WTF is up with Arizona border counties?

[Meeker]

2008 Arizona Republican Presidential Primary

Cochise County
John McCain: 4,228     40.73%
Fred Thompson: 4,131    39.79%
Mitt Romney: 1,326    12.77%
Ron Paul: 430    4.14%

Santa Cruz County
John McCain: 728     48.66%
Fred Thompson: 515    34.43%
Mitt Romney: 125    8.36%
Ron Paul: 62    4.14%

Pima County
John McCain: 27,859     46.31%
Fred Thompson: 23,429    38.95%
Mitt Romney: 5,717    9.50%
Ron Paul: 2,352    3.91%

Yuma County
John McCain: 2,710     42.53%
Fred Thompson: 2,120    33.27%
Mitt Romney: 799    12.54%
Mike Huckabee: 269    4.22%
Rudolph W. Giuliani: 223    3.50%

Thompson also pulled in 27% in La Paz County and 11% in Pinal County.

But he didn't get anymore than 1 or 2% anywhere else in the state. And keep in mind he dropped out of the race some two weeks before the primary occurred.

Anyone care to explain this?

[12th Doctor]

2008 Arizona Republican Presidential Primary

Cochise County
John McCain: 4,228     40.73%
Fred Thompson: 4,131    39.79%
Mitt Romney: 1,326    12.77%
Ron Paul: 430    4.14%

Santa Cruz County
John McCain: 728     48.66%
Fred Thompson: 515    34.43%
Mitt Romney: 125    8.36%
Ron Paul: 62    4.14%

Pima County
John McCain: 27,859     46.31%
Fred Thompson: 23,429    38.95%
Mitt Romney: 5,717    9.50%
Ron Paul: 2,352    3.91%

Yuma County
John McCain: 2,710     42.53%
Fred Thompson: 2,120    33.27%
Mitt Romney: 799    12.54%
Mike Huckabee: 269    4.22%
Rudolph W. Giuliani: 223    3.50%

Thompson also pulled in 27% in La Paz County and 11% in Pinal County.

But he didn't get anymore than 1 or 2% anywhere else in the state. And keep in mind he dropped out of the race some two weeks before the primary occurred.

Anyone care to explain this?

Illegal immigration.

[Alcon]

Illegal immigration.

It's still pretty insane polarization between adjacent counties...

[Verily]

Maybe he was on the ballot as Fred Thompson Against Mexicans, or something.

Yeah, I don't know.

[Erc]

The names on the data are wrong:

See the actual results: http://www.azsos.gov/election/2008/PPE/2008_PPE_results_query.htm

In Cochise, for example, it should be McCain-Romney-Huckabee-Paul.

Thompson did get 3.6% in Yuma...large, but not unreasonable.

[minionofmidas]

The names on the data are wrong:

See the actual results: http://www.azsos.gov/election/2008/PPE/2008_PPE_results_query.htm

In Cochise, for example, it should be McCain-Romney-Huckabee-Paul.

Thompson did get 3.6% in Yuma...large, but not unreasonable.

Meh. I hate it when there's a perfectly rational explanation for summat like dat.