Tuesday, November 10, 2020

Greetings from Trump's America: Gallatin County, Illinois, now 95.9% white and Trumpier than it was in 2016


And sick with the virus in 2020.  

Gallatin County has lost 68% of its population since its 1900 peak.

Sources:  Wikipedia, New York Times


Original 11/16/2019 post, "Population loss in Illinois:  Gallatin County/Shawneetown", starts here.

 It all started here.

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.

Source:  Wikipedia  (Gallatin County, Shawneetown)


Shawneetown is the county seat of Gallatin County.

Population loss by degrees:  80-90%, 70-79%, 60-69%, 50-59%.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:
  • 12.8% - Gallatin County
  • 33.4% - Illinois
  • 30.9% - U.S.
Percentage of population 65 and older:
  • 23.3% - Gallatin County
  • 15.6% - Illinois
  • 16.0% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  • 18.9% - Gallatin County
  • 12.1% - Illinois
  • 11.8% - U.S.

Greetings from Trump's America.  

Source:  Wikipedia 
3rd-party candidates received 14.8% of vote in 1992, 15.5% of vote in 1996, 4.0% in 2016
(George Wallace received 9.7% of the vote in 1968)

Shawneetown Public Library

Other Illinois population loss posts:
Alexander County/Cairo.  (11/15/2019)
Pulaski County/Mound City.  (11/15/2019)
Pope County/Golconda.  (11/15/2019)
Hardin County/Elizabethtown.  (11/15/2019)

Population loss series:
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