Things change. My very BLUE state of California used to be red. In 1992 Bill Clinton carried the state and blue it's been since. Your state?

My state (Michigan) is more nuanced. It's not clearly red or blue. Several political experts agree: Michigan is a purple state. Though how much red and blue is in that purple is evolving. For years, Michigan has tended to elect Democrats to the U.S. Senate and the presidency, but it’s picked Republicans for statewide office. The tricky part to figuring out Michigan’s political identity lies in what people call “purple voters.” The interplay between how those people vote in statewide and federal elections is what really makes Michigan "purple." For many of us "Wolverines" (Michigan is called the Wolverine State), we vote for who we believe will do what's best for our state and the country as a whole. Case in point, the 2016 election when we went "red". No to Hillary, yes to Trump. Gotta love it! :)

Richmond County (Augusta, my birthplace) is a Democrat stronghold with the majority of residents and registered voters being African American. In neighboring Columbia County,  (where we have lived since 1983) Republicans have been in control since the 1980 General Election. Our county has seen phenomenal growth and development in recent years with a large Hispanic community. Georgia has the largest Hispanic community east of the Mississippi River. The state has been solidly red in recent years, but the shift in demographics has moved it to a tossup in statewide and national voting. The state has a purple hue about it with the candidates having the better organization and ground game holding the best chances.