With days to go before the US 50 states and the District of Columbia make their choices, separately, for the next president and vice president on November 4, US news media and political analysts are evaluating the potential election results based on voting records and poll findings.
The following are the voting records of the 50 states and the District of Columbia in the latest seven presidential elections since 1980, and their current polling numbers and speculated colors.
State (D.C.) Times for Republican Times for Democratic in 2004
* Obama:McCain (%) *Colors
Alabama 7 0 R 36:58 red
Alaska 7 0 R 37:55 red
Arizona 6 1 R 46:53 red
Arkansas 5 2 R 41:53 red
California 3 4 D 56:33 blue
Colorado 6 1 R 53:45 blue
Connecticut 3 4 D 56:31 blue
Delaware 3 4 D 56:38 blue
D.C. 0 7 D 82:13 blue
Florida 6 1 R 51:47 blue
Georgia 5 2 R 47:52 red
Hawaii 1 6 D 63:32 blue
Idaho 7 0 R 26:68 red
Illinois 3 4 R 59:35 blue
Indiana 7 0 R 46:45 purple
Iowa 3 4 R 52:42 blue
Kansas 7 0 R 31:63 red
Kentucky 5 2 R 39:55 red
Louisiana 5 2 R 43:50 red
Maine 3 4 D 56:35 blue
Maryland 2 5 D 54:39 blue
Massachusetts 2 5 D 53:34 blue
Michigan 3 4 D 58:36 blue
Minnesota 0 7 D 57:38 blue
Mississippi 7 0 R 33:46 red
Missouri 5 2 R 48:50 purple
Montana 6 1 R 44:48 purple
Nebraska 7 0 R 60:34 red
Nevada 5 2 R 52:45 blue
New Hampshire 4 3 D 55:39 blue
New Jersey 3 4 D 59:36 blue
New Mexico 4 3 R 45:40 blue
New York 2 5 D 62:31 blue
North Carolina 7 0 R 52:46 blue
North Dakota 7 0 R 45:43 purple
Ohio 5 2 R 51:47 blue
Oklahoma 7 0 R 34:61 red
Oregon 2 5 D 48:34 blue
Pennsylvania 3 4 D 55:43 blue
Rhode Island 1 6 D 45:31 blue
South Carolina 7 0 R 37:59 red
South Dakota 7 0 R 41:48 red
Tennessee 5 2 R 39:55 red
Texas 7 0 R 38:57 red
Utah 7 0 R 32:55 red
Vermont 3 4 D 57:36 blue
Virginia 7 0 R 53:44 blue
Washington 2 5 D 55:34 blue
West Virginia 3 4 R 44:53 red
Wisconsin 2 5 D 53:42 blue
Wyoming 7 0 R 32:58 red
* According to the latest polls released by the CNN
* Colors designated by the CNN, red for Republican, blue for Democratic, purple means no clear preference.
(Xinhua News Agency November 4, 2008)
