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

  

Suburban Indianapolis

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3rd party votes:  23/2% in 1992, 10.3% in 1996. 6.9% in 2016

(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 15.6% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 5,465 more votes than he did in 2016, a 11% increase.   Biden received 10,004 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 44%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 2.7 percentage points.  Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 7.1 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:

• 37.0% - Hendricks County
• 26.5% - Indiana
• 32.1% - U.S.

% of population 65 and older:

• 14.2% - Hendricks County
• 16.1% - Indiana
• 16.5% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

•   4.9% - Hendricks County
• 11.9% - Indiana
• 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

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

Other GOP insomnia locations:

Indianpolis metro area:

Indiana.  Hamilton County.  (3/23/2021)

Indiana.  Hancock County.  (3/23/2021)

Indiana.  Johnson County.  (3/23/2020)

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)