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In the [[United States]], a '''red state''' is a state in which a simple majority has voted for the [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate in a presidential [[election]]. The term comes from the news networks, which in the 2000 presidential election decided to agree on one color to represent the Republicans and one for the Democrats in the states the parties won. | In the [[United States]], a '''red state''' is a state in which a simple majority has voted for the [[Republican Party|Republican]] candidate in a presidential [[election]]. The term comes from the news networks, which in the 2000 presidential election decided to agree on one color to represent the Republicans and one for the Democrats in the states the parties won. | ||
| − | Voters in red states are considered generally more [[conservative]] as a whole than voters in other states. Red states are generally noted for a commitment to conservative [[Christian]] morality, [[abortion|pro-life]], family values, economic self-sufficiency, and a desire to reduce the [[tax]] burden and the degree of government intervention in their lives. Red states are generally in the southern and | + | Voters in red states are considered generally more [[conservative]] as a whole than voters in other states. Red states are generally noted for a commitment to conservative [[Christian]] morality, [[abortion|pro-life]], family values, economic self-sufficiency, and a desire to reduce the [[tax]] burden, be sufficiently armed for self-defense, and reduce the degree of government intervention in their lives. This is opposed to, say, the liberal [[San Francisco values]] of the blue states. Red states are generally in the southern, western (sans the coast), and midwestern [[United States]]. These states are also collectively known as the [[real America]]. |
==See Also== | ==See Also== | ||
| − | *[[Blue state | + | *[[Blue state]] |
[[Category:United States Political Terms]] | [[Category:United States Political Terms]] | ||
Revision as of 23:07, December 15, 2011
In the United States, a red state is a state in which a simple majority has voted for the Republican candidate in a presidential election. The term comes from the news networks, which in the 2000 presidential election decided to agree on one color to represent the Republicans and one for the Democrats in the states the parties won.
Voters in red states are considered generally more conservative as a whole than voters in other states. Red states are generally noted for a commitment to conservative Christian morality, pro-life, family values, economic self-sufficiency, and a desire to reduce the tax burden, be sufficiently armed for self-defense, and reduce the degree of government intervention in their lives. This is opposed to, say, the liberal San Francisco values of the blue states. Red states are generally in the southern, western (sans the coast), and midwestern United States. These states are also collectively known as the real America.