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A unified colour scheme (blue for Democrats, red for Republicans) began to be implemented with the 1996 presidential election; in the weeks following the 2000 election, there arose the terminology of red states and blue states. Political observers latched on to this association, which resulted from the use of red for Republican victories and ...
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.
Color Association of the United States (Formerly Textile Color Card Association of New York, Inc.): Blue: Yale Blue, cable number 70086, Standard Color Card of America, 9th edition. Gold: Golden Yellow, cable number 65001, United States Army Card of Official Colors for Arms and Services. ISCC–NBS system: Yale Blue: Deep purplish blue.
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. Republicans are red and ...
Prior to 2000, red and blue did not always respectively denote Republicans and Democrats.
Never use both "very extreme" colors on the same county map, as they are nearly indistinguishable. They should only be used to indicate areas of nearly-unanimous support for landslide results. Consider using them for precinct maps, if every "very extreme" precinct's result can be easily inferred from the less extreme precincts surrounding it.
"There are no red states or blue states, just the United States," Barack Obama memorably declaimed at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. In that speech, which instantly thrust the then-U.S ...
This is contrary to common practice outside of the United States where blue is the traditional color of the right and red the color of the left. [ 153 ] Jefferson-Jackson Day is the annual fundraising event (dinner) held by Democratic Party organizations across the United States. [ 154 ]