Elections

See how America voted recently and every election before it. This US political map shows which states went red or blue across US history.

Our map from the 2024 U.S. election shows red stretching across the nation. The outcome made Donald Trump the nation’s 47th president.

Our 2020 U.S. election map shows how the presidency flipped back to blue. Joe Biden defeated incumbent Donald Trump in a close race.

The 2016 U.S. election map flipped sharply red. Donald Trump pulled off a surprise win over Hillary Clinton, becoming the 45th president.

Blue holds strong on our 2012 U.S. election map. Barack Obama won re-election over Mitt Romney winning in urban and coastal America.

Bright blue spreads across the 2008 map as Barack Obama wins the presidency. The map marks the nation’s first Black president.

Across the U.S. 2004 election map, red stretches far and wide. George W. Bush won re-election over John Kerry in a close but clear race.

The 2000 U.S. election map is split almost perfectly in half. George W. Bush won the presidency after one of the closest races in history.

Our 1996 U.S. election map shows plenty of blue, with Bill Clinton winning a comfortable second term over Bob Dole.

The 1992 U.S. election map looks nothing like the ones before it. Bill Clinton beat the Republicans, painting much of the country blue.

Take a glance at the 1988 U.S. election map and it’s clear. Republican red still ruled. George H. W. Bush swept most of the country.

Our 1984 U.S. election map shows a Republican landslide. Ronald Reagan dominated George McGovern in a massive victory.

Ronald Reagan won the U.S. election of 1980 and turned the map red. See how lopsided the Republicans won with our 1980 U.S. election map.

In 1976, Jimmy Carter swept the South while Gerald Ford took California and the West. Our US election of 1976 map shows how Carter won.

Richard Nixon won over George McGovern in 1972 U.S. election map. Almost every state is red, except Massachusetts and District of Columbia.