State legislatures in 32 states referred 109 constitutional amendments and statutes to statewide ballots in 2026. Nearly two-thirds (63%) of those referrals reflect partisan divisions in the legislative votes that sent them to the ballot.
Ballotpedia analyzed how Democrats and Republicans voted on each referral. Of the 109 legislatively referred measures on the ballot this year:
- 41 (37.6%) were classified as Republican, which was the single largest category. Twenty-one of those received unanimous Democratic opposition.
- 40 (36.7%) were classified as Bipartisan, with the two parties' support levels within 20 percentage points of each other. Twenty-one received unanimous support from all voting members of both parties.
- 17 (15.6%) were classified as Democratic, including 11 that received unanimous Republican opposition.
- Six (5.5%) were classified as Lean Democratic.
- Five (4.6%) were classified as Lean Republican.
