Who Are The 15-20% of Clinton Supporters in Deep Red Backcountry?

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

There is no doubt at all that Trump went even beyond Krazen esq "dominating" in America's back and coal country. Particularly talking about West Virginia, East Kentucky, East Tennessee, the west part of regular Virginia, the west part of NC, and Southeastern Ohio. Usually in the high 70s to mid 80s in percentage of votes per county, he roasted Clinton who got anywhere from 15-20ish percent in most of these counties. Besides a few spikes and falls here or there, that was the general trend. This overwhelming majority of Trumpians in these areas have been probed, interviewed, and researched over and over again, and we have a general understanding of their motives, persona, situation, etc. But while 15-20% of the voters that voted in a county is nowhere near dominating, or even a majority, none the less, it is still a substantial chunk of the electorate. I want more understanding of them and there motives, persona, and situation, etc. I am curious about them, especially since I have not heard or seen a lot about them. I have a few theories as to who they might be as a bloc, but not exactly sure. I have ruled out minorities in most all of the cases, because nearly all of these counties are almost homogenous, and minorities do not make up anywhere near 15-20% of the voting electorate in most all of these counties. The two theories I have are more educated and enlightened individuals who feel as though the democratic party is that of the working man, and are faithfully loyal to the party platform, and the other one is that these people are the remnants of the roasted democratic party that at least existed in these places before the early 2000s, and while they find it tough, they are staying loyal and supporting their lifelong party that they believe still has some semblance to pro workers and labour unions. Kind of like a Elliot county mindset pre Trumpian defection. Anyways, I still have not actually figured it out, and I feel like having input and a discussion would be cool.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

They didn't engage in as much inbreeding and therefore have less defective genes.

ROMNEY-CLINTON VOTERS ARE AWESOME AMAZING COSMOPOLITAN PEOPLE WHO ARE NICE AND JUST WANT A REASONABLE DEMOCRATIC PARTY THAT DOESN'T STAND FOR ANY ECONOMIC POLICY AMIRITE!?!?!

I wouldn't expect anyone on this 100% white and male forum to understand, but I'd be happy to talk about progressive economic policy after people like you stop coddling those with horrifying views.

Pursuing Romney-Clinton voters means abandoning progressive economic policy.

Party purists are even worse than inbreds...

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Anyway, why don't you guys shut up about $400k salt o' the earth households and the nuance of whether people living in coastal states are in fact "coastal", and try sticking to the original topic?

Agreed, stupid partisan bickering, no wonder we can't ever get anything good anymore.

[Co-Chair Bagel23]

Yeah I know this is later, but it is still relevant, and I thought I found something pretty cool. I found a former coal miner and mine equipment seller who supported Clinton at 2:07. Essentially his reasoning, I don't like or trust Trump, and I'm a lifelong democrat so I have to vote for Hillary.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AX5wP52GMu0