I was just about to make such a map for New England. Bumping this for all the people who think NH has been trending Republican over the last years And notice the strong Democratic trend despite the fact that Romney was a MUCH better fit for the state then George W. Bush.
I haven't seen anyone say it's "trending Republican" (very few places didn't after 2008). That'd be stupid.
Almost as stupid as calling it a "Deep Blue State."
No, few places didn't
swing Republican after 2008, but lots of states
trended Democratic. New Hampshire just happened to trend Republican in 2008 and 2012. 2004 is really the huge setback in New Hampshire's Republican trend. In the other 3 out of the last four elections (2000, 2008, 2012), New Hampshire trended Republican.