(Thread) Interesting factoids about presidential elections.

[TDAS04]

Franklin County, MS voted the national winner only once during 1948-1980

1948: Thurmond
1952: Stevenson
1956: Stevenson
1960: Unpledged
1964: Goldwater
1968: Wallace
1972: Nixon
1976: Ford
1980: Carter

I wonder why it swung towards Carter in 1980.

More black people voting?

[Oswald Acted Alone, You Kook]

I don't know how I remembered this, but it needed to be updated, so here it is.

Updating:

For the Presidential:

Most Recent dead DEM: Walter Mondale
Most Recent dead GOP: John McCain

Furthest Back living DEM: Jimmy Carter
Furthest Back living GOP: George W. Bush

For the VP:

Most Recent dead DEM: Joe Lieberman
Most Recent dead GOP: Jack Kemp

Furthest Back living DEM: Al Gore
Furthest Back living GOP: Dan Quayle

[TheElectoralBoobyPrize]

So now 2004 is the last presidential election for which all four (Pres and VP) nominees are alive.

When one of them goes, it will be 2012, BUT there's a good chance Biden (VP nominee) goes before any of them. Then it would be 2016, but there's a good chance Trump goes before then.