Tuesday, March 23, 2021

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

  

Suburban Milwaukee

3rd party votes:  20.9% in 1992, 9.9% in 1996. 6.7% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 8.1% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 17,106 more votes than he did in 2016, a 12% increase.   Biden received 24,682 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 31%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 0.4 percentage points.  Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 5,5 percentage points. 

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


Demographically speaking.

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
  • 44.5% - Waukesha County
  • 26.5% - Wisconsin
  • 32.1% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
  • 19.2% - Waukesha County
  • 16.1% - Wisconsin
  • 16.5% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  •   4.7% - Waukesha County
  • 11.9% - Wisconsin
  • 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

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

Other GOP insomnia locations:
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)

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)

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

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