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==Historical party control== | |||
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== | ==Legislative party competitiveness score== | ||
Professors of Political Science Gerald Gamm and Thad Kousser, University of Rochester and University of California San Diego, respectively, claim that states with competitive party systems spend more on education, health, and transportation. They base this on a study of each state's party competitiveness from 1880 (or year of statehood) to 2010. They assigned each state legislature a competitiveness score, which "can range from 100% if the two parties are evenly matched to 0% if one party holds every seat in a legislature."<ref>[https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/american-political-science-review/article/life-literacy-and-the-pursuit-of-prosperity-party-competition-and-policy-outcomes-in-50-states/4DD3750D110D228E18ABDBD9F30E089C ''American Political Science Review'', "Life, Literacy, and the Pursuit of Prosperity: Party Competition and Policy Outcomes in 50 States," August 2, 2021]</ref> | |||
The below chart shows the state's legislative party competitiveness score from 1880 to 1990. The chart offers a look into competitiveness prior to Ballotpedia's 1992 analysis. | |||
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*[[Gubernatorial and legislative party control of state government]] | *[[Gubernatorial and legislative party control of state government]] | ||
*[[Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States|Who runs the states]] | *[[Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States|Who runs the states]] | ||
*[[Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States, | *[[Ballotpedia:Who Runs the States, Pennsylvania|Who runs the states, Pennsylvania]] | ||
==Footnotes== | |||
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{{who runs the states hnt}} | {{who runs the states hnt}} | ||
{{Pennsylvania}} | {{Pennsylvania}} | ||
{{Trifectas HNT}} | |||
[[Category:Party control]] | [[Category:Party control]] | ||
Latest revision as of 20:40, 30 August 2023
| Party control in Pennsylvania | |
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Pennsylvania has a divided government. The Democratic Party controls the office of governor and the lower chamber of the state legislature, while the Republican Party controls the offices of attorney general, secretary of state, and the upper chamber of the state legislature.
As of February 1, 2026, there are 23 Republican trifectas, 16 Democratic trifectas, and 11 divided governments where neither party holds trifecta control.
As of February 1, 2026, there are 24 Republican triplexes, 21 Democratic triplexes, and 5 divided governments where neither party holds triplex control.
A state government trifecta is a term to describe when one political party holds majorities in both chambers of the state legislature and the governor's office. A state government triplex is a term to describe when one political party holds the following three positions in a state's government: governor, attorney general, and secretary of state. To learn more about trifectas and triplexes, click here.
Current leadership of key offices
Historical party control
Pennsylvania Party Control: 1992-2026
One year of a Democratic trifecta • Twelve years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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| Governor | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R |
| House | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D |
Legislative party competitiveness score
Professors of Political Science Gerald Gamm and Thad Kousser, University of Rochester and University of California San Diego, respectively, claim that states with competitive party systems spend more on education, health, and transportation. They base this on a study of each state's party competitiveness from 1880 (or year of statehood) to 2010. They assigned each state legislature a competitiveness score, which "can range from 100% if the two parties are evenly matched to 0% if one party holds every seat in a legislature."[1]
The below chart shows the state's legislative party competitiveness score from 1880 to 1990. The chart offers a look into competitiveness prior to Ballotpedia's 1992 analysis.
See also
- Pennsylvania
- Gubernatorial and legislative party control of state government
- Who runs the states
- Who runs the states, Pennsylvania
Footnotes
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