Lsdt Republican, or Democrat to carry the previous city.

[ChelseaT]

Thought this might be a fun challenge. One poster names a city that always votes for a certain party, and the other tries to guess when it last voted opposite. I'll start. Detroit, Michigan.

[Asenath Waite]

Herbert Hoover in 1928

New Brunswick, New Jersey

[beesley]

Couldn't find any results for New Brunswick, but my best guess is 1972.

Tulsa, Oklahoma.

[gerritcole]

LBJ 64 - Oakland CA

[Asenath Waite]

Coolidge

Raleigh, North Carolina

[Flyersfan232]

Coolidge

Raleigh, North Carolina

bush Jr
Lancaster PA

[If my soul was made of stone]

Coolidge

Raleigh, North Carolina

bush Jr
Lancaster PA

Probably also Bush Jr.

Elkton, MD

[TheReckoning]

Carter, 1976.

DC (if it had always been able to vote).

[Coastal_Elite]

Either Eisenhower in 1952/1956 or Hoover 1928

Atlanta, GA

[If my soul was made of stone]

Hoover 1928

Gainesville, FL

[Orwell]

I'm going with my gut and saying 88 or 84, but 72 wouldn't surprise me either.

[Asenath Waite]

I'm going with my gut and saying 88 or 84, but 72 wouldn't surprise me either.

As a college town in the south I honestly think there's a possibility it's never gone for a Republican. Alachua County has gone Republican before but even in 72 and 84 Democrats got 43 and 46% respectively and it wouldn't surprise me if a significant chunk of that came from Gainsville.

Middleburgh, New York

[beesley]

I'm going with my gut and saying 88 or 84, but 72 wouldn't surprise me either.

As a college town in the south I honestly think there's a possibility it's never gone for a Republican. Alachua County has gone Republican before but even in 72 and 84 Democrats got 43 and 46% respectively and it wouldn't surprise me if a significant chunk of that came from Gainsville.

Middleburgh, New York

Possibly Bill Clinton in 96, but if not that, LBJ in 64.

Boulder, CO

[Interlocutor is just not there yet]

I'd guess Reagan '80 or '84.

Seattle, WA

[If my soul was made of stone]

Eisenhower '56

Eugene, OR

[Alcibiades]

Eisenhower ‘56

The Woodlands, TX (when did it last go Democratic?)

[tanairi8]

Probably 1964.

Harrison Arkansas

[If my soul was made of stone]

The Woodlands, TX (when did it last go Democratic?)

Probably 1964.

The Woodlands wasn't established until 1974, so it's pretty much guaranteed that it's never gone Democratic. I don't know how developed the area was prior to then, but I doubt it was that much in that stage of sprawl development.

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[Real Texan Politics]

Probably 1964.

Harrison Arkansas

If not 1992 for Clinton then 1976 for Carter. One of those since those were the last times democrats won Boone County, AR.


Houston, TX

[beesley]

Probably 1964.

Harrison Arkansas

If not 1992 for Clinton then 1976 for Carter. One of those since those were the last times democrats won Boone County, AR.


Houston, TX

1984 or 1988.

Santa Rosa, CA

[ChelseaT]

Probably 1964.

Harrison Arkansas

If not 1992 for Clinton then 1976 for Carter. One of those since those were the last times democrats won Boone County, AR.


Houston, TX

1984 or 1988.

Santa Rosa, CA

Either 84 or 80 , the surrounding county barely voted for Reagan in the former, and by double digits in the latter. If not either of those maybe 72.
St. Louis Missouri.

[Coastal_Elite]

Coolidge 1924

Syracuse, NY

[100% pro-life no matter what]

Guessing Nixon '72

Dallas, TX

[TheReckoning]

Probably Bush ‘04.

Sparta, Georgia.

[Alcibiades]

Probably Bush ‘04.

Considering that Bush won Dallas County by fewer than 2 percentage points, it’s almost certain that he lost the actual city of Dallas in 2004. Probably more likely HW in ‘88, as the city tends to vote about 10 points to the left of the county.

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