Greenlee county, AZ

[Joe Republic]

Year	Greenlee
1960	70-30
1964	74-26
1968	65-27
1972	52-46
1976	61-36
1980	54-41
1984	52-48
1988	53-46
1992	42-36-20
1996	52-34-13
2000	55-41
2004	62-37
2008	59-40
2012	53-44

In 1972 and 1980, it was the only county in the state to vote Democratic.  It was continuing a pretty consistent trend all the way through until 2000, when suddenly it swung dramatically to the GOP and never looked back.

Does it have anything to do with the Morenci Mine, which Wiki says that as the largest copper mine in North America, dominates the local economy?

[Lephead]

Probably.  If you look at the vote from the old mining towns in Cochise County, they also still vote Democratic Pary.  It's the vote of Sierra Vista which is a lot more that puts Cochise in the Republican column.

[Sol]

It may have been voting a bit like Butte MT.

[bedstuy]

Probably.  If you look at the vote from the old mining towns in Cochise County, they also still vote Democratic Pary.  It's the vote of Sierra Vista which is a lot more that puts Cochise in the Republican column.

You mean Bisbee.  There aren't any other mining towns in Cochise county, right?  Douglas, Naco and Bisbee are Democratic.  But, Bisbee is an artsy town.  If you've ever been there you feel like a lot of the population is burn out hippies who can live cheaply in Bisbee and like the mining town vibe.  It's not a mining town any more.

[Bandit3 the Worker]

Back in its mining days, the town of Bisbee expelled union supporters. The town of Harrison, Ark., did the same thing.

[Indy Texas]

Any Mormons? Any Native Americans?