United States yearbook - 1982 (1)

474 Elections
No. 7 7 7. E le c t o r a l V o te C a s t f o r P re s id e n t, by M a jo r P o lit ic a l P a r tie s — S ta te s :
1 9 4 0 t o 1 9 8 0
[D=Democratic, R= Republican. For composition of regions, see fig. I, inside front .cover. See also H is to ric a l S ta tis tic s , C o lo n ia l
T im a s to 1970, series Y 64-134]
REGION AND STATE 1940 1944 1948 1 1952 1956 3 I960 3 1964 1968 4 1972 6 1976 a 1980
Democratic........................... 449 432 303 89 73 303 486 191 17 297 49
Republican........................... 82 99 189 442 457 219 52 301 520 240 489
Northeast: Dem....... ................ 132 130 20 _
121 126 102 14 86 4
Rep......................... 8 8 118 133 133 12 _ 24 108 38 118
North Central: Dem.................. 93 73 101 - 13 71 149 31 58 10
Rep.................. 66 82 54 153 140 82 118 145 87 135
South: Dem.............................. 165 167 117 89 60 101 121 45 3 149 31
Rep............................... - - 11 77 105 50 47 77 165 20 138
West* Dem................................ 59 62 65 - - 10 90 13 _ 4 4
Rep................................ 6 9 6 79 79 75 5 82 102 97 98
Alabama................................... D-11 D-11 n D-11 ‘ D-10 3 D-5 R-10 ( 4) R-9 D-9 R-9
Alaska....................................... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) R-3 D-3 R-3 R-3 R-3 R-3
Arizona...................................... D-3 D-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 R-5 R-5 R-6 R-6 R-6
Arkansas................................. 0-9 D-9 0-9 D-8 0-8 D-8 0-6 R-6 D-6 R-6
California................................... D-22 D-25 D-25 R-32 R-32 R-32 D-40 R-40 R-45 R-45 R-45
Colorado................................... R-8 R-6 D-6 R-6 R-6 R-6 D-6 R-6 R-7 R-7 R-7
Connecticut............................... D-8 D-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 D-8 D-8 D-8 R-8 R-8 R-8
Delaware................................... D-3 D-3 R-3 R-3 R-3 D-3 D-3 • R-3 R-3 D-3 R-3
District of Columbia.................... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) D-3 D-3 D-3 D-3 D-3
Florida....................................... D-7 D-8 D-8 R-10 R-10 R-10 D-14 R-14 R-17 D-17 R-17
Georgia..................................... D-12 D-12 D-12 D-12 D-12 D-12 R-12 (•> R-12 D-12 D-12
Hawaii........... ........................... (X) (X) (X) (X) (X) D-3 D-4 D-4 R-4 D-4 D-4
Idaho...................................... .. D-4 D-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4
Illinois........................................ D-20 D-28 D-28 R-27 R-27 D-27 D-26 R-26 R-26 R-26 R-26
Indiana................... *................. R-14 R-13 R-13 R-13 R-13 R-13 D-13 R-13 R-13 R-13 R-13
Iowa........................................ . R-11 R-10 D-10 R-10 R-10 R-10 D-9 R-9 R-8 R-8 R-8
Kansas...................................... R-0 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 D-7 R-7 R-7 R-7 R-7
Kentucky................................... D-11 D-11 D-11 D-10 R-10 R-10 D-9 R-9 R-9 D-9 R-9
Louisiana................................ ... D-10 D-10 ( ' ) D-10 R-10 D-10 R-10 ( 4) R-10 D-10 R-10
Maine................... .................... R-5 R-5 R-5 R-5 R-5 R-5 D-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 R-4
Maryland...... ............................. D-8 D-6 R-8 R-0 R-9 D-9 D-10 D-10 R-10 D-10 D-10
Massachusetts........................... D-17 D-16 D-16 R-16 R-16 D-16 D-14 D-14 D-14 D-14 R-14
Michigan................................... R-19 D-16 R-19 R-20 R-20 D-20 D-21 D-21 R-21 R-21 R-21
D-11 D-11
Mississippi.............................. 0-9 0-9 D-8 D-8 R-7 R-7 D-7 R-7
Missouri.................................... D-15 D-15 D-15 R-13 D-13 0-13 D-12 R-12 R-12 D-12 R-12
Montana.................................... D-4 D-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4
Nebraska R-7 R-6 R-6 R-6 R-6 R-6 D-5 R-5 R-5 R-5 R-5
Nevada D-3 D-3 D-3 R-3 R-3 D-3 D-3 R-3 R-3 R-3 R-3
New Hampshire......................... D-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4
New Jersey D-16 D-16 R-16 R-16 R-16 D-16 D-17 R-17 R-17 R-17 R-17
New Mexico.............................. D-3 D-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 D-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4
New York.................................. D-47 D-47 R-47 R-45 R-45 D-45 D-43 D-43 R-41 D-41 R-41
North Carolina........................... EM 3 D-14 D-14 D-14 D-14 D-14 D-13 4 R-12 R-13 D-13 R-13
North Dakota............................ R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 D-4 R-4 R-3 R-3 R-3
Ohio..... D-26 R-25 D-25 R-25 R-25 R-25 D-26 R-26 R-25 D-25 R-25
Oklahoma D-11 D-10 D-10 R-8 R-8 3 R-7 D-8 R-8 R—8 R-8 R-8
Oregon D-5 D-6 R-6 R-6 R-6 R-6 D-6 R-6 R-6 R-6 R-6
Pennsylvania............................. D-3 6 D~35 R-35 R-32 R-32 D-32 D-29 D-29 R-27 D-27 R-27
Rhode Island...................... ....... D-4 D-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 D-4 D-4 D-4 R-4 D-4 D-4
South Carollna D-8 D-8 (■) D-8 D-8 D-8 R-8 R-8 R-8 D-8 R-8
South Dakota............................ R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4
Tennessee................................. D-11 D-12 lD-11 R-11 R-11 R-11 D-11 R-11 R-10 D-10 R-10
Texas........................................ D-23 D-23 D-23 R-24 R-24 D-24 D-25 D-25 R-26 D-26 R-26
Utah................................... ...... D-4 D-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 D-4 R-4 R-4 R-4 R-4
Vermont.................... .......... . R-3 R-3 R-3 R-3 R-3 R-3 D-3 R-3 R-3 R-3 R-3
Virginia..................................... D-11 D-11 D-11 R-12 R-12 R-12 D-12 R-12 #R-11 R-12 R-12
Washington............................... D-8 D-8 D-8 R-9 R-9 R-9 D-9 D-9 R-9 6 R-8 R-9
West Virginia............................. D-8 D-8 D-8 D-8 R-8 D-8 D-7 D-7 R-6 D-6 D-6
Wisconsin................................ D-12 R-12 D-12 R-12 R-12 R-12 D-12 R-12 R-11 D-11 R-11
Wyoming................................... D-3 R-3 D-3 R-3 R-3 R-3 D-3 R-3 R-3 R-3 R-3
- Represents 2ero. X Not applicable. 1Excludes 39 electoral votes cast for States' Rights Democratic candidates as
follows: Alabama 11; Louisiana 10; Mississippi 9; South Carolina 8; and Tennessee 1. ‘ Excludes 1 electoral vote cast for
Walter B. Jones. ‘ Excludes 15 electoral votes cast for Harry F. Byrd as follows: Alabama 6; Mississippi 8; and Oklahoma 1.
“Excludes 46 electoral votes cast for George C. Wallace as follows: Alabama 10; Arkansas 6; Georgia 12; Louisiana 10;
Mississippi 7; North Carolina 1. ‘ Excludes 1 electoral vote cast for John Hospers. ‘ Excludes 1 electoral vote cast for
Ronald Reagan.
Source: 1940-1972, U.S. Congress, Clerk of the House, S ta tis tic s o f th e P re s id e n tia l a n d C o n g re s s io n a l E le c tio n ; thereafter,
Elections Research Center, Washington, D.C„ A m e ric a V otes, biennial. (Copyright).