Retiring Guy's Digest

Friday, March 26, 2021

Clayton County, Georgia: Why the GOP believes that voter suppression is the only path to survival

Atlanta metro area

Clayton County. From a 38.2 percentage point GOP advantage in 2004 to a 20.5 percentage point Democratic advantage in 2020.

Wikipedia

3rd party votes: 14% in 1992, 7.1% in 1996, 2.9% in 2016

(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 49.8% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 3,166 more votes than he did in 2016, a 25% decrease. Biden received 17,246 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 22%.

Trump's share of the vote increased by 0.6 percentage points. Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 1.4 percentage points.

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

Demographically speaking.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:

19.5% - Clayton County
31.3% - Georgia
32.1% - U.S.

% of population 65 and older:

9.6% - Clayton County
14.3% - Georgia
16.5% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

16.0% - Clayton County
13.3% - Georgia
10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

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

Other GOP nightmare locations:

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. Cobb County. (3/26/2021)

Georgia. DeKalb County. (3/26/2021)

Georgia. Forsyth County. (3/26/2021)

Georgia. Gwinnett County. (3/26/2021)

Georgia. Henry County. (3/26/2021)

Georgia Rockdale County. (3/26/2021)

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)

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 metro area:

Missouri. Clay County. (3/22/2021)

Missouri. Platte County. (3/22/2021)

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)

Milwaukee metro area

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

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

Henry County, Georgia: Why the GOP believes that voter suppression is the only path to survival

Atlanta metro area

Henry County. From a 38.2 percentage point GOP advantage in 2004 to a 20.5 percentage point Democratic advantage in 2020.

Wikipedia

3rd party votes: 15.8% in 1992, 9% in 1996, 3.6% in 2016

(Alabama segregationist George Wallace received 45.4% of the vote in 1968)

Trump received 2,535 more votes than he did in 2016, a 6% decrease. Biden received 23,386 more votes than Clinton did in 2016, an increase of 47%.

Trump's share of the vote decreased by 6.5 percentage points. Biden increased Clinton's share of the vote by 9.3 percentage points.

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

Demographically speaking.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts

% of population 25 and older with bachelor's degree:

28.5% - Henry County
31.3% - Georgia
32.1% - U.S.

% of population 65 and older:

11.9% - Henry County
14.3% - Georgia
16.5% - U.S.

% of population living in poverty:

8.1% - Henry County
13.3% - Georgia
10.5% - U.S. (they're joking, of course)

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

Other GOP insomnia locations:

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. Cobb County. (3/26/2021)

Georgia. DeKalb County. (3/26/2021)

Georgia. Forsyth County. (3/26/2021)

Georgia. Gwinnett County. (3/26/2021)

Georgia Rockdale County. (3/26/2021)

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)

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 metro area:

Missouri. Clay County. (3/22/2021)

Missouri. Platte County. (3/22/2021)

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)

Milwaukee metro area

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

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

Wisconsin Covid cases mapped, listed and graphed (3/26/2021)

New York Times

Friday, March 26. Total tests (positive and negative): 3,277,434. One-day increase of 4,825 (434 positive; 9%)

Total positive Covid 19 cases: 574,870

Counties with largest numerical gains = 26 of 72

5 with 20 or more new cases
11 with 10 to 19
10 with 5 to 9

The 26

Milwaukee (119)
Dane (60)
Waukesha (42)
Outagamie (27)
St. Croix (20)

Marathon (17)
Winnebago (16)
Eau Claire, Sauk, Sheboyganb (15 each)
Manitowoc (12)
La Crosse, Oneida (11 each)
Racine (10)

Douglas, Ozaukee, Trempealeau (8 each)
Door, Fond du Lac, Pierce (7 each)
Brown, Calumet, Columbia, Rock (5 each)

WI Department of Health Services

As of the 3/6/2021 revision, three counties -- Buffalo, Florence, and Langlade -- have fallen below the state's positive test rate per 100,000 people. Vilas joins 27 other counties with positive test rate hightest than the state's average.