red state

[ red steyt ]

noun

, U.S. Politics.

1. a state of the U.S. that usually votes Republican.

Word History and Origins

Origin of red state¹

With reference to the color used on maps in televised coverage of the 2000 U.S. presidential election to show the states won by the Republican candidate

Example Sentences

Pritzker said that they would form a response to proposals like Trump advisor Stephen Miller's proposal to send red state National Guard units to blue states to assist in the deportations.

From Salon

Having dueling ballot measures may have been confusing, and in a red state like Nebraska, a law permitting abortion until 12 weeks might have struck much of the electorate as reasonable.

From Slate

Red state voters also backed initiatives to raise the minimum wage, ensure paid sick and family leave, and even ban employers from forcing employees to sit through right-wing or anti-union presentations.

From Salon

“Missouri has been labeled a ‘red’ state, but tonight’s results clearly demonstrate that abortion is not a partisan issue – it’s a personal health care issue that Missourians from every political background agree should be left to women, their families and their doctors,” Kelly Hall, executive director of the Fairness Project, which backed Missouri’s Yes on 3 campaign, said in a media statement.

From Salon

Sure, Ann Selzer’s final poll before the election, which showed Harris ahead in the solidly red state of Iowa, may be an outlier.

From Slate