noun · common

blue state

blue state · blue states

A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote…A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.

» California is a predominantly blue state.

Meaning

1 senses

(US, idiomatic)A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.

Examples

2 sentences

California is a predominantly blue state.
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America isn't just a collection of clashing interests of Red States or Blue States.
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Translations

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Origin

Compound of blue + state. From the color blue representing the Democratic Party of the Uni

Compound of blue + state. From the color blue representing the Democratic Party of the United States, and being a state (“subnational division, province”) that votes Democratic.

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Forms

plural: blue states

Singular	blue state
Plural	blue states

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