blue state
blue state — 名詞
1. any of the states in the US where the majority of voters regularly support the D
藍州
多數選民支持民主黨的美國州份
any of the states in the US where the majority of voters regularly support the Democratic Party in elections — the counterpart of a red state, where Republican candidates tend to win.
After the 2024 election, the news confirmed that California remained a solid blue state.
2024年大選後，新聞證實加州仍然是穩固的藍州。
collocation: solid blue state
Senator Mei-Lin Chen campaigned in rural areas of the blue state to boost voter turnout.
Mei-Lin Chen 參議員在該藍州的鄉村地區進行競選活動，以提高投票率。
Governor Anaya told reporters that being a blue state had helped fund new schools.
密西根州州長 Anaya 告訴記者，由於該州是藍州，因而獲得了更多學校建設經費。
Arizona changed from a red to a blue state over the past decade, the analyst noted.
亞利桑那州在過去十年間已從紅州轉變為藍州，分析師指出。
Voters in blue states and red states often disagree sharply about taxes and health care.
藍州和紅州的選民在稅務和醫療保健議題上經常意見分歧很大。
- Democratic-leaning state
more formal and descriptive; used in academic or data-driven writing
- Democratic state
shorter alternative but can be ambiguous (could mean 'a state governed by democracy')
- red state
a US state where most voters tend to support the Republican Party
文法句型
blue state + noun (e.g. blue state voters, blue state governor)
a/the + adjective + blue state
用法筆記
The blue/red color coding for US political parties became standard after the 2000 presidential election. 'Blue state' contrasts with 'red state' (Republican-leaning) and 'swing state' (competitive). Avoid using it to describe countries outside the US.