States where both parties rarely get over 60%

[iceman]

Which states does both the GOP and DEM rarely gets over 60% of the vote, in any election?

My guess is North Carolina and Wisconsin, I can't recall a statewide election in recent years where both parties received over 60% of vote. Even more than 57% for that matter.

[Roll Roons]

Florida's an obvious one, at least for presidential, Senate and gubernatorial races. The only time in the past twenty years that a candidate's gotten over 60% is Nelson in 2006.

New Jersey's actually another. The only exception is Christie in his 2013 reelection.

[President Punxsutawney Phil]

Does Georgia qualify?

[Calthrina950]

Does Georgia qualify?

I would say so, yes. The 2006 Insurance Commissioner's race is the most recent one I can think of in which a Republican got more than 60% of the statewide vote. However, Republicans won several statewide races by double digits in 2010, 2014, and 2016. I don't think Democrats have won over 60% in any statewide race since at least 1998, and the last time they won a statewide race by double digits was in 2006 (Agriculture Commissioner).

[Fuzzy Bear Loves Christian Missionaries]

Virginia
North Carolina
Florida
Georgia

I could name more.  60% is a high bar, and the electorate everywhere is less elastic than ever before.  In addition, the end of the Seniority System in Congress and the ongoing support by many in the electorate for Term Limits eliminates the possibility of consensus incumbents on the order of Daniel Patrick Moynihan, Charles Grassley, and folks like that in many states.

[iceman]

Warner got over 60% in Virginia in 2008.

[lfromnj]

Doesn't really count but Democrats haven't 60% in NJ since 1989, the GOP did do it once in 2013.

[Gracile]

Aside from swing states, Oregon is one place where both parties rarely cross into 60% territory because both parties have relatively high floors, and the state has a sizeable third-party voting constituency. Interestingly, the last time a presidential candidate won Oregon with more than 60% was in 1964.

[iceman]

Iowa is usually a swing state during elections but it often votes more than 60% for both parties as well. Harkin in 2008 and Grassley in 2016. Goes to show how elastic this state is.

Massachusetts as well, often gives 60% to Democrats but Baker won more than 60% there too.

[iceman]

Aside from swing states, Oregon is one place where both parties rarely cross into 60% territory because both parties have relatively high floors, and the state has a sizeable third-party voting constituency. Interestingly, the last time a presidential candidate won Oregon with more than 60% was in 1964.

Wyden got 63% in 2004.

[Gracile]

Aside from swing states, Oregon is one place where both parties rarely cross into 60% territory because both parties have relatively high floors, and the state has a sizeable third-party voting constituency. Interestingly, the last time a presidential candidate won Oregon with more than 60% was in 1964.

Wyden got 63% in 2004.

It is still rare that people get over 60% in Oregon, even if you can name a few exceptions.

[Calthrina950]

The last time any statewide candidate got over 60% in Colorado was in 2002, when Bill Owens-who is also the state's last Republican Governor to date-won a landslide reelection. The last time any candidate got over 60% here at the presidential level was 1984 (Ronald Reagan), who is also the last presidential candidate to win the state by double digits. Lyndon Johnson in 1964 is the last Democrat at the presidential level to hit 60% here. However, up until 2002, Democrats and Republicans alike routinely got over 60% here in statewide elections (i.e. Democrats Richard Lamm in 1982 and Roy Romer in 1990; Republicans William Armstrong in 1984 and Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 1998).