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As a result of the 2010 elections, Republicans took control of an additional 20 state legislative chambers, giving them majority control of both chambers in 25 states versus the Democrats' majority control of both chambers in only 17 states, with 7 states having split or inconclusive control of both chambers (not including Nebraska).
Map based on last Senate election in each state as of 2024. Starting with the 2000 United States presidential election, the terms "red state" and "blue state" have referred to US states whose voters vote predominantly for one party—the Republican Party in red states and the Democratic Party in blue states—in presidential and other statewide elections.
District State's Attorney Ansonia/Milford Margaret E. Kelley Danbury Stephen J. Sedensky III Fairfield Joseph T. Corradino Hartford Gail P. Hardy Litchfield David Shannon Middlesex Michael A. Gailor New Britain Brian W. Preleski New Haven Patrick J. Griffin New London Michael L. Regan Stamford/Norwalk Paul J. Ferenck Tolland Matthew C. Gedansky
In the 7th District, which has been the state’s only majority-Black district for 30 years, Democratic Rep. Terri Sewell is expected to cruise to reelection in a district that President Joe Biden ...
The Republican-controlled Louisiana legislature approved the map in January after U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick in 2022 ruled that a map it previously had adopted containing only a single Black ...
Around the country, politicians are waging high-stakes battles over new congressional lines that could influence which party controls the US House of Representatives after the 2024 election.
Prior to the elections, Democrats held 15 trifectas (control of the governor's office and legislative chambers), Republicans held 21 trifectas, and 14 states have a divided government. Nationwide, Republicans controlled approximately 60 percent of the legislative chambers and 52 percent of the legislative seats. [1]
However, the Republican party regained its power in state legislatures following the losses by the Democrats in the 2010 mid-terms. The Democrats were unpopular with voters at this time, [6] allowing Republicans to implement a political effort called REDMAP that enabled them to redraw favorable maps with the 2010 Census data.