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Rio Grande

The Southwest · in the Union from 1850 · 4 electoral votes · 186,737 souls (1860 census)

I · The presidential vote, left against right

Rio Grande · left-bloc share0257510018161820182418281832183618401844184818521856186018641868501852: left bloc 46.6%1856: left bloc 58.9%1860: left bloc 41.4%1864: left bloc 48.8%

The gold line is the left bloc's share of the vote — parties left of the spectrum midline against everything from the midline rightward. Hover, tap or tab a cycle for the posted board.

II · The House delegation, cycle by cycle

Rio Grande · House delegation02575100161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668501850 delegation1852 delegation1854 delegation1856 delegation1858 delegation1860 delegation1862 delegation1864 delegation1866 delegation

Each line is a party's share of the delegation's seats — above the dashed rule, one party holds the house alone. Hover, tap or tab a cycle to post its full slate.

III · Party control, cycle by cycle

Rio Grande · party controlterritory161820222426283032343638404244464850525456586062646668Presidential voteNat1816 · President Outside the Union1818 · President Outside the Union1820 · President Outside the Union1822 · President Outside the Union1824 · President Outside the Union1826 · President Outside the Union1828 · President Outside the Union1830 · President Outside the Union1832 · President Outside the Union1834 · President Outside the Union1836 · President Outside the Union1838 · President Outside the Union1840 · President Outside the Union1842 · President Outside the Union1844 · President Outside the Union1846 · President Outside the Union1848 · President Outside the Union1850 · President No race1852 · President James A. Pearce · Nat — 53.4% Samuel Houston · Lib — 46.6%1854 · President National — held — no race1856 · President John Motley Morehead · Nat — 41.1% Preston Brooks · Lib — 32.1% James A. Pearce · PopDem — 26.8%1858 · President National — held — no race1860 · President Daniel F. Webster · Nat — 44.8% Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 41.4% Thomas F. Bowie · SN — 13.8%1862 · President National — held — no race1864 · President Robert E. Lee · Nat — 51.2% Abraham Lincoln · PopDem — 48.8%1866 · President National — held — no race1868 · President National — held — no raceGovernorNat1816 · Governor Outside the Union1818 · Governor Outside the Union1820 · Governor Outside the Union1822 · Governor Outside the Union1824 · Governor Outside the Union1826 · Governor Outside the Union1828 · Governor Outside the Union1830 · Governor Outside the Union1832 · Governor Outside the Union1834 · Governor Outside the Union1836 · Governor Outside the Union1838 · Governor Outside the Union1840 · Governor Outside the Union1842 · Governor Outside the Union1844 · Governor Outside the Union1846 · Governor Outside the Union1848 · Governor Outside the Union1850 · Governor National · Nat — 59.3% Liberal · Lib — 40.7%1852 · Governor National — held — no race1854 · Governor National · Nat — 56.9% Liberal · Lib — 26.9% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 16.2%1856 · Governor National — held — no race1858 · Governor National · Nat — 60.7% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 39.3%1860 · Governor National — held — no race1862 · Governor National · Nat — 62.6% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 37.4%1864 · Governor National — held — no race1866 · Governor Popular Democratic · PopDem — 51.7% National · Nat — 48.3%1868 · Governor Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 1NatPopDem1816 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1818 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1820 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1822 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1824 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1826 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1828 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1830 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1832 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1834 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1836 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1838 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1840 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1842 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1844 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1846 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1848 · Senate seat 1 Outside the Union1850 · Senate seat 1 No race1852 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 60.2% Liberal · Lib — 34.2% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 5.6%1854 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1856 · Senate seat 1 National · Nat — 44.2% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 29.6% Liberal · Lib — 26.2%1858 · Senate seat 1 National — held — no race1860 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 51.8% National · Nat — 48.2%1862 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1864 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic · PopDem — 62.2% National · Nat — 37.8%1866 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no race1868 · Senate seat 1 Popular Democratic — held — no raceSenate · seat 2Nat1816 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1818 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1820 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1822 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1824 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1826 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1828 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1830 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1832 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1834 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1836 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1838 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1840 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1842 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1844 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1846 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1848 · Senate seat 2 Outside the Union1850 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 50.3% Liberal · Lib — 49.7%1852 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1854 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 52.3% Liberal · Lib — 40.6% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 7.1%1856 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1858 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 52.3% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 47.7%1860 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1862 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 50.5% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 49.5%1864 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no race1866 · Senate seat 2 National · Nat — 51.0% Popular Democratic · PopDem — 49.0%1868 · Senate seat 2 National — held — no raceHouse delegation1816 · House Outside the Union1818 · House Outside the Union1820 · House Outside the Union1822 · House Outside the Union1824 · House Outside the Union1826 · House Outside the Union1828 · House Outside the Union1830 · House Outside the Union1832 · House Outside the Union1834 · House Outside the Union1836 · House Outside the Union1838 · House Outside the Union1840 · House Outside the Union1842 · House Outside the Union1844 · House Outside the Union1846 · House Outside the Union1848 · House Outside the Union1850 · House National — 1 seat · 100%1852 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1854 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Liberal — 1 seat · 50%1856 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1858 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1860 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1862 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1864 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1866 · House National — 1 seat · 50% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 50%1868 · House No raceState legislatureNat1816 · Legislature Outside the Union1818 · Legislature Outside the Union1820 · Legislature Outside the Union1822 · Legislature Outside the Union1824 · Legislature Outside the Union1826 · Legislature Outside the Union1828 · Legislature Outside the Union1830 · Legislature Outside the Union1832 · Legislature Outside the Union1834 · Legislature Outside the Union1836 · Legislature Outside the Union1838 · Legislature Outside the Union1840 · Legislature Outside the Union1842 · Legislature Outside the Union1844 · Legislature Outside the Union1846 · Legislature Outside the Union1848 · Legislature Outside the Union1850 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Liberal — 12 seats · 48%1852 · Legislature National — 15 seats · 60% Liberal — 9 seats · 36% Popular Democratic — 1 seat · 4%1854 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Liberal — 10 seats · 40% Popular Democratic — 2 seats · 8%1856 · Legislature National — 11 seats · 44% Liberal — 7 seats · 28% Popular Democratic — 7 seats · 28%1858 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Popular Democratic — 12 seats · 48%1860 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 13 seats · 52% National — 12 seats · 48%1862 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Popular Democratic — 12 seats · 48%1864 · Legislature Popular Democratic — 16 seats · 64% National — 9 seats · 36%1866 · Legislature National — 13 seats · 52% Popular Democratic — 12 seats · 48%1868 · Legislature No race

Pick a cycle — hover, tap, or tab to one — to post its record: winners, margins, and seats as the results were filed.

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Bars run from the election that won them to the next: an office keeps its last winner's colour until the state votes again, and the gold notches mark those elections. Mid-term party changes — collapses, secessions — left no election record and cannot be drawn.