Attorney General Trends & Analytics
Historical partisan balance, party flips, and AG trends since 1960
The state attorney general's office has become one of the most consequential statewide offices in the country, with multistate coalitions of AGs driving major federal-policy litigation. The charts below trace partisan control over time. Note that the AG is appointed (not popularly elected) in seven states: Alaska, Hawaii, New Hampshire, New Jersey, Tennessee, Wyoming, and Maine. In those states, partisan control tracks the governor's party rather than independent voter choice. See Attorneys General for the full institutional overview.
Partisan Balance of Attorneys General (1960–2026)
Number of Democratic and Republican attorneys general serving on January 15 of each year.
Party Flips by Decade
Number of times an AG office changed party hands in each decade, split by direction.
Longest Single-Party Streaks
States with the longest unbroken runs of attorneys general from one party (since 1960).
Recent Party Flips (Since 2018)
Every time an AG office changed party hands.
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