Title: Counties that went from solidly Republican to solidy Democratic (pres. elect.) Post by: A18 on August 07, 2005, 09:23:44 PM Cook County, Illinois
Once: 71% for Harding Today: 70% for Kerry Philadelphia County Once: 77% for Coolidge Today: 80% for Kerry Los Angeles County Once: 70% for Hoover Today: 63% for Kerry Note any other major counties (wouldn't fit in title). Title: Re: Counties that went from solidly Republican to solidy Democratic (pres. elect Post by: Cashcow on August 07, 2005, 09:57:41 PM Didn't Boston start voting Dem before almost every other major city?
Title: Re: Counties that went from solidly Republican to solidy Democratic (pres. elect Post by: A18 on August 07, 2005, 10:03:15 PM Suffolk County voted Democrat in 1892, 1900, 1904, 1912, 1916, and then from 1928 onward, overwhelmingly Democrat every time. Atlas doesn't have data for elections prior to 1892. Title: Re: Counties that went from solidly Republican to solidy Democratic (pres. elect Post by: PBrunsel on August 07, 2005, 10:04:41 PM Didn't Boston start voting Dem before almost every other major city? That's because of the Irish who lived there. They always voted Democratic. Title: Re: Counties that went from solidly Republican to solidy Democratic (pres. elect Post by: skybridge on August 08, 2005, 03:33:07 AM Didn't Boston start voting Dem before almost every other major city? That's because of the Irish who lived there. They always voted Democratic. But then why did Boston vote for Harding and Coolidge? Title: Re: Counties that went from solidly Republican to solidy Democratic (pres. elect Post by: bgwah on August 08, 2005, 12:02:12 PM Don't have membership, but every time Washington state voted Republican so did King County.
So if someone with membership wants to check 1904 King County, maybe that will be the best a Republican ever did, because I'm pretty sure it's the best a Republican ever did in our state. Title: Re: Counties that went from solidly Republican to solidy Democratic (pres. elect.) Post by: skybridge on August 08, 2005, 01:32:20 PM Which of Utah's counties went for Roosevelt in 1912?
Title: Re: Counties that went from solidly Republican to solidy Democratic (pres. elect.) Post by: A18 on August 08, 2005, 01:38:55 PM Uintah and Weber
Title: Re: Counties that went from solidly Republican to solidy Democratic (pres. elect Post by: PBrunsel on August 08, 2005, 01:56:00 PM Didn't Boston start voting Dem before almost every other major city? That's because of the Irish who lived there. They always voted Democratic. But then why did Boston vote for Harding and Coolidge? Due tot he isolationst feelings of the Irish-Catholic Bostonains after the war. Nearly every family in Boston had a son go over to fight WWI, and a majority were killed and wounded. They responded to Harding's isolationist call. For the 1924 campaign, the Irish voted against John W. Davis because they felt that the Democratic Party was controlled by the KKK and that is wyh Al Smith was denied the 1924 nomination. Title: Re: Counties that went from solidly Republican to solidy Democratic (pres. elect Post by: Max Power on August 08, 2005, 02:29:44 PM What about Loving County, Texas, and it's under 100 citizens? :P
Title: Re: Counties that went from solidly Republican to solidy Democratic (pres. elect Post by: A18 on August 08, 2005, 09:17:37 PM Cook County voted Republican in 1900, 1904 (landslide), 1916, 1920, 1924, and 1928. In 1912, it went Progressive.
No data for 1908 or any time before then. Title: Re: Counties that went from solidly Republican to solidy Democratic (pres. elect.) Post by: A18 on August 08, 2005, 09:23:08 PM As for Philadelphia County, it voted GOP in 1892 (57.5%), 1896 (72.1%), 1900 (73.9%), 1904 (80.8%), 1908 (69.1%), 1912 (36.5%, but combined with TR, almost 70%), 1916 (66.8%), 1920 (73.4%), 1924 (77.7%), 1928 (60.0%), and even 1932 (54.5%). Democratic ever since, though 1948 was close.
Where did you think McKinley's support came from? Rural areas? |