Saturday, February 1, 2020

Red, but not totally into that Trump's America thing; Powhatan County, Virginia



What Made Virginia Change Its Mind on Guns?  (The New York Times, 1/30/2020)
Expanding suburbs in the Richmond area, for instance, have meant that Powhatan County, which has been among the most dependably Republican counties in the state, now has a Walmart — and Republicans are sometimes challenged for local office.

Source:  Wikipedia 



% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
  • 28.8% - Powhatan
  • 38,2% - Virginia
  • 30.9% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
  • 18.2% - Powhatan
  • 15.4% - Virginia
  • 16.0% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  •   6.9% - Powhatan County
  • 10.7% - Virginia
  • 15.6% - U.S.

Source:  Wikipedia
3rd party votes: 18.4% in 1992, 9.3% in 1996, 5.6% in 2016
(George Wallace received 35.2% of the vote in 1968)

Powhatan County Public Library
(Photo credit:  Culture Works)

Other "Red but not totally into this Trump's America thing" posts:
Colorado.  Jefferson County.  (3/9/2019)
Florida.  Duval County.  (3/14/2019)
Georgia.  Cherokee County.  (3/10/2019)
Georgia.  Coweta County.  (1/19/2020)
Georgia.  Fayette County.  (3/10/2019)
Georgia.  Forsyth County.  (3/10/2019)
Kansas.  Johnson County.  (3/9/2019)
Michigan.  Livingston County.  (1/21/2020)
Minnesota.  Carver County.  (3/9/2019)
Missouri.  Platte County.  (12/11/2019)
North Carolina.  Union County.  (9/9/2019)
Ohio.  Delaware County  (3/8/2019)
Oregon.  Yamhill County.  (1/15/2020)
Texas.  Amarillo.  (
Texas.  Collin County.  (9/21/2019)
Texas.  Denton County.  (9/22/2019)
Texas.  Williamson County.  (9/25/2019)
Washington. Yakima County.  (11/23/2019)
Wisconsin.  Ozaukee County.  (3/8/2019)

Related series:
Blue zone sees Trump as con man
Greetings from Trump's America
Not Trump's America


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