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Partisan Composition

State Partisan Composition

8/1/2017

You often hear the phrases “split control” or “divided government.” These terms relate to the party control of state legislatures or state government, which may change with each election.

Current and historic party control of state legislatures and government can be accessed below.

For consistency, the historic charts show the party control as of January in each year. (If you are looking for election results visit this page: 2016 Results for Legislative Partisan Composition | Post-Election)

 

Partisan Composition During the 2017 Legislative Session

As of March 2017: Republications controlled 32 legislatures; Democrats controlled 14 legislatures, three legislatures were split or tied, and one legislature is unicameral non-partisan.

Historic Partisan Composition

(Historic charts show the party control as of January in each year.)

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2016 Legislative Partisan Composition Table

2015 Legislative Partisan Composition Table

2014 map

2014 Legislative Partisan Composition Table

2013 map

2013 Legislative Partisan Composition Table

2012 map

 

2011 map

2012 Legislative Partisan Composition Table 2011 Legislative Partisan Composition Table
2010 map 2009 map
2010 Legislative Partisan Composition Table 2009 Legislative Partisan Composition Table

Partisan Composition Timelines

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