Ellis County, Texas: Why Republican strategists lose sleep at night

 Dallas-Fort Worth metro area

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3rd party votes:  31% in 1992, 9.7% in 1996. 4.6% in 2016

(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 23.6% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 11,769 more votes than he did in 2016, a 26% increase.   Biden received 11,312 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 70%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 3.8 percentage points.  Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 6.8 percentage points. 

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

Demographically speaking.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:

• 24.3% - Ellis County
• 29.9% - Texas
• 32.1% - U.S.

% of population 65 and older:

• 13.1% - Ellis County
• 12.9% - Texas
• 16.5% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

•   8,7% - Ellis County
• 13.6% - Texas
• 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

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

Other GOP insomnia locations:

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)

Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area

Minnesota.  Anoka County.  (3/22/2021)

Minnesota.  Carver County.  (3/21/2021)

Mionesota.  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.  (3/24/2020)

Texas.  Denton County.  (3/24/2020)

Milwaukee metro area

Wisconisn.  Ozaukee County. (3/23/2021) 

Wisconsin.  Waukesha County.  (3/23/2021)