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A state that is colored purple or yellow on a electoral college map usually indicates what?

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Instead of mapping the states' majority vote by filling it in red or blue, it showed how close elections were with shades of purple.

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It is purple because it could either go blue or red. A purple state refers to a swing state where both Democratic and Republican candidates receive strong support without an overwhelming majority of support for either party. Purple states are also often referred to as "battleground" states. Purple means that the state has no federal requirements for voting systems. Relevant state statutes and/or regulations make no mention of any federal agency, ... (it has more than one meaning so im sorry if it is wrong.)

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