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States that flipped

Which states changed party from one election to the next.

ElectionStates flippedEV flippedStates
2024 vs 2020 6 77 Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
2020 vs 2016 5 73 Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
2016 vs 2012 6 99 Florida, Iowa, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin
2012 vs 2008 2 26 Indiana, North Carolina
2008 vs 2004 9 112 Colorado, Florida, Indiana, Iowa, Nevada, New Mexico, North Carolina, Ohio, Virginia
2004 vs 2000 3 16 Iowa, New Hampshire, New Mexico
2000 vs 1996 11 112 Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Nevada, New Hampshire, Ohio, Tennessee, West Virginia
1996 vs 1992 5 57 Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Montana
1992 vs 1988 22 263 Arkansas, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Vermont
1988 vs 1984 9 98 Hawaii, Iowa, Massachusetts, New York, Oregon, Rhode Island, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
1984 vs 1980 5 36 Georgia, Hawaii, Maryland, Rhode Island, West Virginia
1980 vs 1976 17 248 Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Kentucky, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Wisconsin
1976 vs 1972 22 280 Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, West Virginia, Wisconsin
1972 vs 1968 17 214 Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Georgia, Hawaii, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, Washington, West Virginia
1968 vs 1964 35 334 Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, California, Colorado, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
1964 vs 1960 30 271 Alabama, Alaska, California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Carolina, South Dakota, Tennessee, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
1960 vs 1956 16 240 Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, West Virginia
1956 vs 1952 4 41 Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, West Virginia
1952 vs 1948 27 293 Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Iowa, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Ohio, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming
1948 vs 1944 18 240 Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Iowa, Louisiana, Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Wisconsin, Wyoming
1944 vs 1940 4 59 Michigan, Ohio, Wisconsin, Wyoming
1940 vs 1936 8 74 Colorado, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota
1936 vs 1932 4 51 Connecticut, Delaware, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania
1932 vs 1928 34 392 Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
1928 vs 1924 9 108 Florida, Massachusetts, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Wisconsin
1924 vs 1920 4 48 Kentucky, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Wisconsin
1920 vs 1916 19 149 Arizona, California, Colorado, Idaho, Kansas, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Tennessee, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
1916 vs 1912 20 275 California, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin
1912 vs 1908 27 343 California, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
1908 vs 1904 3 16 Colorado, Nebraska, Nevada
1904 vs 1900 6 40 Colorado, Idaho, Maryland, Missouri, Montana, Nevada
1900 vs 1896 7 45 Kansas, Kentucky, Nebraska, South Dakota, Utah, Washington, Wyoming
1896 vs 1892 21 187 California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
1892 vs 1888 8 113 California, Colorado, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Nevada, New York, Wisconsin
1888 vs 1884 2 51 Indiana, New York
1884 vs 1880 5 68 California, Connecticut, Indiana, Nevada, New York
1880 vs 1876 8 84 California, Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, New York, South Carolina
1876 vs 1872 11 118 Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, Indiana, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Virginia, West Virginia
1872 vs 1868 7 50 Delaware, Louisiana, Missouri, New Jersey, New York, Oregon, Tennessee
1868 vs 1864 3 43 Maryland, New York, Oregon
1864 vs 1860 5 39 Delaware, Kentucky, Maryland, Missouri, New Jersey
1860 vs 1856 18 165 Alabama, Arkansas, California, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, New Jersey, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia
1856 vs 1852 14 146 Connecticut, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, New Hampshire, New York, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont, Wisconsin
1852 vs 1848 11 119 Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
1848 vs 1844 5 101 Georgia, Louisiana, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania
1844 vs 1840 8 110 Georgia, Indiana, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, Pennsylvania
1840 vs 1836 9 121 Connecticut, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island
1836 vs 1832 12 125 Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Indiana, Kentucky, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Ohio, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Vermont
1832 vs 1828 5 47 Kentucky, Maine, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Vermont
1828 vs 1824 18 190 Alabama, Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Virginia

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