Counties with the longest streak of voting for one party for President

[Nym90]

Of course, on the national level the answers are D: DC (never) and Minnesota (since 1972) and R: Alaska, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Nebraska,  North Dakota, South Dakota, Oklahoma, Utah, Virginia, Wyoming (since 1964).

Alabama

D: Greene, Macon, Sumter (Greene and Sumter voted R in 1964, Macon voted I in 1964, R in 1956)
R: Baldwin, Houston, Jefferson, Lee, Mobile, Shelby (All voted I in 1968, Baldwin, Jefferson, Mobile, and Shelby last voted D in 1952, though Baldwin, Mobile, and Shelby voted D/I in 1960).

Arizona

D: Apache (since 1980)
R: Maricopa, Yavapai (since 1948)

Arkansas

D: Chicot, Clark, Desha, Jackson, Jefferson, Lee, Lincoln, Phillips, Woodruff (since 1972)
R: Benton, Sebastian (since 1948)

California

D: Yolo (since 1952)
R: Orange (since 1936)

Colorado

D: Costilla (since 1924)
R: Elbert (since 1932)

Connecticut

D: Hartford (since 1984)
R: Litchfield (since 2000)

Delaware

D: New Castle (since 1988)
R: Kent, Sussex (since 1996)

Florida

D: Gadsden (since 1972)
R: Indian River, Lake, Lee, Manatee, Martin, Sarasota (since 1944)

Georgia

D: Baker, Calhoun, Clay, Dooly, Fulton, Hancock, Macon, Quitman, Stewart, Talbot, Taliaferro, Twiggs, Warren, Webster (since 1972)
R: Catoosa, Cobb, Columbia, Dade, Douglas, Fannin, Fayette, Gwinnett, Lee, Lowndes, Rockdale, Walker (since 1976)

Hawaii

D: Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, Maui (since 1984)
R: None (Hawaii, Honolulu, Kauai, and Maui all voted R in 1984, the last time any county voted R)

More to come.

[The Dowager Mod]

Mine has voted republican since 1912.

[Beet]

Doniphan county, KS has never voted for any party except R

https://uselectionatlas.org/FORUM/index.php?topic=21188.msg453780#msg453780

[Nym90]

Idaho

D: Blaine (since 1988)
R: Clark (since 1932)

Illinois

D: Alexander, Cook, St. Clair (since 1972)
R: Carroll (since at least 1888, that's as far back as the Atlas goes for county results so it might have never voted D)

Indiana

D: Lake (since 1972)
R: Hamilton, Hendricks (since 1912)

Iowa

D: Dubuque (since 1956)
R: Cass, Page (since 1932)

Kansas

D: Wyandotte (since 1972)
R: Doniphan (since at least 1884, maybe never D)

Kentucky

D: Breathitt, Elliot, Floyd, Knott (since at least 1936, maybe never R)
R: Adair, Allen, Butler, Casey, Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Grayson, Jackson, Laurel, Leslie, Lewis, McCreary, Monroe, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle, Russell (since at least 1936, maybe never D, although Jackson and McCreary voted I in 1912 and Adair, Allen, Casey, Edmonson, Grayson, Laurel and Pulaski voted D in 1912)

Louisiana

D: East Carroll, Iberville, Madison, Orleans, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. James (since 1972)
R: Bossier, Jefferson, Lafayette, La Salle, Ouachita, St. Tammany, Union (since 1968 when all voted I. Bossier last went D in 1944)

[Nym90]

Maine

D: Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Oxford, Sagadohoc, York (since 1988)
R: Piscataquis, Washington (since 1996)

Maryland

D: Baltimore City (since 1956), Prince George's (since 1972)
R: Garrett (since 1912 when it voted I, hasn't voted D since at least 1896 and maybe never)

Massachusetts

D: Suffolk (since 1924)
R: None. The last time any counties went GOP were Barnstable, Plymouth, and Worcester in 1988.

Michigan

D: Wayne (since 1928)
R: Missaukee, Ottawa, Sanilac (since 1912 when they all voted I, and none have gone D since at least 1880 and maybe never)

Minnesota

D: Ramsey (since 1924)
R: Carver, Otter Tail (since 1932)

Mississippi

D: Claiborne, Holmes, Jefferson (since 1964)
R: Choctaw, Clarke, Forrest, Franklin, Harrison, Jackson, Jones, Lamar, Lauderdale, Lincoln, Lowndes, Newton, Okkitebbha, Rankin, Scott, Simpson, Smith, Warren (since 1968 when all voted I, though Clarke was a tie in 1980). Forrest hasn't voted D since 1944.

Missouri

D: St. Louis City (since 1924), Jackson (since 1972)
R: Gasconade, Putnam, Taney (since at least 1884, possibly never D)

Montana

D: Deer Lodge (since 1924)
R: Beaverhead, Fallon, Powder River, Stillwater, Sweet Grass (since 1936)

[RBH]

Gasconade County voted for the Democrats in 1856.

[GOP = Terrorists]

I'd like to vote to have Connecticut removed from the list of counties on the grounds that Connecticut doesn't have counties.

[True Democrat]

I'd like to vote to have Connecticut removed from the list of counties on the grounds that Connecticut doesn't have counties.

Yeah, this is just an informal thing.  We know CT has townships or whatever.  It's still interesting to note which regions of CT voted for a certain party.

[Nym90]

Nebraska

D: Thurston (since 2000)
R: Keya Paha (since 1916)

Nevada

D: Clark (since 1988)
R: Douglas (since 1936)

New Hampshire

D: Cheshire, Grafton, Merrimack, Strafford (since 1988)
R: Carroll (since 1912)

New Jersey

D: Essex (since 1972)
R: Hunterdon, Morris, Somerset, Sussex, Warren (since 1964)

New Mexico

D: Rio Arriba, San Miguel (since 1956)
R: Lincoln (since 1936)

New York

D: Bronx, Kings, New York (since 1924). Outside of NYC it would be Albany and Erie, both since 1972.
R: Allegany, Genesee, Greene, Hamilton, Livingston, Orleans, Putnam, Steuben, Tioga, Wayne, Wyoming (since 1964)

North Carolina

D: Northampton (since at least 1920, maybe never R)
R: Avery, Mitchell, Wilkes, Yadkin (since at least 1920, maybe never D, though Avery, Mitchell, and Wilkes voted I in 1912)

North Dakota

D: Rolette (since 1952)
R: Golden Valley, Grant, Kidder, Logan, McIntosh, Mercer, Sheridan (since 1936)

Ohio

D: Belmont, Cuyahoga, Jefferson, Mahoning, Monroe, Trumbull (since 1972)
R: Delaware (since 1916)

Oklahoma

D: None (Cherokee, Choctaw, Haskell, Hughes, Latimer, McIntosh, Muskogee, Okmulgee, Ottawa all voted D in 2000, the last time any county voted D)
R: Major (since 1932)

Oregon

D: Columbia (since 1928)
R: Josephine (since 1936)

Pennsylvania

D: Philadelphia (since 1932)
R: Snyder, Union, Wayne (since 1912 when all voted I, Snyder and Union haven't voted D since at least 1884 and may never have voted D)

Rhode Island

D: Providence (since 1972)
R: None (Bristol, Kent, Newport, and Washington voted R in 1984, the last time any county voted R)

[Cubby]

I'd like to vote to have Connecticut removed from the list of counties on the grounds that Connecticut doesn't have counties.

I second that motion!

And TD for the record they are just called "Towns" not "Townships". I agree with your point though.

[Lincoln Republican]

Mine has voted republican since 1912.

You live in a GREAT county!  Congratulations!

[Nym90]

South Carolina

D: Allendale, Clarendon, Fairfield, Hampton, Jasper, Lee, McCormick, Marion, Marlboro, Orangeburg, Williamsburg (since 1972)
R: Aiken (since 1952)

South Dakota

D: Shannon (since 1952)
R: Lawrence (since 1916)

Tennessee

D: Jackson (since 1920)
R: Cocke, Hancock, Wayne (since at least 1908, maybe never D)

Texas

D: Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Maverick, Starr, Webb, Zapata (since at least 1936, maybe never R, except Webb and Zapata voted R in 1912)
R: Kendall (since at least 1936, maybe never D, though it voted I in 1912)

Utah

D: None (Carbon, Summit, and Tooele voted D in 1996, the last time any county voted D)
R: Garfield, Iron, Kane, San Juan, Sanpete, Sevier (since at least 1936 for which no data exists, Garfield, Iron, Kane, and San Juan otherwise voted R since 1916)

Vermont

D: Addison, Chittenden, Franklin, Grand Isle, Windham (since 1984)
R: Essex (since 1996)

Virginia

D: Charles City (since 1956)
R: Floyd (since at least 1928, maybe never D, though it voted I in 1912)

Washington

D: Grays Harbor (since 1928)
R: Adams (since 1936)

West Virginia

D: Logan (since 1928)
R: Morgan (since at least 1908, maybe never D)

Wisconsin

D: Douglas (since 1928)
R: Walworth (since 1912). Texasgurl's county, as previously mentioned.

Wyoming

D: Teton (since 2000)
R: Crook, Johnson (since 1932)

[Nym90]

So, the grand list of counties that as far as we know have always voted for one party:

Democratic: Breathitt KY, Elliot KY, Floyd KY, Knott KY, Northampton NC, Brooks TX, Duval TX, Jim Hogg TX, Maverick TX (according to RBH it went R in 1928), Starr TX (and also DC, of course)

Republican: Carroll IL, Doniphan KS, Butler KY, Clay KY, Clinton KY, Cumberland KY, Leslie KY, Lewis KY, Monroe KY, Owsley KY, Rockcastle KY, Russell KY, Gasconade MO (although RBH did say it went D in 1856), Putnam MO, Taney MO, Yadkin NC, Cocke TN, Hancock TN, Wayne TN, Morgan WV

[RBH]

Texas info for the counties noted

1932: Kendall went for FDR, 74-26.

1928: Brooks went Smith, 67-33; Duval went Smith, 74-26; Jim Hogg went Smith, 71-29; Maverick went Hoover, 63-37; Starr went Smith, 90-10; Webb went Smith, 68-32; Zapata went Smith, 94-6

[Nym90]

Texas info for the counties noted

1932: Kendall went for FDR, 74-26.

1928: Brooks went Smith, 67-33; Duval went Smith, 74-26; Jim Hogg went Smith, 71-29; Maverick went Hoover, 63-37; Starr went Smith, 90-10; Webb went Smith, 68-32; Zapata went Smith, 94-6

Thanks!

I assume Kendall voted for Landon in 1936? And obviously all of the counties you list for 1928 of course voted for Roosevelt in 1932 and 1936 presumably.

I also assume that in the case of Gasconade, MO, it has voted continuously R ever since 1856? And Taney and Putnam have indeed both never voted anything other than R?

[RBH]

When it comes to Gasconade, I remember seeing it in some book that had county results for the early 1800s.

CQ Voting and Elections Collection has Landon winning Kendall by a 693/405 vote in 1936.

The Handbook of Texas also says this:

"In presidential politics [Kendall] county voters preferred Republican candidates in all but two elections between 1872 and 1992, the exceptions being Teddy Roosevelt, who headed the progressive Bull Moose party in 1912, and Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932."

" Politically, Zapata County has been a traditional Democratic stronghold. Although Republican presidential candidates won a number of contests during the early years of the century, Democrats outpolled their Republican counterparts in every election from 1924 to 1992."

"From the time of Texas's admission to the Union until the 1950s, Webb County was staunchly in the Democratic camp. Despite occasional challenges from Republicans and independents, Democratic presidential candidates have prevailed in every election since the county was established, and the Democratic partyqv has dominated in state and local elections."

"Starr County residents have participated in presidential elections since 1848, when they voted for Lewis Cass. In every election through 1992 residents have voted for the Democratic candidate, except in 1872, 1876, 1880, and 1892."

"Like many other South Texas counties, Brooks County has remained staunchly Democratic over the years. From the county's inception through 1992 the majority of county residents voted Democratic in every presidential election, and Democrats continued to exercise a virtual stranglehold on local offices."

"Mexican Americansqv have generally supported the Democratic party.qv Consequently, Jim Hogg County has been staunchly Democratic; its residents voted Democratic in every presidential election from the time of the county's inception in 1913 to 1992."

"In the 1900 presidential election Duval County went Republican, but since that time, thanks largely to the efficiency of the Parr machine and the customary tendency of Hispanics to vote for Democrats, the county has delivered majorities to the Democratic partyqv on the order of 94 percent in 1916, 98 percent in 1932, 95 percent in 1936, 96 percent in 1940, 95 percent in 1944, 97 percent in 1948, and 93 percent in 1964. In fact, only once between 1916 and 1972 did the Democratic candidate receive less than 74 percent of the vote in Duval County; that year, 1956, a mere 68 percent voted Democratic. "

"In the fifteen United States presidential elections between 1872 and 1928 Maverick County voters cast a majority vote for the Democratic candidate on seven occasions and the Republican nominee on eight occasions, including the last four elections prior to 1932. In 1932 they choose Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt over Herbert Hoover 847 to 166, beginning a succession of five decades of local victory for the Democratic nominee."

[Nym90]

Well we know they are wrong about Webb, as it voted Republican in 1912 according to the Atlas (unless Dave is wrong, but that could never be ).

According to that book, however, it would appear Brooks and Jim Hogg are the two counties that have never voted Republican, although Brooks has been around a lot longer than Jim Hogg.

[Nym90]

If we include the Gubernatorial results we have so far (since 1996), here are the counties on the lists to have voted for the opposite party for Governor-

Alabama

Jefferson, Lee, and Mobile all voted D in 1998, and Jefferson in 2002 as well.

Arkansas

Clark, Desha, Jefferson, Lincoln and Phillips all went R in 1998.

California

Yolo voted R in 2003 (though still against the recall)

Colorado

Costilla voted R in 2002.

Connecticut

Hartford voted R in 1998 and 2002.

Delaware

Kent and Sussex voted D in 1996 and 2000.

Georgia

Dooly was tied in 2002. Lowndes voted D in 1998.

Hawaii

Hawaii and Maui voted R in 1998 and 2002. Honolulu voted R in 2002 also.

Kansas

Wyandotte voted R in 1998.

Kentucky

Adair, Allen, Butler, Casey, Clinton, Cumberland, Edmonson, Grayson, Laurel, Lewis, McCreary, Monroe, Owsley, Pulaski, Rockcastle, and Russell all voted D in 1999.

Louisiana

La Salle and Union voted D in 2003. Iberville, Madison, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, and St. James voted R in 1999.

Maine

Cumberland, Knox, Sagadahoc, and York voted R in 2002, and Piscataquis and Washington voted D in 2002. Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Oxford, Sagadohoc, York, Piscataquis and Washington all voted I in 1998.

More tomorrow.

[jimrtex]

Texas

D: Brooks, Duval, Jim Hogg, Maverick, Starr, Webb, Zapata (since at least 1936, maybe never R, except Webb and Zapata voted R in 1912)
R: Kendall (since at least 1936, maybe never D, though it voted I in 1912)
, Johnson (since 1932)

Brooks and Jim Hogg have always voted Democrat but they were only formed in 1912 and 1913.

Duval went for McKinley in 1896
Maverick for Hoover in 1928
Starr for Harrison in 1892
Webb for Taft in 1912
Zapata for Harding in 1920

Kendall for FD Roosevelt in 1932

[gorkay]

Of the states with the longest streaks of voting for the same party's nominee, which one or ones do you think have the best chance of breaking the streak in 2008?

[RBH]

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Snyder and Union results going back a bit, from here: http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/pres/indexpres.html

Snyder last went for the Democrats in 1856.

Union last went for the Democrats in 1832.

[jimrtex]

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Snyder and Union results going back a bit, from here: http://staffweb.wilkes.edu/harold.cox/pres/indexpres.html

Snyder last went for the Democrats in 1856.

Union last went for the Democrats in 1832.

Pennsylvania had a curious electoral slate in 1856.  The Republicans and American Party shared 26 of 27 electors.  The 27th elector at the top of the ticket was either Frémont or Fillmore (each party pre-printed their own ballot).  In the event that the combined slate won, the parties agreed that the electors would split the electoral vote in proportion to the popular vote.  All was moot as the Democrats carried the state.   There was also a straight American ticket, which supported the national American party's generally pro-slavery platform.

Technically, Snyder County went with the Republican-American ticket, but more people voted Democrat than voted the American or Republican variants.  1856 was also Snyder's first election, having split from the southern half of Union County.

[RBH]

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Adair and Grayson went for FDR in 1932

Although I can't find that french site to try and figure out how far the rest go back.

[RBH]

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Adair and Grayson went for FDR in 1932

Although I can't find that french site to try and figure out how far the rest go back.

Here's some more results

D: Breathitt, Elliot, Floyd, Knott (since at least 1936, maybe never R)

Breathitt: May have went Republican once, unsure
Elliot: Formed before the 1872 election, went D in every election
Floyd: Went for Zachary Taylor in 1848, for Breckinridge in 1860, and didn't vote in 1864 due to the Civil War
Knott: Formed before the 1888 election, went D in every election

Counties which went Rep from 1872 until now: Clay, Clinton, Cumberland, Jackson, Johnson, Laurel, Leslie, McCreary, Monroe, Owsley, Pulaski

Went for Seymour in 1868: Clinton, Cumberland
Went for McClellan in 1864: Monroe
Didn't hold an election in 1864: Johnson
Went for Breckinridge in 1860: Clay, Johnson, Owsley, Pulaski
Went for John Bell in 1860: Jackson, Laurel
Went for Buchanan in 1856: Owsley, Pulaski
Went for Fillmore in 1856: Clay

Never went D: Leslie (formed before 1880)

Clay went for the Whigs from 1836 to 1852.

McCreary was formed in 1912.

[Nym90]

Thanks for updating this thread, RBH.

Interesting that some Kentucky counties didn't vote in 1864. I assume these were areas sympathetic to the Confederate cause. Had they officially seceded? Or was it just too difficult to hold an election with war raging in their midst?