Why did Little River County, AR swung so hard to the Republicans in 2008?

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It's a heavily white rural county in Arkansas.  Arkansas is like West Virginia, but with more PUMAs.

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Whites in Arkansas swung hard to the right in 2008 because of both racism and PUMA mindset.   Then, as Obama came to define the Democratic Party, old time Democrats in the state had enough, as they helped elect Republicans to all major offices, and wouldn’t support Hillary herself in 2016.

Even in 2008, Arkansas Democrats controlled 3 out of 4 House seats, both Senate seats, the Governorship, and all statewide offices.  In addition, the state had one of the most solidly Democratic state legislatures in the country.  The US elects a black Democrat President, and 6 years later, Republicans control everything in Arkansas.

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I wonder if Bush 41 did better in 1992 than in 1988 in any of the same areas where McCain did better than Bush 43.

Clarke County, Iowa.

I might also check on the four South Dakota counties that swung Republican in 2008; they’re possibilities.