Friday, March 26, 2021

Rockdale County, Georgia: Why the GOP believes that voter suppression is the only path to survival

 Atlanta metro area

Rockdale County.  From a 51.2 percentage point GOP advantage in 2004 to a 40.8 percentage point Democratic advantage in 2020.  

3rd party votes:  16.5% in 1992, 9% in 1996, 3.6% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 47.9% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 464 fewer votes than he did in 2016, a 4% decrease.   Biden received 7,982 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 34%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 6.3 percentage points.  Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 8.8 percentage points. 

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

Demographically speaking.

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
  • 26.3% - Rockdale County
  • 31.3% - Georgia
  • 32.1% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
  • 14.9% - Rockdale County
  • 14.3% - Georgia
  • 16.5% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  • 12.1% - Rockdale County
  • 13.3% - Georgia
  • 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

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

Other GOP insomnia locations:
Denver metro area:

Colorado.  Adams County.  (3/25/2021)
Colorado.  Arapahoe County.  (3/25/2021)
Colorado.  Denver County.  (3/25/2021)
Colorado.  Douglas County.  (3/25/2021)
Colorado.  Jefferson County.  (3/25/2021)

Atlanta metro area:


Georgia.  Cobb County.  (3/26/2021)
Georgia.  DeKalb County.  (3/26/2021)
Georgia.  Forsyth County.  (3/26/2021)
Georgia.  Gwinnett County.  (3/26/2021)
Georgia   Rockdale County.  (3/26/2021)

Indianpolis metro area:

Indiana.  Hamilton County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Hancock County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Hendricks County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Johnson County.  (3/23/2021)
Indiana.  Marion County.  (3/24/2021)

Minneapolis/St. Paul metro area
Minnesota.  Anoka County.  (3/22/2021)
Minnesota.  Carver County.  (3/21/2021)
Minnesota.  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)

Dallas/Fort Worth metro area:
Texas.  Collin County.  (3/24/2021)
Texas.  Dallas County.  (3/24/2021)
Texas.  Denton County.  (3/24/2021)
Texas.  Ellis County.  (3/24/2021)
Texas.  Kaufman County.  (3/24/2021)
Texas.  Tarrant County.  (3/24/2021)

Milwaukee metro area
Wisconisn.  Ozaukee County. (3/23/2021) 
Wisconsin.  Waukesha County.  (3/23/2021)

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