This two-page document shows how each US state voted in presidential elections from 1980 to 2016, as well as how they voted in the 2016 gubernatorial and Senate elections. It categorizes each state as having voted Republican (R), Democratic (D), or having an Independent (I) governor in 2016. The majority of states have become more politically divided or inconsistent over time, voting for both Republican and Democratic candidates in recent elections.

1. UNITED STATES POLITICAL DICHOTOMY
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1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
ALABAMA R R R R R R R R R R R R-R
ALASKA R R R R R R R R R R I R-R
ARIZONA R R R R D R R R R R R R-R
ARKANSAS R R R D D R R R R R R R-R
CALIFORNIA R R R D D D D D D D D D-D
COLORADO R R R D R R R R D D D D-R
CONNECTICUT R R R D D D D D D D D D-D
DELAWARE R R R D D D D D D D D D-D
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA D D D D D D D D D D NONE
FLORIDA R R R R D R R D D R R D-R
GEORGIA D R R D R R R R R R R R-R
HAWAII D R D D D D D D D D D D-D
IDAHO R R R R R R R R R R R R-R
ILLINOIS R R R D D D D D D D R D-R
INDIANA R R R R R R R D R R R D-R
IOWA R R D D D D R D D R R R-R
KANSAS R R R R R R R R R R R R-R
KENTUCKY R R R D D R R R R R R R-R
LOUISIANA R R R D D R R R R R D R-R
MAINE R R R D D D D D D D R R-I
MARYLAND D R R D D D D D D D R D-D
MASSACHUSETTS D R R D D D D D D D R D-D
MICHIGAN R R R D D D D D D R R D-D
MINNESOTA D D D D D D D D D D D D-D
MISSISSIPPI R R R R R R R R R R R R-R
MISSOURI R R R D D R R R R R D D-R
MONTANA R R R D R R R R R R D D-R
NEBRASKA R R R R R R R R R R R R-R
NEVADA R R R D D R R D D D R D-R
NEW HAMPSHIRE R R R D D R D D D D D D-R
NEW JERSEY R R R D D D D D D D R D-D
NEW MEXICO R R R D D D R D D D R D-D
NEW YORK R R D D D D D D D D D D-D
NORTH CAROLINA R R R R R R R D R R R R-R
NORTH DAKOTA R R R R R R R R R R R D-R
OHIO R R R D D R R D D R R D-R
OKLAHOMA R R R R R R R R R R R R-R
OREGON R R R D D D D D D D D D-D
PENNSYLVANIA R R R D D D D D D R D D-R
RHODE ISLAND D R D D D D D D D D D D-D
SOUTH CAROLINA R R R R R R R R R R R R-R
SOUTH DAKOTA R R R R R R R R R R R R-R
TENNESSEE R R R D D R R R R R R R-R
TEXAS R R R R R R R R R R R R-R
STATE
VOTED FOR REPUBLICAN (R) CANDIDATE OR DEMOCRATIC (D)
CANDIDATE 2016
GOVERNOR 2016
SENATORS

2. UNITED STATES POLITICAL DICHOTOMY
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1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016
STATE
VOTED FOR REPUBLICAN (R) CANDIDATE OR DEMOCRATIC (D)
CANDIDATE 2016
GOVERNOR 2016
SENATORS
UTAH R R R R R R R R R R R R-R
VERMONT R R R D D D D D D D D D-I
VIRGINIA R R R R R R R D D D D D-D
WASHINGTON R R D D D D D D D D D D-D
WEST VIRGINIA D R D D D R R R R R D R-R
WISCONSIN R R D D D D D D D R R D-R
WYOMING R R R R R R R R R R R R-R
STATES WHOSE MAJORITY CAN'T MAKE UP THEIR MINDS WHAT THEY STAND FOR.