In 2008, Barack Obama became the first Democrat to carry Virginia in a presidential race since Lyndon Johnson in 1964. The state stayed blue in 2012 and 2016. See 2020 primary results CNN will ...

California has the largest population of any state and the most electoral votes. Democrats carried California in the last seven presidential elections (1992 through 2016), while Republicans carried ...

During the 1980s, New Jersey was generally considered to be a Republican-leaning state. George H.W. Bush carried the Garden State by nearly 14 points in 1988. New Jersey has now voted Democratic in ...

Washington has become a stronghold for Democrats. The Democratic presidential candidate has carried Washington in the last eight presidential elections, including Michael Dukakis in 1988. See 2020 ...

Oregon has voted Democratic in the last eight presidential elections. The Beaver State is one of a handful of states with a history of vote-by-mail elections. Since 2000, Oregonians have voted ...

New York is a Democratic stronghold in presidential politics. Democrats have carried the state since 1988. Republican candidates for the White House have carried New York only three times in the last ...

New Mexico has historically been a presidential bellwether state. Since becoming a state in 1912, it has sided with the loser of presidential elections only three times: Gerald Ford in 1976, Al Gore ...

On a presidential level, the state is a GOP stronghold. South Dakota has voted Democratic only four times since gaining statehood in 1889 (1896, 1932, 1936 and 1964). See 2020 primary results All ...

Rhode Island is a Democratic stronghold. Democrats have won 13 of the last 15 presidential elections in Rhode Island. See 2020 primary results Not all candidates are listed. CNN will broadcast a ...

South Carolina is a Republican stronghold. The Palmetto State has voted Republican in 13 of the last 14 presidential elections. The sole exception came in 1976, when the state supported Jimmy Carter.

"Flipped seat" denotes a race where the 2020 projected winner is from a different party than the previous winner or incumbent. Both Maine and Nebraska allow electoral votes to be split. In Maine, two ...