| State | 1992-2000 | 2002-2010 | 2012-2016 |
| Alabama | Judicial | Partisan legislative | Partisan legislative |
| Arizona | Judicial | Independent commission | Independent commission |
| Arkansas | Partisan legislative | Partisan legislative | Partisan legislative |
| California | Judicial | Partisan legislative | Independent commission |
| Colorado | Bipartisan legislative | Judicial | Judicial |
| Connecticut | Backup commission | Backup commission | Judicial |
| Florida | Judicial | Partisan legislative | Partisan legislative 2012-14, judicial 2016 |
| Georgia | Partisan legislative 1992-94, judicial 1996-2000 | Partisan legislative | Partisan legislative |
| Hawaii | Political commission | Political commission | Political commission |
| Idaho | Bipartisan legislative | Independent commission | Independent commission |
| Illinois | Judicial | Bipartisan legislative | Partisan legislative |
| Indiana | Backup commission | Backup commission | Partisan legislative |
| Iowa | Advisory commission | Advisory commission | Advisory commission |
| Kansas | Judicial | Partisan legislative | Judicial |
| Kentucky | Partisan legislative | Bipartisan legislative | Bipartisan legislative |
| Louisiana | Bipartisan legislative 1992-94, judicial 1996-2000 | Bipartisan legislative | Partisan legislative |
| Maine | Bipartisan legislative 1992, judicial 1994-2000 | Judicial | Advisory commission |
| Maryland | Partisan legislative | Partisan legislative | Partisan legislative |
| Massachusetts | Bipartisan legislative | Partisan legislative | Partisan legislative |
| Michigan | Judicial | Partisan legislative | Partisan legislative |
| Minnesota | Judicial | Judicial | Judicial |
| Mississippi | Partisan legislative | Judicial | Judicial |
| Missouri | Bipartisan legislative | Bipartisan legislative | Partisan legislative |
| Nebraska | Bipartisan legislative | Partisan legislative | Partisan legislative |
| Nevada | Partisan legislative | Bipartisan legislative | Judicial |
| New Hampshire | Partisan legislative | Bipartisan legislative | Partisan legislative |
| New Jersey | Political commission | Political commission | Political commission |
| New Mexico | Partisan legislative | Judicial | Judicial |
| New York | Judicial 1992-1996, bipartisan legislative/judicial 1998-2000 | Bipartisan legislative | Judicial |
| North Carolina | Bipartisan legislative | Partisan legislative | Partisan legislative |
| Ohio | Bipartisan legislative | Partisan legislative | Partisan legislative |
| Oklahoma | Partisan legislative | Judicial | Partisan legislative |
| Oregon | Judicial | Judicial | Bipartisan legislative |