Wednesday, August 6, 2025

GET ME REWRITE: Gaines County Texas grows Republicans (and racists), Monterey County California grows Democrats


Election results and map:  Wikipedia
3rd party votes:  17.8% in 1992, 11.6% in 1996, 2.5% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace 
received 29.5% of the vote in 1968)
HeadlineNew York Times,  7/30/2025

Linda Qiu reports:
In the high plains of western Texas, 600 or so farms in Gaines County are projected to receive an additional $258 million in government payments over the next decade under President Trump’s marquee domestic policy law — the largest increase in the country. 
By contrast, along the coast of California, 1,000 farms in Monterey County will collectively receive just $390,000 in additional payments, according to one analysis. 
The difference comes down to what the farms grow, and illustrates the stark disparity in who stands to benefit from the president’s sweeping tax and domestic policy bill. [emphasis added]

Population:  22,892

Election results and map:  Wikipedia
3rd party votes:  21.7% in 1992, 10.2% in 1996, 7.1% in 2016
(Alabama segregationist George Wallace 
received 7.7% of the vote in 1968)

Population:  436,251


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