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'''Purple state''' is a term gaining popularity in the US media.  It refers to "battleground" or "swing" states in United States Presidential elections.  These states are the ones that candidates expend disproportionate resources in.  Examples of "purple" states include:  [[Pennsylvania]], [[Ohio]], [[Colorado]], [[Iowa]], [[Wisconsin]], and [[New Hampshire]].<ref>http://www.wordspy.com/words/purplestate.asp</ref>

'''Purple state''' is a term gaining popularity in the US media.  It refers to "battleground" or "swing" states in [[United States President]]ial elections.  These states are the ones that candidates expend disproportionate resources in.  Examples of "purple" states include:  [[Pennsylvania]], [[Ohio]], [[Colorado]], [[Iowa]], [[Wisconsin]], and [[New Hampshire]].<ref>http://www.wordspy.com/words/purplestate.asp</ref>

"Purple" refers to the tradition of classifying states as "[[Red state|Red]]" or "[[Blue state|Blue]]", responding to an [[Electoral College]] vote of [[Republican Party|Republican]] and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] presidential candidate, respectively. In this scheme, very close states are colored purple until the final vote tally is finished. In reality, most states are "purple" if viewed on a per-county basis. <ref>[http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/JAVA/election2004/ Purple states of America] - a county by county breakdown of presidential elections since 1960.</ref>

"Purple" refers to the tradition of classifying states as "[[Red state|Red]]" or "[[Blue state|Blue]]", responding to an [[Electoral College]] vote of [[Republican Party|Republican]] and [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] presidential candidate, respectively. In this scheme, very close states are colored purple until the final vote tally is finished. In reality, most states are "purple" if viewed on a per-county basis. <ref>[http://www.princeton.edu/~rvdb/JAVA/election2004/ Purple states of America] - a county by county breakdown of presidential elections since 1960.</ref>

==See Also==

==See Also==

* [[Red state]]

* [[Blue Dog Democrat]]

* [[Blue state]]

* [[Gun control]] of the Purple States

* [[Free state]]s

* [[Blue state]]s or [[Essay:Free States Movement#Naughty State List|Unfree states]] of [[Big Government]]-[[Welfare state]]-[[Nanny state]]-[[Statist]]-[[Police state]]

* Purple states - swing states that can vote either [[Republican]] or [[Democrat]]

* [[Essay:Free States Movement|Free States Movement]]

* [[Strategic relocation]]: [[Vote with your feet]]

* [[Strategic relocation]]: [[Vote with your feet]]

==References==

==References==

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[[Category : Politics]]

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