red state

[ red-steyt ]

/ ˈrɛd ˌsteɪt /

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noun U.S. Politics.

a state of the U.S. that usually votes Republican.

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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

Words nearby red state

Red Square, red squill, red squirrel, red star, redstart, red state, Redstone, red stuff, red supergiant, red tag, red-tailed hawk

How to use red state in a sentence

In the last two decades, blue and red states alike have tried out all-mail elections—and stuck with them.
Why more, earlier voting means greater election security—not less|Bobbie Johnson|December 10, 2020|MIT Technology Review
As a result, none came particularly close to winning their very red states.
There Wasn’t That Much Split-Ticket Voting In 2020|Nathaniel Rakich (nathaniel.rakich@fivethirtyeight.com)|December 2, 2020|FiveThirtyEight
Both were reliable Republican voters in a reliably conservative part of a reliably red state.
In neighboring Georgia counties, election revealed a growing divide that mirrors the nation|Haisten Willis, Griff Witte|November 30, 2020|Washington Post
With one day of early voting left, more people have now cast ballots in the presidential election in Texas, a once reliably red state with historically low levels of turnout, than they did in the 2016 general election overall.
More people have already voted in Texas than did in 2016|Nicole Narea|October 30, 2020|Vox

“We’re still a red state, but we’re pinker than people think we are,” he said.
‘Not a fair fight’: In Kansas, GOP frustrated as money rolls in for Democrat and Senate race tightens|Annie Gowen|October 21, 2020|Washington Post
Dental leaders barnstormed the state, and cities began to fluoridate.
Anti-Fluoriders Are The OG Anti-Vaxxers|Michael Schulson|July 27, 2016|DAILY BEAST
But on Thursday Boxer triggered a Golden State political earthquake, announcing that she would not seek a fifth term in 2016.
The Golden State Preps for the ‘Red Wedding’ of Senate Races|David Freedlander|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Meanwhile, in Florida, Bush was flooded with questions about whether gay marriage could possibly come to the Sunshine State.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Former Red Sox star Curt Schilling says his politics are keeping him out of Cooperstown.
Conservative Curt Says His Politics, Not His Pitching, Kept Him Out of the Hall of Fame|Ben Jacobs|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
This week, Florida became the 36th state to allow same-sex marriage.
Jeb Bush’s Unseen Anti-Gay Marriage Emails|Jackie Kucinich|January 9, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Beginners must be warned against mistaking the edges of cells, or particles which have retained the red stain, for bacilli.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
Under the internal pressure his whiskers stood on end and his face grew red.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
If we can free this State of Yankees, we will accomplish more than your armies down south have.
The Courier of the Ozarks|Byron A. Dunn
“You appear to feel it so,” rejoined Mr. Pickwick, smiling at the clerk, who was literally red-hot.
The Posthumous Papers of the Pickwick Club, v. 2(of 2)|Charles Dickens
Ripperda's eye fell upon the mantle,—it was discoloured a dark red in many places, he nodded his head, and the man withdrew.
The Pastor's Fire-side Vol. 3 of 4|Jane Porter