This map shows how American states voted in the last three competitive Republican Party presidential primaries and caucuses. In 2008, John McCain, Mitt Romney, and Mike Huckabee were the top three candidates. In 2012, Mitt Romney, Rick Santorum, and Lindsay Graham were the top three candidates. In 2016, Donald Trump, Ted Cruz, and Marco Rubio were the top three candidates. The states shown in yellow represent the combination of candidates that eventually won the party’s nomination for president.
