Talk Elections

You can see county maps for virtually all presidential elections (even going back to 1820) on Wikipedia pages for each presidential election. I live in Waukesha County, WI. What's funny is it didn't even start becoming to the right of the state or the country until the 50's and 60's, and for a period of time before the 20th century, it was more democratic than the state. Washington and Ozaukee counties were actually the most democratic. Of course today these three counties make up the geographic core of republican support in Wisconsin. Its very interesting stuff when you look at counties from elections over 100 years ago, and you see, for example, that south central Kentucky and eastern Tennessee were republican bastions in the south and they still vote that way now. Anyway...

1848: <50% Van Buren
1852: >40% Pierce
1856: >50% Fremont
1860: >50% Lincoln
1864: >50% McClellan
1868: >50% Seymour
1872: >50% Greeley
1876: >50% Tilden
1880: >50% Garfield
1884: >40% Cleveland
1888: >50% Harrison
1892: >40% Cleveland
1896: >60% McKinley
1900: >60% McKinley
1904: >60% Roosevelt
1908: >50% Taft
1912: >40% Wilson
1916: >50% Wilson
1920: >70% Harding
1924: >40% Coolidge
1928: >60% Hoover
1932: >50% Roosevelt
1936: >50% Roosevelt
1940: >50% Willkie
1944: >50% Dewey
1948: >50% Dewey
1952: >60% Eisenhower
1956: >60% Eisenhower
1960: 58% Nixon
1964: 53% Johnson
1968: 55% Nixon
1972: 61% Nixon
1976: 58% Ford
1980: 58% Reagan
1984: 66% Reagan
1988: 61% Bush
1992: 51% Bush
1996: 55% Dole
2000: 65% Bush
2004: 67% Bush
2008: 62% McCain
2012: 67% Romney
2016: 60% Trump

30 Republican
12 Democrat
1 Other

Whitfield, GA:

1848: >50% Cass
1852: >60% Pierce
1856: >50% Buchanan
1860: >50% Breckinridge
1861: >90% Davis
1868: >50% Seymour
1872: >50% Greeley
1876: >70% Tilden
1880: >80% Hancock
1884: >60% Cleveland
1888: >60% Cleveland
1892: >60% Cleveland
1896: >60% Bryan
1900: >50% Bryan
1904: >40% Parker
1908: >50% Taft
1912: >50% Wilson
1916: >60% Wilson
1920: >50% Harding
1924: >60% Davis
1928: >40% Hoover
1932: >80% Roosevelt
1936: >70% Roosevelt
1940: >70% Roosevelt
1944: >70% Roosevelt
1948: >70% Truman
1952: >60% Stevenson
1956: >50% Stevenson
1960: >50% Nixon
1964: >60% Johnson
1968: >40% Nixon
1972: >80% Nixon
1976: >70% Carter
1980: >50% Carter
1984: >60% Reagan
1988: >70% Bush
1992: >50% Bush
1996: >50% Dole
2000: >60% Bush
2004: >70% Bush
2008: >60% McCain
2012: >70% Romney

27 Democrat
14 Republican
1 Other

Essex, NJ

Pre 1820: No popular vote
1820: 100% Monroe
1824: >40% Crawford
1828: >50% Adams
1832: >50% Clay
1836: >50% Harrison
1840: >60% Harrison
1844: >50% Polk
1848: >60% Taylor
1852: >50% Scott
1856: >50% Buchanan
1860: >50% Democratic Fusion (Douglas)
1864: >50% Lincoln
1868: >50% Grant
1872: >50% Grant
1876: >50% Hayes
1880: >50% Garfield
1884: >40% Blaine
1888: <50% Harrison
1892: >50% Cleveland
1896: >60% McKinley
1900: >60% McKinley
1904: >60% Roosevelt
1908: >60% Taft
1912: <50% Roosevelt
1916: >50% Hughes
1920: >70% Harding
1924: >60% Coolidge
1928: >50% Hoover
1932: >50% Hoover
1936: >50% Roosevelt
1940: >50% Willkie
1944: >40% Dewey
1948: <50% Dewey
1952: >50% Eisenhower
1956: >60% Eisenhower
1960: >50% Kennedy
1964: >60% Johnson
1968: >50% Humphrey
1972: >50% Nixon
1976: >50% Carter
1980: >50% Carter
1984: >50% Mondale
1988: >50% Dukakis
1992: >50% Clinton
1996: >60% Clinton
2000: >70% Gore
2004: >70% Kerry
2008: >70% Obama
2012: >70% Obama

2 Democratic-Republican
1 National Republican
5 Whig
18 Democrat
22 Republican
1 Progressive

Santa Clara County, CA

D from 1988-2012, R From 1972-1984, and went for the winner of the election every year from 1920-1968 with the exceptions of 68 and 48. Santa Clara County would've swung left IMO even without it's growing minority population due to the GOP's swing towards social conservatism. Heck, Carter's religous talk probably scared the county into voting for Ford in 76.

2012   27.2% 174,843   70.2% 450,817O 2.5% 16,290
2008   28.6% 190,039   69.5% 462,241   1.8% 12,255
2004   34.6% 209,094   63.9% 386,100   1.4% 8,622
2000   34.4% 188,750   60.7% 332,490   4.9% 26,889
1996   32.2% 168,291   56.9% 297,639   11.0% 57,361
1992   28.4% 170,870   49.2% 296,265   22.4% 134,920
1988   47.0% 254,442   51.3% 277,810   1.7% 9,276
1984   54.8% 288,638   43.7% 229,865   1.5% 8,136
1980   48.0% 229,048   35.0% 166,995   17.0% 80,960
1976   49.5% 219,188   46.9% 208,023   3.6% 15,927
1972   51.9% 237,334   45.6% 208,506   2.5% 11,453
1968   45.6% 163,446   48.4% 173,511   6.0% 21,410
1964   36.6% 117,420   63.1% 202,249   0.3% 858
1960   52.7% 131,735   47.1% 117,667   0.3% 690
1956   59.1% 105,657   40.6% 72,528   0.4% 633
1952   59.7% 91,940   39.7% 61,035   0.6% 932
1948   53.3% 52,982   42.1% 41,905   4.6% 4,615
1944   47.0% 39,409   52.4% 43,869   0.6% 499
1940   49.2% 40,100   49.6% 40,449   1.2% 947
1936   40.4% 26,498   58.5% 38,346   1.1% 732
1932   47.5% 27,353   49.1% 28,272   3.3% 1,906
1928   63.8% 31,710   35.4% 17,589   0.8% 395
1924   58.0% 20,056   7.4% 2,560   34.6% 11,952
1920   68.1% 19,565   22.6% 6,485   9.1% 2,682

Lake County, Florida

1888: >50% Cleveland
1892: >90% Cleveland
1896: >60% Bryan
1900: >70% Bryan
1904: >60% Parker
1908: >50% Bryan
1912: >70% Wilson
1916: >60% Wilson
1920: >50% Cox
1924: >50% Davis
1928: >60% Hoover
1932: >50% Roosevelt
1936: >60% Roosevelt
1940: >60% Roosevelt
1944: >50% Roosevelt
1948: >40% Dewey
1952: >70% Eisenhower
1956: >70% Eisenhower
1960: >60% Nixon
1964: >60% Goldwater
1968: >40% Nixon
1972: >80% Nixon
1976: >50% Ford
1980: >70% Reagan
1984: >70% Reagan
1988: >60% Bush
1992: >40% Bush
1996: >40% Dole
2000: >50% Bush
2004: >60% Bush
2008: >50% McCain
2012: >50% Romney

14 Democratic Votes
18 Republican Votes

Monroe County, Georgia

1960: 74% Kennedy
1964: 51% Goldwater
1968: 44% Wallace
1972: 73% Nixon
1976: 73% Carter
1980: 66% Carter
1984: 53% Reagan
1988: 56% Bush
1992: 45% Clinton
1996: 48% Dole
2000: 60% Bush
2004: 67% Bush
2008: 65% McCain
2012: 68% Romney

Marshall County, KY

1844: James Polk (Democratic)
1848: Lewis Cass (Democratic)
1852: Franklin Pierce (Democratic)
1856: James Buchanan (Democratic)
1860: John Breckinridge (Southern Democratic)
1864: Abraham Lincoln (National Union)
1868: Horatio Seymour (Democratic)
1872: Horace Greeley (Liberal Republican)
1876: Samuel Tilden (Democratic)
1880: Winfield Hancock (Democratic)
1884: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1888: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1892: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1896: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1900: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1904: Alton Parker (Democratic)
1908: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1912: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
1920: James Cox (Democratic)
1924: John Davis (Democratic)
1928: Al Smith (Democratic)
1932: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1936: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1940: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1944: Franklin Roosevelt (Democratic)
1948: Harry Truman (Democratic)
1952: Adlai Stevenson (Democratic)
1956: Adlai Stevenson (Democratic)
1960: John Kennedy (Democratic)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (Democratic)
1968: Hubert Humphrey (Democratic)
1972: Richard Nixon (Republican)
1976: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1980: Jimmy Carter (Democratic)
1984: Walter Mondale (Democratic)
1988: Michael Dukakis (Democratic)
1992: Bill Clinton (Democratic)
1996: Bill Clinton (Democratic)
2000: George W. Bush (Republican)
2004: George W. Bush (Republican)
2008: John McCain (Republican)
2012: Mitt Romney (Republican)

1824: Jackson (Democratic)
1828: Jackson (Democratic)
1832: Wirt (Anti-Masonic)
1836: Harrison (Whig)
1840: Harrison (Whig)
1844: Clay (Whig)
1848: Taylor (Whig)
1852: Scott (Whig)
1856: Buchanan (Democratic)
1860: Lincoln (Republican)
1864: Lincoln (Republican)
1868: Grant (Republican)
1872: Grant (Republican)
1876: Hayes (Republican)
1880: Garfield (Republican)
1884: Blaine (Republican)
1888: Harrison (Republican)
1892: Harrison (Republican)
1896: McKinley (Republican)
1900: McKinley (Republican)
1904: Roosevelt (Republican)
1908: Taft (Republican)
1912: Taft (Republican)
1916: Hughes (Republican)
1920: Harding (Republican)
1924: Coolidge (Republican)
1928: Hoover (Republican)
1932: Hoover (Republican)
1936: Landon (Republican)
1940: Willkie (Republican)
1944: Dewey (Republican)
1948: Dewey (Republican)
1952: Eisenhower (Republican)
1956: Eisenhower (Republican)
1960: Nixon (Republican)
1964: Johnson (Democratic)
1968: Nixon (Republican)
1972: Nixon (Republican)
1976: Ford (Republican)
1980: Reagan (Republican)
1984: Reagan (Republican)
1988: Bush (Republican)
1992: Bush (Republican)
1996: Dole (Republican)
2000: Bush (Republican)
2004: Bush (Republican)
2008: McCain (Republican)
2012: Romney (Republican

Delaware County, PA:

1960: >50% Nixon
1964: >50% Johnson
1968: >50% Nixon
1972: >60% Nixon
1976: >50% Ford
1980: >50% Reagan
1984: >60% Reagan
1988: >50% Bush
1992: >40% Clinton
1996: >40% Clinton
2000: >50% Gore
2004: >50% Kerry
2008: >60% Obama
2012: >60% Obama

Lake County, Indiana

(3rd party candidates are noted only when they exceed 1%)

1960: 62.8% Kennedy, 37% Nixon
1964: 64.4% Johnson, 35.2% Goldwater
1968: 46.8% Humphrey, 36.5% Nixon, 16.7% Wallace
1972: 56.2% Nixon, 43.1% McGovern (only time post-1928)
1976: 56.7% Carter, 42.4% Ford
1980: 48.8% Carter, 46% Reagan, 5.2% Anderson
1984: 55.1% Mondale, 44.3% Reagan
1988: 56.6% Dukakis, 43% Bush
1992: 55.2% Clinton, 28.9% Bush, 15.9% Perot
1996: 61.2% Clinton, 29.2% Dole, 9.6% Perot
2000: 62% Gore, 36% Bush, 2% Nader
2004: 61.1% Kerry, 38.2% Bush
2008: 66.7% Obama, 32.5% McCain
2012: 64.8% Obama, 33.9% Romney, 1.2% Johnson

Ada County, Idaho
1892:Weaver(Pop)
1896:Bryan (D)
1900:Mckinley (R)
1904:Roosevelt(R)
1908:Taft (R)
1912:Roosevelt (Prog)
1916:Hughes (R)
1920:Harding (R)
1924:Coolidge (R)
1928:Hoover (R)
1932:Roosevelt (D)
1936:Roosevelt (D)
1940:Willkie (R)
1944:Dewey (R)
1948:Dewey (R)
1952:Eisenhower (R)
1956:Eisenhower (R)
1960:Nixon (R)
1964:Goldwater (R)
1968:Nixon (R)
1972:Nixon (R)
1976:Ford (R)
1980:Reagan (R)
1984:Reagan (R)
1988:Bush (R)
1992:Bush (R)
1996:Dole (R)
2000:Bush (R)
2004:Bush (R)
2008:McCain (R)
2012:Romney (R)

Monmouth County, NJ:
1904: Theodore Roosevelt (52.89%)
1908: William Howard Taft (56.29%)
1912: Woodrow Wilson (48.55%)
1916: Charles Evans Hughes (51.46%)
1920: Warren Harding (68.07%)
1924: Calvin Coolidge (65.64%)
1928: Herbert Hoover (65.84%)
1932: Herbert Hoover (52.73%)
1936: Alf Landon (51.33%)
1940: Wendell Willkie (57.73%)
1944: Thomas Dewey (58.66%)
1948: Thomas Dewey (62.22%)
1952: Dwight Eisenhower (66.68%)
1956: Dwight Eisenhower (71.80%)
1960: Richard Nixon (56.49%)
1964: Lyndon Johnson (60.69%)
1968: Richard Nixon (51.22%)
1972: Richard Nixon (65.71%)
1976: Gerald Ford (54.29%)
1980: Ronald Reagan (56.69%)
1984: Ronald Reagan (65.52%)
1988: George H.W. Bush (61.14%)
1992: George H.W. Bush (44.23%)
1996: Bill Clinton (48.37%)
2000: Al Gore (50.15%)
2004: George W. Bush (54.56%)
2008: John McCain (51.19%)
2012: Mitt Romney (51.81%)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_flight)

Um... almost every major city in the Midwest has had white flight at one point. By that logic, Oakland County, MI should be right wing, but its not.

Nassau County, NY....progressed with the rest of the GOP.  It voted GOP every election (outside of the '64 landslide) with the GOP candidate, until '92. Since then, completely Democratic, although the '04, '08, and '12 cycles, were 53-46% for the Democratic candidate.

Yeah, there's something special about the WOW counties that other Northern-Midwestern suburbs just don't have(well, I guess Indy/Cincinatti/Columbus, but they're all further south).

Similarly, Lake County IL was once a Republican stronghold, although never as much as its neighbor McHenry. It did go very narrowly for Bush twice (would have gone Gore in '00 without Nader), but has gone comfortably for Obama twice and, like the New York suburbs, isn't expected to turn back in the foreseeable future.

Milwaukee is Hypersegregated and traditionally settled by Germans.

I'm in Nassau as well.  It swung HEAVILY Democratic during the 90's.  Went from 7 points more Republican than the nation in 1988 to 19 points more Democratic in 2000.  Pulled back quite a bit after that, but has remained a bit more Democratic than the nation.

2012: Mitt wins 59%-38%
2008: McCain wins 52%-45%
2004: Bush wins 56%-43%
2000: Bush wins 56%-41%
1996: Clinton wins
1992: Clinton wins
1988: Bush wins
1984: Reagan wins
1980: Reagan wins
1976: Carter wins
1972: Nixon wins
1968: Nixon wins
1964: Johnson wins
1960: Nixon wins

Really, the only surprising result for me on here is 1960. For years, I have heard stories in my town of how "Jack Kennedy came to town and I shook his hand outside Murphy's Department store!" and he spoke on the courthouse steps. I have heard those stories for years, but Nixon carried Roane County.

We followed the South. Al Gore destroyed the national Democratic Party in West Virginia. They'll never win it again.

Riley, was it environmentalism that killed it?  Or did other cultural issues come into play?

My county hasn't voted Democrat in a long, long time. Even Goldwater won Tulsa County.

2012 - 64% Romney
2008 - 62% McCain
2004 - 64% Bush
2000 - 61% Bush
1996 - >50% Dole
1992 - >40% Bush
1988 - >60% Bush
1984 - >70% Reagan
1980 - >60% Reagan
1976 - >60% Ford
1972 - >70% Nixon
1968 - >50% Nixon
1964 - >50% Goldwater
1960 - >60% Nixon

Warren County, New Jersey:

(My country didn't come into existence until 1824)
1828: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
1832: Andrew Jackson (Democratic)
1836: Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
1840: Martin Van Buren (Democratic)
1844: Henry Clay (Whig)
1848: Lewis Cass (Democratic)
1852: Franklin Pierce (Democratic)
1856: James Buchanan (Democratic)
1860: Stephen A. Douglas (Democratic)
1864: George B. McClellan (Democratic)
1868: Horatio Seymour (Democratic)
1872: Horace Greeley (Liberal Republican)
1876: Samuel J. Tilden (Democratic)
1880: Winfield S. Hancock (Democratic)
1884: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1888: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1892: Grover Cleveland (Democratic)
1896: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1900: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1904: Alton B. Parker (Democratic)
1908: William Jennings Bryan (Democratic)
1912: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
1916: Woodrow Wilson (Democratic)
1920: Warren G. Harding (Republican)
1924: Calvin Coolidge (Republican)
1928: Herbert Hoover (Republican)
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic)
1944: Thomas E. Dewey (Republican)
1948: Thomas E. Dewey (Republican)
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
1960: Richard Nixon (57.4%)
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson (69.1%)
1968: Richard Nixon (48.1%)
1972: Richard Nixon (65.3%)
1976: Gerald Ford (50.7%)
1980: Ronald Reagan (55.0%)
1984: Ronald Reagan (67.1%)
1988: George H. W. Bush (64.5%)
1992: George H. W. Bush (44.5%)
1996: Bob Dole (45.5%)
2000: George W. Bush (54.3%)
2004: George W. Bush (61.3%)
2008: John McCain (56.0%)
2012: Mitt Romney (56.7%)

Oktibbeha County, Mississippi

1960:  Unpledged Electors >40%
1964:  Goldwater >70%
1968:  Wallace >40
1972:  Nixon >60%
1976:  Ford >50%
1980:  Reagan >40% [1]
1984:  Reagan >50%
1988:  Bush >50%
1992:  Bush >40%
1996:  Dole >40%
2000:  Bush (53.8%)
2004:  Bush (55.7%)  
2008:  Obama (49.6%) [1]
2012:  Obama (50.2%)

[1] - Never realized this until now, but it appears that Gerald Ford performed better in Oktibbeha County in 1976 than Reagan did in 1980.  Very few counties in the South seem to have behaved similarly.     

[2] - In 2008, Oktibbeha County represented Obama's smallest margin of victory by actual number of votes over John McCain in any county in the United States.  Obama won by 6 votes.

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Not before doing this exercise did I realize that Obama's victory in 2008 was the first time a Democrat had carried Oktibbeha County since 1956.  Also, it appears that Oktibbeha County is full of reluctant Republicans - despite always siding with the GOP until 2008, it failed to give Reagan or Bush more than 60% in the landslide years of 1984 or 1988. 

Republicans have performed better in Oktibbeha County than they have statewide in Mississippi only once - and that was for Gerald Ford in 1976. 

Oktibbeha's "flip" to the Democrats in 2008 is somewhat interesting.  While African-American turnout definitely played a role in this (the county is almost 1/3 Black) I suspect that it had even more to do with well-educated university employees and out-of-state transplants tipping the balance against the GOP.  Thus, I identify Oktibbeha County as an almost textbook example of the Republicans' problems competing against the Obama Coalition - if Republicans can't win some of the most well-educated, cosmopolitan voters in Mississippi then where can they?   2016 will be interesting in Oktibbeha County, but I expect it to be staying Democratic even without Obama on the ticket. 

Berkshire County, MA

My county was founded in 1685, however I can only find electoral data for 1912 and on.

1912: Taft >40%
1916: Hughes >60%
1920: Harding >70%
1924: Coolidge >70%
1928: Smith >30%
1932: Roosevelt > 40%
1936: Roosevelt > 50%
1940: Roosevelt > 50%
1944: Roosevelt > 40%
1948: Truman > 40%
1952: Eisenhower >50%
1956: Eisenhower > 60%
1960: Kennedy > 50%
1964: Johnson > 70%
1968: Humphrey > 50%
1972: McGovern > 40%
1976: Carter > 60%
1980: Carter > 50%
1984: Reagan >50%
1988: Dukakis > 70%
1992: Clinton > 50%
1996: Clinton > 60%
2000: Gore > 60%
2004: Kerry > 70%
2008: Obama > 70%
2012: Obama > 70%

Penobscot County, ME:

1832 - Jackson (DEM)
1836 - Van Buren (DEM)
1840 - Van Buren (DEM)
1844 - Polk (DEM)
1848 - Cass (DEM)
1852 - Pierce (DEM)
1856 - Fremont (GOP)
1860 - Lincoln (GOP)
1864 - Lincoln (GOP)
1868 - Grant (GOP)
1872 - Grant (GOP)
1876 - Hayes (GOP)
1880 - Garfield (GOP)
1884 - Blaine (GOP)
1888 - Harrison (GOP)
1892 - Harrison (GOP)
1896 - McKinley (GOP)
1900 - McKinley (GOP)
1904 - Roosevelt (GOP)
1908 - Taft (GOP)
1912 - Roosevelt (BM)
1916 - Hughes (GOP)
1920 - Harding (GOP)
1924 - Coolidge (GOP)
1928 - Hoover (GOP)
1932 - Hoover (GOP)
1936 - Landon (GOP)
1940 - Willkie (GOP)
1944 - Dewey (GOP)
1948 - Dewey (GOP)
1952 - Eisenhower (GOP)
1956 - Eisenhower (GOP)
1960 - Nixon (GOP)
1964 - Johnson (DEM)
1968 - Humphrey (DEM)
1972 - Nixon (GOP)
1976 - Ford (GOP)
1980 - Reagan (GOP)
1984 - Reagan (GOP)
1988 - Bush (GOP)
1992 - Clinton (DEM)
1996 - Clinton (DEM)
2000 - Bush (GOP)
2004 - Kerry (DEM)
2008 - Obama (DEM)
2012 - Obama (DEM)

We've trend pretty Democratic since Clinton showed up (though '92 was close), but we still have more registered Republicans in this county than registered Democrats.  It should be noted that there are more independents than either.

Androscoggin County, ME (Founded in 1854):

1856:  >60% Frémont (R)
1860:  >60% Lincoln (R)
1864:  >60% Lincoln (R)
1868:  >60% Grant (R)
1872:  >70% Grant (R)
1876:  >50% Hayes (R)
1880:  >50% Garfield (R)
1884:  >50% Blaine (R)
1888:  >50% Harrison (R)
1892:  >50% Harrison (R)
1896:  >60% McKinley (R)
1900:  >50% McKinley (R)
1904:  >60% Roosevelt (R)
1908:  >50% Taft (R)
1912:  >40% Wilson (D)
1916:  >50% Wilson (D)
1920:  >60% Harding (R)
1924:  >50% Coolidge (R)
1928:  >50% Hoover (R)
1932:  >50% Roosevelt (D)
1936:  >60% Roosevelt (D)
1940:  >60% Roosevelt (D)
1944:  >60% Roosevelt (D)
1948:  >50% Truman (D)
1952:  >50% Eisenhower (R)
1956:  >50% Eisenhower (R)
1960:  >60% Kennedy (D)
1964:  >80% Johnson (D)
1968:  >70% Humphrey (D)
1972:  >50% McGovern (D)
1976:  >60% Carter (D)
1980:  >40% Carter (D)
1984:  >50% Reagan (R)
1988:  >50% Bush (R)
1992:  >40% Clinton (D)
1996:  >50% Clinton (D)
2000:  >50% Gore (D)
2004:  >50% Kerry (D)
2008:  >50% Obama (D)
2012:  >50% Obama (D)

Like a lot of Maine, Androscoggin County started off very Republican and Protestant.  However, as the city of Lewiston (largest city in the county) started to receive, first Irish-Catholic and then Franco-American Catholic Immigrants, the small town turned into a much larger one and became a bastion of labor in the state of Maine (textile mills).  That is why it voted a lot more Democratic than Maine from 1912 to 2000.  With Lewiston, voting less Democratic than it used too (mostly because of the mill closings, however, it still has a significant Democratic lean, Obama got 60%, second strongest percentage in the county) and the rural areas around it voting more Democratic than they used too (mostly because of the Republican party becoming much more Conservative, similar to a lot of New England), the county still goes Democratic but by smaller margins than Maine.

It hasn't voted democratic since 1936!

Los Angeles County, California:

Note: Unlike this forum,

I use: RED-Republican, Blue-Democrat, Green-Independent/Other

1904 T. Roosevelt>50%(R)
1908 Taft> 50%(R)
1912: T. Roosevelt>40%(I)
1916: Hughes >40% (R)
1920: Harding>70% (R)
1924: Coolidge >60% (R)
1928: Hoover >70% (R)
1932: Roosevelt > 50% (D)
1936: Roosevelt > 60% (D)
1940: Roosevelt > 50% (D)
1944: Roosevelt > 50% (D)
1948: Truman > 40% (D)
1952: Eisenhower >50% (R)
1956: Eisenhower > 50% (R)
1960: Kennedy > 40% (D)
1964: Johnson > 50% (D)
1968: Nixon > 40% (R)
1972: Nixon > 50% (R)
1976: Carter > 40% (D)
1980: Reagan > 50% (R)
1984: Reagan >50% (R)
1988: Dukakis > 50% (D)
1992: Clinton > 50% (D)
1996: Clinton > 50% (D)
2000: Gore > 60% (D)
2004: Kerry > 60% (D)
2008: Obama > 60% (D)
2012: Obama > 60% almost 70% (D)

Of Note: I am a resident of Los Angeles City (4th Council Hollywood) The city does generally vote at least 8- 10% more democratic then the countywide vote in modern times. I am noting a democratic victory in the city by both 1972 McGovern (D) and 1984 Mondale (D) despite both losing the county wide vote.

What source are you using? Just by using this site, I can tell most of those recent ones are wrong. Are you doing the city of Los Angeles?

You were commenting before I was done posting the final version. Of Note, Los Angeles City does generally vote at least 10% more democratic then the countywide vote in any given election of the past 50 or so years. I am a resident in the city. I am noting a democratic victory in the city by both McGovern and Mondale despite both losing the county wide vote.

Oh, I'm sorry. You're probably correct now :)

Kalamazoo County, MI

2012: Obama 56-42.5
2008: Obama 58.7-39.34
2004: Kerry 51.3-47.7
2000: Gore 48.7-47.94
1996: Clinton 49-44-7
1992: (Best information I can find has number of votes, no data for Perot or total votes)
Clinton 43,568 Bush 38,035

Orange, NC:

1960: >50% Kennedy
1964: >60% Johnson
1968: >40% Humphrey
1972: >50% McGovern
1976: >60% Carter
1980: >50% Carter
1984: >50% Mondale
1988: >60% Dukakis
1992: >60% Clinton
1996: >60% Clinton
2000: >60% Gore
2004: >60% Kerry
2008: >70% Obama
2012: >70% Obama

My current county (Alameda) from 1892-1932 voted entirely against the Democrats [even in 1912 they voted for Teddy Roosevelt again rather than Wilson or Taft,the latter wasn't even on the state ballot],then never voted for Republicans ever again [except for 1952 and 1956].

Most interesting is that Humphrey won the county by roughly 53%,but Mc Govern won it by 55%. Basically when the rest of the nation drank the Nixon-ade, my county wisely knew he was a crook.

The same effect happened with Reagan as well. Carter was only voted for re-election by 48.3% (1 of exactly 3 counties in the whole state NOT to vote for Reagan), but Mondale won it by 58%.

Also the county voted the strongest for Carter in 1976 at 57.7%

Last two elections Obama won by 78.7% against Mc Cain and Romney.

Erie NY:

1828: >70% Adams
1832: >70% Clay
1836: >60% Harrison
1840: >60% Harrison
1844: >50% Clay
1848: >50% Taylor
1852: >50% Scott
1856: <50% Buchanan
1860: >50% Lincoln
1864: >50% McClellan
1868: >50% Grant
1872: >50% Grant
1876: >50% Hayes
1880: >50% Garfield
1884: >50% Blaine
1888: >50% Harrison
1892: <50% Cleveland
1896: >50% McKinley
1900: >50% McKinley
1904: >50% Roosevelt
1908: >50% Taft
1912: >20% Wilson
1916: >50% Hughes
1920: >50% Harding
1924: >40% Coolidge
1928: >50% Hoover
1932: <50% Hoover
1936: >50% Roosevelt
1940: <50% Roosevelt
1944: >50% Roosevelt
1948: >50% Truman
1952: <50% Eisenhower
1956: >50% Eisenhower
1960: >50% Kennedy
1964: >60% Johnson
1968: >50% Humphrey
1972: >50% Nixon
1976: >50% Carter
1980: >50% Carter
1984: >50% Mondale
1988: >50% Dukakis
1992: >40% Clinton
1996: >50%Clinton
2000: >50% Gore
2004: >50% Kerry
2008: >50% Obama
2012: >50%Obama

Macomb, MI
1932-1968: solid Democrat except 1952 when Ike won 50.4-49.1%
1968: Humphrey 55%. No Democrat has won 55% in Macomb county since.
1972: 35/63 Nixon
1976: 47/51 Ford
1980: 40/52/6 Reagan
1984: 33/66 Reagan
1988: 39/60 Bush
1992: 37/42/20 Bush
1996: 49/39/10 Clinton
2000: 50/48 Gore
2004: 49/50 Bush
2008: 53/45 Obama
2012: 51/47 Obama

Spokane, WA:

1892: Harrison
1896: Bryan
1900: McKinley
1904: Roosevelt
1908: Taft
1912: Roosevelt
1916: Wilson
1920: Harding
1924: Coolidge
1928: Hoover
1932: Roosevelt
1936: Roosevelt
1940: Roosevelt
1944: Roosevelt
1948: Truman
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Johnson
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Clinton
1996: Clinton
2000: Bush
2004: Bush
2008: McCain
2012: Romney

Champaign County, IL

Bolded candidates are those that match who I would vote for

2012: Barack Obama
2008: Barack Obama
2004: John Kerry
2000: Al Gore
1996: Bill Clinton
1992: Bill Clinton
1988: George Bush
1984: Ronald Reagan
1980: Ronald Reagan
1976: Gerald Ford
1972: Richard Nixon
1968: Richard Nixon
1964: Lyndon Johnson
1960: Richard Nixon
1956: Dwight Eisenhower
1952: Dwight Eisenhower
1948: Thomas Dewey
1944: Thomas Dewey
1940: Wendell Wilkie
1936: Franklin Roosevelt
1932: Franklin Roosevelt
1928: Herbert Hoover
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1920: Warren Harding
1916: Charles Hughes
1912: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: William Taft
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1900: William McKinley
1896: William McKinley
1892: Benjamin Harrison
1888: Benjamin Harrison
1884: James Blaine
1880: James Garfield
1876: Rutherford Hayes
1872: Ulysses Grant
1868: Ulysses Grant
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1856: John Fremont
1852: Winfield Scott
1848: Zachary Taylor
1844: James Polk
1840: William Harrison
1836: Martin Van Buren
1832: Andrew Jackson

St. Louis City (Independent City)

2012: Barack Obama
2008: Barack Obama
2004: John Kerry
2000: Al Gore
1996: Bill Clinton
1992: Bill Clinton
1988: Michael Dukakis
1984: Walter Mondale
1980: Jimmy Carter
1976: Jimmy Carter
1972: George McGovern
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1964: Lyndon Johnson
1960: John F. Kennedy
1956: Adlai Stevenson
1952: Adlai Stevenson   
1948: Harry Truman
1944: Franklin Roosevelt
1940: Franklin Roosevelt
1936: Franklin Roosevelt
1932: Franklin Roosevelt(FDR's candidacy caused traditionally Republican African American voters to switch en masse to the Democratic Party)
1928: Warren Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1920: Warren Harding
1916: Charles Hughes   
1912: Woodrow Wilson
1908: William Taft
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1900: William McKinley
1896: William McKinley
1892: Benjamin Harrison
1888: Benjamin Harrison
1884: Grover Cleveland
1880: Winfield Hancock

As part of St. Louis County(St. Louis City was the overwhelming majority of the county)
Whigs are in Black.
1876: Samuel Tilden
1872: Horace Greeley
1868: Ulysses Grant
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1856: Millard Fillmore
1852: Franklin Pierce
1848: Zachary Taylor
1844: Henry Clay
1840: William Harrison
1836: William Harrison
1832: Henry Clay
1828: Andrew Jackson
1824: Henry Clay

Wake County, NC:

1789: No votes recorded on Wikipedia (presumably George Washington)
1792: No votes recorded on Wikipedia (presumably George Washington)
1796: No votes recorded on Wikipedia
1800: Thomas Jefferson
1804: No votes recorded on Wikipedia
1808: James Madison
1812: No votes recorded on Wikipedia
1816: No votes recorded on Wikipedia
1820: James Monroe
1824: Andrew Jackson
1828: Andrew Jackson
1832: Andrew Jackson
1836: Martin Van Buren
1840: Martin Van Buren
1844: James K. Polk
1848: Lewis Cass
1852: Franklin Pierce
1856: James Buchanan
1860: John C. Breckinridge
1864: Confederate state, no election
1868: Ulysses S. Grant
1872: Ulysses S. Grant
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes
1880: James A. Garfield
1884: Grover Cleveland
1888: Benjamin Harrison
1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: William Jennings Bryan
1900: William Jennings Bryan
1904: Alton B. Parker
1908: William Jennings Bryan
1912: Woodrow Wilson
1916: Woodrow Wilson
1920: James M. Cox
1924: John W. Davis
1928: Al Smith
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948: Harry S. Truman
1952: Adlai Stevenson II
1956: Adlai Stevenson II
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H. W. Bush
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bob Dole
2000: George W. Bush
2004: George W. Bush
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama

Middlesex County, MA (my former county):

1789: No votes recorded on Wikipedia (presumably George Washington)
1792: No votes recorded on Wikipedia (presumably George Washington)
1796: No votes recorded on Wikipedia
1800: No votes recorded on Wikipedia
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: No votes recorded on Wikipedia
1812: DeWitt Clinton
1816: No votes recorded on Wikipedia
1820: James Monroe
1824: John Quincy Adams
1828: John Quincy Adams
1832: Henry Clay
1836: Martin Van Buren
1840: William Henry Harrison
1844: Henry Clay
1848: Zachary Taylor
1852: Franklin Pierce
1856: John C. Frémont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses S. Grant
1872: Ulysses S. Grant
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes
1880: James A. Garfield
1884: James G. Blaine
1888: Benjamin Harrison
1892: Benjamin Harrison
1896: William McKinley
1900: William McKinley
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: William Howard Taft
1912: Woodrow Wilson
1916: Charles E. Hughes
1920: Warren G. Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Herbert Hoover
1932: Herbert Hoover
1936: Alf Landon
1940: Wendell Willkie
1944: Thomas E. Dewey
1948: Harry S. Truman
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960: John F. Kennedy
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Hubert Humphrey
1972: George McGovern
1976: Jimmy Carter
1980: Jimmy Carter
1984: Walter Mondale
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama

Sedgwick County, Kansas
1872: Grant (Rep)
1876: Hayes (Rep)
1880: Garfield (Rep)
1884:  Blaine (Rep)
1888: Harrison (Rep)
1892:Weaver (Pop)
1896: Bryan (Dem)
1900:McKinley (Rep)
1904: Roosevelt (Rep)
1908:Taft (Rep)
1912:Roosevelt (Prog)
1916:Wilson (Dem)
1920:Harding (Rep)
1924:Coolidge (Rep)
1928:Hoover (Rep)
1932:Roosevelt (Dem)
1936:Roosevelt (Dem)
1940:Roosevelt (Dem)
1944:Dewey (Rep)
1948:Dewey (Rep)
1952:Eisenhower (Rep)
1956:Eisenhower (Rep)
1960:Nixon (Rep)
1964:Johnson (Dem)
1968:Nixon (Rep)
1972:Nixon (Rep)
1976:Ford (Rep)
1980:Reagan (Rep)
1984:Reagan (Rep)
1988:Bush (Rep)
1992:Bush (Rep)
1996:Dole (Rep)
2000:Bush (Rep)
2004:Bush (Rep)
2008:McCain (Rep)
2012:Romney (Rep)

Forrest County, MS

1908: Bryan
1912: Wilson
1916: Wilson
1920: Cox
1924: Davis
1928: Smith
1932: Roosevelt
1936: Roosevelt
1940: Roosevelt
1944: Roosevelt
1948: Thurmond
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Goldwater
1968: Wallace
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Dole
2000: Bush
2004: Bush
2008: McCain
2012: Romney

King County, Washington
1892: Harrison; 50%+
1896: Bryan; 50%+
1900: McKinley; 50%+
1904: Roosevelt; 70%+
1908: Taft; 50%+
1912: Roosevelt; 30%+
1916: Wilson; 50%+
1920: Harding; 60%+
1924: Coolidge; 60%+
1928: Hoover; 60%+
1932: Roosevelt; 50%+
1936: Roosevelt; 60%+
1940: Roosevelt; 50%+
1944: Roosevelt; 50%+
1948: Truman; 40%+
1952: Eisenhower; 60%+
1965: Eisenhower; 60%+
1960: Nixon; 50%
1964: Johnson; 60%
1968: Humphrey; 40%+
1972: Nixon; 50%+
1976: Ford; 50%
1980: Reagan; 40%+
1984: Reagan; 50%+
1988: Dukakis; 50%+
1992: Clinton; 50%
1996: Clinton; 50%+
2000: Gore; 60%+
2004: Kerry; 60%+
2008: Obama; 60%+
2012: Obama; 60%+

Present-day Queens County:

2012: >70% Obama
2008: >70% Obama
2004: >70% Kerry
2000: >70% Gore
1996: >70% Clinton
1992: >60% Clinton
1988: >50% Dukakis
1984: >50% Mondale
1980: >40% Carter
1976: >60% Carter
1972: >50% Nixon
1968: >50% Humphrey
1964: >60% Johnson
1960: >50% Kennedy
1956: >50% Eisenhower
1952: >50% Eisenhower
1948: >50% Dewey
1944: >50% Dewey
1940: >50% Wilkie
1936: >60% Roosevelt
1932: >60% Roosevelt
1928: >50% Smith
1924: >50% Coolidge
1920: >60% Harding
1916: >50% Hughes
1912: >40% Wilson
1908: >40% Bryan
1904: >50% Parker
1900: >50% Bryan

Queens County + Nassau County:

1896: >50% MicKinley
1892: >50% Cleveland
1888: >50% Cleveland
1884: >50% Cleveland
1880: >50% Hancock
1876: >50% Tilden
1872: >50% Grant
1868: >50% Seymour
1864: >50% McClellan
1860: >50% Fusion (Douglas, Bell, and Breckenridge)
1856: >30% Fillmore
1852: >50% Pierce
1848: >50% Taylor
1844: >50% Polk
1840: >50% Van Buren
1836: >40% Van Buren
1832: >50% Jackson
1828: >50% Adams

No info before 1828.

Barnstable County, MA:

1789: No votes recorded on Wikipedia (presumably George Washington)
1792: No votes recorded on Wikipedia (presumably George Washington)
1796: No votes recorded on Wikipedia
1800: No votes recorded on Wikipedia
1804: Thomas Jefferson
1808: No votes recorded on Wikipedia
1812: DeWitt Clinton
1816: No votes recorded on Wikipedia
1820: James Monroe (Federalists won popular vote)
1824: John Quincy Adams
1828: John Quincy Adams
1832: Henry Clay
1836: Daniel Webster
1840: William Henry Harrison
1844: Henry Clay
1848: Zachary Taylor
1852: Winfield Scott
1856: John C. Frémont
1860: Abraham Lincoln
1864: Abraham Lincoln
1868: Ulysses S. Grant
1872: Ulysses S. Grant
1876: Rutherford B. Hayes
1880: James A. Garfield
1884: James G. Blaine
1888: Benjamin Harrison
1892: Benjamin Harrison
1896: William McKinley
1900: William McKinley
1904: Theodore Roosevelt
1908: William Howard Taft
1912: Theodore Roosevelt
1916: Charles E. Hughes
1920: Warren G. Harding
1924: Calvin Coolidge
1928: Herbert Hoover
1932: Herbert Hoover
1936: Alf Landon
1940: Wendell Willkie
1944: Thomas E. Dewey
1948: Thomas E. Dewey
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Lyndon B. Johnson
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H.W. Bush
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: John Kerry
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama

When I regain access to full data from the site, then I will update this back to 1840.

1960: Nixon 56%
1964: Johnson 62%
1968: Nixon 49%
1972: Nixon 61%
1976: Ford 56%
1980: Reagan 48%
1984: Reagan 57%
1988: Dukakis 52%
1992: Clinton 45%
1996: Clinton 54%
2000: Gore 54%
2004: Kerry 53%
2008: Obama 58%
2012: Obama 55%
2016: TBD (presumably Clinton)

Oakland County, MI

1976- Ford
1980- Reagan
1984- Reagan
1988- Bush
1992- Bush
1996- Clinton
2000- Gore (by 6,900 votes)
2004- Kerry (by 2,700 votes)
2008- Obama (56%)
2012- Obama (53%)

Mecklenburg, NC:
1996: Clinton (Precinct for Dole)
2000: Bush (Precinct for Bush)
2004: Kerry (Precinct for Bush)
2008: Obama (Precinct for Obama)
2012: Obama (Precinct for Obama)
2016: Clinton (Precinct for Clinton)

My county has voted Republican for every Presidential candidate from 1968 on, and for Eisenhower in the fifties and Nixon in 1960.

Further historical results for Mecklenburg:
1960: Nixon
1964: Johnson
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Carter
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush

Somerset County, NJ

1960: Nixon 60%
1964: Johnson 60%
1968: Nixon 54%
1972: Nixon 66%
1976  Ford 57%
1980  Reagan 57%
1984  Reagan 67%
1988  Bush H.W. 64%
1992  Bush H.W. 46%
1996  Dole  46%
2000  Bush W. 50%
2004  Bush W. 52%
2008  Obama 52%
2012  Obama 52%

Bergen county NJ

bold= winner

1960: > 50% Nixon
1964: > 50% Johnson
1968: > 50% Nixon
1972: > 60% Nixon
1976: > 50% Ford
1980: > 50% Reagan
1984: > 60% Reagan   
1988: > 50% Bush H.W
1992: > 40% Bush H.W
1996: > 50% Clinton
2000: > 50% Gore
2004: > 50% Kerry
2008: > 50% Obama
2012: > 50% Obama
2016: Most likely Clinton

Johnson, IA:

2012: Obama
2008: Obama
2004: Kerry
2000: Gore
1996: Clinton
1992: Clinton
1988: Dukakis
1984: Mondale
1980: Carter
1976: Carter
1972: McGovern
1968:Humphrey
1964: Johnson
1960: Nixon
1956: Eisenhower
1952: Eisenhower
1948: Truman
1944: Roosevelt
1940: Roosevelt
1936: Roosevelt
1932: Roosevelt
1928: Hoover
1924: Coolidge
1920: Harding
1916: Wilson
1912: Wilson
1908: Bryan
1904: Parker
1900: Bryan
1896: Bryan
1892: Cleveland
1888: Cleveland
1884: Cleveland
1880: Hancock
1876: Tilden
1872: Grant
1868: Grant
1864: Lincoln
1860: Lincoln
1856: Fremont

Peoria, IL

2012: Obama
2008: Obama
2004: Kerry
2000: Gore
1996: Clinton
1992: Clinton
1988: Bush
1984: Reagan
1980: Reagan
1976: Ford
1972: Nixon
1968: Nixon
1964: Johnson
1960: Nixon
1956: Eisenhower
1952: Eisenhower
1948: Dewey
1944: Willkie
1940: Roosevelt
1936: Roosevelt
1932: Roosevelt
1928: Hoover
1924: Coolidge
1920: Harding
1916: Wilson
1912: Roosevelt
1908: Taft
1904: Roosevelt
1900: McKinley
1896: McKinley
1892: Cleveland
1888: Cleveland
1884: Cleveland
1880: Garfield
1876: Hayes
1872: Grant
1868: Grant
1864: Lincoln
1860: Lincoln
1856: Fremont

Baltimore County
2012: Barack Obama (57%)
2008: Barack Obama (56%)
2004: John Kerry (52%)
2000: Al Gore (53%)
1996: Bill Clinton (46%)
1992: Bill Clinton (44%)
1988: George Bush (57%)
1984: Reagan (61%)
1980: Reagan (47%)
1976: Ford (55%)
1972: Nixon (70%)
1968: Nixon (50%)
1964: Johnson (60%)
1960: Nixon (50%)


Explanation: Today, Baltimore County is a diverse county with a number of different, and fairly distinct, regions. It surrounds Baltimore City and its politics have often reflected changes in the city's demographics and population. Prior the 1950s, the County was very much a rural constituency, with the exception of the Bethlehem Steel factory in Sparrow's Point (just southeast of the city). This changed rapidly after World War Two with the rise of sub-urbanization. Many former city-dwellers (like my grandfather) moved into stand-alone homes in the county, and began to change its politics.

The county is something of  microcosm for America as a whole. White working class towns in the Southeast (Dundalk, Essex, Middle River) and the Southwest (Arbutus, Baltimore Highlands) used to provide the backbone of the Democratic coalition, but have trended sharply Republican in recent years (minus Romney in 2012, who performed very poorly in many of these communities). As an example, Southeast Baltimore County was represented by a Democratic State Senator, three Democratic delegates, and a Democratic County Councilman heading into the 2014 elections. Now every one of those seats is held by a conservative Republican. Meanwhile, Western Baltimore County is the Democratic base in the county. It is a combination of African-American families who have moved out of the city along Reisterstown Road, and largely Jewish communities in the Pikesville area who have always been traditionally Democratic. Northern Baltimore county is still largely rural and conservative, and votes Republican by wide margins. The key swing area, which has shifted from being traditionally Republican to leaning Democrat, are the suburbs just north and north-east of the city: Towson, Parkville, Overlea. These areas determine who wins the county, and are indicative of who wins the state (i.e. if a Democrat can't carry Towson, he/she is struggling to win over moderate suburbanites and is probably going to lose the election). Gov. Hogan swept them in 2014, while O'Malley won them in 2010. They voted heavily for Bush (1988), but began to swing Dem in the 1990s and haven't looked back in national elections.

As for 2016: I imagine Clinton will win Baltimore County by a similar margin as Obama.

How does that compare to TX overall?

Bollinger County, MO

2012: Romney (75.05%)
2008: McCain (68.67%)
2004: Bush (69.58%)
2000: Bush (65.87%)
1996: Dole (47.95%)
1992: Bush (42.68%)
1988: Bush (58.94%)
1984: Reagan (59.09%)
1980: Reagan (56.08%)
1976: Carter (56.36%)
1972: Nixon (62.80%)
1968: Nixon (50.08%)
1964: Johnson (56.78%)
1960: Nixon (59.86%)

Burlington County, NJ:

1856: <50% Buchanan
1860: 50% Lincoln
1864: 50% Lincoln
1868: 50% Grant
1872: 50% Grant
1876: 50% Tilden
1880: 50% Garfield
1884: <50% Blaine
1888: <50% Harrison
1892: <50% Harrison
1896: 60% McKinley
1900: 50% McKinley
1904: 50% Roosevelt
1908: 50% Taft
1912: <50% Wilson
1916: 50% Hughes
1920: 60% Harding
1924: 70% Coolidge
1928: 70% Hoover
1932: 50% Hoover
1936: 50% Roosevelt
1940: 50% Roosevelt
1944: 50% Roosevelt
1948: <50% Dewey
Here it starts acting like a perfect PV bellwether:
1952: 50% Eisenhower
1956: 60% Eisenhower
1960: 50% Nixon
1964: 60% Johnson
1968: <50% Nixon
1972: 60% Nixon
1976: <50% Carter
1980: 50% Reagan
1984: 60% Reagan
1988: 50% Bush
1992: <50% Clinton
1996: 50% Clinton
2000: 50% Gore
And its first misstep:
2004: 50% Kerry
2008: 50% Obama
2012: 50% Obama

Riverside County, California
2016: Clinton 50.1%
2012: Obama 49.6%
2008: Obama 50.2%
2004: Bush 57.8%
2000: Bush 51.4%
1996: Dole 45.6%
1992: Clinton 38.6%
1988: Bush 59.5%
1984: Reagan 63.5%
1980: Reagan 59.9%
1976: Ford 49.2%
1972: Nixon 58%
1968: Nixon 52.9%
1964: Johnson 56.8%
1960: Nixon 56.2%
1956: Eisenhower 62.2%
1952: Eisenhower 65.1%
1948: Dewey 55.7%
1944: Dewey: 53.9%
1940: Willkie 51.4%
1936: Roosevelt 49.9%
1932: Hoover 50.2%
1928: Hoover 77.9%
1924: Coolidge 62%
1920: Harding 69.6%
1916: Hughes 54.5%
1912: Roosevelt 50.9%
1908: Taft 57.2%
1904: Roosevelt 65.2%
1900: McKinley 61.1%
1896: McKinley 53.1%

One of the most reliable Republican counties in Southern California. Even in the Democratic victories of 1936/1992/2008/2012, those were decided by <2.5%.

However, much like the rest of the region, the last 10-15 years haven't been kind to the Republican Party. Younger & more diverse voters have replaced the aging Reagan Republicans of the 1980's, while the western part of the county is rapidly growing and turning more urban.


Voter registration: January 5, 2016
Republicans: 323,374 (38.3%)
Democrats: 300,961 (35.5%)
No Party Preference: 176,154 (20.9%)
Other: 44,306 (5.3%)

Voter registration: September 12, 2017
Democrats: 363,732 (38.1%)
Republicans: 337,317 (35.3%)
No Party Preference: 205,172 (21.5%)
Other: 48,910 (5.1%)

Cass County, North Dakota

1892:  Harrison(R)
1896:  McKinley (R)
1900:  McKinley (R)
1904:  Roosevelt (R)
1908:  Taft (R)
1912:  Wilson (D)
1916:  Wilson (D)
1920:  Harding (R)
1924:  Coolidge (R)
1928:  Hoover (R)
1932:  Roosevelt (D)
1936:  Roosevelt (D)
1940:  Willkie (R)
1944:  Dewey (R)
1948:  Dewey (R)
1952:  Eisenhower (R)
1956:  Eisenhower (R)
1960:  Nixon (R)
1964:  Johnson (D)
1968:  Nixon (R)
1972:  Nixon (R)
1976:  Ford (R)
1980:  Reagan (R)
1984:  Reagan (R)
1988:  Bush (R)
1992:  Bush (R)
1996:  Dole (R)
2000:  Bush (R)
2004:  Bush (R)
2008:  Obama (D)
2012:  Romney (R)

Lake County, Indiana.  We haven't voted red since Nixon beat McGovern in 1972.

I have a great deal of trouble discerning the exact color on these maps but I'm confident I have them all within 20%.

Harford County, MD
1788-89: Federalist electors - 60%
1792: Federalist electors - 90%
1796: Jefferson - 90%
1800: Jefferson - >90%
1804: Jefferson - 90%
1808: Madison - 70%
1812: Madison - 70%
1816: Monroe - 100%
1820: Monroe - 90%
1824: Adams - 50%
1828: Adams - >50%
1832: Jackson - 60%
1836: Harrison - 60%
1840: Harrison - 60%
1844: Clay - 60%
1848: Taylor - 60%
1852: Pierce - 50%
1856: Fillmore - 60%
1860: Bell - 60%
1864: McClellan - 60%
1868: Seymour - 70%
1872: Grant - 50%
1876: Tilden - 50%
1880: Hancock - 60%
1884: Cleveland - 60%
1888: Cleveland - 60%
1892: Cleveland - 50%
1896: McKinley - <50%
1900: Bryan - 50%
1904: Parker - 50%
1908: Bryan - 50%
1912: Wilson - 40%
1916: Wilson - 50%
1920: Harding - >50%
1924: Davis - <5%
1928: Hoover - 30%
1932: Roosevelt - 50%
1936: Roosevelt - 50%
1940: Wilkie - 50%
1944: Dewey - 50%
1948: Dewey - 50%
1952: Eisenhower - 50%
1956: Eisenhower - 50%
1960: Nixon - 50%
1964: Johnson - 50%
1968: Nixon - 50%
1972: Nixon - 60%

From this point on I'm using Atlas data.

1976: Ford - 55%
1980: Reagan - 52%
1984: Reagan - 68%
1988: Bush - 66%
1992: Bush - 45%
1996: Dole - 51%
2000: Bush - 58%
2004: Bush - 63%
2008: McCain - 58%
2012: Romney - 58%

We haven't gone Democrat for fifty-two years, and have only voted Democrat once in the past seventy-six years. We'll see how Trump fares.

2012: Romney
2008: Obama
2004: Kerry
2000: Gore
1996: Clinton
1992: Clinton
1988: Bush
1984: Reagan
1980: Reagan
1976: Carter
1972: Nixon
1968: barely Nixon over Wallace
1964: Johnson
1960: Nixon
1956: Eisenhower

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Summit County

I grew up here and live here

1840: Harrison 60%
1844: Clay 50%
1848: Taylor 30%
1852: Scott 40% - only county in NEOhio to vote Scott
1856: Fr‎émont 60%
1860: Lincoln 60%
1864: Lincoln 60%
1868: Grant 60%
1872: Grant 60%
1876: Hayes 50%
1880: Garfield 50%
1884: Blaine 50%
1888: Harrison 50%
1892: Cleveland 40%
1896: McKinley 50%
1900: McKinley 50%
1904: Roosevelt 60%
1908: Taft 40% (close)
1912: Roosevelt 50%
1916: Wilson 50%
1920: Harding 50%
1924: Coolidge 60%
1928: Hoover 70%
1932: Roosevelt 50%
1936: Roosevelt 60%
1940: Roosevelt 50%
1944: Roosevelt 50%
1948: Truman 50%
1952: Stevenson 50% and isolated
1956: Eisenhower 50%
1960: Kennedy 50%
1964: Johnson 60%
1968: Humphrey 40%
1972: Nixon 40%
1976: Carter 50%
1980: Carter 40%
1984: Reagan 50%
1988: Dukakis 50%
1992: Clinton 40%
1996: Clinton 50%
2000: Gore 53.26%
2004: Kerry 56.67%
2008: Obama 57.7%
2012: Obama 57%


Richland County

My parents and grandparents grew up here

1844: Polk 60%
1848: Cass 50%
1852: Pierce 50%
1856: Buchanan 50%
1860: Douglas 40%
1864: McCellan 50%
1868: Seymour: 50%
1872: Greenly 50%
1876: Tilden 50%
1880: Hancock 50%
1884: Cleveland 50%
1888: Cleveland 50%
1892: Cleveland 50%
1896: Bryan 50%
1900: Bryan 50%
1904: Roosevelt 40%
1908: Bryan 50%
1912: Wilson 40%
1916: Wilson 50%
1920: Harding 50%
1924: Coolidge 50%
1928: Hoover 70%
1932: Roosevelt 50%
1936: Roosevelt 60%
1940: Roosevelt 50%
1944: Dewey 50%
1948: Dewey 50%
1952: Eisenhower 60%
1956: Eisenhower 60%
1960: Nixon 50%
1964: Johnson 50%
1968: Nixon 50%
1972: Nixon 60%
1976: Ford 40%
1980: Reagan 50%
1984: Reagan 60%
1988: Bush 60%
1992: Bush 40%
1996: Dole 40%
2000: Bush 57.1%
2004: Bush 59.6%
2008: McCain 55.6%
2012: Romney 58.6%

It should be obvious who these counties are going to vote for in a matter of hours.

Macomb votes with the national presidential popular vote average it looks like. I'm sure Bush W. didn't Oakland County in 2004 but he won Macomb. Does Bush W win in Macomb in 2004 have anything to with Oakland being more socially moderate than Macomb?

Updated my post and with exact percentages from 1960 until today.

Madison County, Illinois (1818-present):
2016: Trump
2012: Romney
2008: Obama
2004: Kerry
2000: Gore (Popular vote winner)
1996: B. Clinton
1992: B. Clinton
1988: Dukakis
1984: Reagan
1980: Reagan
1976: Carter
1972: Nixon
1968: Humphrey
1964: LBJ
1960: JFK
1956: Stevenson
1952: Stevenson
1948: Truman
1944: FDR
1940: FDR
1936: FDR
1932: FDR
1928: Hoover
1924: Coolidge
1920: Harding
1916: Hughes
1912: Wilson
1908: Taft
1904: T. Roosevelt
1900: McKinley
1896: McKinley
1892: Cleveland
1888: B. Harrison
1884: Cleveland
1880: Garfield
1876: Tilden
1872: Grant
1868: Grant
1864: McClellan
1860: Lincoln
1856: Fillmore (Know-Nothing)
1852: Pierce
1848: Taylor (Whig)
1844: Clay (Whig)
1840: W. Harrison (Whig)
1836: W. Harrison (Whig)
1832: Jackson
1828: Jackson
1824: Adams (D-R)
1820: Others

Matching Nationwide Winner

Somerset County, PA (1896-on)
1896: McKinley
1900: McKinley
1904: Roosevelt
1908: Taft
1912: Roosevelt
1916: Hughes
1920: Harding
1924: Coolidge
1928: Hoover
1932: Hoover
1936: Landon
1940: Willkie
1944: Dewey
1948: Dewey
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon
1964: Johnson
1968: Nixon
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Reagan
1984: Reagan
1988: Bush
1992: Bush
1996: Dole (Clinton almost became 2nd Dem to win county)
2000: Bush
2004: Bush
2008: McCain
2012: Romney
2016: Trump

Oklahoma County

1960: Nixon-61.4%
1964: Johnson-52%
1968: Nixon-49.7%
1972: Nixon-75.2%
1976: Ford-56.7%
1980: Reagan-66%
1984: Reagan-71.7%
1988:Bush Sr.-63.6%
1992: Bush Sr.-48.8%
1996: Dole-54.7%
2000: Bush-62.3%
2004: Bush-64.2%
2008: McCain-58.4%
2012: Romney-58.3%
2016: Trump-51.7%

2016 Hillary 57%

Zell am See county, Salzburg state, Austria:

1986: 50.76% Waldheim (ÖVP) - 1st round - (WON Austria-wide)
1986: 54.73% Waldheim (ÖVP) - 2nd round - (WON Austria-wide)

1992: 40.51% Streicher (SPÖ) - 1st round - (WON Austria-wide)
1992: 56.69% Klestil (ÖVP) - 2nd round - (WON Austria-wide)

1998: 72.43% Klestil (ÖVP) - (WON Austria-wide)

2004: 52.72% Ferrero-Waldner (ÖVP) - (LOST Austria-wide)

2010: 78.88% Fischer (SPÖ) - (WON Austria-wide)

2016: 39.89% Norbert Hofer (FPÖ) - 1st round - (WON Austria-wide)
2016: 58.02% Norbert Hofer (FPÖ) - 2nd round (annulled) - (LOST Austria-wide)
2016: 52.61% Norbert Hofer (FPÖ) - 2nd round (re-vote) - (LOST Austria-wide)

Lafayette Parish, Louisiana

1828: Jackson-50%
1832: Jackson-50%
1836: Van Buren-60%
1840: Not Available
1844: Polk-%50
1848: Cass-<50%
1852: Pierce-50%
1856: Buchanan-50%
1860: Breckinridge-70%
1864: Not Available
1868: Seymour->90%
1872: Greeley-60%
1876: Hayes-<50%
1880: Hancock-50%
1884: Cleveland-<50%
1888: Cleveland->90%
1892: Cleveland->90%
1896: Bryan-80%
1900: Bryan-50%
1904: Parker-60%
1908: Bryan-60%
1912: Wilson-50%
1916: Wilson-50%
1920: Harding-<50%
1924:Davis-50%
1928: Smith-70%
1932: Roosevelt-90%
1936: Roosevelt-90%
1940: Roosevelt-50%
1944: Roosevelt-70%
1948: Thurmond-<50%
1952: Eisenhower-<50%
1956: Eisenhower-50%
1960: Kennedy-60%
1964: Johnson-50%
1968: Wallace-30%
1972: Nixon-60%
1976: Ford-50%
1980:Reagan-50%
1984: Reagan-60%
1988: Bush-50%
1992: Bush-40%
1996: Dole-50%
2000: Bush-61.94%
2004: Bush- 64.2%
2008: McCain- 64.88%
2012: Romney- 65.89%
2016: Trump-64.58%

One thing I noticed when doing this is that urban and suburban counties in Louisiana swung to the GOP before the rural ones did. Lafayette, an almost entirely urban/suburban county went GOP long before most of its neighboring rural parishes.

Hinds County, MS

1960: Unpledged-41.7% (Kennedy w/o Unpledged)
1964: Goldwater-87.9%
1968: Wallace-53.3%
1972: Nixon-77.8%
1976: Ford-60.5%
1980: Reagan-53.4%
1984: Reagan-56.7%
1988: Bush-55.5%
1992: Bush-46.9%
1996: Clinton-53.7%
2000: Gore-53.3%
2004: Kerry-59.3%
2008: Obama-69.2%
2012: Obama-71.5%
2016: Hillary-71.1%

Alameda Co., CA

Year    Candidate             Swing          Relative to State  (approx)    Relative to Nation (approx)

2016: H. Clinton 78.06%  +0.63 R       + 16 D                    +30 D
2012: Obama 78.69%      + 0.17 D      + 18 D                    + 27 D
2008: Obama 78.52%     + 3.34 D      + 17 D                    +26 D
2004: Kerry 75.18%        + 5.82 D       + 21 D                    + 27 D
2000: Gore 69.36%         + 3.56 D       +18 D                     +20 D
1996: B. Clinton 65.8%   + 2.8 D         +14.3 D                  + 17.6 D
1992: B. Clinton 63%      + 1.8 R         +17 D                    + 20 D
1988: Dukakis 64.8%     + 6.1 D           + 16 D                   + 19 D
1984: Mondale 58.7%     + 10.4 D         + 17 D                    + 18 D
1980: Carter 48.3%         + 9.6 R          +14 D                     + 7 D
1976: Carter 57.9%        + 2.9 D         + 10 D                    + 8 D
1972: McGovern 55%       + 2 D           + 14 D                     + 17.5 D
1968: Humphrey 53%       + 13.6 R         + 9 D                     + 11 D
1964: L. Johnson 66.4%    +12.4 D        + 7 D                      + 5 D
1960: Kennedy  54%          +7.7 D         +5 D                      + 5 D
1956: Eisenhower  52.4%    + 0.1 D      + 3 D                       + 5 D
1952: Eisenhower 52.3%                             + 6.6 R      + 4.5 D                     + 3 D
1948: Truman   47.8%             +10 R       EVEN                       + 2.2 R
1944: F. Roosevelt 57.7%          +0.26 D                     +0.8 D                   +4.03 D
1940: F. Roosevelt 55.21%               +8.42 R       +2.2 R                      0.51 D
1936: F. Roosevelt 63.63%  +11.63 D                   +3.32 R                   +2.83 D
1932: F. Roosevelt 52%       +18 D          +6.4 R    +5.2 R
1928: Hoover  65.4%         +3.9 R                  +0.7 R                    +7.2 R
1924: Coolidge 61.5%        + 8.6 D            +4.3 R            +7.5 R
1920: Harding 69.1%      +18.86 R                       +6.9 R             +8.8 R
1916: Hughes 50.34%                    +2.87 R             +4.07 R         +4.24 R
1912: T. Roosevelt 47.47%            - N/A-      +5.84 P                   +20.07 P



Yeah, formatting this was a nightmare. But yeah, my place was quite the GOP paradise until The New Deal...and even then, much of the rest of the state was more Democratic.

Then it became a leaning Democratic area until Reaganomics happened.

Cape Girardeau County, MO

1900: McKinley (R) 52.58% — Jennings Bryan (D) 43.88% — Woolley (Prohibition) 1.65% — Barker (Progressive) 1.38%
1904: Roosevelt (R) 56.31% — Parker (D) 39.86% — Swallow (Prohibition) 2.44%
1908: Taft (R) 55.51% — Jennings Bryan (D) 43.03% — Chafin (Prohibition) 0.69%
1912: Wilson (D) 44.19% — Taft (R) 37.63% — Roosevelt (Progressive) 15.36% — Debs (S) 1.88%
1916: Hughes (R) 54.60% — Wilson (D) 43.55% — Benson (Socialist) 1.08%
1920: Harding (R) 61.41% — Cox (D) 37.35% — Debs (Socialist) 0.55%
1924: Coolidge (R) 52.08% — Davis (D) 42.58% — La Follette (Socialist) 5.22%
1928: Hoover (R) 57.25% — Smith (D) 42.59%
1932: Roosevelt (D) 58.67% — Hoover (R) 40.51% — Thomas (Socialist) 0.58%
1936: Roosevelt (D) 54.45% — Landon (R) 45.16%
1940: Willkie (R) 51.71% — Roosevelt (D) 48.07%
1944: Dewey (R) 54.88% — Roosevelt (D) 45.05%
1948: Truman (D) 52.58% — Dewey (R) 47.32%
1952: Eisenhower (R) 57.42% — Stevenson (D) 42.46%
1956: Eisenhower (R) 58.22% — Stevenson (D) 41.78%
1960: Nixon (R) 58.10% — Kennedy (D) 41.90%
1964: Johnson (D) 56.57% — Goldwater (R) 43.43%
1968: Nixon (R) 53.34% — Humphrey (D) 34.48% — Wallace (I) 12.18%
1972: Nixon (R) 71.42% — McGovern (D) 28.58%
1976: Ford (R) 54.42% — Carter (D) 45.07%
1980: Reagan (R) 60.54% — Carter (D) 35.13% — Anderson (I) 3.56%
1984: Reagan (R) 70.32% — Mondale (D) 29.68%
1988: Bush (R) 67.53% — Dukakis (D) 32.19%
1992: Bush (R) 47.48% — Clinton (D) 33.87% — Nader (I) 20.66%
1996: Dole (R) 56.32% — Clinton (D) 36.05% — Nader (Ref) 6.74%
2000: Bush (R) 66.42% — Gore (D) 31.26% — Nader (G) 1.26%
2004: Bush (R) 68.90% — Kerry (D) 30.57% — Badnarik (L) 0.39%
2008: McCain (R) 66.14% — Obama (D) 32.60% — Nader (I) 0.44%
2012: Romney (R) 70.81% — Obama (D) 27.15% — Johnson (L) 1.56%
2016: Trump (R) 72.41% — Clinton (D) 22.76% — Johnson (L) 2.97%

2016: >50% Clinton

Update.

Saginaw County, MI
1840: Van Buren
1844: Clay
1848: Cass
1852: Pierce
1856: Buchanan
1860: Lincoln
1864: McClellan
1868: Grant
1872: Grant
1876: Tilden
1880: Hancock
1884: Cleveland
1888: Cleveland
1892: Cleveland
1896: Bryan
1900: McKinley
1904: Roosevelt
1908: Taft
1912: Roosevelt
1916: Hughes
1920: Harding
1924: Coolidge
1928: Hoover
1932: Roosevelt
1936: Roosevelt
1940: Willkie
1944: Dewey
1948: Dewey
1952: Eisenhower
1956: Eisenhower
1960: Nixon 55.7%
1964: Johnson 61.6%
1968: Nixon 49.2%
1972: Nixon 61.0%
1976: Ford 55.6%
1980: Reagan 48.2%
1984: Reagan 57.0%
1988: Dukakis 51.5%
1992: Clinton 45.2%
1996: Clinton 54.2%
2000: Gore 54.2%
2004: Kerry 53.4%
2008: Obama 57.8%
2012: Obama 55.3%
2016: Trump 48.0% (Don't know if the recount changed anything)

Norfolk County, Massachusetts:

1976: Jimmy Carter
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: Michael Dukakis
1992: Bill Clinton
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore 59%-34%
2004: John Kerry 60%-39%
2008: Barack Obama 58%-40%
2012: Barack Obama 57%-42%
2016: Hillary Clinton 60%-33%

(I'm not a member, so I can't get county data before 2000)

Brief explanation: Despite bordering Boston, Norfolk County isn't nearly as "we're-right-next-to-Boston" (except for Brookline) as eastern Middlesex and Essex Counties are, largely because Norfolk isn't adjacent to downtown Boston. It's primarily a rich, white county (not lily white, it hovers around 80%) in most towns and cities except for Braintree, Quincy, and Randolph- the former two are "big cities" and Randolph is a majority-minority city of around 30,000 people. It's also a core part of the Irish Riviera, as more than 30% of the overall population is of Irish extraction. That latter part can explain why the already Democratic stronghold county swung for Hillary this year, as Irish people love the Clintons because Bill was president when the Good Friday Agreement was brokered (however, the younger generation cannot connect with this because Generation Z was barely around in 1998). Although it primarily votes Democratic, it's not ultra-liberal outside of Brookline and Trump could easily win many towns in the county (although winning it as a whole is virtually impossible outside of an earthslide) if he does good in 2020.

And here's Part II:

I can only look at swings, and relatives where there is data besides "> X%", so the 1892 Election is the beginning of that, and I have to skip over 1900 for the same reason.


1908: Taft 64.2%                      + 6.12 D                        + 8.74 R                   + 12. 6 R
1904: T. Roosevelt 70.32%            - N/A-                         + 8. 48 R             + 13. 92 R
1900: McKinley > 60%                   - N/A-                           -N/A-               -N/A-
1896: McKinley 60.43%               + 12.87 R                    + 11.27 R              + 9.43 R
1892: B. Harrison 47.6%            + 2.4 - 12.4 R              + 4.18 R               + 4.6 R
1888: B. Harrison > 50%
1884: Blaine > 60%
1880: Garfield > 50%
1876: Hayes > 40%
1872: Grant > 50%
1868: Grant  > 50%
1864: Lincoln > 60%
1860: Lincoln > 40%     
1856: Buchanan < 50%   

Didn't exist as a county in 1852, and before that California wasn't even a state.

Fairfax County, VA

1840: Harrison
1844: Clay
1848: Taylor
1852: Scott
1856: Buchanan
1860: Bell
1864: None
1868: None
1872: Grant!
1876: Tilden
1880: Hancock
1884: Cleveland
1888: Cleveland
1892: Cleveland
1896: Jennings Bryan
1900: Jennings Bryan
1904: Parker
1908: Jennings Bryan
1912: Wilson
1916: Wilson
1920: Cox
1924: Davis +32.2
1928: Hoover +34.2
1932: Roosevelt +32.4
1936: Roosevelt +29.4
1940: Roosevelt +15.8
1944: Dewey +6.1
1948: Dewey +12.8 (Thurmond 7.4%)
1952: Eisenhower +21.9
1956: Eisenhower +13.8
1960: Nixon +3.6
1964: Johnson +22.5
1968: Nixon +10.8 (Wallace 12.6%)
1972: Nixon +33.9
1976: Ford +8.9
1980: Reagan +26.6
1984: Reagan +26.1
1988: Bush +22.8
1992: Bush +2.7 (Perot 13.8%)
1996: Dole +1.6 (Perot 4.4%)
2000: Dubya +1.4
2004: Kerry +7.4
2008: Obama +21.2
2012: Obama +20.3
2016: Clinton +35.8

Italics = voted same as the state
Bold = voted for the EC winner

GOP margins started deteriorating from 1980 onward leading to 2012, and then in 2016, the county swung massively towards Clinton, as she won the county by the largest margin for any candidate since at least 1924 (VA Department of Elections database only goes back that far).

Pretty interesting that the county was a Whig bastion while the state was a Democratic stronghold prior to the Civil War.

Cook County, IL

2016: Clinton
2012: Obama
2008: Obama
2004: Kerry
2000: Gore
1996: Clinton
1992: Clinton
1988: Dukakis
1984: Mondale
1980: Carter
1976: Carter
1972: Nixon
1968: Humphrey
1964: Johnson
1960: Kennedy
1956: Einsenhower
1952: Eisenhower
1948: Truman
1944: Roosevelt
1940: Roosevelt
1936: Roosevelt
1932: Roosevelt
1928: Hoover
1924: Coolidge
1920: Harding
1916: Hughes
1912: Roosevelt
1908: Taft
1904: Roosevelt
1900: McKinley
1896: McKinley
1892: Cleveland
1888: Harrison
1884: Blaine
1880: Garfield
1876: Tilden
1872: Grant
1868: Grant
1864: Lincoln
1860: Lincoln
1856: Fremont
1852: Pierce
1848: Cass
1844: Polk
1840: Van Buren
1836: Harrison
1832: Clay

Ogle County, IL Pop 53,000 Formed in 1837

Year Winner Margin	Swing
2016: Trump +26.1%	R+9.4
2012: Romney +16.7%	R+9.1
2008: McCain +7.6%	D+16.9
2004: Bush +24.5%	R+1.9
2000: Bush +22.6%	R+7.4
1996: Dole +15.2%	R+2.8
1992: Bush +12.4%	D+22.1
1988: Bush +34.5%	D+12.8
1984: Reagan +47.3%	R+2.5
1980: Reagan +44.8%	R+18.9
1976: Ford +25.9%	D+22.1
1972: Nixon +48.0%	R+3.9
1968: Nixon +44.1%	R+23.9
1964: Goldwater +20.2%	D+26.6
1960: Nixon +46.8%
1956: Eisenhower
1952: Eisenhower
1948: Dewey
1944: Dewey
1940: Willkie
1936: Landon
1932: Hoover
1928: Hoover
1924: Coolidge
1920: Harding
1916: Hughes
1912: Roosevelt (Bull Moose)
1908: Taft
1904: Roosevelt
1900: McKinley
1896: McKinley
1892: Harrison
1888: Harrison
1884: Blaine
1880: Garfield
1876: Hayes
1872: Grant
1868: Grant
1864: Lincoln
1860: Lincoln
1856: Fremont
1852: Scott (Whig)
1848: Taylor (Whig)
1844: Clay (Whig)
1840: Harrison (Whig)

I live in Nassau County, NY. It was established in 1899, so it first participated in a national election as its own county in 1900. Here are the results:

1900: McKinley +23.3
1904: T. Roosevelt +21.4
1908: Taft +31.5
1912: Wilson +13.2
1916: Hughes +24.3
1920: Harding +56.6
1924: Coolidge +47.5
1928: Hoover +27.4
1932: Hoover +11.6
1936: Landon +12.0
1940: Willkie +32.4
1944: Dewey +34.0
1948: Dewey +42.9
1952: Eisenhower +40.1
1956: Eisenhower +38.2
1960: Nixon +10.3
1964: Johnson +21.1
1968: Nixon +8.0
1972: Nixon +26.8
1976: Ford +4.2
1980: Reagan +21.2
1984: Reagan +23.8
1988: G.H.W. Bush +14.8
1992: B. Clinton +5.9
1996: B. Clinton +19.6
2000: Gore +19.5
2004: Kerry +5.7
2008: Obama +8.4
2012: Obama +7.7
2016: H. Clinton +6.2

Will County Illinois:

2016: H. Clinton with 49.6% of the vote
2012: Obama with 51.9% of the vote
2008: Obama with 55.9% of the vote
2004: W. Bush with 52.4% of the vote
2000: W. Bush with 50% of the vote
1996: B. Clinton with 48.6% of the vote
1992: B. Clinton with 39.2% of the vote
1988: HW. Bush with 59.1% of the vote
1984: Reagan with 63.3% of the vote
1980: Reagan with 57.4% of the vote
1976: Ford with 53.9% of the vote
1972: Nixon with 65.7% of the vote
1968: Nixon with 49.3% of the vote
1964: L. Johnson with 56.3% of the vote
1960: Nixon with 50.9% of the vote
1956: Eisenhower with 64.3% of the vote
1952: Eisenhower with 56.3% of the vote
1948: Dewey with 51.4% of the vote
1944: Dewey with 52.3% of the vote
1940: Willkie with 52.1% of the vote
1936: F. Roosevelt with 45.3% of the vote
1932: F. Roosevelt with 48.2% of the vote
1928: Hoover with 55% of the vote
1924: Coolidge with 64.2% of the vote
1920: Harding with 76.4% of the vote
1916: Hughes with 62.6% of the vote
1912: Taft with 48.3% of the vote
1908: Taft with 61.3% of the vote
1904: T. Roosevelt with 66.4% of the vote
1900: McKinley with 59.2% of the vote
1896: McKinley with 56.9% of the vote
1892: B. Harrison with 49.5% of the vote

BOLD= Winner

Osceola County, FL:

1888: Grover Cleveland
1892: Grover Cleveland
1896: William Jennings Bryan
1900: William Jennings Bryan
1904: Alton B. Parker
1908: William Jennings Bryan
1912: Woodrow Wilson
1916: Woodrow Wilson
1920: Warren G. Harding
1924: John W. Davis
1928: Herbert Hoover
1932: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1936: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1940: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt
1948: Harry S. Truman
1952: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1956: Dwight D. Eisenhower
1960: Richard Nixon
1964: Barry Goldwater
1968: Richard Nixon
1972: Richard Nixon
1976: Gerald Ford
1980: Ronald Reagan
1984: Ronald Reagan
1988: George H.W. Bush
1992: George H.W. Bush
1996: Bill Clinton
2000: Al Gore
2004: George W. Bush
2008: Barack Obama
2012: Barack Obama
2016: Hillary Clinton

Democrat in every election since 1976.

Washington County, OR

Straight R from 1904-1988 with the exceptions of 1912 (for Teddy), 1932-40 (for FDR), and 1964 (for LBJ). Straight D since 1992.

2016: Democratic
2012: Democratic
2008: Democratic
2004: Democratic
2000: Democratic
1996: Democratic
1992: Democratic
1988: Democratic
1984: Democratic
1980: Democratic
1976: Democratic
1972: Republican

Now that’s loyalty.

Not sure what surprises me more, the fact that you two and TJ in Oregon are all from Washington County or that you're all (relatively) pro-life.

Norfolk County, Massachusetts

Straight Republican from 1876-1956 except for Teddy Roosevelt in 1912, then straight Democratic from 1960 onwards except for Reagan in 1980 and 1984.

Democratic since 1912 with the exceptions of 1928, 1948-1956, 1972, and 1980.