Jefferson County, Iowa

[True Democrat]

What happened here?  From 1992-2000 a minor third party got a lot of votes.  What was the third party?  They beat Perot both times and Nader.

[bgwah]

I think it was Nym who told me that it is the home county of John Hagelin and he is a professor at a college there, or something.

[Alcon]

It was John Hagelin indeed.

In 2000, he received 14.69%.

In 1996, he received 21.28%, beating Perot.

In 1992, he received 22.77%, beating Perot.

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So, the general idea was that this was hometown force for a crazy candidate.  He picked up the far-leftist vote in Fairfield.

[Bono]

[Alcon]

It's doubtful that most people voting for Hagelin know that he is crazy and a joke in the science community.

[minionofmidas]

It's the seat of the Maharishi University of something-or-other.
Dennis Kucinich almost won the Dem caucus there in 2004.