Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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

  

Suburban Indianapolis

3rd party votes:  22.4% in 1992, 10.8% in 1996. 6.5% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 14.6% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 7,129 more votes than he did in 2016, a 12% increase.   Biden received 14,096 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 31%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 0.7 percentage points.  Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 6.1 percentage points. 

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


Demographically speaking.

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
  • 32.7% - Johnson County
  • 26.5% - Indiana
  • 32.1% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
  • 14.8% - Johnson County
  • 16.1% - Indiana
  • 16.5% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  •   6.0% - Johnson County
  • 11.9% - Indiana
  • 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

The dumbing down of America is not working in  Johnson County to the GOP's satisfaction.

Other GOP insomnia locations:
Indianpolis metro area:
Indiana.  Hamilton County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Hancock 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)

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