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The idea of “red states” and “blue states” may feel deeply embedded in the symbolism of US politics, but before 2000 the colors were often the other way around.
Political observers latched on to this association, which resulted from the use of red for Republican victories and blue for Democratic victories on the display map of a television network. As of November 2012, maps for presidential elections produced by the U.S. government also use blue for Democrats and red for Republicans. [104]
Prior to 2000, red and blue did not always respectively denote Republicans and Democrats.
Green and red – GreenLeft Maroon – Forum for Democracy Navy and red – JA21 Orange – Reformed Political Party Orange and blue – People's Party for Freedom and Democracy Purple – Volt Red – Labour Party Red – Socialist Party Red, white, and blue – Party for Freedom Turquoise – DENK
[207] [208] [209] After the 2000 presidential election, the color red became associated with Republicans. During and after the election, the major broadcast networks used the same color scheme for the electoral map: states won by Republican nominee George W. Bush were colored red and states won by Democratic nominee Al Gore were colored blue.
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Map based on last Senate election in each state as of 2024. Starting with the 2000 United States presidential election, the terms "red state" and "blue state" have referred to US states whose voters vote predominantly for one party—the Republican Party in red states and the Democratic Party in blue states—in presidential and other statewide elections.
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