The Thirty-Eight States of America

[rpryor03]

Based off of the well known Alternate US States, I have decided to create The Thirty-Eight States of America, based off of the map created by George Etzel Pearcy.

[rpryor03]

Kennebec

Capital: Portland
Biggest City: Portland
Demonym: Kennebecians
2012 Votes Cast: 1,201,286
2012 Election Result: 60.74% D, 39.26 R%
2012 Electoral Votes: 6
2008 Election Results: 61.70% D, 38.30% R
2004 Election Results: 55.85% D, 44.15% R
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 7
Senators: Bernie Sanders (I/D), Susan Collins (R)
Governor: Peter Shumlin (D)
Sabato Rating: Safe D

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Kennebec

Capital: Portland
Biggest City: Portland
Demonym: Kennebecians
2012 Votes Cast: 1,201,286
2012 Election Result: 60.74% D, 39.26 R%
2012 Electoral Votes: 6
2008 Election Results: 61.70% D, 38.30% R
2004 Election Results: 55.85% D, 44.15% R
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 7
Senators: Bernie Sanders (I/D), Susan Collins (R)
Governor: Peter Shumlin (D)
Sabato Rating: Safe D

Since I'm guessing you already have the data, could you say the population for each state? Or are you saving that? The 6 electoral votes suggests a population of around 3 million, but I wasn't sure if you had the exact figures.

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Plymouth

Capital: Boston
Biggest City: Boston
Demonym: Plymouthites (or Pilgrims)
2012 Votes Cast: 3,946,443
2012 Election Result: 59.7% D, 40.3% R
2012 Electoral Votes: 16
2008 Election Results: 61.18% D, 38.82% R
2004 Election Results: 59.83% D, 40.17%
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 15
Senators: Jack Reed (D), Elizabeth Warren (D)
Governor: Charlie Baker (R)
Sabato Rating: Safe D

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Plymouth

Capital: Boston
Biggest City: Boston
Demonym: Plymouthites (or Pilgrims)
2012 Votes Cast: 3,946,443
2012 Election Result: 59.7% D, 40.3% R
2012 Electoral Votes: 16
2008 Election Results: 61.18% D, 38.82% R
2004 Election Results: 59.83% D, 40.17%
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 15
Senators: Jack Reed (D), Elizabeth Warren (D)
Governor: Charlie Baker (R)
Sabato Rating: Safe D

Interesting that this state is actually less D than the real MA.  Wasn't expecting that.

East Massachusetts is actually closer to Lean D than Safe D (minus Boston). West Massachusetts, however, is very Democratic.

[Kingpoleon]

Hmm... New Jersylvania looks pretty okay. Maybe a Governor Ryan Costello leading what appears to be the last of the Rockefeller Republicans?

[rpryor03]

Hudson

Capital: Stamford
Biggest City: New York
Demonym: Hudsonites
2012 Votes Cast: 8,801,787
2012 Election Result: 65.13% D, 34.87% R
2012 Electoral Votes: 32
2008 Election Results: 64.57% D, 35.43% R
2004 Election Results: 60.32% D, 39.68% R
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 32
Senators: Chuck Schumer (D), Cory Booker (D)
Governor: Andrew Cuomo (D)
Sabato Rating: Safe D

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Susquehanna

Capital: Philadelphia
Biggest City: Philadelphia
Demonym: Susquehannans
2012 Votes Cast: 4,071,030
2012 Election Result: 51.71% D, 48.29% R
2012 Electoral Votes: 16
2008 Election Results: 53.62% D, 46.38% R
2004 Election Results: 50.89% R, 49.11% D
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 17
Senators: Pat Toomey (R), Michael Nutter (D)
Governor: Ryan Costello (R)
Sabato Rating: Tossup

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Mohawk

Capital: Rochester
Biggest City: Buffalo
Demonym: Mohawkans
2012 Votes Cast: 2,561,077
2012 Election Result: 55.79% D, 44.21% R
2012 Electoral Votes: 11
2008 Election Results: 55.84% D, 44.16% R
2004 Election Results: 52.15% D, 47.85% R
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 11
Senators: Kirsten Gillibrand (D), Richard Hanna (R)
Governor: Chris Gibson (R)
Sabato Rating: Lean D

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Wow, even more surprised now.  Thought Mowhawk would surely be right of Susquehana, but it turns out the latter is a perfect swing state while the former is more D than Michigan.  Also, Hudson is impressively not overly packed with D's at 65%.  Allegheny should be a swing state at worst for R's...

I think part of it is that South Jersey (i.e. the parts of NJ that align with Philly, not NYC) would be a lean GOP state, maybe.

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Chesapeake

Capital: Alexandria
Biggest City: Baltimore
Demonym: Chesapeakins
2012 Votes Cast: 6,284,092
2012 Election Result: 58.03% D, 41.97% R
2012 Electoral Votes: 24
2008 Election Results: 58.75% D, 41.25% R
2004 Election Results: 51.93% D, 48.07% R
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 22
Senators: Mark Warner (D), Barbara Mikulski (D)
Governor: Larry Hogan (R)
Sabato Rating: Safe D

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Allegheny

Capital: Pittsburgh
Biggest City: Cleveland
Demonym: Alleghenyites
2012 Votes Cast: 4,542,257
2012 Election Result: 53.94% D, 46.06% R
2012 Electoral Votes: 18
2008 Election Results: 56.19% D, 43.81% R
2004 Election Results: 54.03% D, 45.97% R
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 19
Senators: Sherrod Brown (D), Tim Ryan (D)
Governor: Armond Budish (D)
Sabato Rating: Lean D

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Mackinac

Capital: Lansing
Biggest City: Detroit
Demonym: Mackinackers
2012 Votes Cast: 3,879,153
2012 Election Result: 57.72% D, 42.28% R
2012 Electoral Votes: 15
2008 Election Results: 60.64% D, 39.36% R
2004 Election Results: 54.56% D, 45.44% R
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 15
Senators: Debbie Stabenow (D), Gary Peters (D)
Governor: Gretchen Whitmer (D)
Sabato Rating: Safe D

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Albemarle

Capital: Raleigh
Biggest City: Raleigh
Demonym: Albemarlians
2012 Votes Cast: 3,488,138
2012 Election Result: 52.13% D, 47.87% R
2012 Electoral Votes: 14
2008 Election Results: 53.07% D, 46.93% R
2004 Election Results: 53.67% R, 46.33% D
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 12
Senators: Richard Burr (R), Kay Hagan (D)
Governor: Roy Cooper (D)
Sabato Rating: Tossup

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Carolina

Capital: Charlotte
Biggest City: Charlotte
Demonym: Carolinians
2012 Votes Cast: 3,157,971
2012 Election Result: 54.42% R, 45.58% D
2012 Electoral Votes: 13
2008 Election Results: 53.50% R, 46.50% D
2004 Election Results: 58.90% R, 41.10% D
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 11
Senators: Tim Scott (R), Thom Tillis (R)
Governor: Pat McCrory (R)
Sabato Rating: Safe R

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Biscayne

Capital: Orlando
Biggest City: Jacksonville
Demonym: Biscaynians
2012 Votes Cast: 8,311,014
2012 Election Result: 51.06% D, 48.94% R
2012 Electoral Votes: 31
2008 Election Results: 52% D, 48% R
2004 Election Results: 51.92% R, 48.08% D
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 29
Senators: Bill Nelson (D), Marco Rubio (R)
Governor: Rick Scott (R)
Sabato Rating: Tossup

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Piedmont

Capital: Atlanta
Biggest City: Atlanta
Demonym: Piedmonters
2012 Votes Cast: 3,171,412
2012 Election Result: 51.44% R, 48.56% D
2012 Electoral Votes: 13
2008 Election Results: 50.26% R, 49.74% D
2004 Election Results: 56.23% R, 43.47% R
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 12
Senators: Lindsey Graham (R), Michelle Nunn (D)
Governor: Nikki Haley (R)
Sabato Rating: Lean R

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Appalachia

Capital: Charleston
Biggest City: Charleston
Demonym: Appalachians
2012 Votes Cast: 1,010,892
2012 Election Result: 64.85% R, 35.15% D
2012 Electoral Votes: 5
2008 Election Results: 60.12% R, 39.88% D
2004 Election Results: 59.43% R, 40.57% D
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 6
Senators: Joe Manchin (D), Shelley Moore Capito (R)
Governor: Mike DeWine (R)
Sabato Rating: Safe R

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Erie

Capital: Dayton
Biggest City: Columbus
Demonym: Erieites
2012 Votes Cast: 3,551,270
2012 Election Result: 55.22% R, 44.78% D
2012 Electoral Votes: 5
2008 Election Results: 54.13% R, 45.87% D
2004 Election Results: 58.40% R, 41.60% D
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 6
Senators: Rob Portman (R), Mike Turner (R)
Governor: John Kasich (R)
Sabato Rating: Safe R

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LOL like 2/3 of our states have the same names

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Strange how Appalachia swung more Republican from 2004-2008. Is that the only state that did that, or was there another so far?

[Goldwater]

Strange how Appalachia swung more Republican from 2004-2008. Is that the only state that did that, or was there another so far?

Not really, I assume that should be obvious.

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Cumberland

Capital: Nashville
Biggest City: Nashville
Demonym: Cumberlandians
2012 Votes Cast: 2,718,082
2012 Election Result: 66.03% R, 33.97% D
2012 Electoral Votes: 11
2008 Election Results: 62.91% R, 37.09% D
2004 Election Results: 62.63% R, 37.37% D
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 12
Senators: Bob Corker (R), Rand Paul (R)
Governor: Bill Haslam (R)
Sabato Rating: Safe R

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Dearborn

Capital: Chicago
Biggest City: Chicago
Demonym: Dearbornites
2012 Votes Cast: 7,270,447
2012 Election Result: 57.72% D, 42.28% D
2012 Electoral Votes: 27
2008 Election Results: 61.36% D, 38.64% R
2004 Election Results: 53.54% D, 46.46% R
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 28
Senators: Tammy Baldwin (D), Joe Donnelly (D)
Governor: Bruce Rauner (R)
Sabato Rating: Lean D

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Wabash

Capital: Indianapolis
Biggest City: Indianapolis
Demonym: Wabashers
2012 Votes Cast: 2,581,595
2012 Election Result: 55.44% R, 44.56% D
2012 Electoral Votes: 11
2008 Election Results: 50.38% R, 49.62% D
2004 Election Results: 59.91% R, 40.09% D
2008/2004 Electoral Votes: 11
Senators: Mitch McConnell (R), Mike Pence (R)
Governor: Matt Bevin (R)
Sabato Rating: Lean R