Historical Party Strength
The following table shows how many state legislatures were controlled outright by each party.
| Year | Democrats | Republicans | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1938 | 21 | 19 | 6 |
| 1940 | 21 | 17 | 8 |
| 1942 | 19 | 24 | 3 |
| 1944 | 19 | 24 | 3 |
| 1946 | 17 | 25 | 4 |
| 1948 | 19 | 16 | 11 |
| 1950 | 19 | 21 | 6 |
| 1952 | 16 | 26 | 4 |
| 1954 | 19 | 20 | 7 |
| 1956 | 22 | 19 | 5 |
| 1958 | 30 | 7 | 11 |
| 1960 | 27 | 15 | 6 |
| 1962 | 25 | 17 | 6 |
| 1964 | 32 | 6 | 10 |
| 1966 | 23 | 16 | 9 |
| 1968 | 20 | 20 | 8 |
| 1970 | 23 | 16 | 9 |
| 1972 | 26 | 16 | 7 |
| 1974 | 37 | 4 | 8 |
| 1976 | 35 | 4 | 10 |
| 1978 | 31 | 11 | 7 |
| 1980 | 29 | 15 | 5 |
| 1982 | 34 | 11 | 4 |
| 1984 | 26 | 11 | 12 |
| 1986 | 28 | 9 | 12 |
| 1988 | 29 | 8 | 12 |
| 1990 | 30 | 6 | 13 |
| 1992 | 25 | 8 | 16 |
| 1994 | 18 | 19 | 12 |
| 1996 | 20 | 18 | 11 |
| 1998 | 20 | 17 | 12 |
| 2000 | 16 | 18 | 15 |
| 2002 | 18 | 17 | 14 |
| 2003 | 16 | 21 | 12 |
| 2004 | 17 | 21 | 11 |
| 2005 | 20 | 20 | 9 |
| 2007 | 24 | 16 | 9 |
| 2008 | 23 | 15 | 12 |
| 2009 | 27 | 14 | 8 |
| 2011 | 15 | 26 | 8 |
| 2012 | 15 | 28 | 6 |
The following table shows how many governorships were controlled outright by each party.
| Year | Democrats | Republicans | Independent |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 | 26 | 22 | |
| 1923 | 27 | 21 | |
| 1924 | 23 | 25 | |
| 1926 | 20 | 28 | |
| 1927 | 19 | 29 | |
| 1928 | 16 | 32 | |
| 1930 | 24 | 22 | 2 |
| 1931 | 26 | 20 | 2 |
| 1932 | 36 | 10 | 2 |
| 1934 | 37 | 9 | 2 |
| 1936 | 38 | 7 | 3 |
| 1937 | 39 | 6 | 3 |
| 1938 | 29 | 19 | |
| 1940 | 28 | 20 | |
| 1942 | 24 | 24 | |
| 1943 | 22 | 26 | |
| 1944 | 25 | 23 | |
| 1946 | 23 | 25 | |
| 1947 | 24 | 24 | |
| 1948 | 28 | 20 | |
| 1950 | 22 | 26 | |
| 1952 | 18 | 30 | |
| 1953 | 19 | 29 | |
| 1954 | 27 | 21 | |
| 1956 | 28 | 20 | |
| 1958 | 35 | 15 | |
| 1960 | 34 | 16 | |
| 1962 | 34 | 16 | |
| 1964 | 33 | 17 | |
| 1966 | 25 | 25 | |
| 1967 | 24 | 26 | |
| 1968 | 19 | 31 | |
| 1969 | 18 | 32 | |
| 1970 | 29 | 21 | |
| 1971 | 30 | 20 | |
| 1972 | 31 | 19 | |
| 1973 | 32 | 18 | |
| 1974 | 36 | 13 | 1 |
| 1976 | 37 | 12 | 1 |
| 1978 | 32 | 18 | |
| 1979 | 31 | 19 | |
| 1980 | 27 | 23 | |
| 1982 | 34 | 16 | |
| 1983 | 35 | 15 | |
| 1984 | 34 | 16 | |
| 1986 | 26 | 24 | |
| 1988 | 28 | 22 | |
| 1989 | 29 | 21 | |
| 1990 | 28 | 20 | 2 |
| 1992 | 30 | 18 | 2 |
| 1993 | 29 | 19 | 2 |
| 1994 | 19 | 30 | 1 |
| 1995 | 18 | 31 | 1 |
| 1996 | 17 | 32 | 1 |
| 1998 | 17 | 31 | 2 |
| 1999 | 18 | 30 | 2 |
| 2000 | 19 | 29 | 2 |
| 2001 | 21 | 27 | 2 |
| 2002 | 24 | 26 | |
| 2004 | 22 | 28 | |
| 2006 | 28 | 22 | |
| 2008 | 29 | 21 | |
| 2009 | 26 | 24 | |
| 2010 | 26 | 23 | 1 |
| 2011 | 20 | 29 | 1 |
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