2016 Election Results, in map format. Thanks to NY Times, DailyKos and Ballotpedia for the maps. In 2017, Republicans control the White House, the Senate, the House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, 33 out of 50 governorships, 68 out of 99 state chambers, and hold trifectas in 25 out of fifty states. This is impressive.

1. 2016 Election Results, presented visually. Thanks to NY
Times, DailyKos and Ballotpedia for the maps. In 2017,
Republicans control the White House, the Senate, the
House of Representatives, the Supreme Court, 33 out of
50 governorships, 68 out of 99 state chambers, and hold
trifectas in 25 out of fifty states. This is impressive.

2. Who controls the federal
government?

3. Source: New York Times

4. Source: New York Times

5. Source: New York Times

6. Who controls the state
legislative chambers?
Note: this does not include gubernatorial races
Note: i’m having trouble finding consensus on WA state

7. From Ballotpedia.
https://ballotpedia.org/State_legislative_elections,_2016
In the aftermath of the 2016 elections,
68 chambers were under GOP control,
while Democrats held majorities in 31
chambers.

8. Source: Ballotpedia?

9. Source: NCSL.org

10. Talk to me about trifectas
State house, senate, and gubernatorial

11. • A trifecta describes a "single party government" —
when one political party holds three positions in a
state's government.
• After the 2016 election, the Republican party held
25 trifectas, the Democrats held 6 trifecta, and 19
states had divided party control

13. Source: Ballotpedia

14. Source: Ballotpedia

15. Source: Ballotpedia