What were thetop 20 counties for Bush in 2000?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I know someone in Macon, AL

[Filuwaúrdjan]

I know someone in Macon, AL

Now, it would be impressive if you knew a Republican in Macon county Alabama.

IIRC there's about 3 of them...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Macon has given over 80% of it's votes to whoever the Dem candidate was since 1980!
In 2000 Gore won all the precincts (his best was Seasha #2, where he won 98% (!) of the vote. Bush's best was Notasulga City Hall #1, where he [Bush] won 46% of the vote).

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Yes, it's Bush's 2nd best among Counties with over 100,000 voters.

Montgomery?

Yes. The best is in Utah.

Strange!  I don't see why Montgomery County Texas would be set apart?  Utah is kinda understandable with all the Mormons, but Montgomery?  I'll have to give this one some thought.

Montgomery's Outer Suburban/Exurban Houston isn't it?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Anyone know anything about Macon County? Why is it so safe for the Dems? Large Black population?

I know someone in Tuskegee

Macon has a very large Black majority (about 85% of Macon is black, although Blacks are about 80% of registered voters IIRC) but the North of the county (around Notasulga) actually has a (slim) White majority (Notasulga proper is 66% white though).

Most of Macon is the Black majority area and votes Dem by landslide margins (tho' less than in inner city Ghettos).

What makes Macon ultra-safe (Kerry has a legit shot at cracking 90% there this year) is that *everywhere* votes Democrat (in 2000 Bush didn't even win 66% white Notasulga!)
Much of this is to do with poverty (all of Macon is extremely poor )

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Gore did win the Kentucky cities of Covington and Newport, which are across from Cincinnati. But look how bad he did in Kenton and Campbell counties.

Even more so than other places, this is an area where central cities are far, far, far more liberal than suburbs.

True... the Cincinnati MSA is one of the most polarised parts of the U.S