How has your county voted in previous presidential elections?

[Mr. Smith]

Alameda Co., CA

Year    Candidate             Swing          Relative to State  (approx)    Relative to Nation (approx)

2016: H. Clinton 78.06%  +0.63 R      + 16 D                    +30 D
2012: Obama 78.69%      + 0.17 D      + 18 D                    + 27 D
2008: Obama 78.52%     + 3.34 D      + 17 D                    +26 D
2004: Kerry 75.18%        + 5.82 D       + 21 D                    + 27 D
2000: Gore 69.36%         + 3.56 D       +18 D                     +20 D
1996: B. Clinton 65.8%   + 2.8 D         +14.3 D                  + 17.6 D
1992: B. Clinton 63%      + 1.8 R         +17 D                    + 20 D
1988: Dukakis 64.8%     + 6.1 D           + 16 D                   + 19 D
1984: Mondale 58.7%     + 10.4 D         + 17 D                    + 18 D
1980: Carter 48.3%         + 9.6 R          +14 D                     + 7 D
1976: Carter 57.9%        + 2.9 D         + 10 D                    + 8 D
1972: McGovern 55%       + 2 D           + 14 D                     + 17.5 D
1968: Humphrey 53%       + 13.6 R        + 9 D                     + 11 D
1964: L. Johnson 66.4%    +12.4 D        + 7 D                      + 5 D
1960: Kennedy  54%          +7.7 D         +5 D                      + 5 D
1956: Eisenhower  52.4%    + 0.1 D      + 3 D                       + 5 D
1952: Eisenhower 52.3%                            + 6.6 R      + 4.5 D                     + 3 D
1948: Truman   47.8%            +10 R      EVEN                       + 2.2 R
1944: F. Roosevelt 57.7%          +0.26 D                     +0.8 D                   +4.03 D
1940: F. Roosevelt 55.21%               +8.42 R       +2.2 R                      0.51 D
1936: F. Roosevelt 63.63%  +11.63 D                   +3.32 R                   +2.83 D
1932: F. Roosevelt 52%       +18 D         +6.4 R    +5.2 R
1928: Hoover  65.4%         +3.9 R                  +0.7 R                    +7.2 R
1924: Coolidge 61.5%        + 8.6 D            +4.3 R            +7.5 R
1920: Harding 69.1%      +18.86 R                       +6.9 R             +8.8 R
1916: Hughes 50.34%                    +2.87 R             +4.07 R         +4.24 R
1912: T. Roosevelt 47.47%            - N/A-      +5.84 P                   +20.07 P



Yeah, formatting this was a nightmare. But yeah, my place was quite the GOP paradise until The New Deal...and even then, much of the rest of the state was more Democratic.

Then it became a leaning Democratic area until Reaganomics happened.

[HAnnA MArin County]

Cape Girardeau County, MO

1900: McKinley (R) 52.58% — Jennings Bryan (D) 43.88% — Woolley (Prohibition) 1.65% — Barker (Progressive) 1.38%
1904: Roosevelt (R) 56.31% — Parker (D) 39.86% — Swallow (Prohibition) 2.44%
1908: Taft (R) 55.51% — Jennings Bryan (D) 43.03% — Chafin (Prohibition) 0.69%
1912: Wilson (D) 44.19% — Taft (R) 37.63% — Roosevelt (Progressive) 15.36% — Debs (S) 1.88%
1916: Hughes (R) 54.60% — Wilson (D) 43.55% — Benson (Socialist) 1.08%
1920: Harding (R) 61.41% — Cox (D) 37.35% — Debs (Socialist) 0.55%
1924: Coolidge (R) 52.08% — Davis (D) 42.58% — La Follette (Socialist) 5.22%
1928: Hoover (R) 57.25% — Smith (D) 42.59%
1932: Roosevelt (D) 58.67% — Hoover (R) 40.51% — Thomas (Socialist) 0.58%
1936: Roosevelt (D) 54.45% — Landon (R) 45.16%
1940: Willkie (R) 51.71% — Roosevelt (D) 48.07%
1944: Dewey (R) 54.88% — Roosevelt (D) 45.05%
1948: Truman (D) 52.58% — Dewey (R) 47.32%
1952: Eisenhower (R) 57.42% — Stevenson (D) 42.46%
1956: Eisenhower (R) 58.22% — Stevenson (D) 41.78%
1960: Nixon (R) 58.10% — Kennedy (D) 41.90%
1964: Johnson (D) 56.57% — Goldwater (R) 43.43%
1968: Nixon (R) 53.34% — Humphrey (D) 34.48% — Wallace (I) 12.18%
1972: Nixon (R) 71.42% — McGovern (D) 28.58%
1976: Ford (R) 54.42% — Carter (D) 45.07%
1980: Reagan (R) 60.54% — Carter (D) 35.13% — Anderson (I) 3.56%
1984: Reagan (R) 70.32% — Mondale (D) 29.68%
1988: Bush (R) 67.53% — Dukakis (D) 32.19%
1992: Bush (R) 47.48% — Clinton (D) 33.87% — Nader (I) 20.66%
1996: Dole (R) 56.32% — Clinton (D) 36.05% — Nader (Ref) 6.74%
2000: Bush (R) 66.42% — Gore (D) 31.26% — Nader (G) 1.26%
2004: Bush (R) 68.90% — Kerry (D) 30.57% — Badnarik (L) 0.39%
2008: McCain (R) 66.14% — Obama (D) 32.60% — Nader (I) 0.44%
2012: Romney (R) 70.81% — Obama (D) 27.15% — Johnson (L) 1.56%
2016: Trump (R) 72.41% — Clinton (D) 22.76% — Johnson (L) 2.97%

[SWE]

Erie NY:

1828: >70% Adams
1832: >70% Clay
1836: >60% Harrison
1840: >60% Harrison
1844: >50% Clay
1848: >50% Taylor
1852: >50% Scott
1856: <50% Buchanan
1860: >50% Lincoln
1864: >50% McClellan
1868: >50% Grant
1872: >50% Grant
1876: >50% Hayes
1880: >50% Garfield
1884: >50% Blaine
1888: >50% Harrison
1892: <50% Cleveland
1896: >50% McKinley
1900: >50% McKinley
1904: >50% Roosevelt
1908: >50% Taft
1912: >20% Wilson
1916: >50% Hughes
1920: >50% Harding
1924: >40% Coolidge
1928: >50% Hoover
1932: <50% Hoover
1936: >50% Roosevelt
1940: <50% Roosevelt
1944: >50% Roosevelt
1948: >50% Truman
1952: <50% Eisenhower
1956: >50% Eisenhower
1960: >50% Kennedy
1964: >60% Johnson
1968: >50% Humphrey
1972: >50% Nixon
1976: >50% Carter
1980: >50% Carter
1984: >50% Mondale
1988: >50% Dukakis
1992: >40% Clinton
1996: >50%Clinton
2000: >50% Gore
2004: >50% Kerry
2008: >50% Obama
2012: >50%Obama

2016: >50% Clinton

[Oldiesfreak1854]

Update.

Saginaw County, MI
1840: Van Buren
1844: Clay
1848: Cass
1852: Pierce
1856: Buchanan
1860: Lincoln
1864: McClellan
1868: Grant
1872: Grant
1876: Tilden
1880: Hancock
1884: Cleveland
1888: Cleveland
1892: Cleveland
1896: Bryan
1900: McKinley
1904: Roosevelt
1908: Taft
1912: Roosevelt
1916: Hughes
1920: Harding
1924: Coolidge
1928: Hoover
1932: Roosevelt
1936: Roosevelt
1940: Willkie
1944: Dewey
1948: Dewey
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon 55.7%
1964: Johnson 61.6%
1968: Nixon 49.2%
1972: Nixon 61.0%
1976: Ford 55.6%
1980: Reagan 48.2%
1984: Reagan 57.0%
1988: Dukakis 51.5%
1992: Clinton 45.2%
1996: Clinton 54.2%
2000: Gore 54.2%
2004: Kerry 53.4%
2008: Obama 57.8%
2012: Obama 55.3%
2016: Trump 48.0% (Don't know if the recount changed anything)

[DPKdebator]

Norfolk County, Massachusetts:

1976: Jimmy Carter
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore 59%-34%
2004: John Kerry 60%-39%
2008: Barack Obama 58%-40%
2012: Barack Obama 57%-42%
2016: Hillary Clinton 60%-33%

(I'm not a member, so I can't get county data before 2000)

Brief explanation: Despite bordering Boston, Norfolk County isn't nearly as "we're-right-next-to-Boston" (except for Brookline) as eastern Middlesex and Essex Counties are, largely because Norfolk isn't adjacent to downtown Boston. It's primarily a rich, white county (not lily white, it hovers around 80%) in most towns and cities except for Braintree, Quincy, and Randolph- the former two are "big cities" and Randolph is a majority-minority city of around 30,000 people. It's also a core part of the Irish Riviera, as more than 30% of the overall population is of Irish extraction. That latter part can explain why the already Democratic stronghold county swung for Hillary this year, as Irish people love the Clintons because Bill was president when the Good Friday Agreement was brokered (however, the younger generation cannot connect with this because Generation Z was barely around in 1998). Although it primarily votes Democratic, it's not ultra-liberal outside of Brookline and Trump could easily win many towns in the county (although winning it as a whole is virtually impossible outside of an earthslide) if he does good in 2020.

[Mr. Smith]

Alameda Co., CA

Year    Candidate             Swing          Relative to State  (approx)    Relative to Nation (approx)

2016: H. Clinton 78.06%  +0.63 R      + 16 D                    +30 D
2012: Obama 78.69%      + 0.17 D      + 18 D                    + 27 D
2008: Obama 78.52%     + 3.34 D      + 17 D                    +26 D
2004: Kerry 75.18%        + 5.82 D       + 21 D                    + 27 D
2000: Gore 69.36%         + 3.56 D       +18 D                     +20 D
1996: B. Clinton 65.8%   + 2.8 D         +14.3 D                  + 17.6 D
1992: B. Clinton 63%      + 1.8 R         +17 D                    + 20 D
1988: Dukakis 64.8%     + 6.1 D           + 16 D                   + 19 D
1984: Mondale 58.7%     + 10.4 D         + 17 D                    + 18 D
1980: Carter 48.3%         + 9.6 R          +14 D                     + 7 D
1976: Carter 57.9%        + 2.9 D         + 10 D                    + 8 D
1972: McGovern 55%       + 2 D           + 14 D                     + 17.5 D
1968: Humphrey 53%       + 13.6 R        + 9 D                     + 11 D
1964: L. Johnson 66.4%    +12.4 D        + 7 D                      + 5 D
1960: Kennedy  54%          +7.7 D         +5 D                      + 5 D
1956: Eisenhower  52.4%    + 0.1 D      + 3 D                       + 5 D
1952: Eisenhower 52.3%                            + 6.6 R      + 4.5 D                     + 3 D
1948: Truman   47.8%            +10 R      EVEN                       + 2.2 R
1944: F. Roosevelt 57.7%          +0.26 D                     +0.8 D                   +4.03 D
1940: F. Roosevelt 55.21%               +8.42 R       +2.2 R                      0.51 D
1936: F. Roosevelt 63.63%  +11.63 D                   +3.32 R                   +2.83 D
1932: F. Roosevelt 52%       +18 D         +6.4 R    +5.2 R
1928: Hoover  65.4%         +3.9 R                  +0.7 R                    +7.2 R
1924: Coolidge 61.5%        + 8.6 D            +4.3 R            +7.5 R
1920: Harding 69.1%      +18.86 R                       +6.9 R             +8.8 R
1916: Hughes 50.34%                    +2.87 R             +4.07 R         +4.24 R
1912: T. Roosevelt 47.47%            - N/A-      +5.84 P                   +20.07 P



Yeah, formatting this was a nightmare. But yeah, my place was quite the GOP paradise until The New Deal...and even then, much of the rest of the state was more Democratic.

Then it became a leaning Democratic area until Reaganomics happened.

And here's Part II:

I can only look at swings, and relatives where there is data besides "> X%", so the 1892 Election is the beginning of that, and I have to skip over 1900 for the same reason.


1908: Taft 64.2%                      + 6.12 D                        + 8.74 R                   + 12. 6 R
1904: T. Roosevelt 70.32%            - N/A-                         + 8. 48 R             + 13. 92 R
1900: McKinley > 60%                   - N/A-                           -N/A-               -N/A-
1896: McKinley 60.43%               + 12.87 R                    + 11.27 R              + 9.43 R
1892: B. Harrison 47.6%            + 2.4 - 12.4 R              + 4.18 R               + 4.6 R
1888: B. Harrison > 50%
1884: Blaine > 60%
1880: Garfield > 50%
1876: Hayes > 40%
1872: Grant > 50%
1868: Grant  > 50%
1864: Lincoln > 60%
1860: Lincoln > 40%     
1856: Buchanan < 50%   

Didn't exist as a county in 1852, and before that California wasn't even a state.

[heatcharger]

Fairfax County, VA

1840: Harrison
1844: Clay
1848: Taylor
1852: Scott
1856: Buchanan
1860: Bell
1864: None
1868: None
1872: Grant!
1876: Tilden
1880: Hancock
1884: Cleveland
1888: Cleveland
1892: Cleveland
1896: Jennings Bryan
1900: Jennings Bryan
1904: Parker
1908: Jennings Bryan
1912: Wilson
1916: Wilson
1920: Cox
1924: Davis +32.2
1928: Hoover +34.2
1932: Roosevelt +32.4
1936: Roosevelt +29.4
1940: Roosevelt +15.8
1944: Dewey +6.1
1948: Dewey +12.8 (Thurmond 7.4%)
1952: Eisenhower +21.9
1956: Eisenhower +13.8
1960: Nixon +3.6
1964: Johnson +22.5
1968: Nixon +10.8 (Wallace 12.6%)
1972: Nixon +33.9
1976: Ford +8.9
1980: Reagan +26.6
1984: Reagan +26.1
1988: Bush +22.8
1992: Bush +2.7 (Perot 13.8%)
1996: Dole +1.6 (Perot 4.4%)
2000: Dubya +1.4
2004: Kerry +7.4
2008: Obama +21.2
2012: Obama +20.3
2016: Clinton +35.8

Italics = voted same as the state
Bold = voted for the EC winner

GOP margins started deteriorating from 1980 onward leading to 2012, and then in 2016, the county swung massively towards Clinton, as she won the county by the largest margin for any candidate since at least 1924 (VA Department of Elections database only goes back that far).

Pretty interesting that the county was a Whig bastion while the state was a Democratic stronghold prior to the Civil War.

[Mr. Illini]

Cook County, IL

2016: Clinton
2012: Obama
2008: Obama
2004: Kerry
2000: Gore
1996: Clinton
1992: Clinton
1988: Dukakis
1984: Mondale
1980: Carter
1976: Carter
1972: Nixon
1968: Humphrey
1964: Johnson
1960: Kennedy
1956: Einsenhower
1952: Eisenhower
1948: Truman
1944: Roosevelt
1940: Roosevelt
1936: Roosevelt
1932: Roosevelt
1928: Hoover
1924: Coolidge
1920: Harding
1916: Hughes
1912: Roosevelt
1908: Taft
1904: Roosevelt
1900: McKinley
1896: McKinley
1892: Cleveland
1888: Harrison
1884: Blaine
1880: Garfield
1876: Tilden
1872: Grant
1868: Grant
1864: Lincoln
1860: Lincoln
1856: Fremont
1852: Pierce
1848: Cass
1844: Polk
1840: Van Buren
1836: Harrison
1832: Clay

[vote for pedro]

Ogle County, IL Pop 53,000 Formed in 1837

Year Winner Margin	Swing
2016: Trump +26.1%	R+9.4
2012: Romney +16.7%	R+9.1
2008: McCain +7.6%	D+16.9
2004: Bush +24.5%	R+1.9
2000: Bush +22.6%	R+7.4
1996: Dole +15.2%	R+2.8
1992: Bush +12.4%	D+22.1
1988: Bush +34.5%	D+12.8
1984: Reagan +47.3%	R+2.5
1980: Reagan +44.8%	R+18.9
1976: Ford +25.9%	D+22.1
1972: Nixon +48.0%	R+3.9
1968: Nixon +44.1%	R+23.9
1964: Goldwater +20.2%	D+26.6
1960: Nixon +46.8%
1956: Eisenhower
1952: Eisenhower
1948: Dewey
1944: Dewey
1940: Willkie
1936: Landon
1932: Hoover
1928: Hoover
1924: Coolidge
1920: Harding
1916: Hughes
1912: Roosevelt (Bull Moose)
1908: Taft
1904: Roosevelt
1900: McKinley
1896: McKinley
1892: Harrison
1888: Harrison
1884: Blaine
1880: Garfield
1876: Hayes
1872: Grant
1868: Grant
1864: Lincoln
1860: Lincoln
1856: Fremont
1852: Scott (Whig)
1848: Taylor (Whig)
1844: Clay (Whig)
1840: Harrison (Whig)

[TML]

I live in Nassau County, NY. It was established in 1899, so it first participated in a national election as its own county in 1900. Here are the results:

1900: McKinley +23.3
1904: T. Roosevelt +21.4
1908: Taft +31.5
1912: Wilson +13.2
1916: Hughes +24.3
1920: Harding +56.6
1924: Coolidge +47.5
1928: Hoover +27.4
1932: Hoover +11.6
1936: Landon +12.0
1940: Willkie +32.4
1944: Dewey +34.0
1948: Dewey +42.9
1952: Eisenhower +40.1
1956: Eisenhower +38.2
1960: Nixon +10.3
1964: Johnson +21.1
1968: Nixon +8.0
1972: Nixon +26.8
1976: Ford +4.2
1980: Reagan +21.2
1984: Reagan +23.8
1988: G.H.W. Bush +14.8
1992: B. Clinton +5.9
1996: B. Clinton +19.6
2000: Gore +19.5
2004: Kerry +5.7
2008: Obama +8.4
2012: Obama +7.7
2016: H. Clinton +6.2

[dw93]

Will County Illinois:

2016: H. Clinton with 49.6% of the vote
2012: Obama with 51.9% of the vote
2008: Obama with 55.9% of the vote
2004: W. Bush with 52.4% of the vote
2000: W. Bush with 50% of the vote
1996: B. Clinton with 48.6% of the vote
1992: B. Clinton with 39.2% of the vote
1988: HW. Bush with 59.1% of the vote
1984: Reagan with 63.3% of the vote
1980: Reagan with 57.4% of the vote
1976: Ford with 53.9% of the vote
1972: Nixon with 65.7% of the vote
1968: Nixon with 49.3% of the vote
1964: L. Johnson with 56.3% of the vote
1960: Nixon with 50.9% of the vote
1956: Eisenhower with 64.3% of the vote
1952: Eisenhower with 56.3% of the vote
1948: Dewey with 51.4% of the vote
1944: Dewey with 52.3% of the vote
1940: Willkie with 52.1% of the vote
1936: F. Roosevelt with 45.3% of the vote
1932: F. Roosevelt with 48.2% of the vote
1928: Hoover with 55% of the vote
1924: Coolidge with 64.2% of the vote
1920: Harding with 76.4% of the vote
1916: Hughes with 62.6% of the vote
1912: Taft with 48.3% of the vote
1908: Taft with 61.3% of the vote
1904: T. Roosevelt with 66.4% of the vote
1900: McKinley with 59.2% of the vote
1896: McKinley with 56.9% of the vote
1892: B. Harrison with 49.5% of the vote

BOLD= Winner

[Sir Tiki]

Osceola County, FL:

1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: William Jennings Bryan
1900: William Jennings Bryan
1904: Alton B. Parker
1908: William Jennings Bryan
1912: Woodrow Wilson
1916: Woodrow Wilson
1920: Warren G. Harding
1924: John W. Davis
1928: Herbert Hoover
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948: Harry S. Truman
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H.W. Bush
1992: George H.W. Bush
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: George W. Bush
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Hillary Clinton

[darklordoftech]

Democrat in every election since 1976.

[Dr. MB]

Washington County, OR

Straight R from 1904-1988 with the exceptions of 1912 (for Teddy), 1932-40 (for FDR), and 1964 (for LBJ). Straight D since 1992.

[I Can Now Die Happy]

2016: Democratic
2012: Democratic
2008: Democratic
2004: Democratic
2000: Democratic
1996: Democratic
1992: Democratic
1988: Democratic
1984: Democratic
1980: Democratic
1976: Democratic
1972: Republican

[RINO Tom]

Ogle County, IL Pop 53,000 Formed in 1837

Year Winner Margin	Swing
2016: Trump +26.1%	R+9.4
2012: Romney +16.7%	R+9.1
2008: McCain +7.6%	D+16.9
2004: Bush +24.5%	R+1.9
2000: Bush +22.6%	R+7.4
1996: Dole +15.2%	R+2.8
1992: Bush +12.4%	D+22.1
1988: Bush +34.5%	D+12.8
1984: Reagan +47.3%	R+2.5
1980: Reagan +44.8%	R+18.9
1976: Ford +25.9%	D+22.1
1972: Nixon +48.0%	R+3.9
1968: Nixon +44.1%	R+23.9
1964: Goldwater +20.2%	D+26.6
1960: Nixon +46.8%
1956: Eisenhower
1952: Eisenhower
1948: Dewey
1944: Dewey
1940: Willkie
1936: Landon
1932: Hoover
1928: Hoover
1924: Coolidge
1920: Harding
1916: Hughes
1912: Roosevelt (Bull Moose)
1908: Taft
1904: Roosevelt
1900: McKinley
1896: McKinley
1892: Harrison
1888: Harrison
1884: Blaine
1880: Garfield
1876: Hayes
1872: Grant
1868: Grant
1864: Lincoln
1860: Lincoln
1856: Fremont
1852: Scott (Whig)
1848: Taylor (Whig)
1844: Clay (Whig)
1840: Harrison (Whig)

Now that’s loyalty.

[OBD]

Washington County, OR

Straight R from 1904-1988 with the exceptions of 1912 (for Teddy), 1932-40 (for FDR), and 1964 (for LBJ). Straight D since 1992.

[支持核绿派 (Greens4Nuclear)]

Washington County, OR

Straight R from 1904-1988 with the exceptions of 1912 (for Teddy), 1932-40 (for FDR), and 1964 (for LBJ). Straight D since 1992.

Not sure what surprises me more, the fact that you two and TJ in Oregon are all from Washington County or that you're all (relatively) pro-life.

[DPKdebator]

Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Straight Republican from 1876-1956 except for Teddy Roosevelt in 1912, then straight Democratic from 1960 onwards except for Reagan in 1980 and 1984.

[Xeuma]

Democratic since 1912 with the exceptions of 1928, 1948-1956, 1972, and 1980.