What is the third blue state with a Democratic stronghold other than California and New York?
Political party strength in New York New York is a Democratic stronghold and one of the "big three" Democratic states alongside California and Illinois.
United States Senate election in Vermont, 2012 The 2012 United States Senate election in Vermont was held on November 6, 2012, alongside the presidential election, other elections to the United States Congress, as well as various state and local elections. Incumbent Independent U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders won re-election to a second term in a landslide, capturing nearly three-quarters of the vote.