6
39.OregonOregonD+6
40.ConnecticutConnecticutD+7
41.DelawareDelawareD+7
42.IllinoisIllinoisD+7
43.Rhode IslandRhode IslandD+8
44.WashingtonWashingtonD+8
45.New YorkNew YorkD+10
46.CaliforniaCaliforniaD+13
47.HawaiiHawaiiD+14
48.MarylandMarylandD+14
49.MassachusettsMassachusettsD+15
50.VermontVermontD+16

The Red Hues Of American Politics

Across the nation's vast expanse, the political landscape of the United States varies greatly. There are blue Democratically leaning states, purple mixed states, and then there are the red Republican states. These variances are a reflection of the diversity of political views and values across individual states and congressional districts. A key tool in mapping these political inclinations is the Cook Partisan Voting Index (CPVI). This comprehensive index allows us to see how citizens are swaying, politically speaking, by analyzing the democratic or republican votes in the last two Presidential elections compared to the national average. Notably, the CPVI provides insight into which states most strongly align with the Republican party.

  • Wyoming stands out as the state with the highest Republican lean with an R+25 rating per CPVI. Showing an overwhelming Republican influence in the electoral outcomes in this state.
  • The top five intensely Republican states of Wyoming, West Virginia, North Dakota, Oklahoma and Idaho (rated R+18 to R+25), being from relatively less populous and largely rural regions.
  • The traditionally 'red' southern and 'heartland' states remain consistently Republican, with Texas, a significant player in U.S. politics, leaning Republican with an R+5 rating.
  • The data also marks the penetration of Republican influence in traditional 'swing' or battleground states, such as Florida and Georgia, each with an R+3 rating. This echoes the close battles witnessed in these regions during election seasons.

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Region ↕Republican Voting Index ↕
Alabama iconAlabamaR+15
Alaska iconAlaskaR+8
Arizona iconArizonaR+2
Arkansas iconArkansasR+16
California iconCaliforniaD+13
Colorado iconColoradoD+4
Connecticut iconConnecticutD+7
Delaware iconDelawareD+7
Florida iconFloridaR+3
Georgia iconGeorgiaR+3
Hawaii iconHawaiiD+14
Idaho iconIdahoR+18
Illinois iconIllinoisD+7
Indiana iconIndianaR+11
Iowa iconIowaR+6
Kansas iconKansasR+10
Kentucky iconKentuckyR+16
Louisiana iconLouisianaR+12
Maine iconMaineD+2
Maryland iconMarylandD+14
Massachusetts iconMassachusettsD+15
Michigan iconMichiganR+1
Minnesota iconMinnesotaD+1
Mississippi iconMississippiR+11
Missouri iconMissouriR+10
Montana iconMontanaR+11
Nebraska iconNebraskaR+13
Nevada iconNevadaR+1
New Hampshire iconNew HampshireD+1
New Jersey iconNew JerseyD+6
New Mexico iconNew MexicoD+3
New York iconNew YorkD+10
North Carolina iconNorth CarolinaR+3
North Dakota iconNorth DakotaR+20
Ohio iconOhioR+6
Oklahoma iconOklahomaR+20
Oregon iconOregonD+6
Pennsylvania iconPennsylvaniaR+2
Rhode Island iconRhode IslandD+8
South Carolina iconSouth CarolinaR+8
South Dakota iconSouth DakotaR+16
Tennessee iconTennesseeR+14
Texas iconTexasR+5
Utah iconUtahR+13
Vermont iconVermontD+16
Virginia iconVirginiaD+3
Washington iconWashingtonD+8
West Virginia iconWest VirginiaR+22
Wisconsin iconWisconsinR+2
Wyoming iconWyomingR+25
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