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Presidential Elections - Analysis and Discussion => 2012 U.S. Presidential Election Results => Topic started by: All Along The Watchtower on June 27, 2014, 07:43:06 PM



Title: Least populous Obama county and most populous Romney county?
Post by: All Along The Watchtower on June 27, 2014, 07:43:06 PM
Title says it all-apologies if this has already been done.

Since Obama won most of the most populous counties in America and Romney won most of the least populous ones, I was curious to see if anyone knew the answer to this question.

Additionally, if anyone knows the answer to this question for each state, that would be cool too.


Title: Re: Least populous Obama county and most populous Romney county?
Post by: ElectionsGuy on June 28, 2014, 07:11:42 AM
Most populous Romney county: Maricopa, Arizona, though Harris, Texas certainly was close.

Least populous Obama county: Technically it would be the newly established Kalawao, Hawaii, but otherwise would be Yakutat, Alaska (city/bourough connecting the southeast panhandle to mainland). The smallest Obama county we can see on an election map is San Juan, Colorado.

Here's a huge list of all the counties here (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_United_States_counties_and_county_equivalents)


Title: Re: Least populous Obama county and most populous Romney county?
Post by: on June 28, 2014, 09:11:11 AM
Our Election Guy once compiled an interesting map about the voting behavior of the smallest and biggest county in each state:


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Red - Biggest and smallest county voted for Obama
Blue - Biggest and smallest county voted for Romney
Green - biggest county voted for Obama, smallest county voted for Romney
Gold - Biggest county voted for Romney, smallest county voted for Obama

Interesting dynamics in a lot of these states, especially in Colorado, Maine, Wisconsin, Minnesota, and the south.

Also I used 2010 census for the populations.

PS: Technically, D.C. should be red.


Title: Re: Least populous Obama county and most populous Romney county?
Post by: ○∙◄☻¥tπ[╪AV┼cVê└ on June 28, 2014, 04:58:00 PM
the newly established Kalawao, Hawaii

1905 is newly established?

Now, I certainly wouldn't be surprised if they disestablished it.