United States presidential elections terminology

U.S. state where neither major party or candidate has overwhelming support, making it key to control of the Presidency or Senate

U.S. states that vote predominantly for Democrats (blue) and Republicans (red)

news event deliberately created or timed or sometimes occurring spontaneously to influence the outcome of an election, particularly one for the U.S. presidency

American political term for states which consistently vote Democrat

electoral support of the Southern United States for Democratic Party candidates from 1877 to 1964

list of finalist candidates for a job, position, or award

form of home-based political campaigning