Blue county

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This article is about an election term. For the country music duo, see Blue County.

A blue county is a county whose residents predominantly vote for the Democratic Party 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.

Traditionally, the practice of designating a county as "red" or "blue" is based on the winner-take-all system.

[edit] Blue counties

Examples of blue counties nation-wide:

• Los Angeles County, California
• Cook County, Illinois
• Rio Arriba County, New Mexico
• Westchester County, New York
• Hidalgo County, Texas
• Washington County, Vermont

Based on the 2000 U.S. Census^[1]

[edit] See also

• Red state vs. blue state divide

[edit] External links

• USA Today 2004 Presidential election map by county