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Originally Posted by Platapus

How is an entire state identified as "democratic" or "republican"?

Party of the Governor?

Majority party in the state senate?

Electoral college history? That's what the graphic is based on. But is that really an accurate measure of a state? The electoral vote in one election?

Suppose the Governor and the State Senate majority are from different parties?

Is my state of Virginia democratic or republican? Depends on the term. Sometimes we have been democratic and other times republican.

Polling... thats all.