(Thread) Interesting factoids about presidential elections.

[lfromnj]

A total of 7 different Townships in Fairfield County CT voted for Romney in 2012 and Clinton in 2016, including 1 that had never before voted for a Democrat.

Cleveland won Darien in 88, are you talking about New Canaan?

[lfromnj]

I'm a little curious and I figured some people on here have more time than I do.. Were there any Gore/Bush/Obama/Romney/Trump counties? If so, what states were they concentrated in?

Jefferson County, WV comes close, having narrowly gone for Bush in 2000

Quite a few in IL, I count 5
Macon county IL.
Gallatin IL
Pulaski
the two north of Madison county IL.

[lfromnj]

I just found out that Maine voted for Obama by 16 in 2012. Very surprising.

Obama's 2008 performance in Maine was similarly impressive, and Susan Collins' 22-pt. victory that year was even more so, showing the level of crossover appeal which she once enjoyed.

2008 was decent and similar to upper midwestern states like wisconsin and Michigan, solid margins of victory but unlike in the previous two he held his ground in Maine because Romney also managed to lose votes in Maine from Mccain because he was that bad of a candidate for anything outside burbs.