georgia--1972 & 1976

[WalterMitty]

take a look at the map of georgia for 72 and 76.  

every county went for the rep in 72, while all counties went for the dem in 76.  

what other states have had a flip flop like that happen?

[© tweed]

I don't think that is happens all that often, But I presume it happened to some degree in the southern states from 1972-1976.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

And 1928-1932 of course

[© tweed]

In Alabama:

1948-Thurmond wins all but one county
1952-Eisenhower wins all but three

[Kevinstat]

Well, Delaware has only three counties, but all three counties flipped from a Democratic plurality to an Republican one from 1964 to 1968, from R to D from 1972 to 1976 and from D to R from 1976 to 1980 (see http://www.uselectionatlas.org/USPRESIDENT/comparemaps.php?fips=10 ).  Rhode Island's 5 counties all flipped from D in 1968 to R in 1972 and back to D in 1976.

I gotta get off my butt and write Dave a check so I can become a member and get more data.

None of Mississippi's counties gave Nixon a majority of the popular vote in 1960, and since the other two slates of electors on the ballot were Democratic slates, one could say that each of Missisippi's counties gave Democrats a majority in the 1960 Presidential election.  Goldwater, a Republican, won a majority in every county in Mississippi in the 1964 Presidential election.

[Gustaf]

In small states it probably happened lots of times. All sudden changes, like the 1928-1932, the realignement of the 60s, the rerealignement of 1976, etc.

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Actually 1976 was one of the most important elections in recent history for one reason: it stopped the South turning into a GOP equivilent of the old Solid South.
Look at the Dem %'s in the Deep South in the three preceding elections.
Carter saved the Democratic Party as a national force.

[Gustaf]

Actually 1976 was one of the most important elections in recent history for one reason: it stopped the South turning into a GOP equivilent of the old Solid South.
Look at the Dem %'s in the Deep South in the three preceding elections.
Carter saved the Democratic Party as a national force.

For the time being anyway...

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Probably permanently.
Look at the results for 1964 and 1972 in the Deep South. Compare to now.
I don't see Bush cracking 60% in any Deep South state, let alone 70%... or 80%...

[Gustaf]

Probably permanently.
Look at the results for 1964 and 1972 in the Deep South. Compare to now.
I don't see Bush cracking 60% in any Deep South state, let alone 70%... or 80%...

Yeah, OK, I agree with that, it's a good point.

[© tweed]

I found another one.

Utah 1916:


Utah 1920:


Yaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh!!!

[© tweed]

And another!

Mississippi 1944:


Mississippi 1948:


Yaaah!

[Gustaf]

1972:


1976:

[Gustaf]

1968:




1972:



1976:

[Blerpiez]

Rhode island switched in 1968 and 1972

[Gustaf]

Rhode island switched in 1968 and 1972

Yeah, that's true...there are probably a number who changed Dem-Rep-Dem from 1968-1972-1976. But not so many where every county did...though probably that's common in the small ones, such as RI.

[© tweed]

1972:


1976:

RI only has 4 counties

[Gustaf]

1972:


1976:

RI only has 4 counties

Soooo...?

[© tweed]

1972:


1976:

RI only has 4 counties

Soooo...?

It's cheap.

[angus]

I love hanging out in RI.  I saw GWAR at Lupe's in Providence.  Twice!  And kayaking in Naragansett Bay in the spring is a real test of manhood.  Rhode Island rednecks are my kind of people.  The ratio of Wal-Marts to Starbucks in RI is 1 to 1.09.  Yeah, Rhode Island shoppers know a good deal when they see it.

Don't know much about Georgia.  Pine trees, shrimps, and antebellum homes.

[© tweed]

I've never been to Rhode Island

[Kevinstat]

1972:


1976:

RI only has 4 counties

No, Rhode Island has 5 Counties: Providence (the northernmost of the three counties on the state's western border), Kent (the central one of those three counties), Washington (the southernmost of those three counties), Bristol (the county that looks like a very short ponytail or the bow of a bandana (from a side view) extending southeast from Providence County - it is on the mainland, but doesn't look it from the map) and Newport (those islands you see south of Bristol County and east of Washington County).  See http://quickfacts.census.gov/qfd/maps/rhode_island_map.html to see a rough outline map of the counties (I say rough because I don't think one could walk on the coast of the mainland directly from Kent County to Bristol County, but I guess the mapmakers considered only what is in white on that map (and obviously not Connecticut and Massachusetts) to be the ocean and so colored the rest in that light blueish-purplish color).

Oh yeah, BUMP

Kevin

[dazzleman]

Actually 1976 was one of the most important elections in recent history for one reason: it stopped the South turning into a GOP equivilent of the old Solid South.
Look at the Dem %'s in the Deep South in the three preceding elections.
Carter saved the Democratic Party as a national force.

....for one election.  1976 was a bump in the road of realignment of the south to the GOP.  It didn't fundamentally alter the trend, only delayed it slightly.  In the long run, Carter helped the GOP because much of what happened during his presidency was a confirmation on why one should not vote Democratic.

[Ebowed]

1984


1988


1964


1968


1972


1976


1980

[Ebowed]

In Alabama:

1948-Thurmond wins all but one county
1952-Eisenhower wins all but three

Do you mean Stevenson wins all but three?  I can't imagine Eisenhower losing the state if he only lost three counties.  Especially considering Stevenson's running mate, Sen. John Sparkman, was from Alabama.