Percentage of Times Each State Voted for Each Party, Post-WWII

[Clark Kent]

Inspired by this thread:

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=216231.0

These are the results of how often each state voted for each party in the 17 elections following World War II, from 1948 onwards (from 1960 onwards for Alaska and Hawaii, from 1964 onwards for Washington, D.C.):

Republican:

Democratic:

Kansas: 94.12%

Washington, D.C.: 100%

Nebraska: 94.12%

Hawaii: 85.71%

North Dakota: 94.12%

Minnesota: 82.35%

South Dakota: 94.12%

Massachusetts: 76.47%

Alaska: 92.86%

Rhode Island: 76.47%

Arizona: 88.23%

Maryland: 64.71%

Idaho: 88.23%

New York: 64.71%

Indiana: 88.23%

Pennsylvania: 58.82%

Oklahoma: 88.23%

Washington: 58.82%

Utah: 88.23%

West Virginia: 58.82%

Wyoming: 88.23%

Wisconsin: 58.82%

Montana: 82.35%

Connecticut: 52.94%

Virginia: 76.47%

Delaware: 52.94%

Colorado: 70.59%

Illinois: 52.94%

South Carolina: 70.59%

Michigan: 52.94%

Tennessee: 70.59%

Arkansas: 47.06%

Texas: 70.59%

Alabama: 64.71%

Florida: 64.71%

Kentucky: 64.71%

Mississippi: 64.71%

New Hampshire: 64.71%

Louisiana: 58.82%

Missouri: 58.82%

Nevada: 58.82%

North Carolina: 58.82%

Ohio: 58.82%

Vermont: 58.82%

California: 52.94%

Georgia: 52.94%

Iowa: 52.94%

Maine: 52.94%

New Jersey: 52.94%

New Mexico: 52.94%

Oregon: 52.94%

Arkansas: 47.06%



As you can see, Arkansas is tied between going Democratic eight times (1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1976, 1992, 1996), going third party once (1968) and going Republican eight times (1972, 1980, 1984, 1988, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012). It voted for a third party once, for George Wallace's American Independent Party in 1968.

If I made any mistakes, please point them out.

[Bigby]

My first thought was "What kind of Presidential race would make this map?"

[Clark Kent]

My first thought was "What kind of Presidential race would make this map?"

1968 if Wallace didn't run?

Maybe, but both candidates lose states on this map. Humphrey loses Maine and Texas, while Nixon loses Delaware, Wisconsin, and Illinois.

[Crumpets]

My first thought was "What kind of Presidential race would make this map?"

Bill Clinton vs. Ronald Reagan in a strong Dem year?

[Clark Kent]

My first thought was "What kind of Presidential race would make this map?"

Bill Clinton vs. Ronald Reagan in a strong Dem year?

It's still a pretty big Republican win, and I'd expect Clinton to do a lot better in the South (and Reagan to do better in the West).

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1988 is similar to that, so that's the year.

[Vosem]

Instead of the lengthy, contested nomination process of OTL, Mondale wins it easily in the first few primaries, and runs a generally more competent campaign. Also, the recovery of 1983-4 is delayed by a few months. He picks David Pryor to be his running mate, tilting AR towards the Democrats. Reagan still wins, but Mondale does significantly better.