Friday, March 26, 2021

DeKalb County, Georgia: Why the GOP believes that voter suppression is the only path to survival

   

Atlanta metro area

DeKalb County.  From a 66.8 percentage point GOP advantage in 2004 to a 33.2 percentage point GOP advantage in 2020.  Halved.

3rd party votes:  9.6% in 1992, 4.4% in 1996, 4.7% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 23% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 6,809 more votes than he did in 2016, a 13% increase.   Biden received 56,792 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 23%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 0.5percentage points.  Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 4 percentage points. 

The GOP suburban problem, graphed.  (Same source as line graph above.)


Demographically speaking.

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
  • 44.2% - DeKalb County
  • 31.3% - Georgia
  • 32.1% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
  • 12.9% - DeKalb County
  • 14.3% - Georgia
  • 16.5% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  • 12.9% - DeKalb County
  • 13.3% - Georgia
  • 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

The GOP dumbing down of America is not working in DeKalb County.  

Other GOP insomnia locations:
Denver metro area:

Colorado.  Adams County.  (3/25/2021)
Colorado.  Arapahoe County.  (3/25/2021)
Colorado.  Denver County.  (3/25/2021)
Colorado.  Douglas County.  (3/25/2021)
Colorado.  Jefferson County.  (3/25/2021)

Atlanta metro area:


Georgia.  Cobb County.  (3/26/2021)
Georgia.  Forsyth County.  (3/26/2021)
Georgia.  Gwinnett County.  (3/26/2021)

Indianpolis metro area:

Indiana.  Hamilton County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Hancock County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Hendricks County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Johnson County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Marion County.  (3/24/2021)

Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area
Minnesota.  Anoka County.  (3/22/2021)
Minnesota.  Carver County.  (3/21/2021)
Minnesota.  Dakota County.  (3/22/2021)
Minnesota.  Washington County.  (3/22/2021)

Kansas City metro area:
Missouri.  Clay County.  (3/22/2021)
Missouri.  Platte County.  (3/22/2021)

Dallas/Fort Worth metro area:
Texas.  Collin County.  (3/24/2021)
Texas.  Dallas County.  (3/24/2021)
Texas.  Denton County.  (3/24/2021)
Texas.  Ellis County.  (3/24/2021)
Texas.  Kaufman County.  (3/24/2021)
Texas.  Tarrant County.  (3/24/2021)

Milwaukee metro area
Wisconisn.  Ozaukee County. (3/23/2021) 
Wisconsin.  Waukesha County.  (3/23/2021)

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