Why did Livingston County, Michigan trend Republican in 2016

[Scottholes 2.0]

Livingston County was one of the few suburban counties that actually trended Republican in 2016. Romney won 61% of the vote, while Trump won 62%.

[cvparty]

it’s more exurban, and it’s more on the wealthy side than educated compared to otherwise similar counties liks hunterdon nj, which has a very high number of college graduates. i think a v interesting question is why monmouth county swung to trump and trended republican

[Lord Admirale]

it’s more exurban, and it’s more on the wealthy side than educated compared to otherwise similar counties liks hunterdon nj, which has a very high number of college graduates. i think a v interesting question is why monmouth county swung to trump and trended republican

Monmouth is a strange place. Went for Gore in 2000 by a majority, yet hasn't voted for a Democrat since 2001 (McGreevey).

[Politician]

it’s more exurban, and it’s more on the wealthy side than educated compared to otherwise similar counties liks hunterdon nj, which has a very high number of college graduates. i think a v interesting question is why monmouth county swung to trump and trended republican

Probably due to Hurricane Sandy, also why Nassau County swung R.

[lfromnj]

it’s more exurban, and it’s more on the wealthy side than educated compared to otherwise similar counties liks hunterdon nj, which has a very high number of college graduates. i think a v interesting question is why monmouth county swung to trump and trended republican

Hurricane Sandy fallback. Even if NJ trended R in 2016 on paper in reality it is actually trending D despite my mock username.

[groundbreakingdaddy]

The residents of Livingston also tend to be older

[cvparty]

it’s more exurban, and it’s more on the wealthy side than educated compared to otherwise similar counties liks hunterdon nj, which has a very high number of college graduates. i think a v interesting question is why monmouth county swung to trump and trended republican

Hurricane Sandy fallback. Even if NJ trended R in 2016 on paper in reality it is actually trending D despite my mock username.

that’s what i was thinking too, but it still swung R in 2012, and it has a really high number of college graduates like somerset, morris and bergen, yet behaves very differently. idk monmouth confuses me

[groundbreakingdaddy]

WWC & retirees in the southern half. I know the Jersey shore is popular for bankers as well

[bagelman]

Only Brighton and it's township trended D. Ultimately the county is from Michigan and was rural enough to outweigh Brighton.

Also semi-noteworthy that Green Oak CT just south of Brighton dropped their share of the two party vote entirely. 

[Bojack Horseman]

Livingston hasn't voted for a statewide Democrat since 1986, when Jim Blanchard won 82/83 counties and 68% of the vote in his re-election. Even in Carl Levin's final re-election in 2008, Livingston was one of only 6 counties to vote for his Republican opponent (albeit by only 544 votes).