Politics & Elections
How counties voted, and how that has changed. Margins are Republican minus Democratic: positive is a Republican lead.
| Statistic | Typical area | Level | Measures |
|---|---|---|---|
| Change in Votes Cast, 2000 to 2016 | 14.1% | County | How much the number of presidential votes cast changed between 2000 and 2016. Driven by… |
| Democratic Presidential Vote, 2016 | 28.2% | County | Share of the presidential vote cast for the Democratic candidate in 2016. |
| Election Competitiveness, 2016 | 40.2% | County | How many percentage points separated the two major candidates in 2016, regardless of… |
| Presidential Margin, 2000 | 17.4% | County | How far apart the two major candidates finished in 2000, in percentage points of the… |
| Presidential Margin, 2004 | 22.6% | County | How far apart the two major candidates finished in 2004, in percentage points of the… |
| Presidential Margin, 2008 | 16.2% | County | How far apart the two major candidates finished in 2008, in percentage points of the… |
| Presidential Margin, 2012 | 23.7% | County | How far apart the two major candidates finished in 2012, in percentage points of the… |
| Presidential Margin, 2016 | 38.0% | County | How far apart the two major candidates finished, in percentage points of the total… |
| Presidential Shift, 2000 to 2008 | -3.6% | County | How much the margin moved between the 2000 and 2008 presidential elections, in… |
| Presidential Shift, 2000 to 2016 | 15.1% | County | How much the margin moved between the 2000 and 2016 presidential elections, in… |
| Presidential Shift, 2008 to 2012 | 5.3% | County | How much the margin moved between the 2008 and 2012 presidential elections, in… |
| Presidential Shift, 2012 to 2016 | 10.0% | County | How much the margin moved between the 2012 and 2016 presidential elections, in… |
| Republican Presidential Vote, 2016 | 66.4% | County | Share of the presidential vote cast for the Republican candidate in 2016. The most… |
| Republican Senate Vote, 2024 | 66.0% | County | Share of the vote cast for the Republican candidate in the 2024 US Senate election. |
| Republican Wins, 2000 to 2016 | 5 | County | How many of the five presidential elections from 2000 to 2016 the Republican candidate… |
| Senate Margin, 2024 | 36.1% | County | How far apart the two major Senate candidates finished in 2024, in percentage points of… |
| Third-Party Presidential Vote, 2016 | 4.8% | County | Share of the presidential vote cast for anyone other than the two major parties in… |
| Third-Party Senate Vote, 2024 | 2.4% | County | Share of the 2024 Senate vote cast for anyone other than the two major parties. |
| Votes Cast, 2016 | 11,062 | County | How many presidential votes were counted in the county in 2016. A count of ballots, not… |