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Difference between Purple state and Red state

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purple state—(U.S.) a state which may vote Democratic or Republican:

  • New Hampshire has been called a purple state for its mix of red (Republican) and blue (Democratic) voters in 2000.

red state—(U.S.) a state voting Republican in a given election, or tending to vote Republican in general:

  • In John Ashcroft’s home state of Missouri, Bush received 54 percent of the vote, making it a red state.