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| − | '''Blue state''' refers to states in the USA where a majority votes for [[Democratic Party|Democrats]] in Presidential elections. They generally have [[liberal]] views on taxation, regulation of business, human rights, [[homosexuality|homosexual]] rights, [[abortion]], and [[crime]], are known for their dependence on federal aid and are not considered part of the [[real America]]. Though considering the majority of people live in blue states, it could be argued that the "real America" is not really the true America. | + | '''Blue state''' refers to [[state]]s in the [[United States of America]] where a majority [[vote]]s for [[Democratic Party|Democrat]]s in presidential [[election]]s. They generally have [[liberal]] views on [[gun control]], [[big government]], [[taxation]], [[regulation]] of [[business]], [[human rights]], [[homosexuality|homosexual]] rights, [[abortion]], and [[crime]]. |
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| − | They are generally located in the northeast and on the west coast of the United States.
| + | Blue states are generally located in the northeast and on the [[west coast]] ([[left coast]]) of the United States. |
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| − | ==See Also== | + | In the [[Cold War]] era, Republican states were Blue states and Democrat states were Red states. In the post-Cold War era, the [[liberal media]] made the switch because of the [[Democrat Party]]'s long association with [[Communist]] [[revolution]]ary Reds, and communism at that time was a highly discredited [[genocidal]] ideology, and blue is regarded as the color of tranquility. |
| − | *[[Red state]] | + | |
| − | *[[Purple state]] | + | == Composition == |
| | + | Those states tend to vote Democrat in all elections: |
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| | + | *[[Washington]] |
| | + | *[[Oregon]] |
| | + | *[[California]] |
| | + | *[[New Mexico]] |
| | + | *[[Illinois]] |
| | + | *[[Virginia]] |
| | + | *[[Maryland]] |
| | + | *[[Delaware]] |
| | + | *[[New Hampshire]] |
| | + | *[[Vermont]] |
| | + | *[[New York]] |
| | + | *[[Pennsylvania]] |
| | + | *[[New Jersey]] |
| | + | *[[Connecticut]] |
| | + | *[[Rhode Island]] |
| | + | *[[Minnesota]] |
| | + | *[[Massachusetts]] |
| | + | *[[Hawaii]] |
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| | + | Those states tend to vote Democrat, but favors Republicans in presidential elections: |
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| | + | *[[Montana]] |
| | + | *[[West Virginia]] |
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| | + | Those states tend to vote Republican, but favors Democrats in presidential elections: |
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| | + | *[[Wisconsin]] |
| | + | *[[Michigan]] |
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| | + | ==See also== |
| | + | * [[Gun control]] of the Blue States |
| | + | *[[Blue Plague]] |
| | + | *[[Blue State Civil War]] |
| | + | * [[Purple state]]s - swing states that can vote either [[Republican]] or [[Democrat]] |
| | + | * [[American Redoubt]] - [[Free State Wyoming]] - [[Free State Project]] |
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| | + | [[Category:Democrats]] |
| | + | [[Category:Democratic Party]] |
| | + | [[Category:California]] |
| | + | [[Category:San Francisco]] |
| | + | [[Category:Los Angeles]] |
| | + | [[Category:Colorado]] |
| | + | [[Category:Connecticut]] |
| | + | [[Category:Delaware]] |
| | + | [[Category:Hawaii]] |
| | + | [[Category:Illinois]] |
| | + | [[Category:Chicago]] |
| | + | [[Category:Maryland]] |
| | + | [[Category:Maine]] |
| | + | [[Category:Massachusetts]] |
| | + | [[Category:Boston]] |
| | + | [[Category:New Jersey]] |
| | + | [[Category:New York]] |
| | + | [[Category:New York City]] |
| | + | [[Category:Urban History]] |
| | + | [[Category:Oregon]] |
| | + | [[Category:Rhode Island]] |
| | + | [[Category:Vermont]] |
| | + | [[Category:Washington]] |
| | + | [[Category:Washington, DC]] |
| | + | [[Category:Liberalism]] |
| | + | [[Category:Liberals]] |
| | + | [[Category:Anti Second Amendment]] |
| | + | [[Category:Gun Control]] |
| | + | [[Category:Oppression]] |
| | + | [[Category:Welfare State]] |
| | + | [[Category:Politics]] |
| | + | [[Category:States of the United States]] |
| | + | [[Category:United States History]] |
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