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** [[Kent County, Delaware]], voted for George H. W. Bush over [[Bill Clinton]].
** [[Kent County, Delaware]], voted for George H. W. Bush over [[Bill Clinton]].
*In 2000:
*In 2000:
** [[Pinellas County, Florida]], voted for [[Al Gore]] over [[George W. Bush]].<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/opinion/biden-trump-bellwether-counties-.html |work= Nytimes.com |title= The 10 Bellwether Counties That Show How Trump Is in Serious Trouble |author= David Wasserman |date= October 6, 2020 }}</ref>
** [[Pinellas County, Florida]], voted for [[Al Gore]] over [[George W. Bush]].<ref name="Wasserman 2020">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/opinion/biden-trump-bellwether-counties-.html |website=New York Times |title= The 10 Bellwether Counties That Show How Trump Is in Serious Trouble |author= David Wasserman |date= October 6, 2020 }}</ref>
*In 2012:
*In 2012:
** [[Albany County, Wyoming]], voted for [[Mitt Romney]] over [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2012/Results/General/2012_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf |title=Wyoming Secretary of State |accessdate=2012-12-08 }}</ref>
** [[Albany County, Wyoming]], voted for [[Mitt Romney]] over [[Barack Obama]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://soswy.state.wy.us/Elections/Docs/2012/Results/General/2012_Statewide_Candidates_Summary.pdf |title=Wyoming Secretary of State |accessdate=2012-12-08 }}</ref>
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**[[Washington County, Maine]], voted for Donald Trump over Joe Biden.
**[[Washington County, Maine]], voted for Donald Trump over Joe Biden.
**[[Westmoreland County, Virginia]], voted for Donald Trump over Joe Biden.
**[[Westmoreland County, Virginia]], voted for Donald Trump over Joe Biden.
**[[Wood County, Ohio]], voted for Donald Trump over Joe Biden.<ref>{{citation |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/10/06/opinion/biden-trump-bellwether-counties-.html |work= Nytimes.com |title= The 10 Bellwether Counties That Show How Trump Is in Serious Trouble |author= David Wasserman |date= October 6, 2020 }}</ref>
**[[Wood County, Ohio]], voted for Donald Trump over Joe Biden.<ref name="Wasserman 2020" />


The following 7 counties have deviated from the winner of the Electoral College in two elections since 1980:
The following 7 counties have deviated from the winner of the Electoral College in two elections since 1980:

Revision as of 17:50, 13 November 2020

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, or almost all, elections. There are a total of 3,141 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 Electoral College in every election since 1980:

The following counties have deviated from the winner of the Electoral College in one election since 1980:

The following 7 counties have deviated from the winner of the Electoral College in two elections since 1980:

References

  1. ^ "How many counties are in the United States?". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved November 9, 2020.
  2. ^ a b David Wasserman (October 6, 2020). "The 10 Bellwether Counties That Show How Trump Is in Serious Trouble". New York Times.
  3. ^ "Wyoming Secretary of State" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-08.
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