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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 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 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==

* [[Blue Dog Democrat]]

* [[Blue Dog Democrat]]

* [[Gun control]] of the Purple States

* [[Gun control]] of the Purple States

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