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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A US state in which a majority of the electorate votes for the Democratic candidate in a statewide election.

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

Etymologies

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

[From the fact that states that have elected Democratic candidates are often colored blue on maps in media reports.]

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