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List of election bellwether counties in the United States

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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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