Which County with a 40+ point swing to Trump in 2016 would you rather live in?

[America Needs a 13-6 Progressive SCOTUS]

My pick would probably be Howard.

[NE Senator Christian Man]

Elliot County KY for its historical significance

[Aurelius2]

Elliott is appealing geographically, but I imagine that its poverty and social dysfunction make it a world apart from the other choices and not in a good way. My next instinct was Henderson, but I really, really don't want to deal with Illinois's laws and state government. I'd probably ultimately go with Clark.

Median household income / poverty rate / workforce participation rate:
Elliott, KY $36,455 / 26.6% / 30.8%
Henderson, IL $62,202 / 12.3% / 60.5%
Clark, MO $45,965 / 13.0% / 58.3%
Howard, IA $60,387 / 9.9% / 66.5%

[HillGoose]

they're all so cold :<

I guess KY bcuz its less cold

[bagelman]

All seem dreary. Elliott actually seems the worst option due to high poverty and ending such an enduring tradition for a authoritarian buffoon.

If I choose Henderson I could live in the long declining and probably hostile trailer park of Gulfport, and commute to neighboring Burlington IA. Gulfport apparently was destroyed in 2008 and has never recovered, and doesn't seem like a place to live. Alternatively I could live in Biggsville or Media and commute to Monmouth, as if that's any better.

If I choose Clark I could commute from the river rat village of Alexandria, another flooded ruin that never recovered a height of nearly 1000 people in 1860, and commute to Keokuk IA. That option seems even worse.

Howard seems like one of the better options, although it's aways from Rochester MN.

https://weatherspark.com/compare/y/16376~12140~11502~11019/Comparison-of-the-Average-Weather-in-Sandy-Hook-Oquawka-Kahoka-and-Cresco

[satsuma]

All seem dreary. Elliott actually seems the worst option due to high poverty and ending such an enduring tradition for a authoritarian buffoon.

If I choose Henderson I could live in the long declining and probably hostile trailer park of Gulfport, and commute to neighboring Burlington IA. Gulfport apparently was destroyed in 2008 and has never recovered, and doesn't seem like a place to live. Alternatively I could live in Biggsville or Media and commute to Monmouth, as if that's any better.

If I choose Clark I could commute from the river rat village of Alexandria, another flooded ruin that never recovered a height of nearly 1000 people in 1860, and commute to Keokuk IA. That option seems even worse.

Howard seems like one of the better options, although it's aways from Rochester MN.

https://weatherspark.com/compare/y/16376~12140~11502~11019/Comparison-of-the-Average-Weather-in-Sandy-Hook-Oquawka-Kahoka-and-Cresco

You wouldn't want to live right next to the Mississippi River in those towns.
If we're judging by amenities, the size of the largest town is a good measure.
Cresco, IA > Kahoka, MO > Oquawka, IL > Sandy Hook, KY

Rural IA has the appeal of being an egalitarian place without many rich or poor.  The MO and IL options are very similar and nearby, but the IL one has slightly less poverty and no >1k town, although it's the closest to a >20k city with Burlington, IA. With eastern KY, you should probably embrace the rural lifestyle and doomsday prep in the holler.