,
Presidency, and
House since 1855: any column where all three sections show the same color is a trifecta. The term is primarily used in the United States, where the federal government level consists of the
president and the
Congress with its two chambers, the
House and the
Senate.
State government trifectas At the
state level, a trifecta means that one party holds the
governorship and both
legislative houses. The sole exception is in Nebraska, where there is a
unicameral legislature. Sources: A visual representation of US state government trifectas over time: ==See also==