German and Irish backlash against Wilson and/or Cox in 1916 and 1920 (user search)
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RBH
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« on: January 02, 2007, 07:22:07 PM »

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Various results

Cook County, IL: Wilson got 44% in 1916, Cox got 22% in 1920.
New York: Wilson got 53%, Cox got 29%.
Milwaukee County, WI: Wilson got 44%, Cox got 18%.
Sheridan County, ND: Wilson got 27%, Cox got 7%. (FDR got 79%, 41%, 18%, and 17% in four elections there)
Suffolk County, MA: Wilson got 59%, Cox got 36%

I'm sure there's more good examples. And I don't know specifically what's in Sheridan County
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RBH
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« Reply #1 on: January 03, 2007, 07:51:20 PM »

In the scheme of things, I don't cheer for people to die.

Although from a political standpoint, had Wilson died in 1919, then Marshall would have had a decent shot of winning.

Marshall would have definately had a better shot than Cox.

The worst five Democratic Presidential nominees, 1896-2004

5: Mondale, 1984
4: McGovern, 1972
3: Cox, 1920
2: Davis, 1924
1: Parker, 1904

Say what you will about McGovern, but McGovern got a lot more than 34%
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« Reply #2 on: January 03, 2007, 10:00:05 PM »

I'm sure there's more good examples.

German Catholic counties in Wisconsin:

Jefferson County 1912- 62.4 percent Democratic
Jefferson County 1916- 47.7 percent Democratic

Ozaukee County 1912- 63.3 percent Democratic
Ozaukee County 1916- 48.4 percent Democratic

Dodge County 1912- 60.0 percent Democratic
Dodge County 1916- 46.8 percent Democratic

Yeah, I think it's safe to say that Wilson alienated ethnics.

And each one of those counties had a huge dive for the Dems in 1920.

Then they both went back to the Dems for Al Smith and for FDR. Before shifting towards Willkie.

Do you think there's also a German thing involved with the strong shifts towards Eisenhower?

And, which catagories do these counties fall under

Brown County, WI (Wilson gained in 1916, Cox got crushed, Smith won, FDR won 3 times, and JFK won with a 21 point shift)

Lincoln County, WI (Wilson lost almost 17 points between '12 and '16, Cox was crushed, Smith did well, FDR won twice)
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