Weirdest Presidental Election Result by state since 1960

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Minnesota: 2016 (Trump almost won this solidly Democratic state by dominating among WWC voters)

Wrong. He almost won because third-party candidates pulled much more support from Clinton than they did from Trump. He did not do as well among WWC here as he did in WI/MI/PA.

Maine: 2016 (Huge Swing to Trump, going from solidly D to one that Trump almost won. I don't understand how Trump would be a better fit than past Republicans.)

This one is the big WWC swing.

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5. Obama campaign-bombed the state, the better question is why Missouri didn't flip too. I still don't get that one.

St. Charles County saved McCain in the state. Even now it's still a strongly R-leaning swing county, despite the fact that on paper it looks like it should be realigning at Atlanta-speed.
Galloway won it in 2018 by literally 34 votes.

I have to wonder if the very stark racial divides of St. Louis play a role here (as in Milwaukee).

Tennesee: 1988 (Why did Bush improve over Reagan?!)

I guess just a continuation of the southern realignment?

Utah: 2016 (Insane 3rd Party performance by McMullin)

Mormons are apparently the only Republicans who can resist Trumpism + McMullin is a perfect fit for the state.

Utah has some really odd voting behaviors sometimes. It's the only place in the country that is simultaneously very religious and very educated, and that combination can produce some interesting results.