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Most Democratic County in Every State<br>
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Next month, the United States will finally elect its next president
after nearly two years of campaigning, fundraising, scandals, and
debates.
<p>The Democratic party has never been perfectly unified. In this
year’s Democratic primary, disagreements among registered
Democrats seemed especially acute. Approximately 12 million
Americans voted for former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders,
versus the 15.8 million who voted for nominee Hillary Clinton.
Some portion of voters who supported Sanders in the primary will
likely either not vote, or cast a ballot for a third-party
candidate.</p>
<p>Yet, the country’s two-party political system is so structurally
entrenched that the majority of states that went for Democratic
candidate Barack Obama in 2012 appear likely to go for Clinton
this time as well. While the political platform of a party and the
candidates within that party can change over time, it seems that a
portion of the population will always vote Republican or Democrat
no matter who is running for president.</p>
<p>Based on voting data compiled by political news organization
Politico and a review of current and historical representation in
the U.S. Congress, 24/7 Wall St. created an index to measure the
political leanings of county residents. The index is based on the
political party of the county’s elected representatives to the
Senate and House of Representatives through the last five election
cycles, as well as the results of the 2012 presidential election.
Prince George’s County in Maryland is not just the bluest county
in the state, but also in the nation.</p>
<p>Even in the most conservative states, there is at least one
county that has strong Democratic leanings. In Alabama, 61% of
total voters opted for Republican candidate Mitt Romney in the
2012 elections, one of the highest shares the losing the candidate
received of any state. Yet, in Greene County, nearly 85% of voters
cast ballots for Obama. While the state has had Republican
representation in the Senate for years, Greene County’s
congresswoman, Terri Sewell of Alabama’s 7th district, is a
Democrat. Sewell’s predecessor, Artur Davis, is also a Democrat.</p>
<p>While both those counties lean heavily Democratic and the reddest
states each tend to have low incomes, adults in the blue counties
tend to have higher educational attainment rates compared to the
reddest counties. In 33 states, adults in the most Democratic
county had a higher bachelor’s attainment rate than those in the
most conservative-leaning state.</p>
<p>Race clearly bears a strong relationship to political affiliation
in these counties. In only three of the reddest counties, a lower
share of residents identify as white than the national share of
63% of Americans who identify as white. On the other hand, 28 of
the bluest counties have smaller shares of white populations
compared to the national average composition.</p>
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<p><strong>12. Idaho<br>
>Bluest county:</strong> Latah County</p>
<p>Idaho is one of the reddest states in the country, with 65.0% of
votes going for Romney in 2012. Political leanings are not uniform
across the state, however. Latah County cast only 45.3% of its
votes for Romney, helping make it the bluest county in the state.
The county has been represented by both Democrats and Republicans
over the past decade. Currently, Rep. Raul Labrador, a Republican,
occupies the seat of Idaho’s 1st Congressional District.</p>
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