How did Clinton win Allegheny County, PA, in the primary?
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« on: October 16, 2017, 05:04:23 PM »

Allegheny County is the second-most populous county in Pennsylvania. One would have assumed that Obama would win that county, like he did in most urban, heavily black counties. However, Clinton received most votes, even quite handily (8.7% or 27,346 votes). How did she manage to achieve such an outstanding result?

https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/statesub.php?year=2008&fips=42003&f=1&off=0&elect=1&evt=P
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« Reply #1 on: October 16, 2017, 06:02:58 PM »

One would have assumed that Obama would win that county, like he did in most urban, heavily black counties.

Allegheny County is over 80 percent white while Philadelphia County has an African-American plurality.
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« Reply #2 on: October 16, 2017, 06:42:04 PM »

You're right, RFKFan68. I just realized that only a quarter of all inhabitants of Allegheny County live in Pittsburgh. It was probably its white suburbs that gave Clinton her win.
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