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Beefalow and the Consumer
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« on: November 12, 2004, 08:40:42 PM »

Quick: what state has the longest streak of voting for the same party in presidential elections?

Hint: It's not Georgia.
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« Reply #1 on: November 12, 2004, 09:56:47 PM »
« Edited: November 12, 2004, 10:01:12 PM by Redefeatbush04 »

Virginia (since 1968)?


Is this current or anytime?
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« Reply #2 on: November 12, 2004, 10:32:24 PM »

I'll guess Alabama
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« Reply #3 on: November 12, 2004, 10:58:34 PM »

Arizona, went Republican from every presidential election from 1948-1996.
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« Reply #4 on: November 12, 2004, 11:09:19 PM »

Vermont?

(1856 [or earlier] - 1960, inclusive)

If that's not it, then it's Arkansas.

(1872/6 - 1968, inclusive)
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« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2004, 01:53:44 AM »

Massachusetts?
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« Reply #6 on: November 13, 2004, 01:40:41 PM »

I think that Vermont is the winner.
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« Reply #7 on: November 13, 2004, 05:39:47 PM »

It's definitely not Vermont or Massachusetts. Remember, they both voted for Reagan in 1984.

Virginia, on the other hand, hasn't voted for a Democrat since 1964.
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« Reply #8 on: November 13, 2004, 05:41:29 PM »

Arizona, went Republican from every presidential election from 1948-1996.

I think this is correct. It was, afterall, one of the few GOP strongholds to withstand the Johnson landslide.
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« Reply #9 on: November 14, 2004, 02:34:39 AM »

Quick: what state has the longest streak of voting for the same party in presidential elections?
Vermont.   Fremont carried 11 states in 1856.  8 of them voted voted GOP for the next 13 elections (ME, NH, VT, MA, RI, OH, MI, and IA).  In addition, 2 states voted GOP from 1860-1908 (IL and MN).

In 1912, Taft only carried VT and UT.  If we consider Bull Moose as an alternate Republican, then MI, PA, and MN continued their streaks.  But those 3 stopped during the depression with MI and MN voting for FDR in 1932, and PA in 1936.  Vermont voted against FDR in all 4 of his elections and continued with GOP until 1969 (27 elections).

The best southern Democrat streaks were Georgia (1868-1960, 24 elections) and Arkansas (1876-1964, 23 elections).

The longest current streak is District of Columbia (1964-2004, 11 elections).  The longest Democrat streak for a state is Minnesota since 1976 (8 elections).

The longest current GOP streaks are those that are post-1964 for VA, IN, ND, SD, NE, KS, OK, ID, UT, AK (10 elections)
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« Reply #10 on: November 17, 2004, 05:18:55 PM »

I know which COUNTY has the longest partisan streak!

Doniphan county Kansas has always voted republican!
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« Reply #11 on: November 17, 2004, 05:37:44 PM »

I'm sure there are plenty of those.
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Beefalow and the Consumer
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« Reply #12 on: November 18, 2004, 12:58:40 AM »


Walworth County, WI has gone Republican every election since 1900, except for 1912, in which the Taft-TR split won the county for Wilson by 29 votes.

Dave has no numbers for pre-1900, but I would bet that Walworth has gone GOP every election all the way back 1856.
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« Reply #13 on: November 22, 2004, 08:14:28 PM »

If you count Roosevelt in 1912 as a republican many counties have always voted republican, but if you count Taft as the only republican, I can only find two. That county in Kansas, and also Carroll County Illinois.
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« Reply #14 on: November 23, 2004, 09:49:44 PM »

What's the longest partisan streak from a certain day all the way up until today? South Carolina?
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« Reply #15 on: November 24, 2004, 04:22:49 AM »

Jimtrex answered your question above
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