"Never voted Republican" club down to two members?

[bgwah]

Kicked out in 2008: Floyd, KY and Knott, KY
Left: Brooks, TX* and Washington, DC**

*County since 1911. The county it was part of prior to that never voted Republican while it was with it.
**Only voting since the 60s, so not quite as impressive.

I think Elliott, KY voted Republican in the 1860s, but I'm not positive.

[RI]

I think Elliott, KY voted Republican in the 1860s, but I'm not positive.

Elliott County, KY voted Republican in 1864 and 1868.

[Bacon King]

Have any counties never voted Democrat?

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How many haven't voted Republican since the 1800s?

[RI]

Have any counties never voted Democrat?

There are some. Ogle County, IL for example has never voted Democrat. Next door Lee County, IL lasted voted Dem in 1852, before the existence of the Republican Party.

There are several counties in Appalachia (specifically eastern Tennessee and Kentucky) that have never voted Democratic as well.

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Have any counties never voted Democrat?

There are some. Ogle County, IL for example has never voted Democrat. Next door Lee County, IL lasted voted Dem in 1852, before the existence of the Republican Party.

There are several counties in Appalachia (specifically eastern Tennessee and Kentucky) that have never voted Democratic as well.

Ironically Lee hasn't voted Republican in a Senate race since 1998.

[bgwah]

I think Elliott, KY voted Republican in the 1860s, but I'm not positive.

Elliott County, KY voted Republican in 1864 and 1868.

Where did you find that?

[RI]

I think Elliott, KY voted Republican in the 1860s, but I'm not positive.

Elliott County, KY voted Republican in 1864 and 1868.

Where did you find that?

For the record, what I said was inaccurate. Elliott County, KY was formed in 1869 from pieces of Morgan, Lawrence, and Carter counties, though the majority of the area came from Carter. Morgan and Lawrence counties were heavily Democratic at the time; for example, Morgan was 100% Dem in 1864 (though admittedly only 52 votes).

During both 1864 and 1868, Carter County voted Republican (51% and 53% respectively). Because of  the geography of the area, it can be assumed that the majority of what would be Elliott County's votes came from Carter County. Technically, I do not know for certain if Elliott County would have voted for the Republicans in 1864 and 1868, but I would guess that it would have.

[Daniel Adams]

Have any counties never voted Democrat?

There are some. Ogle County, IL for example has never voted Democrat. Next door Lee County, IL lasted voted Dem in 1852, before the existence of the Republican Party.

There are several counties in Appalachia (specifically eastern Tennessee and Kentucky) that have never voted Democratic as well.

Grant County, WV, and Garrett County, MD, have never voted Democratic either, I believe, although they both voted Progressive in 1912.

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How about we have a list of the last time a county voted the other way.

Here's California:

2004 Republican: Trinity, Butte, Nevada, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Fresno, San Lois Obispo, Ventura, San Berdadino, Riverside, San Diego

2000 Republican: Alpine, Mono

1992 Democrat: Del Norte, Siskiyou, Tehama, Plumas, Tuolumne, Mariposa,

1988 Republican: Napa, Sacramento, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Barbara, Imperial

1984 Republican: Humbolt, Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake, Solona, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Los Angeles

1980 Republican
Santa Cruz, Marin

1976 Democratic
Shasta, Lasse, Sierra, Yuba, El Dorado, Amador, Placer

1968 Democratic: Kings

1964 Democratic: Modoc, Glenn, Colusa, Calaversa, Tulare, Inyo, Kern, Yolo, Madera

1948 Republican: San Francisco, Alameda

1940 Democraic: Sutter

1936: FDR wins every county, including Orange

[Associate Justice PiT]

     I thought that SF last voted GOP in 1956. I recalled hearing that Yolo had the longest streak of voting for Democrats, last voting for a Republican in 1952.

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Here's New York

2004 Republican: Chatauqua, Senaca, Cayuga, Cortland, Oswego, Madison, Essex, Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Dutchess, Sullivan, Orange, Rockland

2000 Democratic: Montgomery, Richmond

1996 Democratic: Cattaraugus, Ontario, Yates, Schuyler, Chemung, Jefferson, Lewis, Onedia, Herkimer, Fulton, Schohaire, Chenango, Delaware

1988 Republican: Monroe, Onondaga, Saint Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Rennselaer, Columbia, Ulster, Westchester, Nassua, Suffolk

1984 Republican: Niagara, Broome, Schnectady

1980 Republican: Tompkins

1972 Republican: Erie, Albany, Queens


1964 Democratic: Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming,  Allegany, Stueben, Livingstone, Wayne, Tioga, Hamilton, Greene, Putnam (every county)

Last voted Republican sometime 1920-1956, and really hard to tell from nationwide county maps:

Bronx, New York, Kings

I know that Harding won every county in 1920.

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Here are some easy ones


Hawaii
1984 Republican: Every county in the state

DC
Never Republican

Delaware
2004 Republican: Kent
1996 Democratic: Sussex
1988 Republican: New Castle

Rhode Island
1984 Republican: Newport, Bristol, Kent, Washington
1972 Republican: Providence

Connecticut
2004 Republican: Litchfield
1992 Republican: Fairfield
1988 Republican: New Haven, Middlesex, New London, Windham, Tolland
1984 Republican: Hartford

Vermont:
2004 Republican: Essex
2000 Republican: Orleans, Caledonia, Orange
1988 Republican: Lamoille, Washington, Windsor, Rutland, Bennington
1984 Republican: Franklin, Chittenden, Addisonh, Windham

[Filuwaúrdjan]

Technically, I do not know for certain if Elliott County would have voted for the Republicans in 1864 and 1868, but I would guess that it would have.

I don't see any reason to assume that.

[RI]

Technically, I do not know for certain if Elliott County would have voted for the Republicans in 1864 and 1868, but I would guess that it would have.

I don't see any reason to assume that.

Well, I could very well be wrong. Feel free to come up with an estimate of how it would have voted if you'd like.

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

Kane County, UT is one that has never voted Democratic. I'm sure Jackson County, KY never has either. Obama was also the first Democratic Presidential candidate in history to win DuPage county, as well as McHenry, Kane and Kendall. Western Nebraska must have some too.

[RI]

Kane County, UT is one that has never voted Democratic. I'm sure Jackson County, KY never has either. Obama was also the first Democratic Presidential candidate in history to win DuPage county, as well as McHenry, Kane and Kendall. Western Nebraska must have some too.

Every county in Utah went Dem in 1916.

[Rob]

Kane County, UT is one that has never voted Democratic.

1916

I'm sure Jackson County, KY never has either.

No, and there are many other hill counties in Kentucky and east Tennessee that have never gone Democratic either (even before the Civil War, many of these places were Whig bastions).

Obama was also the first Democratic Presidential candidate in history to win DuPage county, as well as McHenry, Kane and Kendall.

These counties all voted Democratic at least once before the Civil War, either in 1852 or earlier (Although I think he was the first Democrat ever to carry Carroll, IL).

Western Nebraska must have some too.

No, actually, with the arguable exception of Keya Paha.

[RI]

Western Nebraska must have some too.

No, actually, with the arguable exception of Keya Paha.

Why is that arguable? It went Dem in 1916 and 1896.

[Nym90]

Here's New York

2004 Republican: Chatauqua, Senaca, Cayuga, Cortland, Oswego, Madison, Essex, Warren, Washington, Saratoga, Dutchess, Sullivan, Orange, Rockland

2000 Democratic: Montgomery, Richmond

1996 Democratic: Cattaraugus, Ontario, Yates, Schuyler, Chemung, Jefferson, Lewis, Onedia, Herkimer, Fulton, Schohaire, Chenango, Delaware

1988 Republican: Monroe, Onondaga, Saint Lawrence, Franklin, Clinton, Rennselaer, Columbia, Ulster, Westchester, Nassua, Suffolk

1984 Republican: Niagara, Broome, Schnectady

1980 Republican: Tompkins

1972 Republican: Erie, Albany, Queens


1964 Democratic: Orleans, Genesee, Wyoming,  Allegany, Stueben, Livingstone, Wayne, Tioga, Hamilton, Greene, Putnam (every county)

Last voted Republican sometime 1920-1956, and really hard to tell from nationwide county maps:

Bronx, New York, Kings

I know that Harding won every county in 1920.

Bronx, New York, and Kings all last voted Republican in 1924.

[nclib]

How about we have a list of the last time a county voted the other way.

bump--anyone (with a membership) want to continue this?

[Sbane]

How about we have a list of the last time a county voted the other way.

Here's California:

2004 Republican: Trinity, Butte, Nevada, San Joaquin, Stanislaus, Merced, Fresno, San Lois Obispo, Ventura, San Berdadino, Riverside, San Diego

2000 Republican: Alpine, Mono

1992 Democrat: Del Norte, Siskiyou, Tehama, Plumas, Tuolumne, Mariposa,

1988 Republican: Napa, Sacramento, Monterey, San Benito, Santa Barbara, Imperial

1984 Republican: Humbolt, Mendocino, Sonoma, Lake, Solona, Contra Costa, San Mateo, Santa Clara, Los Angeles

1980 Republican
Santa Cruz, Marin

1976 Democratic
Shasta, Lasse, Sierra, Yuba, El Dorado, Amador, Placer

1968 Democratic: Kings

1964 Democratic: Modoc, Glenn, Colusa, Calaversa, Tulare, Inyo, Kern, Yolo, Madera

1948 Republican: San Francisco, Alameda

1940 Democraic: Sutter

1936: FDR wins every county, including Orange

I think you got Yolo county wrong. As far as I can tell it voted democrat all the way back to 1960, perhaps even earlier but I'm not sure.

[nclib]

North Carolina

2004 Republican: Jackson, Buncombe, Watauga, Forsyth, Bladen, Cumberland, Wake, Caswell, Granville, Wilson, Pitt, Martin, Hyde

2000 Democratic: Columbus, Tyrrell, Chowan
2000 Republican: Mecklenburg, Guilford

1996 Democratic: Swain, Haywood, Madison, Duplin, Jones, Montgomery, Franklin, Camden, Perquimans

1992 Democrat: Alleghany, Yancey, Brunswick, Pender, Sampson, Stokes, Pamlico

1988 Republican: Pasquotank

1984 Republican: Scotland, Chatham, Vance

1980 Democratic: Cleveland, Union, Currituck, Lee, Harnett, Rockingham, Person

1976 Democratic: Craven, Beaufort, Dare, Onslow, Carteret, New Hanover, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Lincoln, Gaston, Rutherford, Transylvania, Macon, Polk, Alamance, Alexander, Ashe, Burke, Caldwell, Davidson, Davie, McDowell, Greene, Surry, Iredell, Rowan, Johnston, Nash, Stanly

1972 Republican: Anson, Bertie, Durham, Edgecombe, Gates, Halifax, Hertford, Hoke, Richmond, Robeson, Warren, Washington

1964 Democratic: Wayne, Lenoir, Moore

always Dem since pre-1960: Orange, Northampton

always GOP since pre-1960: Avery, Cabarrus, Catawba, Henderson, Mitchell, Randolph, Wilkes, Yadkin

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

I like what was being done, so I'll recontinue it with Minnesota:

2004 Republican: Marshall, Red Lake, Pennington, Clay, Aitkin, Traverse, Dakota, Washington, Pope, Stevens, Grant, Lincoln, Murray, Yellow Medicine, Watonwan, Olmsted, Houston

2000 Republican: Kittson, Norman, Mahnomen, Blue Earth, Nicollet, Koochiching, Cook, Beltrami, Chippewa

1996 Democratic: Lake of the Woods, Clearwater, Becker, Hubbard, Cass, Morrison, Todd, Mille Lacs, Kanabec, Stearns, Benton, Kandiyohi, Meeker, McLeod, Sibley, Wright, Sherburne, Anoka, Scott, Le Seuer, Renville, Lyon, Murray, Nobles, Cottonwood, Jackson, Martin, Faribault, Waseca, Steele, Dodge, Goodhue, Wabasha

1988 Republican: Fillmore, Winona

1984 Republican: La Qui Parle

1980 Republican: Big Stone, Freeborn

1976 Democratic: Roseau, Wadena, Pipestone, Douglas, Wilkin

1972 Republican: Hennepin, Rice, Pine

1964 Democratic: Rock, Redwood, Brown

1960 Republican: Mower

1932 Republican: Lake
1932 Democratic: Otter Tail, Carver

1928 Republican: Itasca, St. Louis, Carlton

1924 Republican: Ramsey

[Kevinstat]

Maine

2004 Republican: Washington

2000 Republican: Lincoln, Penobscot, Waldo

1996 Democratic: Piscataquis (Clinton carried every county in Maine)

1992 not Democratic: Somerset (Perot carried it along with Piscataquis and Waldo)

1988 Republican: Androscoggin, Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec, Knox, Oxford, Sagadahoc, Somerset, York (Bush carried every county in Maine)