More Americans Will Live in Democratic Controlled States Next Year Than in Republican Controlled State

140 million in blue states as opposed to 131 million in red states, or the Republicans control both those things. More Americans will live in blue states than red states in terms of which party has total control. That's not just important for mathematically keeping score between the parties and for pointing and gasping at how poorly this Republican party did in historic terms this year. It's important because so much policy that's relevant to people's lives is decided by who's in control at the state level.