Suburban Kansas City
3rd party votes: 31.1% in 1992, 11.4% in 1996. 7.3% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 16% of the vote in 1968)
Trump received 2,984 more votes than he did in 2016, a 11.5% increase. Biden received 7,122 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 36%.
Trump's share of the vote decreased by 1.8 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.)
% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
- 43.1% - Platte County
- 29.2% - Missouri
- 32.1% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
- 15.0% - Platte County
- 17.3% - Missouri
- 16.5% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
- 5.3% - Platte County
- 12.9% - Missouri
- 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)
The GOP dumbing down of America is not working in Platte County.
Other GOP insomnia locations:
Minnesota. Anoka County. (3/22/2021)
Minnesota. Carver County. (3/21/2021)
Mionesota. Dakota County. (3/22/2021)
Minnesota. Washington County. (3/22/2021)
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