Where governors live

After serving constituents, governors return to sprawling historic buildings with twenty-foot entranceways and marble floors. These official houses are found in forty five out of fifty states.

Five states without mansions

Arizona, Idaho, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Vermont are the only states without a designated mansion for their governors.

Unusual amenities

Some governor mansions feature distinctive amenities designed to evoke state pride, including state-shaped pools where governors can relax after difficult days.

Public life in a mansion

Life in a governor's mansion is more public than a normal home. Visitors often take tours, security can be heavy, and careful household budgeting is necessary to avoid media criticism.

Mansion or residence?

Some governors have chastised reporters for calling it a mansion, telling them to call it a residence instead.

“call it a "residence" instead”

New residents in twenty twenty six

With the midterms coming up in November, governors' mansions across the US could welcome new residents if incumbents are unseated in the twenty twenty six elections.