T he United States map is traditionally split into “Red” and “Blue” states, where red states lean Republican and blue states ...

The United States has had 60 presidential elections, starting in 1789. New parties have come and gone, while new states expanded the electoral map. Maps show us how each state has voted over time ...

CNN’s coverage of the 1980 US presidential election ... earliest electoral maps, like Scribner’s 1883 Statistical Atlas of ...

It all goes back to the 2000 presidential election between Democrat Al Gore and Republican George W Bush. The contest wasn't settled on election night ...

Swing states are primarily those that have a mix of Republican (red) and Democratic (blue) voters. This means that voters in these states are not strongly loyal to one party, making them ...

But the polls show Bush and Kerry in ... before the 2000 election, hatched the concept of dividing the nation into red states and blue states. “The red states are getting redder,” he said.