Democratic Dominance in the
Northeast
By Harris Brett and Korvin Vicente
Democratic Control of Congress
100.0%
Massachusetts
75.0%
50.0%
Lower House
Upper House
25.0%
2006
2004
2002
2000
1998
1996
1994
1992
1990
1988
1986
1984
1982
1980
1978
1976
1974
1972
1970
1968
1966
1964
1962
1960
0.0%
"Measurement of Partisan Balance of State Government." http://academic.udayton.edu/sppqTPR/klarner_datapage.html
Shift to the Left: National Elections
80.00%
Massachusetts
70.00%
60.00%
% Dem Pres Vote
50.00%
40.00%
30.00%
1952
1956
1960
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2008
2000
2004
2008
Dave
Leip's Atlas of U.S.
Presidential Elections
http://uselectionatlas.org/R
ESULTS/
SORTED BY
State
(sort)
(sort) (sort)
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
Voted
Voted Voted
NIXON CARTER REAGAN REAGAN BUSH CLINTON CLINTON BUSH
for
Dems GOP
McGovern
Ford
Carter Mondale Dukakis
Bush
Dole
Gore
Winner
Massachusetts
Strongly
75.0% 25.0% 62.5%
Democratic
d
D
R
R
d
D
Key:
D
http://www.thegreenpapers.co
m/G04/President-19722000.phtml?format=democrat
d
R
r
State went Democrat, Democrats won
Presidency
State went Democrat, Republicans won
Presidency
State went Republican, Republicans won
Presidency
State went Republican, Democrats won
Presidency
D
d
Liberal Consistency
Massachusetts
100.0%
75.0%
State Government Liberalism
50.0%
Citizen Liberalism
Berry, Ringquest, et al, Measuring
Citizen and State Government
Ideology, American Journal of
Political Science, January 1998.
25.0%
0.0%
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
Democratic Control of Congress
100.0%
Connecticut
75.0%
50.0%
Lower House
Upper House
25.0%
0.0%
1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
"Measurement of Partisan Balance of State Government." http://academic.udayton.edu/sppqTPR/klarner_datapage.html
Increasingly Democratic
70.00%
Connecticut
60.00%
50.00%
% Dem Pres Vote
40.00%
30.00%
1952
1956
1960
1964
1960
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
2008
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S.
Presidential Elections
http://uselectionatlas.org/R
ESULTS/
SORTED (sort) (sort) (sort)
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
Voted
Voted Voted
NIXON CARTER REAGAN REAGAN BUSH CLINTON CLINTON BUSH
BY
for
Dems GOP
McGovern
Ford
Carter
Mondale Dukakis
Bush
Dole
Gore
State
Winner
Connecti
cut
37.5 62.5
75.0%
%
%
Leaning
Democrat
R
D
http://www.thegreenpapers.co
m/G04/President-19722000.phtml?format=democrat
d
R
r
r
R
R
R
D
D
d
Key:
State went Democrat, Democrats won
Presidency
State went Democrat, Republicans won
Presidency
State went Republican, Republicans won
Presidency
State went Republican, Democrats won
Presidency
Liberal Majority
100.0%
Connecticut
75.0%
State Government Liberalism
50.0%
Citizen Liberalism
Berry, Ringquest, et al, Measuring
Citizen and State Government
Ideology, American Journal of
Political Science, January 1998.
25.0%
0.0%
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
100.0%
New Jersey
75.0%
50.0%
Lower House
Upper House
25.0%
0.0%
1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
"Measurement of Partisan Balance of State Government." http://academic.udayton.edu/sppqTPR/klarner_datapage.html
From Swing State to Democratic
Stronghold
70.00%
New Jersey
60.00%
50.00%
% Dem Pres Vote
40.00%
30.00%
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S.
Presidential Elections
http://uselectionatlas.org/R
ESULTS/
1960
2008
SORTED (sort) (sort) (sort)
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
Voted
Voted Voted
NIXON CARTER REAGAN REAGAN BUSH CLINTON CLINTON BUSH
BY
for
Carter
Mondale Dukakis
Bush
Dole
Gore
State Dems GOP Winner McGovern Ford
New
Jersey
37.5
Leaning
%
Democra
t
62.5
75.0%
%
http://www.thegreenpapers.co
m/G04/President-19722000.phtml?format=democrat
D
d
R
r
R
r
R
R
R
D
Key:
State went Democrat, Democrats won
Presidency
State went Democrat, Republicans won
Presidency
State went Republican, Republicans won
Presidency
State went Republican, Democrats won
Presidency
D
d
100.0%
New Jersey
75.0%
50.0%
State Government Liberalism
Citizen Liberalism
25.0%
Berry, Ringquest, et al, Measuring
Citizen and State Government
Ideology, American Journal of
Political Science, January 1998.
0.0%
1960196219641966196819701972197419761978198019821984198619881990199219941996199820002002
Consistency
100.0%
New York
75.0%
50.0%
25.0%
Lower House
Upper House
0.0%
1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006
"Measurement of Partisan Balance of State Government." http://academic.udayton.edu/sppqTPR/klarner_datapage.html
National: Democratic Stronghold
70.00%
New York
60.00%
50.00%
40.00%
% Dem Pres Vote
30.00%
20.00%
10.00%
0.00%
1952
1956
1960
1964
1968
1972
1976
1960
1980
1984
1988
1992
1996
2000
2004
2008
Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S.
Presidential Elections
http://uselectionatlas.org/R
ESULTS/
2008
(sort)
State
New York
Leaning
Democrat
SORTED
(sort)
(sort)
BY
Voted
Voted
Voted
for
GOP
Dems
Winner
62.5%
37.5%
1972
NIXON
McGovern
1976
CARTER
Ford
1980
REAGAN
Carter
1984
REAGAN
Mondale
1988
BUSH
Dukakis
1992
CLINTON
Bush
1996
CLINTON
Dole
2000
BUSH
Gore
R
D
R
R
d
D
D
d
75.0%
http://www.thegreenpapers.co
m/G04/President-19722000.phtml?format=democrat
D
d
R
r
Key:
State went Democrat, Democrats won
Presidency
State went Democrat, Republicans won
Presidency
State went Republican, Republicans won
Presidency
State went Republican, Democrats won
Presidency
100.0%
New York
75.0%
50.0%
State Government Liberalism
Citizen Liberalism
25.0%
Berry, Ringquest, et al, Measuring
Citizen and State Government
Ideology, American Journal of
Political Science, January 1998.
0.0%