Governor Trends & Analytics
Historical partisan balance, party flips, and gubernatorial trends since 1960
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Governors Tracked
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Party Flips Since 1960
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Peak Dem. Govs
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Peak GOP Govs
Partisan Balance of Governors (1960–2026)
Number of Democratic and Republican governors serving on January 15 of each year. Data from 628 historical governor terms.
Party Flips by Decade
Number of times the governor’s office changed party in each decade, split by direction.
Longest Single-Party Streaks
States with the longest unbroken runs of governors from one party (since 1960).
Recent Party Flips (Since 2018)
Every time the governor’s office changed party hands.
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