blue state

noun

A state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.

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Meanings

nounblue state (plural blue states)

plural blue states

  1. USidiomaticgovernmentA state of the United States voting Democratic in a given election, or tending to vote Democratic in general.

Origin

Compound of blue + state. From the color blue representing the Democratic Party of the United States, and being a state (“subnational division, province”) that votes Democratic.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 藍州 /蓝州
  • 藍州 /蓝州 (lánzhōu)blue state in the United States
French État bleu
  • État bleublue state in the United States
Japanese 青い州
  • 青い州 (aoi shū)blue state in the United States
Korean 파란 주
  • 파란 주 (paran ju)blue state in the United States
Polish niebieski stan
  • niebieski stanblue state in the United States
Vietnamese tiểu bang xanh, bang xanh
  • tiểu bang xanhblue state in the United States
  • bang xanhblue state in the United States
Cite this entry
APA

blue state. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20state

MLA

“blue state.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20state. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “blue state,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/blue%20state.

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