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Presidential Elections - Analysis and Discussion => U.S. Presidential Election Results => Topic started by: A18 on November 23, 2004, 11:18:46 PM



Title: Your county's # of votes
Post by: A18 on November 23, 2004, 11:18:46 PM
How much has your county grown since however far back the Atlas has data?

Mine: Loudoun County, VA

1940
  Dem:
    2,156
  Rep:
    1,061

1960
  Dem:
    2,399
  Rep:
    2,526

1980
  Dem:
    6,694
  Rep:
    12,076

2000
  Dem:
    30,938
  Rep:
    42,453


Title: Re: Your county's # of votes
Post by: Erc on November 23, 2004, 11:56:53 PM
Westchester, NY

2004:
377,204  [57.8-40.6]

2000:
368,884  [58.6-37.5]

1996:
344,863 [56.9-35.9-5.2]

1992:
378,840 [48.6-40.1-10.5]

1988:
371,008 [45.8-53.4]

1984:
390,308 [41.1-58.7]

1980:
365,149 [35.6-54.4-8.2]

1976:
384,131 [45.1-54.3]

1972:
418,435 [36.9-62.8]  *RECORD*

1968:
400,807 [43.4-50.3-5.5]

1964:
393,235 [62-37.9]

1960:
396,627 [43.2-56.6]


That's right folks, total turnout was better in 1960 than in 2004.


Title: Re: Your county's # of votes
Post by: J. J. on November 24, 2004, 12:32:33 AM
It's not in the Atlas, but the highest voter turnout in Philadelphia was 1987.  Wilson Goode vs. Frank Rizzo for mayor, also known as "The evil of two lessers."  What was interesting is that Goode was re-elected after having bombed part of the city, destroying a city block.

I live in the only city in America that both bombed itself and had a meeting of the Fraternal Order of Police meeting end in a riot.


Title: Re: Your county's # of votes
Post by: bushforever on November 24, 2004, 01:14:57 AM
I live in McHenry County, IL.  It's a fast growing suburban area 50 miles northwest of Chicago.  It is dominated by riverside towns, vast farmland, and most recently...sprawl!  It has gone Republican every presidential election since 1960, and probably more before then.  The 21st century elections (fueled by suburban growth here) saw our vote totals climb past the 100,000 mark.

1960
25,787 Nixon
12,659 Kennedy
62 other
38,508 TOTAL

1964
22,503 Goldwater
18,014 Johnson
40,517 TOTAL

1968
27,245 Nixon
10,896 Humphrey
2,701 Wallace
343 other
41,185 TOTAL

1972
36,114 Nixon
12,090 McGovern
108 other
48,312 TOTAL

1976
37,115 Ford
16,799 Carter
1,075 other
54,989 TOTAL

1980
40,045 Reagan
14,540 Carter
5,871 Anderson
1,199 other
61,655 TOTAL

1984
47,282 Reagan
14,420 Mondale
340 other
62,042 TOTAL

1988
46,135 Bush
18,919 Dukakis
445 other
65,499 TOTAL

1992
41,356 Bush
24,783 Clinton
21,817 Perot
338 other
88,294 TOTAL

1996
41,136 Dole
31,240 Clinton
10,082 Perot
798 other
83,256 TOTAL

2000
62,112 Bush
40,698 Gore
2,751 Nader
624 other
106,185 TOTAL

2004
76,371 Bush
50,294 Kerry
1,409 other
128,074 TOTAL


Title: Re: Your county's # of votes
Post by: Sam Spade on November 24, 2004, 01:27:15 AM
Wonderful Baltimore City (which does have separate results than the county):

1960
Dem 202,752  
Rep 114,705
Total 317,457   HIGH

1964
Dem 240,716  
Rep 76,089
Total 316,805

1968
Dem 178,450  
Rep 80,146  
Amer 31,288
Total 289,884

1972
Dem 141,323  
Rep 119,486  
Other 3,843
Total 264,652

1976
Dem 178,593  
Rep 81,762
Total 260,355

1980
Dem 191,911  
Rep 57,902  
Ind 13,112  
Other 1,850
Total 264,775

1984
Dem 202,277  
Rep 80,120  
Other 1,766
Total 284,163

1988
Dem 170,813  
Rep 59,089  
Other 2,465
Total 232,367

1992
Dem 185,753  
Rep 40,725  
Ind 17,381  
Other 1,232
Total 245,091

1996
Dem 145,441  
Rep 28,467  
Ind 7,473  
Other 1,942
Total 183,323  LOW

2000
Dem 158,765  
Rep 27,150  
Green 5,512  
Other 977
Total 192,404

2004
Dem 175,022  
Rep 36,230  
Other 2,309
Total 213,561

Amount of people voting in Baltimore City in 2004 is roughly 2/3rds of what it was in 1960.

Sounds about right.


Title: Re: Your county's # of votes
Post by: KEmperor on November 24, 2004, 03:08:34 AM
Heh.  A lot of growth, actually:

Suffolk County, NY

1892     

14,203 Total Votes
    
7,001 - Harrison (R)    
6,274 - Cleveland (D)


1944     

97,133 Total Votes    

65,650 - Dewey (R)
31,231 - Roosevelt (D)


2004

619,295 Total Votes

303,375 - Kerry (D)
301,710 - Bush (R)