Pivot Counties by state
From Ballotpedia
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Ballotpedia identified 206 counties that voted for Donald Trump (R) in 2016 after voting for Barack Obama (D) in 2008 and 2012.[1] Collectively, Trump won these Pivot Counties by more than 580,000 votes, and had an average margin of victory of 11.45 percent. The 206 counties are located in 34 states. These counties are sometimes referred to as swing counties by media and political observers.
HIGHLIGHTS
The following map displays the Pivot Counties that voted for Obama, Obama, and Trump:
The table below details the number of Pivot Counties in each state. To see a full list of Pivot Counties, click here. For more complete information on a state, click the state name.
| Pivot Counties By State | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Pivot Counties | Total Counties | Percentage of Pivot Counties | Percentage of Population in Pivot Counties |
| Arkansas | 1 | 75 | 1.33% | 0.24% |
| Colorado | 4 | 64 | 6.25% | 0.57% |
| Connecticut | 1 | 8 | 12.50% | 3.28% |
| Delaware | 1 | 3 | 33.33% | 18.26% |
| Florida | 4 | 67 | 5.97% | 6.71% |
| Georgia | 5 | 159 | 3.14% | 0.57% |
| Illinois | 11 | 102 | 10.78% | 4.52% |
| Indiana | 5 | 92 | 5.43% | 7.98% |
| Iowa | 31 | 99 | 31.31% | 26.11% |
| Kentucky | 1 | 120 | 0.83% | 0.18% |
| Maine | 8 | 16 | 50.00% | 47.08% |
| Michigan | 12 | 83 | 14.46% | 18.36% |
| Minnesota | 19 | 87 | 21.84% | 9.97% |
| Mississippi | 2 | 82 | 2.44% | 3.09% |
| Montana | 3 | 56 | 5.36% | 3.37% |
| Nebraska | 1 | 93 | 1.08% | 0.37% |
| New Hampshire | 3 | 10 | 30.00% | 36.20% |
| New Jersey | 2 | 21 | 9.52% | 4.00% |
| New Mexico | 3 | 33 | 9.09% | 4.54% |
| New York | 18 | 62 | 29.03% | 19.37% |
| North Carolina | 6 | 100 | 6.00% | 3.18% |
| North Dakota | 4 | 53 | 7.55% | 2.56% |
| Ohio | 9 | 88 | 10.23% | 13.95% |
| Oregon | 2 | 36 | 5.56% | 1.91% |
| Pennsylvania | 3 | 67 | 4.48% | 7.05% |
| Rhode Island | 1 | 5 | 20.00% | 15.69% |
| South Carolina | 5 | 46 | 10.87% | 2.50% |
| South Dakota | 5 | 66 | 7.58% | 3.31% |
| Tennessee | 1 | 95 | 1.05% | 0.41% |
| Texas | 1 | 254 | 0.39% | 0.97% |
| Vermont | 1 | 14 | 7.14% | 0.99% |
| Virginia | 5 | 133 | 3.76% | 3.95% |
| Washington | 5 | 39 | 12.82% | 4.74% |
| Wisconsin | 23 | 72 | 31.94% | 17.35% |
See also
- Pivot Counties: The counties that voted Obama-Obama-Trump from 2008-2016
- List of Pivot Counties - the 206 counties that voted Obama-Obama-Trump
- Voter turnout in the 206 Pivot Counties that voted Obama-Obama-Trump
- Presidential election, 2016
- Election results, 2020: Pivot Counties in the 2020 presidential election
Footnotes
- ↑ The raw data for this study was provided by Dave Leip of Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections.
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