Republican gains in metro Milwaukee

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I'm sure Gore carried the city, but he got demolished in the suburbs.

I think Gore got 60-70% in the city, but actually did worse in metro Milwaukee than in the whole state of Wisconsin.

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Looks like the GOP is gaining in metro areas in the Midwest and the Dems are gaining in Florida, the Southwest and the Northeast...

1988-2000 highest Republican swing among large Metro areas:

1. Austin, TX
2. Pittsburgh, PA
3. Milwaukee, WI
4. San Antonio, TX
5. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
6. Houston, TX
7. Salt Lake City, UT
8. Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
9. Kansas City, MO-KS
10. Oklahoma City, OK

Largest Democratic swing:

1. West Palm Beach, FL
2. Orlando, FL
3. New York City, NY
4. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
5. Philadelphia, PA
6. Los Angeles, CA
7. Boston, MA
8. Las Vegas, NV
9. Chicago, IL
10. Phoenix, AZ

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I'm sure Gore carried the city, but he got demolished in the suburbs.

I think Gore got 60-70% in the city, but actually did worse in metro Milwaukee than in the whole state of Wisconsin.

It is interesting that the Upper Midwest (and perhaps New Hampshire) are the only areas of the country where non-metro areas are almost as Democratic as metro areas.

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Looks like the GOP is gaining in metro areas in the Midwest and the Dems are gaining in Florida, the Southwest and the Northeast...

1988-2000 highest Republican swing among large Metro areas:

1. Austin, TX
2. Pittsburgh, PA
3. Milwaukee, WI
4. San Antonio, TX
5. Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
6. Houston, TX
7. Salt Lake City, UT
8. Dallas/Fort Worth, TX
9. Kansas City, MO-KS
10. Oklahoma City, OK

Largest Democratic swing:

1. West Palm Beach, FL
2. Orlando, FL
3. New York City, NY
4. Miami/Ft. Lauderdale, FL
5. Philadelphia, PA
6. Los Angeles, CA
7. Boston, MA
8. Las Vegas, NV
9. Chicago, IL
10. Phoenix, AZ

Very nice stat!
Source?

Lewis T.,

A poster at the old forum sent me a spreadsheet of the presidential results of all the Metro Areas in 1988 and 2000. From that, I just looked at the top 50 metros (from the census).

I can e-mail you the spreadsheet if you are interested.

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Then why are the capital cities of Missouri and Oregon so much more Republican than the rest of the state?

The Democratic bases in those states come from Kansas City (MO), St. Louis (MO), and Portland (OR). The rest of Missouri and Oregon leans Republican.

Jefferson City and Salem are probably more Democratic than the rest of their respective states minus KC, STL, Port.