Map of red states and blue states in the U.S.
Key: The following classification of red and blue states (as well as purple/battleground states) was determined by compiling the average margins of victory in the five presidential elections between 1992 and 2008. Three of these past elections were won by Democrats, Bill Clinton in 1992 and 1996, and Barack Obama in 2008, while two were won by Republican George W. Bush in 2000 and 2004.


  R &gt;20:
Utah (R +30.768)
Idaho (R +27.018)
Wyoming (R +26.132)
Nebraska (R +22.606)
Alaska (R +20.946)
Oklahoma (R +20.152)  R 10–20:
Kansas (R + 16.892)
North Dakota (R +16.484)
Alabama (R +15.162)
Texas (R +12.872)
Mississippi (R +12.766)
South Dakota (R +11.920)
South Carolina (R +11.230)  R 3–10: 
Montana (R +9.668)
Kentucky (R +9.408)
Indiana (R +9.398)
Georgia (R +6.814)
North Carolina (R +6.086)
Tennessee (R +5.228)
Arizona (R +4.990)
Louisiana (R +4.824)
Virginia (R +3.252)  R &lt;3 to D &lt;3: 
Nevada (R +2.004)
West Virginia (R +0.902)
Arkansas (R +0.080)
Colorado (D +0.238)
Florida (D +0.320)
Missouri (D +1.156)
Ohio (D +1.432)  D 3–10:
New Hampshire (D + 4.176)
Iowa (D + 5.110)
Wisconsin (D + 5.838)
New Mexico (D + 6.056)
Pennsylvania (D + 7.040)
Oregon (D + 7.798)
Minnesota (D + 8.860)
Michigan (D + 9.120)  D 10–20:
Washington (D +10.774)
New Jersey (D +11.656)
Maine (D +12.136)
Delaware (D +13.814)
California (D +14.414)
Connecticut (D +14.954)
Illinois (D +15.844)
Maryland (D +16.996)  D &gt;20:
Vermont (D +21.006)
Hawaii (D +21.806)
New York (D +22.966)
Rhode Island (D +25.708)
Massachusetts (D +26.032)
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