1988-2016 Trend mapStates with the strongest Democratic trends1. California (Trend: 23.8% D)
2. Vermont (Trend: 20.1% D)
3. Maryland (Trend: 19.5% D)
4. New Jersey (Trend: 17.8% D)
5. New Hampshire (Trend: 16.8% D)
6. Virginia (Trend: 16.0% D)
7. Delaware (Trend: 14.0% D)
8. Nevada (Trend: 13.5% D)
9. Hawaii (Trend: 12.9% D)
10. Florida (Trend: 11.4% D)
States with the strongest Republican trends1. West Virginia (Trend: 56.2% R)
2. Wyoming (Trend: 33.6% R)
3. South Dakota (Trend: 33.3% R)
4. North Dakota (Trend: 32.4% R)
5. Iowa (Trend: 29.4% R)
6. Kentucky (Trend: 28.0% R)
7. Missouri (Trend: 24.3% R)
8. Montana (Trend: 24.1% R)
9. Arkansas (Trend: 22.5% R)
10. Tennessee (Trend: 19.5% R)
11. Alabama (Trend: 18.2% R)
States with the smallest trends1. South Carolina (Trend: 0.2% R)
2. Alaska (Trend: 1.3% R)
3. Michigan (Trend: 2.1% R)
4. North Carolina (Trend: 2.8% D)
5. Oregon (Trend: 3.5% R)
6. Maine (Trend 4.7% D)
7. Rhode Island (Trend: 6.0% R)
8. Texas (Trend: 6.2% R)
9. Utah (Trend: 6.5% D)
10. Mississippi (Trend: 6.8% R)
National: 1988 → 2016: D +9.82
Alaska: R+23.3 → R+14.8 → Trend: 1.3% R
Alabama: R+19.3→ R+27.7 → Trend: 18.2% R
Arizona: R+21.2→ R+3.5 → Trend: 7.9% D
Arkansas: R+14.2 → R+26.9 → Trend: 22.5% R
California: R+3.6 → D+30.0 → Trend: 23.8% D
Colorado: R+7.8→ D+4.9 → Trend: 2.9% D
Connecticut: R+5.1→ D+13.6 → Trend: 8.9% D
Delaware: R+12.4 → D+11.4 → Trend: 14.0% D
DC: D+68.4→ D+86.8 → Trend: 8.6% D
Florida: R+22.4 → R+1.2 → Trend: 11.4% D
Georgia: R+20.3→ R+5.1 → Trend: 5.4% D
Hawaii: D+9.5 → D+32.2 → Trend: 12.9% D
Idaho: R+26.1→ R+31.8 → Trend: 15.5% R
Illinois: R+2.1→ D+17.1 → Trend: 9.4% D
Indiana: R+20.2→ R+18.9 → Trend: 8.5% R
Iowa: D+10.2 → R+9.4 → Trend: 29.4% R
Kentucky: R+11.6 → R+29.8 → Trend: 28.0% R
Kansas: R+13.2 → R+20.5 → Trend: 17.1% R
Louisiana: R+10.2 → R+19.6 → Trend: 19.2% R
Maine: R+11.5 → D+3.0 → Trend: 4.7% D
Maryland: R+2.9→ D+26.4 → Trend: 19.5% D
Massachusetts: D+7.9→ D+27.2 → Trend: 9.5% D
Michigan: R+7.9 → R+0.2 → Trend: 2.1% R
Minnesota: D+7.0 → D+1.5 → Trend: 15.3% R
Mississippi: R+20.8→ R+17.8 → Trend: 6.8% R
Missouri: R+4.0→ R+18.5 → Trend: 24.3% R
Montana: R+5.9→ R+20.2 → Trend: 24.1% R
Nebraska: R+21.0→ R+25.0 → Trend: 13.8% R
Nevada: R+20.9→ D+2.4 → Trend: 13.5% D
New Hampshire: R+26.2→ D+0.4 → Trend: 16.8% D
New Jersey: R+13.6→ D+14.0 → Trend: 17.8% D
New Mexico: R+5.0→ D+8.2 → Trend: 3.4% D
New York: D+4.1 → D+22.5 → Trend: 8.6% D
North Carolina: R+16.3 → R+3.7 → Trend: 2.8% D
North Dakota: R+13.1→ R+35.7 → Trend: 32.4% R
Ohio: R+10.9→ R+8.1 → Trend: 7.0% R
Oklahoma: R+16.7→ R+36.4 → Trend: 29.5% R
Oregon: D+4.7→ D+11.0 → Trend: 3.5% R
Pennsylvania: R+2.3→ R+0.7 → Trend: 8.2% R
Rhode Island: D+11.7→ D+15.5 → Trend: 6.0% R
South Carolina: R+23.9→ R+14.3 → Trend: 0.2% R
South Dakota: R+6.3→ R+29.8 → Trend: 33.3% R
Tennessee: R+16.3→ R+26.0 → Trend: 19.5% R
Texas: R+12.6→ R+9.0 → Trend: 6.2% R
Utah: R+34.2→ R+17.9 → Trend: 6.5% D
Vermont: R+3.5→ D+26.4 → Trend: 20.1% D
Virginia: R+20.5 → D+5.3 → Trend: 16.0% D
Washington: D+1.6→ D+15.7 → Trend: 4.3% D
West Virginia: D+4.7 → R+41.7 → Trend: 56.2% R
Wyoming: R+22.5→ R+46.3 → Trend: 33.6% R
Wisconsin: D+3.6 → R+0.8 → Trend: 14.2% R