Most characteristically Democratic state

[solarstorm]

Which state are you thinking of when someone asks you about a typically Democratic state?

[Flake]

Minnesota, the state seems to like Democrats a lot.

[Goldwater]

New York.

[solarstorm]

Minnesota, the state seems to like Democrats a lot.

Yes, it has the longest Democratic winning streak.

[ElectionsGuy]

Massachusetts. New York is another good example.

[Never]

I'm thinking California. Sure, it was Republican in the past, but when thinking about the present, it is a dyed in the wool Democratic state.

[Goldwater]

I'm thinking California. Sure, it was Republican in the past, but when thinking about the present, it is a dyed in the wool Democratic state.

It's not what comes to mind for me, but maybe that's just because I go to the state a lot so I'm familiar with it's more conservative areas.

[Mr. Illini]

Massachusetts hands down. Vermont is a good candidate but I like how Mass has more diversity in culture as you move to different parts of the state but all of them are Democratic stronghold areas.

[Never]

I'm thinking California. Sure, it was Republican in the past, but when thinking about the present, it is a dyed in the wool Democratic state.

It's not what comes to mind for me, but maybe that's just because I go to the state a lot so I'm familiar with it's more conservative areas.

Yeah, perhaps it's a different viewpoint when one lives on the East Coast.

[Sol]

Massachusetts is certainly thought of as a quintessentially D state, but Maryland is basically a perfect representation of the modern Democratic coalition.

[Gass3268]

Massachusetts is certainly thought of as a quintessentially D state, but Maryland is basically a perfect representation of the modern Democratic coalition.

I agree with Maryland.

[Cranberry]

Massachusetts is certainly thought of as a quintessentially D state, but Maryland is basically a perfect representation of the modern Democratic coalition.

[Tayya]

Massachusetts is certainly thought of as a quintessentially D state, but Maryland is basically a perfect representation of the modern Democratic coalition.

[TDAS04]

Massachusetts, Maryland, and New York are all good answers.

[jimrtex]

Massachusetts is certainly thought of as a quintessentially D state, but Maryland is basically a perfect representation of the modern Democratic coalition.

But does Maryland come to mind when thinking of states, other than when trying to remember all 50?

[solarstorm]

Interestingly hardly anyone voted for California.

[justfollowingtheelections]

RI

[memphis]

Interestingly hardly anyone voted for California.

That's because is not typical. It's very much it's own thing. I'm going with MD. It has it all.

[pbrower2a]

I voted for Vermont but in retrospect I pick Hawaii.

Hawaii votes as solidly Democratic as any state and has gone R only in R blowouts. It has been solid D longer than Vermont, which used to be solid R.

Minnesota has the longest D winning streak (every D nominee except McGovern in 1972) but it seems to be going toward the mean in D blowouts.  In 1972 it was the second-best state for McGovern. It could be that Minnesota is the D state that swings least.

[King of Kensington]

I voted for Massachusetts.  For me, it's definitely the first state that comes to mind when I think Democratic state.

[Beet]

New York. The roots of the Tammany machine there go back to the 18th century. The Democratic party was founded there. In the 1860s, they rioted against Lincoln. It is the most urban of all states. It has always been an entry point for immigrants. It is the center of capitalism, which means the center of resentment against it (OWS). It was the testing ground for the New Deal. Franklin Roosevelt was from there. And so on.

[King of Kensington]

I answered the question thinking what's the first state that comes to mind when I think Democratic state.  OTOH, if I think of most "representative" of the modern Democratic Party I see the argument for Maryland: high income, socially liberal, and large African American and Jewish populations as well as a good number of suburban Asians (a group that's really shifted Democrat recently).  Plus it's a regional crossroads: the suburbs of Washington seem to be a mix of the suburbs of Atlanta and Philadelphia with a bit of California thrown in.

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It depends on what you're looking for. Massachusetts is the most consistently Democratic over the last century.

[Del Tachi]

Agree with all the parts on Maryland.

[Padfoot]

Maybe I'm ill informed but Massachusetts seems like a Democratic dinosaur to me.  It's much more aligned with the Democratic party of of the 1970-1990s rather than the modern party.  They certainly don't have what I would consider the requisite demographic diversity either.

New York and California seem like the best choices just because they have the highest degree of both racial and political diversity.