Partisan composition of governors

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Partisan breakdown of state governments
Partisan affiliation of state senators, state representatives, and governors across the United States

Partisan composition of state legislatures

Partisan composition of state houses

Partisan composition of state senates

Partisan composition of governors

State government trifectas

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Thepartisan composition of governors refers to which political party has control of the governor's office in each of the 50 states. The map below highlights each state based on the partisan affiliation of the current governor.


There are a total of 24Democratic governors and 26Republican governors.

Cumulative numbers

The current breakdown of gubernatorial control by party is as follows:

  • Democratic Party 24 governors
  • Republican Party 26 governors
  • Grey.png 0 governors
See also:Partisan composition of state legislatures andstate government trifectas

Current officeholders

The table below identifies the partisan affiliation of state and territory governors in the United States. If an office is vacant, it will not appear in the following list:


OfficeNamePartyDate assumed office
Governor of AlabamaKay IveyRepublicanApril 10, 2017
Governor of AlaskaMike DunleavyRepublicanDecember 3, 2018
Governor of American SamoaNikolao PulaNonpartisanJanuary 3, 2025
Governor of ArizonaKatie HobbsDemocraticJanuary 2, 2023
Governor of ArkansasSarah Huckabee SandersRepublicanJanuary 10, 2023
Governor of CaliforniaGavin NewsomDemocraticJanuary 7, 2019
Governor of ColoradoJared PolisDemocraticJanuary 8, 2019
Governor of ConnecticutNed LamontDemocraticJanuary 9, 2019
Governor of DelawareMatt MeyerDemocraticJanuary 21, 2025
Governor of FloridaRon DeSantisRepublicanJanuary 8, 2019
Governor of GeorgiaBrian KempRepublicanJanuary 14, 2019
Governor of GuamLou Leon GuerreroDemocraticJanuary 7, 2019
Governor of HawaiiJoshua GreenDemocraticDecember 5, 2022
Governor of IdahoBrad LittleRepublicanJanuary 7, 2019
Governor of IllinoisJ.B. PritzkerDemocraticJanuary 14, 2019
Governor of IndianaMike BraunRepublicanJanuary 13, 2025
Governor of IowaKim ReynoldsRepublicanMay 24, 2017
Governor of KansasLaura KellyDemocraticJanuary 14, 2019
Governor of KentuckyAndy BeshearDemocraticDecember 10, 2019
Governor of LouisianaJeff LandryRepublicanJanuary 8, 2024
Governor of MaineJanet T. MillsDemocraticJanuary 2, 2019
Governor of MarylandWes MooreDemocraticJanuary 18, 2023
Governor of MassachusettsMaura HealeyDemocraticJanuary 5, 2023
Governor of MichiganGretchen WhitmerDemocraticJanuary 1, 2019
Governor of MinnesotaTim WalzDemocraticJanuary 7, 2019
Governor of MississippiTate ReevesRepublicanJanuary 14, 2020
Governor of MissouriMike KehoeRepublicanJanuary 13, 2025
Governor of MontanaGreg GianforteRepublicanJanuary 4, 2021
Governor of NebraskaJim PillenRepublicanJanuary 5, 2023
Governor of NevadaJoe LombardoRepublicanJanuary 2, 2023
Governor of New HampshireKelly AyotteRepublicanJanuary 8, 2025
Governor of New JerseyMikie SherrillDemocraticJanuary 20, 2026
Governor of New MexicoMichelle Lujan GrishamDemocraticJanuary 1, 2019
Governor of New YorkKathy HochulDemocraticAugust 24, 2021
Governor of North CarolinaJosh SteinDemocraticJanuary 1, 2025
Governor of North DakotaKelly ArmstrongRepublicanDecember 15, 2024
Governor of OhioRichard Michael DeWineRepublicanJanuary 14, 2019
Governor of OklahomaKevin StittRepublicanJanuary 14, 2019
Governor of OregonTina KotekDemocraticJanuary 9, 2023
Governor of PennsylvaniaJosh ShapiroDemocraticJanuary 17, 2023
Governor of Puerto RicoJenniffer González-ColónNew ProgressiveJanuary 2, 2025
Governor of Rhode IslandDaniel McKeeDemocraticMarch 2, 2021
Governor of South CarolinaHenry McMasterRepublicanJanuary 24, 2017
Governor of South DakotaLarry RhodenRepublicanJanuary 25, 2025
Governor of TennesseeBill LeeRepublicanJanuary 15, 2019
Governor of TexasGreg AbbottRepublicanJanuary 20, 2015
Governor of UtahSpencer CoxRepublicanJanuary 4, 2021
Governor of VermontPhil ScottRepublicanJanuary 5, 2017
Governor of VirginiaAbigail SpanbergerDemocraticJanuary 17, 2026
Governor of WashingtonBob FergusonDemocraticJanuary 13, 2025
Governor of West VirginiaPatrick MorriseyRepublicanJanuary 13, 2025
Governor of WisconsinTony EversDemocraticJanuary 7, 2019
Governor of WyomingMark GordonRepublicanJanuary 7, 2019
Governor of the Northern Mariana IslandsDavid ApatangIndependentJuly 23, 2025
Governor of the U.S. Virgin IslandsAlbert BryanDemocraticJanuary 7, 2019


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