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Washington joined the Union in November 1889. The state has gone through periods during which it voted primarily Democratic and other periods where Republicans usually won. Democrats have been the victors in the last six elections and so is considered a blue state at this point in its history. In 2008, Barack Obama defeated John McCain by a 58% to 41% margin. The state’s electoral influence has grown in recent decades; in the western half of the country only Texas and California have more than Washington’s 11 electoral votes.

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