Red counties and blue counties are counties of the United States whose residents predominantly and consistently vote for the Republican Party or the Democratic Party, respectively. These patterns are seen in local, state, United States House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, and U.S. Presidential elections. This term may also be used to describe the political representation of a county by county commissioners, state representatives, and state senators. Degrees between highly "red" and "blue" states are sometimes represented by intermediary hues, with states that do not have a clear political preference being represented as "purple".
Examining political preferences at the county level gives a different perspective than the more widely used analysis at the state level. It is more likely to show differences based on the urban or rural make-up of various counties, rather than a state's regional location in the country.
Video Red counties and blue counties
Blue counties
Examples of blue counties nationwide:
- Los Angeles County, California
- San Francisco County, California
- King County, Washington
- Cook County, Illinois
- Athens-Clarke County, Georgia
- Pitkin County, Colorado
- Harris County, Texas
- Essex County, New Jersey
- Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
- Bronx County, New York
- Westchester County, New York
- Athens County, Ohio
- Cuyahoga County, Ohio
- Allegheny County, Pennsylvania
- Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania
- Hidalgo County, Texas
- Travis County, Texas
- Chittenden County, Vermont
- Washington County, Vermont
- Wayne County, Michigan
Maps Red counties and blue counties
Red counties
Examples of red counties nationwide:
- Cape May County, New Jersey
- Butler County, Pennsylvania
- Weld County, Colorado
- San Bernardino County, California
- Orange County, California
- Utah County, Utah
- Warren County, Ohio
- Randall County, Texas
- Hanover County, Virginia
- Montgomery County, Texas
- Williamson County, Tennessee
- El Paso County, Colorado
- St. Tammany Parish, Louisiana
- Hillsdale County, Michigan
- Livingston County, Michigan
- Tarrant County, Texas
References
See also
- Red state vs. blue state divide
External links
- 2008 Election results by county
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