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Nov 3, 2020 · In 1976, NBC used its first on-air election map and the bulbs turned red to designate states won by Democratic nominee Jimmy Carter and blue to designate states won by Republican nominee...
- Enterprise Reporter / Columnist
Feb 2, 2024 · You might think red, with all its energy and fire, would be better suited for the Democrats, while the calm and steady blue would fit the Republicans. But red actually works well for the Republican Party.
Nov 2, 2020 · In any 2020 electoral map, the color scheme is clear: Red is for Republicans, blue is for Democrats. But where did this universal agreement on color-coding come from? It's relatively...
Sep 15, 2016 · Sep 15, 2016, 8:10 AM PDT. On any given election night, Americans are accustomed to seeing maps of states turning red for a Republican win or blue for the Democrats. We often hear political...
- Matteen Mokalla
Light bulbs on each state changed from undecided white to Republican blue and Democratic red. NBC declared Carter the winner at 3:30 a.m. EST, when Mississippi turned red.
The Democratic states, comprising 242 electoral votes had all actually gone blue since 1992 - six straight elections. Further highlighting this polarization: While relatively competitive overall, only four states (FL, NC, OH, VA) were decided by less than 5% popular vote margin in the 2012 presidential election.
Sep 26, 2016 · Red and blue are closely associated with the top two parties in the United States, but it's only been that way for a little more than a decade. George Stephanopoulos discusses where the colors...
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