red state
[red steyt]
- a state of the U.S. that usually votes Republican.
Compare blue state, swing state.
Origin of red state
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
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It got particular traction with red-state Democrats who had never been enthusiastic supporters of closing Guantanamo.
Congress Cooperates, Obama Pushes Hard, and Closing Gitmo Has a ChanceDaniel Klaidman
December 12, 2013
Why did he, a red-state senator who famously took a rifle to the climate bill, take this fight on in the first place?
The president was oblivious to red-state Democrats facing tough elections.
Memo: The Aaron Sorkin Model of Political Discourse Doesn't Actually WorkMegan McArdle
April 23, 2013
Before the launch, a Daily insider told New York Magazine that the goal was not to create “a red-state device.”
And thanks to the religious right, the GOP lost two red-state Senate seats it could have won.