Top 100 counties for Kerry

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Educated population, usually with college town(s)
Berkshire, MA
Franklin, MA

Only in parts; Berkshire contains some of the most deprived townships in southern New England and Franklin had (as of the last census) a pretty high % of people in manufacturing jobs (significantly higher than the MA average).
Strange part of the world actually.

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Elliot has always voted Democratic ever since it became a county. Before the '30's this was because it was settled by Virginians (in contrast to most of the rest of the area), after the '30's it's more to do with the huge UMW organising drive ("The President* wants you to join the Union") and it's lasting effects. IIRC there's a couple of places in Elliot with no registered Republicans whatsoever...

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Very working class area with very strong unions (same applies for Duluth etc over in MN... and more or less the entire Superior shore)

*Not President FDR but President John L. Lewis

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Some more facts on Buffalo County...

% with a bachelor's degree or higher: 5.4
% with no high school diploma: 36.1
% of grandparents responsible for grandchildren: 50.4
% aged 5 to 20 with a disablity: 15.1
% aged 21 to 64 '' '' : 46.6
% aged 65+ '' '' : 53.5
% born in South Dakota: 99.6%
% speaking a language other than English: 87.4%
% unable to speak English less than "very well" : 12.6%
% owner-occupied: 42.8
% households with a single mother: 18.4
% employed: 33.8
% unemployed: 9.4
% not in labor force: 56.6
% of workforce employed in primary industries: 20.1
% of workforce in public sector: 54
Median household income: $12,692
% of households with income under $10,000: 44.8
% of families below poverty line: 55.7
% of individuals below poverty line: 56.9