Monday, March 22, 2021

Washington County, Minnesota: Why Republican strategists lose sleep at night

 

3rd party votes:  27% in 1992, 13.3% in 1996. 8.8% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 5.5% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 11,563 more votes than he did in 2016, a 12% increase.   Biden received 25,393 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 35%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 0.6 percentage points.  Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 7.2 percentage points. 

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



Demographically speaking.


% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
  • 44.3% - Washington County
  • 36.1% - Minnesota
  • 32.1% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
  • 15.6% - Washington County
  • 16.3% - Minnesota
  • 16.5% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  •   4.6% - Washington County
  •   9.0% - Minnesota
  • 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

The dumbing down of America is not working in Washington County.

Other GOP insomnia locations:
Minnesota.  Anoka County.  (3/22/2021)
Minnesota.  Carver County.  (3/21/2021)

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