Top Dem and Rep results, by state

[minionofmidas]

Oregon (yeah, doing this backwards now...OH and IN and so on just have too many counties...)
Most Dem
1960-1968 Columbia
1972 Coos
1976 Columbia
1980- Multnomah

Still Multnomah

Most Rep
1960 Benton
1964-92 Malheur
1996 Lake
2000- Grant

2008 Lake

[minionofmidas]

Washington
Most Dem:

2008 San Juan

2004 San Juan
1992-2000 King
1972-1988 Pacific
1964, 1968 Grays Harbor
1960 Ferry

Most Rep...this is weird:

2008 Garfield

2004 Adams
2000 Garfield
1996 Douglas
1992 Garfield
1988 Benton
1984 Adams
1980 Adams
1976 Benton
1972 Columbia
1968 Adams
1964 Lincoln
1960 San Juan

San Juan has turned from the most Republican into the most Democratic county in the state. Ferry probably isn't very far from completing the opposite process.
And East Washington Republicans just can't keep still, they have to switch strongholds all the time.

[minionofmidas]

Hawaii
some pretty radical realignment in the '60s, stable since
Most Dem
1960 Honolulu
1964-2000 Kauai
2004 Hawaii

lol, 2008 Maui

Most Rep
1960 Kauai
1964 Maui
1968-2004 Honolulu

2008 Honolulu

See what I mean?

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Kerry did 5pts better in Ferry (he got 35%...) than Gore did... Bubba won it in 92 and 96.
Mind you as it's got a tiny population all sorts of things can happen.

But the San Juan result is weird... about 2000 more Democratic votes than in 2000 in a county with 14,000 people in it...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Hawaii
some pretty radical realignment in the '60s, stable since
Most Dem
1960 Honolulu
1964-2000 Kauai
2004 Hawaii
Most Rep
1960 Kauai
1964 Maui
1968-2004 Honolulu
See what I mean?

Why'd that happen?

[minionofmidas]

Kerry did 5pts better in Ferry (he got 35%...) than Gore did... Bubba won it in 92 and 96.
Mind you as it's got a tiny population all sorts of things can happen.

But the San Juan result is weird... about 2000 more Democratic votes than in 2000 in a county with 14,000 people in it...

Well it did have one of Nader's best results in the country, and Kerry did well in touristic places all around the country.

[minionofmidas]

Hawaii
some pretty radical realignment in the '60s, stable since
Most Dem
1960 Honolulu
1964-2000 Kauai
2004 Hawaii
Most Rep
1960 Kauai
1964 Maui
1968-2004 Honolulu
See what I mean?

Why'd that happen?

No clue. The swing's not very large really, it's actually kind of amazing Kauai and Honolulu came out at the extremes all the time afterwards as the four counties weren't usually that far apart.
Might have been realignment on racial lines...HI Whites slowly going from solid Rep to more-or-less solid Dem, some Asian subgroup going Rep maybe?

[minionofmidas]

Nevada
Most Dem is easy:
1960-68 White Pine
1972 Clark
1976-84 White Pine
1988- Clark

2008 Clark

Most Rep is more confusing (as usual):
1960-72 Douglas
1976 Elko
1980 Eureka
1984 Lander
1988, 1992 Churchill
1996 Eureka
2000 Elko
2004...does anybody have a pocket calculator handy? Elko and Lander both weigh in at 78.0%
Elko 11938/15309
Lander 1602/2053
Whatever is the slightly higher number.

2008 Eureka

[minionofmidas]

Utah
Most Rep...
1960-68 Kane
1972 Garfield
1976 Kane
1980 Washington
1984 Box Elder
1988, 1992 Garfield
1996 Kane
2000 Garfield
2004 Rich

2008 Uintah

Most Dem though...
1960-2000 Carbon
2004 Summit

2008 Summit

Carbon's mining IIRC, Summit appears to be touristy.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Carbon's mining IIRC

Correct... and Matheson is probably glad to have it in his district...

[minionofmidas]

Arizona
Most Dem
1960-72 Greenlee
1976 Apache
1980 Greenlee
1984- Apache

2008 Santa Cruz

Most Rep
1960, 1964 Yavapai
1968 Coconino (!)
1972, 1976 Maricopa
1980 Mohave
1984, 1988 Maricopa
1992 Graham
1996 Yavapai
2000, 2004 Graham

2008 Graham

[Nym90]

Before I forget, I should mention that Somerset county was Perot's best in Maine in 1992. (For 3rd party candidates, I am going to include them if they won any counties in the state, or in the case of Roosevelt in 1912, I'll include him in every state since he finished 2nd nationally)

Vermont

                  Most Dem             Most GOP
1956          Chittenden           Orange
1952          Franklin                 Lamoille
1948          Grand Isle            Orange
1944          Chittenden           Orange
1940          Franklin                Orange
1936          Chittenden           Orange
1932          Chittenden           Lamoille
1928          Chittenden           Orange
1924          Essex                   Windsor
1920          Chittenden           Addison
1916          Grand Isle            Addison
1912          Chittenden           Addison (Roosevelt-Orleans)
(Note: Wilson lost Chittenden, but he won Grand Isle County, even though his percentage of the vote was lower in Grand Isle)
1908          Grand Isle             Orleans
1904          Chittenden            Orleans
1900          Franklin                 Addison

[Nym90]

Massachusetts

                 Most Dem             Most GOP
1956          Suffolk                 Nantucket
1952          Suffolk                 Barnstable
1948          Suffolk                 Barnstable
1944          Suffolk                 Barnstable
1940          Suffolk                 Barnstable
1936          Suffolk                 Barnstable
1932          Suffolk                 Barnstable
1928          Suffolk                 Barnstable
1924          Suffolk                 Dukes
1920          Suffolk                 Dukes
1916          Suffolk                 Dukes
1912          Suffolk                 Hampshire (Roosevelt-Barnstable)
1908          Suffolk                 Dukes
1904          Suffolk                 Dukes
1900          Suffolk                 Barnstable
1896          Suffolk                 Barnstable

Suffolk has been the most Democratic county in Massachusetts in every election since at least 1896, that's pretty remarkable stability.

[Nym90]

Carbon's mining IIRC

Correct... and Matheson is probably glad to have it in his district...

Matheson won Carbon with 68% of the vote in 2004.

[Nym90]

Nevada
Most Dem is easy:
1960-68 White Pine
1972 Clark
1976-84 White Pine
1988- Clark
Most Rep is more confusing (as usual):
1960-72 Douglas
1976 Elko
1980 Eureka
1984 Lander
1988, 1992 Churchill
1996 Eureka
2000 Elko
2004...does anybody have a pocket calculator handy? Elko and Lander both weigh in at 78.0%
Elko 11938/15309
Lander 1602/2053
Whatever is the slightly higher number.

I did the division for you, and Lander is slightly more GOP.

Do you have Windows? If so, you have a calculator built in to your computer...

[Nym90]

Rhode Island

                 Most Dem             Most GOP
1956         Providence           Kent
1952         Providence           Washington
1948         Providence           Washington
1944         Providence           Washington
1940         Providence           Washington
1936         Providence           Washington
1932         Providence           Washington
1928         Providence           Washington
1924         Providence           Washington
1920         Providence            Newport
1916         Providence            Newport
1912         Bristol                   Washington (Roosevelt-Kent, though Roosevelt won no counties in RI)
(Wilson won Providence in 1912, and lost Bristol, but Bristol was his highest percentage)
1908          Providence          Washington
1904          Bristol                  Washington
1900          Providence          Washington
1896          Providence           Kent
1892          Providence           Kent

[minionofmidas]

Nevada
Most Dem is easy:
1960-68 White Pine
1972 Clark
1976-84 White Pine
1988- Clark
Most Rep is more confusing (as usual):
1960-72 Douglas
1976 Elko
1980 Eureka
1984 Lander
1988, 1992 Churchill
1996 Eureka
2000 Elko
2004...does anybody have a pocket calculator handy? Elko and Lander both weigh in at 78.0%
Elko 11938/15309
Lander 1602/2053
Whatever is the slightly higher number.

I did the division for you, and Lander is slightly more GOP.

Do you have Windows? If so, you have a calculator built in to your computer...

Really? Where?
I know there used to be one in the old pre-Windows Word. Plus of course there's Excel...

[minionofmidas]

New Mexico
Most Dem
1960-1968 Sandoval
1972-1992 Rio Arriba
1996, 2000 San Miguel
2004 Taos

2008 Taos

Most Rep
1960 Roosevelt
1964-1988 Lincoln, except
1976 Los Alamos
1992 Curry
1996, 2000 Catron
2004 Lea

2008 Lea

[minionofmidas]

Colorado
Most Rep
1960 Larimer
1964 Hinsdale
1968 Jackson
1972 Hinsdale
1976 Rio Blanco
1980 Dolores
1984 Rio Blanco
1988 Hindale
1992 El Paso
1996 Washington
2000 Cheyenne
2004 Cheyenne

2008 Cheyenne

Most Dem
1960 Las Animas
1972 Pitkin
2004 San Miguel

2008 San Miguel

At all the other elections, the one county in Colo. to never go Republican, Costilla, was also the most Dem. county.

[jimrtex]

Nevada

Most Rep is more confusing (as usual):

2004...does anybody have a pocket calculator handy? Elko and Lander both weigh in at 78.0%
Elko 11938/15309
Lander 1602/2053
Whatever is the slightly higher number.

Lander is 78.03%
Elko is 77.98%

[minionofmidas]

Wyoming
Most Dem
1960-1972 Sweetwater
1976 Laramie
1980-1996 Albany
2000- Teton

Most Rep
1960 Crook
1964 Johnson
1968 Niobrara
1972-1992 Crook
1996 Johnson
2000- Crook
The most avid Republican is a crook. Think it means something?

Still Teton and Crook

[minionofmidas]

Idaho
Most Dem
1960 Clearwater
1964 Lewis
1968-76 Clearwater
1980 Nez Perce
1984-96 Shoshone (all of them in the North of the state)
2000- Blaine

Still Blaine

Most Rep
1960 Franklin
1964 Jerome
1968 Madison
1972 Jerome
1976- Madison
Why did John Schmitz do so insanely well in Idaho in 1972? He polled 9.3% in the state, 17% (outpolling McGovern) in Madison County. His national share was only 1.4% (although he did well in a number of Western states; his second best was 7% in Alaska.)

Still Madison. Even though Republicans have been collapsing in its eastern neighbor Teton...

[minionofmidas]

Montana
Most Rep
1960 Sweet Grass
1964 Powder River
1968 Sweet Grass
1972 Garfield
1976 Beaverhead
1980 Garfield
1984 Garfield
1988 Garfield
1992 Carter
1996 Garfield
2000 Carter
2004 Garfield

2008 Garfield

Most Dem
1960-2004 Deer Lodge

2008 Deer Lodge drops to fourth place, even though it's less than two points from first. Glacier wins, followed by Silver Bow and Big Horn

[Nym90]

Nevada
Most Dem is easy:
1960-68 White Pine
1972 Clark
1976-84 White Pine
1988- Clark
Most Rep is more confusing (as usual):
1960-72 Douglas
1976 Elko
1980 Eureka
1984 Lander
1988, 1992 Churchill
1996 Eureka
2000 Elko
2004...does anybody have a pocket calculator handy? Elko and Lander both weigh in at 78.0%
Elko 11938/15309
Lander 1602/2053
Whatever is the slightly higher number.

I did the division for you, and Lander is slightly more GOP.

Do you have Windows? If so, you have a calculator built in to your computer...

Really? Where?
I know there used to be one in the old pre-Windows Word. Plus of course there's Excel...

Just go to your Start Menu, All Programs, and then Accessories. Should be right there if you have Windows XP. If it's an older Windows, it should still be in the Accessories folder.

[Nym90]

Connecticut
                Most Dem             Most GOP
1956        Hartford                Fairfield
1952        Hartford                Litchfield
1948        Hartford                Litchfield
1944        Hartford                Litchfield
1940        Hartford                Litchfield
1936        Hartford                Litchfield
1932        Windham              Litchfield
1928        New Haven           Litchfield
1924        Windham              Fairfield
1920        Windham              Fairfield
1916        Hartford                Tolland
1912        New London         Tolland (Roosevelt-Fairfield, though Roosevelt won no counties in CT)
1908        New Haven           Litchfield
1904        New London         Litchfield
1900        New Haven           Windham
1896        Hartford                New Haven

Kind of weird that New Haven went from most GOP to most Dem from 1896 to 1900, especially since the candidates were the same for both parties.