Monday, May 31, 2021

Montgomery County, Pennsylvania: Why the GOP believes that voter suppression is the only path to survival

 

Montgomery County went from a 28.9 percentage point GOP advantage in 1984 to a 26.2 percentage point Democratic advantage in 2020.  Quite the reversal.

3rd party votes:  17.7% in 1992, 10% in 1996, 4.5% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace 
received 6.4% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 22,729 more votes than he did in 2016, a 14% increase.   Biden received 63,429 more votes than Clinton in 2016, an increase of 25%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 0.9 percentage points.  Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 4 percentage points.

    

Demographically speaking. 

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
  • 49.3% - Montgomery County
  • 31.4% - Pennsylvania
  • 32.1% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
  • 18.2% - Montgomery County
  • 18.7% - Pennsylvania
  • 16.5% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  •   6.0% - Montgomery County
  • 12.0% - Pennsylvania
  • 10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

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

Where the GOP believes that voter suppression is the only path to survival
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.  Clayton County.  (3/26/2021)
Georgia.  Cobb County.  (3/26/2021)
Georgia.  DeKalb County.  (3/26/2021)
Georgia.  Douglas County.  (3/27/2021)
Georgia.  Fayette County.  (3/27/2021)
Georgia.  Forsyth County.  (3/26/2021)
Georgia.  Gwinnett County.  (3/26/2021)
Georgia.  Henry County.  (3/26/2021)
Georgia   Rockdale County.  (3/26/2021)

Boise metro area:

Idaho.  Ada County.  (5/29/2021)

Chicago metro area:


Illinois.  DeKalb County.  (3/29/2021)
Illinois.  DuPage County.  (3/30/2021)
Illinois.  Kane County.  (3/30/2021)
Illinois.  Kendall County.  (3/30/2021) 
Illinois.  Lake County.  (3/29/2021)
Illinois.  McHenry County.  (3/29/2021)
Illinois.  Will County.  (3/30/2021)

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)

Baltimore/Washington D.C. metro area
Maryland.  Anne Arundel County.  (4/21/2021)
Maryland.  Baltimore County.  (4/21/2021)
Maryland.  Howard County.  (4/21/2021)
Maryland.  Montgomery County.  (4/21/2020)
Maryland.  Prince George's County.  (4/21/2021)

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 MO/KS metro area:


Missouri.  Clay County.  (4/22/2021)
Missouri.  Platte County.  (3/22/2021)
Kansas.  Johnson County.  (4/22/2021)

Charlotte metro area:


North Carolina.  Cabarrus County.  (4/23/2021)
North Carolina.  Mecklenburg County.  (4/23/2021)

Columbus metro area:
Ohio.  Delaware County.  (4/2/2021)
Ohio.  Franklin County.  (4/2/2021)

Portland metro area:

Oregon.  Clackamas County.  (5/4/2021)
Oregon.  Washington County.  (5/4/2021)
Oregon.  Yamhill County.  (5/4/2021)

Philadelphia metro area:

Pennsylvania.  Chester County.  (5/31/2021)
Pennsylvania.  Delaware County.  (5/31/2021)

Austin metro area:


Texas.  Hays County.  (4/1/2021)
Texas.  Travis County.  (3/31/2021)
Texas.  Willliamson County.  (3/31/2021)

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)

Houston metro area


Texas.  Fort Bend County.  (3/31/2021)
Texas.  Harris County.  (3/31/2021)

Washington DC metro area
Virginia.  Arlington County.  (3/28/2021)
Virginia.  Fairfax County.  (3/28/2021)
Virginia.  Loudoun County.  (3/28/2021)
Virginia.  Prince William County.  (3/28/2021)
Virginia.  Stafford County.  (3/28/2021)

Milwaukee metro area

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

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