What were Trump's best highly educated counties?

[King of Kensington]

What highly educated counties (say at least 40% college graduates) did Trump win or at least do well in?

[RINO Tom]

Of the 25 most educated counties in the US (bachelor's degree or higher), Trump won the following:

9. Douglas, CO (56.5%): 54.8% GOP, 36.7% DEM
10. Hamilton, IN (56.3%): 56.8% GOP, 37.2% DEM
11. Williamson, TN (56.1%): 65.1% GOP, 29.6% DEM
20. Morris, NJ (53.0%): 50.4% GOP, 46.0% DEM
21. Johnson, KS (52.8%): 47.9% GOP, 45.2% DEM
24. Delaware, OH (52.2%): 55.6% GOP, 39.5% DEM

http://www.decisionsciencenews.com/2016/04/15/educated-counties-us/

[MT Treasurer]

He also did relatively well in Ozaukee, WI and Waukesha, WI. Sure, he underperformed Romney by quite a bit, but most of the D swing can be attributed to high third party support.

[RINO Tom]

For comparison, he fared a little better in the nation's 25 wealthiest (by median household income) counties:

4. Hunterdon, NJ ($113,684): 54.6% GOP, 40.8% DEM
7. Douglas, CO ($109,292): 54.8% GOP, 36.7% DEM
9. Morris, NJ ($106,985): 50.4% GOP, 46.0% DEM
10. Williamson, TN ($106,054): 65.1% GOP, 29.6% DEM
15. Delaware, OH ($101,693): 55.6% GOP, 39.5% DEM
16. Forsyth, GA ($100,909): 71.7% GOP, 24.1% DEM
18. Calvert, MD ($98,732): 56.8% GOP, 38.4% DEM
20. Stafford, VA ($97,484): 51.8% GOP, 42.7% DEM
21. Putnam, NY ($96,992): 57.1% GOP, 39.3% DEM
24. Rockwall, TX ($95,731): 71.8% GOP, 24.4% DEM

He also almost won Anne Arundel, MD ($96,483), but he lost by about 2,000 votes.

[Mr. Smith]

Utah, UT for sure.

[TheElectoralBoobyPrize]

Shelby County, AL is the best-educated county in AL....41% having a bachelor's degree or higher. Trump won 72% there. He also won the next best-educated county (39% with a bachelor's degree or higher)...Madison...with 55%.

[SingingAnalyst]

Shelby County, AL is the best-educated county in AL....41% having a bachelor's degree or higher. Trump won 72% there. He also won the next best-educated county (39% with a bachelor's degree or higher)...Madison...with 55%.

Good answer. Perhaps Rankin, MS is similar? Livingston, MI (adjacent to and "further out" than Oakland) is wealthy and well-educated, and voted 62-33 Trump.

[King of Kensington]

Only 33% of Livingston County residents have college degrees.  It may have the highest median HH income of any county in Michigan, but that's because it's a far-out homogeneous exurb with virtually nothing but SFHs.

[SingingAnalyst]

Only 33% of Livingston County residents have college degrees.  It may have the highest median HH income of any county in Michigan, but that's because it's a far-out homogeneous exurb with virtually nothing but SFHs.

And about 40% of households have 3 or more vehicles.

[Ohioguy29]

U.S. census bureau says that 41% of people 25+ in Warren County, Ohio have a bachelor degree or higher. Trump won there by almost 40 points (65.6%/28.5%.) That's a bit closer than normal due to third party voting, but there wasn't any real Democratic swing (and Clinton actually got a lower percentage of the vote than Obama did.)

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

10. Hamilton, IN (56.3%): 56.8% GOP, 37.2% DEM

McMansions and roundabouts. Trump country through and through.

[RINO Tom]

10. Hamilton, IN (56.3%): 56.8% GOP, 37.2% DEM

McMansions and roundabouts. Trump country through and through.

LOL, you wouldn't know that by listening to Atlas' obsession with Trends™, though.  Plenty of educated and wealthy places voted for Trump QUITE comfortably.

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

10. Hamilton, IN (56.3%): 56.8% GOP, 37.2% DEM

McMansions and roundabouts. Trump country through and through.

LOL, you wouldn't know that by listening to Atlas' obsession with Trends™, though.  Plenty of educated and wealthy places voted for Trump QUITE comfortably.

Look no further than the Indianapolis Halo. They looooove Trump. (There are grumblings, though. Stay tuned...)

[IceSpear]

10. Hamilton, IN (56.3%): 56.8% GOP, 37.2% DEM

McMansions and roundabouts. Trump country through and through.

LOL, you wouldn't know that by listening to Atlas' obsession with Trends™, though.  Plenty of educated and wealthy places voted for Trump QUITE comfortably.

No, the surroundings would be Trump country, not the county that massively swung D, lol.

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

10. Hamilton, IN (56.3%): 56.8% GOP, 37.2% DEM

McMansions and roundabouts. Trump country through and through.

LOL, you wouldn't know that by listening to Atlas' obsession with Trends™, though.  Plenty of educated and wealthy places voted for Trump QUITE comfortably.

No, the surroundings would be Trump country, not the county that massively swung D, lol.

Shotguns and pickup trucks will always out-Trump McMansions and roundabouts.

[IceSpear]

10. Hamilton, IN (56.3%): 56.8% GOP, 37.2% DEM

McMansions and roundabouts. Trump country through and through.

LOL, you wouldn't know that by listening to Atlas' obsession with Trends™, though.  Plenty of educated and wealthy places voted for Trump QUITE comfortably.

No, the surroundings would be Trump country, not the county that massively swung D, lol.

Shotguns and pickup trucks will always out-Trump McMansions and roundabouts.

No! They're Democrats at heart!

[Beefalow and the Consumer]

10. Hamilton, IN (56.3%): 56.8% GOP, 37.2% DEM

McMansions and roundabouts. Trump country through and through.

LOL, you wouldn't know that by listening to Atlas' obsession with Trends™, though.  Plenty of educated and wealthy places voted for Trump QUITE comfortably.

No, the surroundings would be Trump country, not the county that massively swung D, lol.

Shotguns and pickup trucks will always out-Trump McMansions and roundabouts.

No! They're Democrats at heart!

1976 called, wants to know what's your 2-0, good buddy?

[RINO Tom]

10. Hamilton, IN (56.3%): 56.8% GOP, 37.2% DEM

McMansions and roundabouts. Trump country through and through.

LOL, you wouldn't know that by listening to Atlas' obsession with Trends™, though.  Plenty of educated and wealthy places voted for Trump QUITE comfortably.

No, the surroundings would be Trump country, not the county that massively swung D, lol.

Don't know why I'm indulging this, but I never said the phrase "Trump Country," and I didn't say anything about any swings.  I said plenty of educated and wealthy places voted for Trump "quite comfortably," which the suburbs of Indianapolis did.  Didn't say by more than they voted for Romney.

[All Along The Watchtower]

You mean "least-bad."

[mvd10]

You mean "least-bad."

Well, apparently Trump won 42% of college graduates and 52% of non college graduates, so the gap isn't that huge actually. And since college graduates turn out more than non college graduates your average Trump voter might actually be more educated than your average American. Let that sink in lol.

It seems like wealthy and educated counties have always been more Democratic than actual wealthy and educated people. Romney won 54% of voters earning more than $100k and 48% of college graduates, yet Obama probably won more than half of the wealthiest counties and the vast majority of the most educated counties. Maybe inequality plays a role in these places?

What's even more baffling is the swing in the wealthiest towns. Sure, wealthy counties trended against Trump but Trump usually lost only 5-10% there. There are a lot of places with a median household income of over $200k where Trump lost more than 20% compared to Romney. Darien (loads of Wall Street bankers) went from 65% Romney to 41% Trump. Atherton (wealthiest town in the US) went from 52% Romney to 26% Trump. This while Trump didn't lose out that much with voters earning more than $250k compared to Romney (55% vs 48%). The wealthiest towns obviously are disproportionally located near big cities, so I guess the people working there are much likely to be either professionals in liberal-leaning sectors or people working in very globalized sectors. Your lawyer making $250k probably was a loyal Democrat anyway. The banker making more than $250k probably was a Romney-Clinton voter. But I imagine a wealthy small business owner or a wealthy physician in a mid-sized city was much less appalled by Trump's anti-globalism because they wouldn't really be hurt by it.

[RINO Tom]

You mean "least-bad."

Well, apparently Trump won 42% of college graduates and 52% of non college graduates, so the gap isn't that huge actually. And since college graduates turn out more than non college graduates your average Trump voter might actually be more educated than your average American. Let that sink in lol.

It seems like wealthy and educated counties have always been more Democratic than actual wealthy and educated people. Romney won 54% of voters earning more than $100k and 48% of college graduates, yet Obama probably won more than half of the wealthiest counties and the vast majority of the most educated counties. Maybe inequality plays a role in these places?

What's even more baffling is the swing in the wealthiest towns. Sure, wealthy counties trended against Trump but Trump usually lost only 5-10% there. There are a lot of places with a median household income of over $200k where Trump lost more than 20% compared to Romney. Darien (loads of Wall Street bankers) went from 65% Romney to 41% Trump. Atherton (wealthiest town in the US) went from 52% Romney to 26% Trump. This while Trump didn't lose out that much with voters earning more than $250k compared to Romney (55% vs 48%). The wealthiest towns obviously are disproportionally located near big cities, so I guess the people working there are much likely to be either professionals in liberal-leaning sectors or people working in very globalized sectors. Your lawyer making $250k probably was a loyal Democrat anyway. The banker making more than $250k probably was a Romney-Clinton voter. But I imagine a wealthy small business owner or a wealthy physician in a mid-sized city was much less appalled by Trump's anti-globalism because they wouldn't really be hurt by it.

One factor is upper middle class people in wealthy (read: often expensive) counties probably don't FEEL upper middle class at all.  But it's easier to just say wealthy county voted Democrat, poor county voted Republican, rich people are becoming Democrats and poor people are becoming Republicans because 1) it's simple, and we like simple stories and 2) it strokes red avatars' egos that being a part of their party, like, says something about who you are or blah blah blah, LOL.

[mvd10]

You mean "least-bad."

Well, apparently Trump won 42% of college graduates and 52% of non college graduates, so the gap isn't that huge actually. And since college graduates turn out more than non college graduates your average Trump voter might actually be more educated than your average American. Let that sink in lol.

It seems like wealthy and educated counties have always been more Democratic than actual wealthy and educated people. Romney won 54% of voters earning more than $100k and 48% of college graduates, yet Obama probably won more than half of the wealthiest counties and the vast majority of the most educated counties. Maybe inequality plays a role in these places?

What's even more baffling is the swing in the wealthiest towns. Sure, wealthy counties trended against Trump but Trump usually lost only 5-10% there. There are a lot of places with a median household income of over $200k where Trump lost more than 20% compared to Romney. Darien (loads of Wall Street bankers) went from 65% Romney to 41% Trump. Atherton (wealthiest town in the US) went from 52% Romney to 26% Trump. This while Trump didn't lose out that much with voters earning more than $250k compared to Romney (55% vs 48%). The wealthiest towns obviously are disproportionally located near big cities, so I guess the people working there are much likely to be either professionals in liberal-leaning sectors or people working in very globalized sectors. Your lawyer making $250k probably was a loyal Democrat anyway. The banker making more than $250k probably was a Romney-Clinton voter. But I imagine a wealthy small business owner or a wealthy physician in a mid-sized city was much less appalled by Trump's anti-globalism because they wouldn't really be hurt by it.

One factor is upper middle class people in wealthy (read: often expensive) counties probably don't FEEL upper middle class at all.  But it's easier to just say wealthy county voted Democrat, poor county voted Republican, rich people are becoming Democrats and poor people are becoming Republicans because 1) it's simple, and we like simple stories and 2) it strokes red avatars' egos that being a part of their party, like, says something about who you are or blah blah blah, LOL.

That's true btw. Especially in big cities you have people who make a decent amount of money, but aren't actually wealthy because of high student debt and high rents. But still, that doesn't explain why 90% of really wealthy Romney voters supported Trump while Trump lost more than a third of Romney voters in extremely wealthy towns. I'm specifically talking about really wealthy towns (look at Bloomberg's top 100 wealthiest towns for example), not counties like Fairfax or Hunterdon. I still think it has to do with the fact that these people in extremely wealthy towns mainly work in finance or atleast are heavily connected with the rest of the world in a way a physician or wealthy small business owner in Alabama or Kansas isn't.

[IceSpear]

^That exit poll was so flawless and beautiful I literally orgasmed on the spot.

[mvd10]

^That exit poll was so flawless and beautiful I literally orgasmed on the spot.

I partially orgasmed when I saw the NJ gubernatioral election exit polls. NJ cucks massively voted for Hillary clone Phil Murphy but it's good to know that half of people making more than $200k (and 49% of white female college graduates!) rejected feminism and open borders and proudly joined the deplorable army .

[mvd10]

^That exit poll was so flawless and beautiful I literally orgasmed on the spot.

I partially orgasmed when I saw the NJ gubernatioral election exit polls. NJ cucks massively voted for Hillary clone Phil Murphy but it's good to know that half of people making more than $200k (and 49% of white female college graduates!) rejected feminism and open borders and proudly joined the deplorable army .

I'm sorry man, don't feel too bad. ED and inability to finish are common among RINOs

Yes. I guess the climax will come when we win Darien against Bernie in 2020. Or 2024 .