Tuesday, March 23, 2021

Ozaukee County, Wisconsin: Why Republican strategists lose sleep at night

Suburban Milwaukee

3rd party votes:  19.2% in 1992, 9.3% in 1996. 7.2% in  2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 7.3% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 3,448 more votes than he did in 2016, a 11% increase.   Biden received 6,347 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 31%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 0.6 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:
  • 49.0% - Ozaukee County
  • 31.0% - Wisconsin
  • 32.1% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
  • 20.4% - Ozaukee County
  • 17.9% - Wisconsin
  • 16.5% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  •   4.5% - Ozaukee County
  • 10.4% - Wisconsin
  • 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

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

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

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