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[[File:Red state, blue state.svg|thumb|US presidential elections, since 2008. Dark blue: Democrats won the majority 4 times, light blue: they won 3 times, purple: Democrats and Republicans each won twice, light red: Republicans won 3 times, dark red: they won 4 times.]]

[[File:Red states and blue states of the US based on data from the 2008, 2012, 2016 and 2020 presidential elections.svg|thumb|US presidential elections, since 2008. Dark blue: Democrats won the majority 4 times, light blue: they won 3 times, purple: Democrats and Republicans each won twice, light red: Republicans won 3 times, dark red: they won 4 times.]]

When [[Election|elections]] are done in the United States, single US states are classified by their majority. In that context, in a '''blue state''', the majority voted for a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate, in a '''red state''' they voted for a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate. This classification has been in use since the year 2000. If people talk about a red or a blue state outside the context of an election, they refer to the party  most people in the state usually support.   

When [[Election|elections]] are done in the United States, single US states are classified by their majority. In that context, in a '''blue state''', the majority voted for a [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] candidate, in a '''red state''' they voted for a [[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]] candidate. This classification has been in use since the year 2000. If people talk about a red or a blue state outside the context of an election, they refer to the party  most people in the state usually support.   

File:Most recent senate election.svg|Map based on last Senate election in each state as of 2024

File:Most recent senate election.svg|Map based on last Senate election in each state as of 2024

File:118th United States Congress Senators.svg|Incumbent senators. Red and blue denote two Republican or two Democratic senators respectively. Purple states denote one Republican and one Democrat from the state. Light blue stripes denote one Independent senator (who caucuses with the Democrats).

File:119th United States Congress Senators.svg|Incumbent senators. Red and blue denote two Republican or two Democratic senators respectively. Purple states denote one Republican and one Democrat from the state. Light blue stripes denote one Independent senator (who caucuses with the Democrats).

File:118th US Congress House.svg|Incumbent House of Representative members by state. The darker the shade, the higher percentage of members of that party. Dark blue and red are 100% members of the party. Purple states are evenly split.

File:118th US Congress House.svg|Incumbent House of Representative members by state. The darker the shade, the higher percentage of members of that party. Dark blue and red are 100% members of the party. Purple states are evenly split.