Saturday, March 29, 2025

Dear Carl Gibson, Just in case you hadn't noticed, Hamilton County Indiana is moving away from its deeply conservative roots. Best, Retiring Guy


In 1984, Ronald Reagan won Hamilton County by 65 percentage points.  In 2024, Donald Trump won the county by just 6 percentage points.  That's a lot of shrinkage.

Source of election results and population:  Wikipedia

AlterNet, 3/28/2025

Carl Gibson reports:
Rep. Victoria Spartz (R-Ind.) held a town hall meeting on Friday in Westfield, Indiana, which is in reliably conservative Hamilton County. According to WIRED reporter Jake Lahut, Trump won the county by a 51-45 margin in November, and Spartz defeated her Democratic opponent by 18 percentage points. Politico national political correspondent Adam Wren tweeted that there were approximately 500 people present at the event.

It's the fastest-growing county in Indiana.

Source:  Wikipedia

And the most highly educated.  Not fertile ground for MAGA.

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:
  • 60.8% - Hamilton County
  • 28.2% - Indiana
  • 34.3% - U.S.
% of population 65 and older:
  • 14.4% - Hamilton County
  • 17.2% - Indiana
  • 17.7% - U.S.
% of population living in poverty:
  •   4.4% - Hamilton County
  • 12.1% - Indiana
  • 11.1% - U.S. 

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