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TJ in Oregon
TJ in Cleve
Junior Chimp
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E: 0.13, S: 6.96

« on: August 18, 2014, 09:24:50 PM »

The Pittsburgh MSA has got to be one of the top 5 most conservative. All of the counties in it sans Allegheny voted for Romney. A few of said counties, including Westmoreland County, PA; the most populous county other than Allegheny, gave him more than 60% of the vote.


I'd agree it's toward the conservative end but still a bit to the left of metros like Indy, MKE, or Cincinnati. In Cincinnati  even the core county (Hamilton) is somewhat competitive (52.5% Obama) while the outlying suburban ones (Butler, Clermont, and Warren) are all over 60% Romney. Warren County is even pushing 70%.

Pittsburgh/Milwaukee is more debatable as MKE County itself is more Democratic than Allegheny, but the suburban three (Waukesha, Ozaukee, and Washington) are probably the most conservative suburban counties of any metro on this list.
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TJ in Oregon
TJ in Cleve
Junior Chimp
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Posts: 8,952
United States


Political Matrix
E: 0.13, S: 6.96

« Reply #1 on: August 26, 2014, 09:27:45 PM »

Are those numbers from 2008 or 2012? I feel like Toledo being so high is an artifact of Obama's incredible performance in NW Ohio in 2008.

It appears that most of the Toledo metro area trended Dem in 2012.



Huh. Looks like I have to revise my sense of how Dem Toledo is.

Two words: Auto Bailouts

Toledo is an auto manufacturing town and a pretty blue collar one at that. Virtually all of its upscale suburbs are quite Republican, but it doesn't have many upscale suburbs.
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