Hamilton County, Indiana: Why Republican strategists lose sleep at night

 

Suburban Indianapolis

Wikipedia 

3rd party votes:  19.1% in 1992, 7.6% in 1996. 7.2% in 2016

(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 10.6% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 14,183 more votes than he did in 2016, a 16% increase.   Biden received 31,127 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 54%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 3.6 percentage points.  Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 8.9 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:

• 59.3% - Hamilton County
• 26.5% - Indiana
• 32.1% - U.S.

% of population 65 and older:

• 12.8% - Hamilton County
• 16.1% - Indiana
• 16.5% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

•   4.2% - Hamilton County
• 11.9% - Indiana
• 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

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

Other GOP insomnia locations:

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)