The narrowest percentage a presidential candidate has won a county.

[Yu748Girl83]

What is it?

[Yu748Girl83]

Does that sound right? Do you people get what I'm asking?

[Blow by blow, the passion dies]

Theodore Roosevelt won a county in Oregon with 27% of the vote.

[Yu748Girl83]

Theodore Roosevelt won a county in Oregon with 27% of the vote.

Clatsop County.

[Blow by blow, the passion dies]

Alfred Landon got 0% of the vote in two South Carolina counties in 1936.

In fact, he got less than 8% of the vote in every single South Carolina county.

FDR won Southern counties by double digits during his other campaigns.

[WalterWhite]

Alfred Landon got 0% of the vote in two South Carolina counties in 1936.

In fact, he got less than 8% of the vote in every single South Carolina county.

FDR won Southern counties by double digits during his other campaigns.

Crap, I misread the question.

[Mr. Smith]

It'd have to be a very populous county, but won by 50 votes or something wouldn't it?

[Mexican Wolf]

Theodore Roosevelt won a county in Oregon with 27% of the vote.

Clatsop County.

Mondale also defeated Reagan there by 3 votes or 0.2% in 1984.

[Yu748Girl83]

Theodore Roosevelt won a county in Oregon with 27% of the vote.

Clatsop County.

Mondale also defeated Reagan there by 3 votes or 0.2% in 1984.

Interesting.

[TML]

In 1980, Reagan won New Castle County, DE by a single vote out of 168427 total votes, which amounts to about 0.0006%.

[Vosem]

In 1980, Reagan won New Castle County, DE by a single vote out of 168427 total votes, which amounts to about 0.0006%.

In a smaller county but a more recent race, in 2012 Romney won Pike County, OH, by a single vote out of 11,596 cast, or about 0.009%.

[Sol]

In 1980, Reagan won New Castle County, DE by a single vote out of 168427 total votes, which amounts to about 0.0006%.

In a smaller county but a more recent race, in 2012 Romney won Pike County, OH, by a single vote out of 11,596 cast, or about 0.009%.

Did we ever settle on a good answer for why exactly Obama did so well in south-central Ohio in 2012? It's got to be one of the weirder swings in recent memory, even in a pre-2016 context.

[Sumner 1868]

In 1980, Reagan won New Castle County, DE by a single vote out of 168427 total votes, which amounts to about 0.0006%.

In a smaller county but a more recent race, in 2012 Romney won Pike County, OH, by a single vote out of 11,596 cast, or about 0.009%.

Did we ever settle on a good answer for why exactly Obama did so well in south-central Ohio in 2012? It's got to be one of the weirder swings in recent memory, even in a pre-2016 context.

[Dave Hedgehog]

In 1980, Reagan won New Castle County, DE by a single vote out of 168427 total votes, which amounts to about 0.0006%.

In a smaller county but a more recent race, in 2012 Romney won Pike County, OH, by a single vote out of 11,596 cast, or about 0.009%.

Shocking to think that it voted for Trump by nearly 50 points only eight years later.

[NorCalifornio]

In 1980, Reagan won New Castle County, DE by a single vote out of 168427 total votes, which amounts to about 0.0006%.

In a smaller county but a more recent race, in 2012 Romney won Pike County, OH, by a single vote out of 11,596 cast, or about 0.009%.

Did we ever settle on a good answer for why exactly Obama did so well in south-central Ohio in 2012? It's got to be one of the weirder swings in recent memory, even in a pre-2016 context.

Looks like a pretty average density of auto plants for that region. Was there something specific about Honda that lent itself to Obama doing better there?

[ListMan38]

There have been a number of tied counties throughout history, the most recent I was able to find (with tangible numbers) was Scott County Arkansas, where Parker and TR both had 458 votes in 1904

[Bernie Derangement Syndrome Haver]

There have been a number of tied counties throughout history, the most recent I was able to find (with tangible numbers) was Scott County Arkansas, where Parker and TR both had 458 votes in 1904

Ferry County, Washington in 1988.