Counties for Goldwater and Obama

[Verily]

So, is there any county here (other than Whiteside) not explained by blacks, hispanics, or colleges?

The ones in Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin; Carroll (I guess?) in NH; maybe some of the Virginias?

Douglas, GA, and Teton, WY?

Teton, WY, is Jackson Hole, which is resort country.

I'm mildly stunned that Douglas, GA, voted for Obama.  I didn't know suburban Atlanta whites voted anywhere near 50/50 except in the innermost areas.  Someone needs to school me on suburban Atlanta apparently.

Edit:  Ugh, I thought I'd said resort towns.  Yea, I know Mono/Teton/Alpine/etc. well

Well, Douglas was 19% black as of the 2000 Census. Maybe much of the growth there is the black population? It's not obscenely wealthy like the counties north of Atlanta, too.

[Verily]

So, is there any county here (other than Whiteside) not explained by blacks, hispanics, or colleges?

The ones in Indiana, Iowa and Wisconsin; Carroll (I guess?) in NH; maybe some of the Virginias?

Douglas, GA, and Teton, WY?

Teton, WY, is Jackson Hole, which is resort country.

I'm mildly stunned that Douglas, GA, voted for Obama.  I didn't know suburban Atlanta whites voted anywhere near 50/50 except in the innermost areas.  Someone needs to school me on suburban Atlanta apparently.

Edit:  Ugh, I thought I'd said resort towns.  Yea, I know Mono/Teton/Alpine/etc. well

Well, Douglas was 19% black as of the 2000 Census. Maybe much of the growth there is the black population? It's not obscenely wealthy like the counties north of Atlanta, too.

Woah.

2000->2006, went from 12% to 34% black.

That'll do it.

18.5% in 2000, actually, but, yes. The black population was 33.7% in 2006, probably around 38% now if that trend is even close to holding. Just looked it up on FactFinder. That's a massive change.

I wonder if the same explains Rockdale, Henry and the others counties south and east of Atlanta which swung absurdly. Going to check...

Yes, it does. Rockdale County went from 18.2% black to 37.3% black 2000-2006. Henry County went from 14.7% in 2000 to 29.7% in 2006. Newton County went from 22.2% in 2000 to 33.6% in 2006. Gwinnett County from 13.3% to 20.3%. That will make redistricting... interesting... in the Atlanta area.