County maps for interesting candidates

[Rob]

Looks like HHH's support was fairly well distributed; there are only a few areas with disturbingly low levels of support (southern Idaho, western Nebraska, northwest Mississippi, northern Alabama... along with some scattered GOP enclaves like Sioux, Iowa and Gillespie, Texas).

1968 wasn't nearly as geographically polarized as 2004. I'd even guess that Humphrey broke 40 percent in more counties than Kerry did.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Looks like HHH's support was fairly well distributed; there are only a few areas with disturbingly low levels of support (southern Idaho, western Nebraska, northwest Mississippi, northern Alabama... along with some scattered GOP enclaves like Sioux, Iowa and Gillespie, Texas).

1968 wasn't nearly as geographically polarized as 2004. I'd even guess that Humphrey broke 40 percent in more counties than Kerry did.

I think the fact that Humphrey was, basically, the candidate of the non-Southern, non-white flight working class, had a lot to do with that. It's interesting, but he actually did better in some working class suburban counties than in ones containing big cities.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Now for the other Wallace...



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[Nym90]

Interesting that Wallace did quite well in mining/logging areas in Michigan, Wisconsin, and Minnesota.

Another interesting fact about Wallace, however, is that about 40 percent of his total votes nationwide came from New York City alone; that's pretty amazing when you think about it. Even though it was Dewey's home state, I think it's safe to say that Wallace cost Truman New York.

[Colin]

Well the reason he did well in the Upper Midwest was probably through the support of the old La Folette Progressives, the Socialists, who were still rather strong in the Upper Midwest, and some Communist elements.

One thing that really was odd was Hillsborough County in Florida. It seems to be shaded about 10% or so and there is really no way to explain the high support for Wallace, I think that is his best county South of the Mason-Dixon line.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Interestingly enough, his best areas up in the UP were largely copper mining and ex-copper mining (he took close to 10% in Keweenaw for example) rather than iron mining counties (although he still did pretty well in some of those).

Hillsborough county includes Tampa. Not sure why he did so well there though.

[Rob]

Yep, looks like a lot of former Socialists and Progressives came out to vote for Wallace. He must have been backed by many of the Non-Partisan Leaguers, too- look at how well he did in western North Dakota.

Interestingly, he also polled high in the Debs stronghold of Nye, Nevada; he must have ran well among the old miners there.

[Colin]

Hillsborough county includes Tampa. Not sure why he did so well there though.

If memory serves me though Tampa in 1948 was a small city that was mostly a shipping and regional agricultural centre with some small beginnings of tourism.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Truman now:



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[Rob]

Truman's map looks a lot like Humphrey's, actually (albeit with generally higher levels of support). Both have typical levels of New Deal Democratic support, as Truman consistently falls below 40 percent only in the Yankee Northeast, rural Michigan, and the most fervent Dixiecrat locales.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

This took a while, but it was worth it IMO:



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Atlas doesn't have county stuff for Texas, Arkansas or Georgia up yet.

[Rob]

Nice. I was wondering if you would be making more.

I second Dr. Cynic's request for a map of Christensen support, if you get the time to do one. 

[Dr. Cynic]

Thank you Rob!!!! If you actually know where I could get those kind of results, I'd post Christensen's support myself.

[Colin]

Oh wow this is great.

I wish I could have used this when I was doing my research paper last year. Very interesting. Keep 'em coming.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Christensen:



A national map hasn't been done due to a doomed attempt to save my sanity...
Interesting patterns though.

He also did quite well in Southern IL and parts of Southern IN (a map showing his support there will be posted tomorrow).
Oh and a few counties in Iowa (which can be easily fitted on the same map I guess).

[Colin]

Who was this Christiansen?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Who was this Christiansen?

The candidate of the Farmer Labor Party (which IIRC wasn't the same thing as the Farmer Labor Party in MN) in 1920. I think he was a lawyer from Utah or something.

[jimrtex]

Atlas doesn't have county stuff for Texas, Arkansas or Georgia up yet.

My source doesn't have county results for Deb's.  It does have Benson in 1916.

[Dr. Cynic]

Who was this Christiansen?

The candidate of the Farmer Labor Party (which IIRC wasn't the same thing as the Farmer Labor Party in MN) in 1920. I think he was a lawyer from Utah or something.

Perhaps because he was one of my favorites, I think I should take this one. Parley Parker Christensen was a Utah lawyer, and later LA Councilman, who had distinguished himself originally as a Progressive Republican. However, his lack of success in the party caused him to bolt and join the Farmer-Labor Party. He became it's Chairman, and was nominated for President over Dudley Field Malone, Undersecretary of State, and later a participant in the Scopes Trial. Christensen was not a particularly well known person, and he was distinguished from the other candidates, as he was much taller than they were (At about 6'4 or 6'5), and posessed an array of all-white linen suits. His Presidential run was supported by Clarence Darrow, who considered Christensen for a chair in the Scopes Trial, but ultimately asked Malone.

[Rob]

Christensen:

Thank you! It's amazing that he broke 40 percent in two counties... nationally, he polled just under 1 percent of the vote.

[Dr. Cynic]

With 265,411, he polled exactly .99%...If he had done just a bit better and maybe ran in one more state, he would've cracked it...

Thanks to Al for his effort... If I knew where to go, Id've done it myself.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Apologise for the lack of anything new here for several months. Anyways, this map is Mondale in '84;



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A suprisingly interesting map in many ways

[Tetro Kornbluth]

Do Ed Clark 80' and if you possibly can, Palmer 1896, Andrews 1956 and Nader all the times he ran.

[minionofmidas]

You still owe us the Christensen-in-Midwest map.

[Dr. Cynic]

You still owe us the Christensen-in-Midwest map.

Yes... I've been waiting patiently for it