Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Red, but not totally into that Trump's America thing: Greenville County, South Carolina


Why This Trump-Leaning Corner of South Carolina Has the Jitters.  (The New York Times, 2/28/2020)

Dear Richard, Just because it's South Carolina doesn't mean everyone is furiously into Trump.  See below.  Best, Retiring Guy.
When the region — a conservative swath of 10 counties known as the Upstate — saw its textile industry dry up at the end of the last century, its leaders responded by aggressively marketing itself to foreign manufacturers as a cheap, practical place to do business. 
The marketing campaign paid off. 
Over the last two decades, more than 500 international companies have been lured to the region, including BMW, the undisputed game changer. The German auto giant opened for business a quarter-century ago; multiple expansions have made its sprawling, high-tech facility just outside of Spartanburg, S.C., the largest BMW factory in the world, employing 11,000 workers.

Source:  Wikipedia (Greenville County, Greenville)


Greenville is the county seat of Greenville County


% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
  • 34.2% - Greenville County
  • 27.4% - South Carolina
  • 30.9% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
  • 15.8% - Greenville County
  • 17.7% - South Carolina
  • 16.0% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  • 11.1% - Greenville County
  • 15.3% - South Carolina
  • 11.8% - U.S.

Source:  Wikipedia
3rd party votes:  12.5% in 1992, 6.3% in 1996, 6% in 2016
(George Wallace received 25.5% of the vote in 1968)

Greenville County Library System (Hughes Main Library, Greenville)

Other "Red but not totally into that Trump's America thing" posts:
Colorado.  Douglas County.  (2/7/2020)
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)

Iowa.  Dallas County.  (2/3/2020)

Kansas.  Johnson County.  (3/9/2019)
Kansas.  Leavenworth Coiunty.  (2/11/2020)
Kansas.  Riley County.  (2/14/2020)
Kansas.  Shawnee County.  (2/12/2020)

Michigan.  Livingston County.  (1/21/2020)

Minnesota.  Carver County.  (3/9/2019)

Missouri.  Platte County.  (12/11/2019)

North Carolina.  Cabarras County.  (2/4/2020)
North Carolina.  Union County.  (9/9/2019)

Ohio.  Delaware County  (3/8/2019)

Oregon.  Deschutes County.  (2/25/2020)
Oregon.  Yamhill County.  (1/15/2020)

Texas.  Amarillo.  (1/24/2020)
Texas.  Collin County.  (9/21/2019)
Texas.  Denton County.  (9/22/2019)
Texas.  Williamson County.  (9/25/2019)

Virginia.  Powhatan County.  (2/1/2020)
Virginia.  Roanoke County.  (3/2/2020)

Washington. Yakima County.  (11/23/2019)

Wisconsin.  Ozaukee County.  (3/8/2019)
Wisconsin.  Waukesha County.  (2/9/2010)

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

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