Governors
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| - | The Republican Party currently holds the majority of gubernatorial seats controlling the governorships of [[Appalachia]], [[Big Sky Country]], [[Dixie]], [[ | + | The Republican Party currently holds the majority of gubernatorial seats controlling the governorships of [[Appalachia]], [[Big Sky Country]], [[Dixie]], [[Mid-Atlantic|The Mid-Atlantic]] and [[Sunbelt]] regions. The Democratic Party holds the minority holding seats in the [[Heartland]], [[Mississippi Valley]], [[Northeast]] and [[West Coast]] supperregions. |
==Superregions== | ==Superregions== | ||
Revision as of 19:32, 23 October 2008
Governors
A governor is the executive leader of one of nine superregions representing two regional devisions of the United States.
Current majority
After the 2024 elections, the current division of the regional governorships according to party affiliation are as follows.
| Party | Seats | |
|---|---|---|
| Republican Party | 5 | |
| Democratic Party | 4 |
The Republican Party currently holds the majority of gubernatorial seats controlling the governorships of Appalachia, Big Sky Country, Dixie, The Mid-Atlantic and Sunbelt regions. The Democratic Party holds the minority holding seats in the Heartland, Mississippi Valley, Northeast and West Coast supperregions.
Superregions
The largest state in each Superregion - and thus the state from which it obtains its laws - is bolded.
| Superregion | Regions | States |
| Appalachia | Ohio Valley | Kentucky |
| Indiana | ||
| Ohio | ||
| Shenandoah Valley | North Carolina | |
| Virginia | ||
| West Virginia | ||
| Big Sky Country | Great Plains | Kansas |
| Nebraska | ||
| North Dakota | ||
| Oklahoma | ||
| South Dakota | ||
| Rocky Mountains | Alaska | |
| Idaho | ||
| Montana | ||
| Utah | ||
| Wyoming | ||
| Dixie | Florida | Florida |
| Southeast | Alabama | |
| Georgia | ||
| South Carolina | ||
| Tennessee | ||
| Heartland | Great Lakes | Michigan |
| Wisconsin | ||
| Illinois | Illinois | |
| Mid-Atlantic | Atlantic Seaboard | Delaware |
| Maryland | ||
| New Jersey | ||
| Pennsylvania | Pennsylvania | |
| Mississippi Valley | Gulf Coast | Arkansas |
| Louisiana | ||
| Mississippi | ||
| Midwest | Iowa | |
| Minnesota | ||
| Missouri | ||
| Northeast | New England | Connecticut |
| Maine | ||
| Massachusetts | ||
| New Hampshire | ||
| Rhode Island | ||
| Vermont | ||
| New York | New York | |
| Sunbelt | Southwest | Arizona |
| Colorado | ||
| New Mexico | ||
| Nevada | ||
| Texas | Texas | |
| West Coast | California | California |
| Pacific Coast | Hawaii | |
| Oregon | ||
| Washington |
