Jan 1, 2021 · Re: Why is blaine county in Idaho so blue/democrat? « Reply #17 on: November 25, 2008, 01:25:34 PM » Oakland actually has some "black flight" areas in it, basically places some more affluent blacks move when they decide to flee Detroit for obvious reasons.

Aug 11, 2023 · It contains the Sun Valley ski resort, and votes like most ski resort counties do. As a general rule, when you see a seemingly random Democratic county in the Mountain West, the reason will usually be either tourism, a college, or Native Americans (with the #populist strongholds of Silver Bow and Deer Lodge counties in Montana being the only real exceptions …

Jan 1, 2021 · The thing about Fulton County is that it's very weird and odd, especially compared to how counties typically are drawn, but it's very based in terms of its actual influence. It's a pity that Atlanta was never actually able to bring northern Fulton under its municipal boundaries; instead we got these walled-off neoliberal segregation cities.

Jan 1, 2021 · Surprisingly for a deep-(Atlas) blue state, Latah County is a national PVI bellwether, with a PVI of D+0.06. Latah County is home to the University of Idaho in Moscow. Blaine County is the only other county with a D+ PVI in R+18 Idaho

Jan 1, 2021 · I would be surprised if Inyo stayed Democratic when all votes are counted. Unlike Mono and Alpine Counties, there is not a major ski resort in Inyo County. Teton County, WY; Blaine County, ID; Park County, UT; and a lot of Colorado counties are heavily Democratic because they have ski resorts. Looking at the numbers in two previous elections:

Jul 28, 2024 · Maricopa County was 2-3 points to the left of the state in 2018, 2020, and 2022, so this isn't unrealistic. I don't see Trump flipping Maricopa County back, though. It's getting bluer and bluer and there's not really any reason to suspect he'll recover ground in big places like this.

Jan 1, 2021 · Found another county with a losing streak of 9 in addition to Greene County, NY. Walker County, TX, 1876-1908, losing streak of 9. Voted third-party three times. 1876: Tilden 1880: Third Party 1884: Blaine 1888: Third Party 1892: Third Party (Weaver) 1896: Bryan 1900: Bryan 1904: Parker 1908: Bryan Some other long losing streaks:

Jan 1, 2021 · "A total of 13 Oregon counties have voted to secede from the state and join neighboring Idaho, as part of what supporters have dubbed the "Greater Idaho" project. On May 21, Crook County backed the plan by 53.4 percent to …

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Apr 1, 2009 · In addition to the Jackson Hole ski resort, the county also contains all of Grand Teton National Park and 40.4 percent of Yellowstone National Park's total area, so I guess one could say that tourism helps boost the Democratic tilt of this county? Although I know some of Yellowstone is in Idaho and no county ever goes blue in the Gem State