bellwether state 風向州

bellwether state
繁：風向州
简：风向州

格林尼治標凖時間零時30分：另外一個重要戰區–俄亥俄州投票結束，從1964年開始，連續13次都是贏得俄州的總統候選人都贏得了總統大選。

所以俄州被看成是「風向州」，從俄州的結果或許就能夠看出來誰會是繼奧巴馬之後入主白宮。

2016美國總統大選：何時發生何事（2016年11月7日）。BBC 中文網，取自 http://www.bbc.com/zhongwen/trad/world/2016/11/161107_uselection_timetable

After decades as one of America’s most reliable political bellwethers, an inevitable presidential battleground that closely mirrored the mood and makeup of the country, Ohio is suddenly fading in importance this year.

Martin, J. (2016, September 29). Ohio, Long a Bellwether, Is Fading on the Electoral Map. New York Times. Retrieved from http://www.nytimes.com/2016/09/30/us/politics/ohio-campaign-trump-clinton.html