Red Blue Political Map By County

For instance, despite the narrow popular vote margin in 2016 — see the 2016 election map — more than two dozen states were decided by margins of 15 percentage points or more. In 2021, republicans will have full control of the legislative and executive branch in 23 states. Origins of the color scheme.

Darker red areas have almost entirely republican voters, dark blue areas vote mostly for democrats, and areas in lighter shades or in light purple are areas where the vote is usually split between parties. This map has detailed data from of 3,143 counties in states, representing of all votes cast. That’s changed in recent years as political polarization has increased, resulting in red and blue strongholds with bigger victory margins.

Historian susan schulten has traced the practice of dividing elections of the country by color to 1883, when a map was first produced showing the united states’ affiliations with their preferred political party.

This map has detailed data from of 3,143 counties in states, representing of all votes cast. This graphic shows which states are true blue or true red, which are pink or baby blue (less firmly attached to one party) and those that are considered swing states based on the results of the last 10 presidential elections, here in grey. Obama's margin of victory once again. The map below shows the political leanings of people in and around north carolina.