red states
GOP electoral territory
Red states are U.S. states that consistently vote Republican in presidential elections, from the color used on electoral maps.
The designation emerged clearly after the 2000 election, when media standardized red for Republicans and blue for Democrats.
Texas and Florida are reliably red states.
The term extends to characterize conservative politics and culture generally: red state values.
GOP party member
- GOPRepublican Party acronym
- electoralConcerning choosing representatives
- swing statesElectorally unpredictable regions
- heartlandCentral region of significance
Midwest · South · voting · primaries · caucuses · gerrymandering · incumbent · senatorial
Faith based on Jesus
- evangelicalZealously advocating beliefs
- ruralOf the countryside
- farmingCultivating land for food
- ranchingOperating a livestock farm
country music · NASCAR · hunting · church · small-town · blue-collar · working-class · football
Principles held worthwhile
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- familyRelated people together
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
- tax cutsDecreased government assessments
small government · deregulation · Second Amendment · capitalism · fiscal responsibility · free market · defense spending · law and order
Republican
GOP party member
- GOPRepublican Party acronym
- electoralConcerning choosing representatives
- swing statesElectorally unpredictable regions
heartland · Midwest · South · voting · primaries · caucuses · gerrymandering · incumbent · senatorial · gubernatorial
Christianity
Faith based on Jesus
- evangelicalZealously advocating beliefs
- ruralOf the countryside
- farmingCultivating land for food
ranching · country music · NASCAR · hunting · church · small-town · blue-collar · working-class · football · rodeo
values
Principles held worthwhile
- patriotismDevotion to one's homeland
- familyRelated people together
- pro-lifeAgainst elective pregnancy termination
tax cuts · small government · deregulation · Second Amendment · capitalism · fiscal responsibility · free market · defense spending · law and order · border security
- election mapselectoral college, electoral votes, blue states, swing states, battleground states
- Southern PoliticsDixiecrats, Jim Crow, poll tax, poll taxes, one-party rule
- partisan politicsDemocrats, Republicans, party loyalty, party line, polarization
- RepublicansGOP, Republican, RNC, elephant, conservatives
- Right Wingconservatism, GOP, Republicans, Republican Party, far right
- 2000 ElectionFlorida recount, hanging chads, Bush v. Gore, Al Gore, George W. Bush
red, state, stately, statesman, statehood, statesmen, stateswoman, stateswomen, red state