In response to the coronavirus pandemic, Democratic governors tended to declare states of emergency and stay-at-home orders earlier than Republican governors.
Republican governor
2/29
3/1
3/3
3/5
3/7
3/9
3/11
3/13
3/15
3/17
3/19
3/21
3/23
3/25
3/27
3/29
3/31
4/1
4/3
Alabama
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Idaho
Indiana
Iowa
Maryland
Massachusetts
Median
Mississippi
Missouri
Nebraska
New Hampshire
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
West Virginia
Wyoming
Emergency declared on:|
Stay-at-home order issued on:|
Democratic governor
2/29
3/1
3/3
3/5
3/7
3/9
3/11
3/13
3/15
3/17
3/19
3/21
3/23
3/25
3/27
3/29
3/31
4/1
4/3
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
Hawaii
Illinois
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Median
Michigan
Minnesota
Montana
Nevada
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Virginia
Washington
Wisconsin
Current as of April 6, 2020. Nine states with Republican governors have not yet issued stay-at-home orders.
