GOP -> Dem : Alpine and Mono
Dem. -> GOP : none
Too bad not too many other historically very Republican rural Mormon counties decided to vote for Kerry.
I'v been weirded out about Alpine and Mono. Why on earth would these switch?
Alpine County had strange demographics - 20% Native American, 40% Mormon, 60% non-churchgoing. It probably was a matter of who turned out.
Mono County has a healthy tourism industry, with several ski resorts.
But they haven't gone GOP since like 1936 or 1940. Why support Goldwater, Bush Sr, Dole.. and than suddenly support Kerry? It seems weird.
Apart from its beautiful demographics, Alpine County has a healthy tourism industry too.
