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1. Red states and blue states – Wikipedia
Purple states — Examining patterns within states reveals that the reversal of the two parties’ geographic bases has happened at the state level, but it Origins of the color scheme · Map interpretation · Purple states · Demographics(1)…
United States — Purple is a common term in politics for governments or other political entities consisting of parties that have red and blue as their (2)…
purple state: A state whose electorate votes in roughly equal measure for Republican and Democratic candidates in a statewide election.(3)…
2. Swing state | Definition of Swing state at Dictionary.com
Swing state definition, a state of the U.S. in which the Democratic and Republican candidates both have a good chance of winning and that is considered key to (4)…
There are two different definitions of Purple State. In the first instance is can refer to those states who will not solidly vote for one party in presidential.(5)…
May 19, 2021 — purple state meaning: 1. a US state where around half the people vote Democrat and around half the people vote…. Learn more.(6)…
3. purple state – Political Dictionary
Jul 20, 2020 — A term used for a swing state on an electoral map. It is purple because it could either go blue or red.(7)…
EnglishEdit. EtymologyEdit. Compound of purple + state, modeled on blue state and red state. From purple being a blend of blue and red colors, where the color (8)…
4. Purple state – definition of purple state by The Free Dictionary
purple state. n. A state whose electorate votes in roughly equal measure for Republican and Democratic candidates in a statewide election. [On (9)…
When political pundits talk about red states and blue states, they are acknowl- edging that, even before anyone casts their vote in a presidential election, it is not.(10)…
A US state where the Democratic and Republican parties have similar levels of support among voters. Compare with blue state and red state. ‘Iowa today is a (11)…
What does purple-state mean? A state whose electorate votes in roughly equal measure for Republican and Democratic candidates in a statewide election(12)…
Oct 16, 2020 — All U.S. states are not equal when it comes to time and budget lavished on them by presidential candidates and political parties. Most of the (13)…
5. What are the “Red” and “Blue” (and “Purple”) States? | by Paul …
NOTE: If you want to play around with an electoral college map to see what kinds of electoral vote combinations you can make, visit https://www.270towin.com/ to (14)…
Dec 28, 2020 — Georgia flipped blue for Joe Biden, but in its all-important and costly Senate runoff elections, the Republicans are in full attack mode while the (15)…
Traditional U.S. electoral maps not only illustrate polarization, they can exacerbate it. No state is strictly red or blue, they are all shades of purple.(16)…
6. Too soon to tell if Iowa will remain a purple state, politicos say …
Apr 6, 2021 — In the 2020 election, amid a global pandemic, former President Donald Trump won Iowa, Sen. Joni Ernst won reelection, two districts flipped (17)…
Nov 4, 2020 — After a very long night of counting votes—and finding them—it appears the State of Minnesota will continue to be the only state in the country (18)…
Oct 19, 2020 — By Ava Dunwoody | Staff Writer. As the Nov. 3 election approaches, debate over which way Texas will lean has led voters to question if Texas is (19)…
Purple state is another term for swing state. A state which could vote for Democratic or Republican candidates. Whereas, Red state is a state where, people tend (20)…
7. Opinion: We all live in purple states; pretending otherwise is …
Opinion: ‘Red state, blue state’ myth is making things worse. This assignment of separate geographies Mar 20, 2021(21)…
All the states,with the possible exception of Washington D.C. which may be ultraviolet, since it’s constituency votes at about 97% democrat.(22)…
Oct 7, 2020 — There are 538 electoral college votes total, and presidential candidates need 270 electoral votes to win the White House. Forty-eight out of 50 (23)…
8. What do the different state colors mean? | U.S. Election …
Green means that the state requires that its voting systems be tested by a federally accredited laboratory. Relevant state statutes and/or regulations require testing (24)…
Mar 26, 2021 — More recently, the color purple has prompted political overtones. In politics, we’re familiar with traditional red states along with true blue states, but (25)…
Traditional U.S. electoral maps not only illustrate polarization, they can exacerbate it. No state is strictly red or blue, they are all shades of purple.(26)…
9. Purple State | Ballinger Publishing
Over the last ten elections, Florida voted with the winner nine times. This year promises to be no different, as it is the opinion of most political scholars that Trump (27)…
Jan 6, 2021 — In a remarkable pair of elections for the Democratic Party, Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff have upset two Republicans to be the next U.S. (28)…
10. Georgia: Red, blue or purple? Experts weigh in on swing-state …
Dec 10, 2020 — With all eyes on the upcoming U.S. Senate runoffs, Emory College Dean Michael A. Elliott hosted a panel discussion examining Georgia’s new (29)…
Jan 15, 2021 — Looking back at the first round of balloting in November, though, the victories in last Tuesday’s runoff by Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff do not (30)…
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(1). Red states and blue states – Wikipedia
(2). Purple coalition (government) – Wikipedia
(3). purple state – definition and meaning – Wordnik
(4). Swing state | Definition of Swing state at Dictionary.com
(5). Purple State | tutor2u
(6). PURPLE STATE | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary
(7). purple state – Political Dictionary
(8). purple state – Wiktionary
(9). Purple state – definition of purple state by The Free Dictionary
(10). The Politics of a Purple State – Sage Publications
(11). PURPLE STATE | Definition of PURPLE STATE by Oxford …
(12). Purple-state Meaning | Best 2 Definitions of Purple-state
(13). Red, Blue or Purple States: a Colorful Guide to U.S. Elections …
(14). What are the “Red” and “Blue” (and “Purple”) States? | by Paul …
(15). Georgia Is a Purple State, but Don’t Expect Centrist Politicians …
(16). Purple States of America
(17). Too soon to tell if Iowa will remain a purple state, politicos say …
(18). Deep Purple State: Minnesota Divided | Stinson LLP – JDSupra
(19). Is Texas turning purple? | The Baylor Lariat
(20). Purple State Law and Legal Definition | USLegal, Inc.
(21). Opinion: We all live in purple states; pretending otherwise is …
(22). purple state – Urban Dictionary
(23). What Are Swing States and How Did They Become a Key …
(24). What do the different state colors mean? | U.S. Election …
(25). Purple states evidence of people voting for the candidate, not …
(26). geealbers/purple-states: Traditional U.S. electoral … – GitHub
(27). Purple State | Ballinger Publishing
(28). Four takeaways from Democrats’ big wins in the Georgia …
(29). Georgia: Red, blue or purple? Experts weigh in on swing-state …
(30). Opinion: It’s official: Georgia is now a purple state | The …
