The designation of colors for specific parties, in this case, red for Republicans and blue for Democrats, is something that is so ingrained in the political arena it is hard to believe that it is actually something that started during the 2000 election. Before that, the color distinction would switch each presidential election cycle.

Democrats are blue and Republicans are red. Everyone knows this, but very few people know why the two colors were selected to begin with.

Matching the political code used in the United Kingdom, Republican Ford was blue like the UK Conservative Party while Carter’s Democrats were given the red colour ( tying in with the UK Labour Party ).

Utah has been reliably red throughout this election cycle and has been a GOP stronghold for the last three elections. Utah only carries six electoral votes, up from five last cycle.

The terms "red state" and "blue state" emerged during the 2000 U.S. presidential election to describe states that predominantly vote for the Republican (red) or Democratic (blue) parties, particularly in presidential and statewide elections.