List_of_election_bellwether_counties_in_the_United_States

List of election bellwether counties in the United States

List of election bellwether counties in the United States

Counties that usually vote for presidential election winners

Election bellwether counties in the United States are counties that vote in alignment with the country as a whole in United States presidential elections, so that the county votes for the candidate who ultimately wins the election. The strongest bellwether counties are those that back the winning candidate in all elections. There are a total of 3,142 counties or county equivalents in the United States.[1]

Significant bellwethers

The following county is the only county to have voted for the winner of the presidential election in every election starting in 1980:

Deviations in one election

The following 43 counties have deviated from the winner of the presidential election in one election since 1980 (no current bellwethers deviated from the winner in ONLY 1980, 1984, 1996 or 2008, although some deviated in one of those plus another election):[3][4]

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Deviations in two elections

The following 111 counties have deviated from the winner of the presidential election in two elections since 1980:[3]

Notes

  1. This county voted with the popular vote each time.

    References

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      "How many counties are in the United States?". Reunion Technology Inc. Retrieved June 10, 2022.
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      McCormick, John (November 13, 2020). "Bellwether Counties Nearly Wiped Out by 2020 Election". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved November 17, 2020.
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      Leip, David. "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved November 22, 2020.
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      Obeng, Adam (April 26, 2016). "There Are No Bellwether Counties". The Huffington Post. Retrieved November 18, 2020.
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