The majority of states in the U.S. consistently vote for either a Republican or Democratic presidential candidate, and the outcome of votes in thosestates is fairly predictable. States that consistently vote for Republican candidates are known as “red” states. States that consistently vote for Democratic candidates are known as “blue” states. In ”swing states” or ”battleground states”, as they are also called, neither the Republican nor the Democratic nominee has a clear majority in advance of the election. These states also have another nickname: Purple states, since purple is the combination of red and blue states. It is in these states that the presidential election is most competitive, and it is in these states that the election campaigns are most active.
Source: Zoom in on America, November 2012 edition.
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