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

  

Suburban Indianapolis

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3rd party votes:  23.3% in 1992, 11.2% in 1996. 6.8% in 2016

(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 14.6% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 3,922 more votes than he did in 2016, a 16% increase.   Biden received 3,991 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 45%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 1.1 percentage points.  Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 5.7 percentage points. 

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

Demographically speaking.  A few decades behind neighboring Hamilton County's progress.

Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

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

• 30.8% - Hancock County
• 26.5% - Indiana
• 32.1% - U.S.

% of population 65 and older:

• 16.5% - Hancock County
• 16.1% - Indiana
• 16.5% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

•   5.2% - Hancock County
• 11.9% - Indiana
• 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

The dumbing down of America is not working in Clay County as the GOP would like to see it.

Other GOP insomnia locations:

Indianpolis metro area:

Indiana.  Hamilton 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)