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As of November 2012, maps for presidential elections produced by the U.S. government also use blue for Democrats and red for Republicans. [114] In September 2010, the Democratic Party officially adopted an all-blue logo. [32] Around the same time, the official Republican website began using a red logo.
The idea that Republicans are red and Democrats are blue may, today, feel embedded in the symbolism, branding and vernacular — think “blue” states and “red” states — of US politics.
Blue – Democratic Party Blue and buff – Whig Party (United States) Gold with dark gray, sometimes with dark blue or purple – Libertarian Party Green – Green Party Orange – American Solidarity Party (Christian democracy) Purple – politically mixed or moderate regions; Constitution Party, Veterans Party of America
Prior to 2000, red and blue did not always respectively denote Republicans and Democrats.
NBC continued its color scheme (blue for Republicans) until 1996. [1] NBC newsman David Brinkley referred to the 1980 election map outcome showing Republican Ronald Reagan's 44-state landslide in blue as resembling a "suburban swimming pool". [16] Since the 1984 election, CBS has used the opposite scheme: blue for Democrats, red for Republicans.
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Although both major political parties (and many minor ones) use the traditional American colors of red, white, and blue in their marketing and representations, since election night 2000 blue has become the identifying color for the Democratic Party while red has become the identifying color for the Republican Party.
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