50 States/50 Days: Countdown to Nov. 4

ByABC News
September 16, 2008, 11:54 PM

— -- USA TODAY and ABC News are coordinating reports from every state leading up to the Nov. 4 election.

For each state we'll pair a USA TODAY story with an ABC News video package.

Demographic and election data give you a snapshot of the state's population and its votes.

Click on the graphic above to see a state profile or to link to stories, polling trends and historical election results.

Individual states will be highlighted on a rolling basis between now and Nov. 4.

AlabamaRivals in Alabama race both claim conservative tag

AlaskaPalin pick shakes up Alaska politics

ArizonaImmigration still a 'political hot potato' in Arizona

ArkansasLocal matters share ballot spotlight in Ark.

CaliforniaCalifornians go to 'war' over Prop 8's gay-marriage ban

Colorado Changes in suburbia make Colorado a new bellwether

ConnecticutWall Street waves unsettle Connecticut

DelawareThough small in size, Delaware big on Biden

District of ColumbiaD.C. residents say they're closer to vote in Congress

FloridaFlorida has long been feeling housing pains

GeorgiaPresidential race tightens in Georgia

HawaiiEconomic ebb tide hits Hawaii's tourism industry hard

IdahoBig government frustrates Idaho, fuels Libertarian interest

IllinoisIllinois expects Obama to make a big impact

IndianaKey to winning Indiana rests in southern part

IowaEthanol could be key to Iowans on the fence

KansasKansas politics bleeds two shades of red

KentuckyKentucky doesn't just fall left or right on political scale

Louisiana Louisiana's chameleon voters tint red state purple

MaineIn Maine, Collins an elusive target for Democrats

MarylandMaryland feels pinch of thinning federal dollars

MassachusettsEconomic angst tops issues in Mass. town

MichiganArab Americans hold political sway in Mich.

MinnesotaMinnesotans abuzz over Senate race

MississippiHistory on GOP side in Miss. presidential vote

Missouri Missouri has gift for picking presidents

MontanaMontana split over candidates' energy policies

NebraskaTypically Republican Nebraska can split up its electoral votes

NevadaWorking on winning union vote in Nevada

New HampshireDemographics shift could color how N.H. votes

New JerseyN.J. governor puts business background to use

New MexicoN.M. teams emphasize that every vote counts