In 1984, Ronald Reason won Delaware County by 25.2 percentage points.
In 2020, Donald Trump won the county by just 3 percentage points.
Will the county flip from Red to Blue in 2024? It's very possible.
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 population of Platte County has increased 140% since 1980.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts
% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
- 44.3% - Platte County
- 34.7% - Missouri
- 34.3% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
- 16.6% - Platte County
- 17.5% - Missouri
- 17.7% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
- 8.3% - Platte County
- 11.2% - Missouri
- 11.1% - U.S.
Other candidates to flip Blue in 2024:
Douglas County, Colorado. (11/2/2024)
Hamilton County, Indiana. (11/2/2024)
Carver County, Minnesota. (11/2/2024)
Delaware County, Ohio. (11/2/2024)
Collin County, Texas. (11/2/2024)
Denton County, Texas. (11/2/2024)
Ozaukee County, Wisconsin. (11/2/2024)
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