Electoral College Maps

Use the accompanying Electoral College maps (illustrating election results from 1928 to present) and answer the following questions. CLICK ON THE MAP TO VIEW FULL SIZE.

1. What year was the biggest Electoral College win for the Democrats? For the Republicans?
2. What two consecutive elections show the biggest swing from the Republicans to the Democrats?
3. What year showed the greatest Electoral College success for a third party?
4. Which year had the closest Electoral College vote?
5. Which year had the closest popular vote?
6. Choose two states that have been the most consistently Republican since 1964 (there are several choices).
7. Choose two states that have been the most consistently Democratic since 1964 (there are fewer choices).
8. What two states voted Democratic in 2008 that hadn’t done so since 1964.
9. Find one state that used to be consistently Democratic, but is now consistently Republican.
10. Find one state that used to be consistently Republican, but is now consistently Democratic.