Partisan Legislating Leads to Widening State Policy Divides

Republican-led states enacted sweeping conservative laws, especially restricting LGBTQ and abortion rights.
Democratic-led states passed progressive laws like gun control, environmental protections, and protections for abortion and transgender rights.
The legislative sessions resulted in states becoming either more conservative or more liberal, leaving many residents' values unrepresented.
Republicans could gain control of up to three more state legislative branches next session, potentially leading to even more polarized policymaking.
With single-party control in 39 states, legislators faced little opposition in pushing partisan agendas.