Biggest Shifts2008 → 2012
Which Places Shifted Most in 2012?
Boone County, WV swung 42.2 points toward Republicans—the biggest county shift in the nation.
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County-level presidential vote swing
Sorted by percentage point swing
Biggest Swings Toward Republicans
| # | County | Swing | 2008 | 2012 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Boone CountyWV | R+42.2% | D+10.7 | R+31.5 | 8,502 |
| 2 | Knott CountyKY | R+39.7% | R+7.9 | R+47.6 | 5,693 |
| 3 | McDowell CountyWV | R+38.4% | D+8.5 | R+29.9 | 6,188 |
| 4 | Pike CountyKY | R+36.7% | R+13.8 | R+50.5 | 23,636 |
| 5 | Macon CountyTN | R+34.1% | R+19.6 | R+53.7 | 6,905 |
| 6 | Webster CountyWV | R+33.0% | D+5.4 | R+27.5 | 2,773 |
| 7 | Magoffin CountyKY | R+32.8% | R+7.1 | R+39.9 | 4,906 |
| 8 | Floyd CountyKY | R+32.6% | R+1.4 | R+33.9 | 14,890 |
| 9 | Nicholas CountyWV | R+32.0% | R+4.8 | R+36.8 | 8,791 |
| 10 | Gallatin CountyIL | R+31.1% | D+13.1 | R+18.0 | 2,573 |
| 11 | Wyoming CountyWV | R+30.6% | R+25.1 | R+55.6 | 7,526 |
| 12 | Mingo CountyWV | R+30.4% | R+12.1 | R+42.5 | 8,855 |
| 13 | Carbon CountyUT | R+29.2% | R+8.0 | R+37.2 | 7,567 |
| 14 | Buchanan CountyVA | R+29.2% | R+5.5 | R+34.6 | 9,646 |
| 15 | Logan CountyWV | R+28.9% | R+10.8 | R+39.7 | 11,972 |
| 16 | Union CountyKY | R+28.4% | R+5.2 | R+33.7 | 5,979 |
| 17 | White CountyIL | R+26.9% | R+9.0 | R+35.9 | 7,082 |
| 18 | Perry CountyKY | R+26.5% | R+32.0 | R+58.5 | 10,241 |
| 19 | Sheridan CountyMT | R+26.4% | R+1.7 | R+28.1 | 1,928 |
| 20 | Grant CountyND | R+25.8% | R+23.1 | R+48.9 | 1,413 |
| 21 | Breathitt CountyKY | R+25.8% | R+9.3 | R+35.1 | 5,008 |
| 22 | Dickenson CountyVA | R+25.4% | R+0.7 | R+26.1 | 6,904 |
| 23 | Morgan CountyKY | R+25.1% | R+11.8 | R+36.9 | 4,472 |
| 24 | Letcher CountyKY | R+25.0% | R+33.3 | R+58.3 | 8,758 |
| 25 | Wolfe CountyKY | R+25.0% | D+2.9 | R+22.1 | 2,559 |
| 26 | Lawrence CountyIL | R+24.9% | R+5.9 | R+30.8 | 5,989 |
| 27 | Edgar CountyIL | R+24.8% | R+7.9 | R+32.8 | 7,835 |
| 28 | Tazewell CountyVA | R+24.6% | R+32.9 | R+57.4 | 17,732 |
| 29 | Clark CountyIL | R+24.3% | R+8.1 | R+32.4 | 7,886 |
| 30 | Russell CountyVA | R+24.2% | R+12.7 | R+36.9 | 12,088 |
| 31 | Clay CountyWV | R+24.2% | R+10.2 | R+34.5 | 3,018 |
| 32 | Jasper CountyIL | R+23.6% | R+17.6 | R+41.2 | 5,043 |
| 33 | Dubois CountyIN | R+23.4% | R+4.2 | R+27.6 | 18,571 |
| 34 | Wabash CountyIL | R+23.1% | R+13.7 | R+36.8 | 5,134 |
| 35 | Wayne CountyIL | R+22.9% | R+35.2 | R+58.1 | 7,697 |
| 36 | Lincoln CountyWV | R+22.7% | R+8.9 | R+31.6 | 6,818 |
| 37 | Elliott CountyKY | R+22.7% | D+25.2 | D+2.5 | 2,399 |
| 38 | Cache CountyUT | R+22.5% | R+45.6 | R+68.1 | 42,293 |
| 39 | McMullen CountyTX | R+22.5% | R+49.9 | R+72.4 | 503 |
| 40 | Knox CountyIN | R+22.4% | R+6.5 | R+28.9 | 15,145 |
| 41 | Wasatch CountyUT | R+22.4% | R+29.8 | R+52.2 | 9,640 |
| 42 | Daggett CountyUT | R+22.2% | R+37.8 | R+60.0 | 520 |
| 43 | Clay CountyIN | R+22.1% | R+11.5 | R+33.6 | 10,805 |
| 44 | Webster CountyKY | R+22.0% | R+11.7 | R+33.7 | 5,470 |
| 45 | Norton cityVA | R+22.0% | R+0.1 | R+22.1 | 1,492 |
| 46 | Liberty CountyMT | R+21.9% | R+22.7 | R+44.6 | 998 |
| 47 | Muhlenberg CountyKY | R+21.7% | R+1.8 | R+23.5 | 12,739 |
| 48 | Menifee CountyKY | R+21.6% | D+4.9 | R+16.8 | 2,598 |
| 49 | Calhoun CountyIL | R+21.5% | D+7.5 | R+14.0 | 2,576 |
| 50 | Edwards CountyIL | R+21.4% | R+29.8 | R+51.1 | 3,228 |
Biggest Swings Toward Democrats
| # | County | Swing | 2008 | 2012 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Northwest Arctic BoroughAK* | D+50.9% | R+15.9 | D+35.0 | 2,000 |
| 2 | Kusilvak Census AreaAK* | D+44.6% | D+15.9 | D+60.5 | 2,206 |
| 3 | Lake and Peninsula BoroughAK* | D+40.2% | R+22.7 | D+17.6 | 376 |
| 4 | Bethel Census AreaAK* | D+39.5% | D+8.6 | D+48.1 | 4,770 |
| 5 | North Slope BoroughAK* | D+38.9% | R+8.9 | D+30.0 | 2,235 |
| 6 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaAK* | D+35.9% | R+8.2 | D+27.7 | 2,377 |
| 7 | Dillingham Census AreaAK* | D+34.0% | R+11.7 | D+22.3 | 1,655 |
| 8 | Aleutians West Census AreaAK* | D+31.0% | R+2.6 | D+28.4 | 1,238 |
| 9 | Nome Census AreaAK* | D+30.1% | D+3.2 | D+33.3 | 3,530 |
| 10 | Aleutians East BoroughAK* | D+25.4% | R+36.2 | R+10.8 | 555 |
| 11 | St. Bernard ParishLA | D+20.8% | R+45.4 | R+24.7 | 13,955 |
| 12 | Prince of Wales-Hyder Census AreaAK* | D+19.5% | R+9.3 | D+10.2 | 2,480 |
| 13 | Bristol Bay BoroughAK* | D+17.7% | R+43.3 | R+25.6 | 446 |
| 14 | Hoonah-Angoon Census AreaAK* | D+16.6% | D+6.6 | D+23.1 | 1,254 |
| 15 | Chugach Census AreaAK* | D+13.2% | R+25.1 | R+11.9 | 3,126 |
| 16 | Clark CountyID | D+12.7% | R+64.3 | R+51.5 | 328 |
| 17 | Kodiak Island BoroughAK* | D+11.7% | R+30.0 | R+18.2 | 5,375 |
| 18 | Yakutat City and BoroughAK* | D+11.6% | D+4.6 | D+16.1 | 304 |
| 19 | Reeves CountyTX | D+11.0% | D+5.2 | D+16.2 | 2,877 |
| 20 | Webb CountyTX | D+10.5% | D+43.4 | D+53.9 | 49,196 |
| 21 | St. John the Baptist ParishLA | D+10.1% | D+16.2 | D+26.3 | 21,123 |
| 22 | Skagway MunicipalityAK* | D+10.0% | D+17.4 | D+27.4 | 612 |
| 23 | Petersburg BoroughAK* | D+9.9% | R+15.1 | R+5.3 | 1,727 |
| 24 | Greenlee CountyAZ | D+9.3% | R+18.8 | R+9.4 | 2,986 |
| 25 | Hudson CountyNJ | D+9.3% | D+46.8 | D+56.0 | 197,694 |
| 26 | Jim Hogg CountyTX | D+9.1% | D+47.6 | D+56.7 | 1,667 |
| 27 | Ogala Lakota CountySD | D+8.6% | D+78.8 | D+87.4 | 3,145 |
| 28 | Jefferson ParishLA | D+8.3% | R+26.6 | R+18.2 | 176,343 |
| 29 | Queens CountyNY | D+8.3% | D+50.8 | D+59.2 | 595,245 |
| 30 | Quitman CountyMS | D+8.0% | D+35.3 | D+43.3 | 3,979 |
| 31 | Wrangell City and BoroughAK* | D+8.0% | R+40.9 | R+32.9 | 1,142 |
| 32 | Mellette CountySD | D+7.8% | R+8.5 | R+0.8 | 769 |
| 33 | Humphreys CountyMS | D+7.7% | D+42.4 | D+50.1 | 5,212 |
| 34 | Miami-Dade CountyFL | D+7.6% | D+16.1 | D+23.7 | 878,314 |
| 35 | Zapata CountyTX | D+7.6% | D+35.6 | D+43.2 | 3,543 |
| 36 | Washington CountyMS | D+7.5% | D+34.7 | D+42.3 | 19,715 |
| 37 | Brooks CountyGA | D+7.4% | R+13.5 | R+6.2 | 6,754 |
| 38 | Allendale CountySC | D+7.3% | D+51.7 | D+59.1 | 4,163 |
| 39 | Yazoo CountyMS | D+7.1% | D+7.2 | D+14.3 | 11,620 |
| 40 | Rockdale CountyGA | D+7.0% | D+9.6 | D+16.5 | 38,156 |
| 41 | Thurston CountyNE | D+6.9% | D+7.0 | D+13.9 | 2,215 |
| 42 | Tunica CountyMS | D+6.9% | D+52.2 | D+59.1 | 4,382 |
| 43 | Southeast Fairbanks Census AreaAK* | D+6.7% | R+57.8 | R+51.1 | 3,094 |
| 44 | Richmond CountyNY | D+6.6% | R+4.0 | D+2.6 | 154,180 |
| 45 | Sitka City and BoroughAK* | D+6.6% | D+5.0 | D+11.6 | 4,415 |
| 46 | Leflore CountyMS | D+6.5% | D+36.8 | D+43.3 | 12,773 |
| 47 | Passaic CountyNJ | D+6.5% | D+21.7 | D+28.2 | 182,214 |
| 48 | Seneca CountyNY | D+6.5% | D+2.6 | D+9.1 | 13,266 |
| 49 | Santa Cruz CountyAZ | D+6.4% | D+31.3 | D+37.8 | 13,911 |
| 50 | Wilcox CountyAL | D+6.4% | D+42.3 | D+48.7 | 6,551 |