This is a geographical listing of sections and regions that the United States has been divided into for various analytical and statistical purposes. These do NOT necessarily coincide with the current divisions used by the U.S. Census; however, they do have SOME basis in earlier Census divisions as well as various political analyses from the recent past as well as earlier. These are the sections and subsections which seem to have best fit the realities of American sectional and regional politics over time and are still somewhat borne out by today's political climate.
NORTHEAST Section [11 states & D.C., 122 electoral votes]
- New England Region (6 states, 35 electoral votes)
- Connecticut, 8 electoral votes, truly COMPETITIVE
- Maine, 4 electoral votes, truly COMPETITIVE
- Massachusetts, 12 electoral votes, strongly DEMOCRAT
- New Hampshire, 4 electoral votes, somewhat REPUBLICAN
- Rhode Island, 4 electoral votes, strongly DEMOCRAT
- Vermont, 3 electoral votes, somewhat REPUBLICAN
- Middle Atlantic Region (5 states & D.C., 87 electoral votes)
- Delaware, 3 electoral votes, truly COMPETITIVE
- District of Columbia, 3 electoral votes, strongly DEMOCRAT
- New Jersey, 15 electoral votes, somewhat REPUBLICAN
- New York, 33 electoral votes, leaning DEMOCRAT
- Maryland, 10 electoral votes, truly COMPETITIVE
- Pennsylvania, 23 electoral votes, truly COMPETITIVE
MIDDLE WEST Section [12 states, 129 electoral votes]
- Great Lakes Region (5 states, 84 electoral votes)
- Illinois, 22 electoral votes, somewhat REPUBLICAN
- Indiana, 12 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- Michigan, 18 electoral votes, truly COMPETITIVE
- Ohio, 21 electoral votes, truly COMPETITIVE
- Wisconsin, 11 electoral votes, leaning DEMOCRAT
- Great Plains Region (7 states, 45 electoral votes)
- Iowa, 7 electoral votes, leaning DEMOCRAT
- Kansas, 6 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- Minnesota, 10 electoral votes, strongly DEMOCRAT
- Missouri, 11 electoral votes, truly COMPETITIVE
- Nebraska, 5 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- North Dakota, 3 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- South Dakota, 3 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
SOUTH Section [14 states, 168 electoral votes]
- Upper (Border) South Region (7 states, 65 electoral votes)
- Arkansas, 6 electoral votes, truly COMPETITIVE
- Kentucky, 8 electoral votes, truly COMPETITIVE
- North Carolina, 14 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- Oklahoma, 8 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- Tennessee, 11 electoral votes, truly COMPETITIVE
- Virginia, 13 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- West Virginia, 5 electoral votes, strongly DEMOCRAT
- Lower (Deep) South Region (7 states, 103 electoral votes)
- Alabama, 9 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- Georgia, 13 electoral votes, truly COMPETITIVE
- Florida, 25 electoral votes, moderately REPUBLICAN
- Louisiana, 9 electoral votes, truly COMPETITIVE
- Mississippi, 7 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- South Carolina, 8 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- Texas, 32 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
FAR WEST Section [13 states, 119 electoral votes]
- Intermountain Region (8 states, 40 electoral votes)
- Arizona, 8 electoral votes, moderately REPUBLICAN
- Colorado, 8 electoral votes, moderately REPUBLICAN
- Idaho, 4 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- Montana, 3 electoral votes, moderately REPUBLICAN
- Nevada, 4 electoral votes, somewhat REPUBLICAN
- New Mexico, 5 electoral votes, somewhat REPUBLICAN
- Utah, 5 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- Wyoming, 3 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- Pacific Coast Region (5 states, 79 electoral votes)
- Alaska, 3 electoral votes, strongly REPUBLICAN
- California, 54 electoral votes, somewhat REPUBLICAN
- Hawaii, 4 electoral votes, strongly DEMOCRAT
- Oregon, 7 electoral votes, leaning DEMOCRAT
- Washington, 11 electoral votes, leaning DEMOCRAT
Modified .