Suburban Kansas City
3rd party votes: 28.3% in 1992, 11% in 1996. 7.6% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 15.8% of the vote in 1968)
Trump received 7,129 more votes than he did in 2016, a 12% increase. Biden received 14,096 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 31%.
Trump's share of the vote decreased by 0.7 percentage points. Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 6.1 percentage points.
The GOP suburban problem, graphed. (Same source as line graph above.)
% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
- 33.2% - Clay County
- 29.2% - Missouri
- 32.1% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
- 14.4% - Clay County
- 17.3% - Missouri
- 16.5% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
- 9.1% - Clay County
- 12.9% - Missouri
- 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)
The GOP dumbing down of America is not working in Clay County.
Other GOP insomnia locations:
Minnesota. Anoka County. (3/22/2021)
Minnesota. Carver County. (3/21/2021)
Mionesota. Dakota County. (3/22/2021)
Minnesota. Washington County. (3/22/2021)
Missouri. Platte County. (3/22/2021)
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