Biggest Shifts1980 → 1984
Which Places Shifted Most in 1984?
Murray County, GA swung 69.3 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 | 1980 | 1984 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Murray CountyGA | R+69.3% | D+33.1 | R+36.2 | 5,170 |
| 2 | Habersham CountyGA | R+69.2% | D+32.0 | R+37.2 | 6,772 |
| 3 | Echols CountyGA | R+65.9% | D+32.7 | R+33.2 | 680 |
| 4 | Banks CountyGA | R+65.5% | D+46.9 | R+18.6 | 2,612 |
| 5 | Stephens CountyGA | R+65.3% | D+37.1 | R+28.2 | 6,329 |
| 6 | Forsyth CountyGA | R+65.2% | D+15.1 | R+50.1 | 9,116 |
| 7 | Paulding CountyGA | R+63.4% | D+23.9 | R+39.5 | 8,669 |
| 8 | Rabun CountyGA | R+62.7% | D+36.0 | R+26.7 | 3,458 |
| 9 | White CountyGA | R+62.6% | D+25.6 | R+37.0 | 3,459 |
| 10 | Gordon CountyGA | R+60.7% | D+24.5 | R+36.2 | 8,173 |
| 11 | Walton CountyGA | R+59.7% | D+26.1 | R+33.6 | 7,476 |
| 12 | Bartow CountyGA | R+59.7% | D+40.1 | R+19.6 | 11,884 |
| 13 | Clinch CountyGA | R+59.5% | D+43.6 | R+15.9 | 1,487 |
| 14 | Franklin CountyGA | R+59.4% | D+43.2 | R+16.2 | 4,387 |
| 15 | Oconee CountySC | R+58.9% | D+14.9 | R+43.9 | 12,044 |
| 16 | Cherokee CountyGA | R+58.8% | D+6.6 | R+52.2 | 14,645 |
| 17 | Whitfield CountyGA | R+58.7% | D+20.0 | R+38.7 | 17,241 |
| 18 | Lumpkin CountyGA | R+58.5% | D+30.1 | R+28.4 | 3,101 |
| 19 | Dixie CountyFL | R+57.2% | D+28.6 | R+28.6 | 3,428 |
| 20 | Haralson CountyGA | R+57.2% | D+23.1 | R+34.1 | 5,883 |
| 21 | Jackson CountyGA | R+55.7% | D+34.3 | R+21.5 | 6,919 |
| 22 | Hall CountyGA | R+55.3% | D+21.3 | R+34.0 | 22,497 |
| 23 | Miller CountyGA | R+54.9% | D+11.1 | R+43.9 | 1,874 |
| 24 | Long CountyGA | R+54.3% | D+39.5 | R+14.8 | 1,915 |
| 25 | Hart CountyGA | R+54.1% | D+47.7 | R+6.5 | 5,338 |
| 26 | Pickens CountyGA | R+53.9% | D+18.3 | R+35.6 | 4,130 |
| 27 | Polk CountyGA | R+53.9% | D+28.9 | R+25.0 | 8,697 |
| 28 | Glascock CountyGA | R+53.7% | D+9.1 | R+44.6 | 1,144 |
| 29 | Dawson CountyGA | R+53.2% | D+18.7 | R+34.6 | 1,965 |
| 30 | Newton CountyGA | R+52.9% | D+26.6 | R+26.3 | 9,199 |
| 31 | Pontotoc CountyMS | R+52.6% | D+16.7 | R+36.0 | 7,643 |
| 32 | Union CountyMS | R+52.4% | D+16.7 | R+35.6 | 8,617 |
| 33 | Barrow CountyGA | R+52.3% | D+25.2 | R+27.1 | 6,490 |
| 34 | Wheeler CountyGA | R+51.7% | D+48.0 | R+3.7 | 1,607 |
| 35 | Calhoun CountyFL | R+51.5% | D+20.5 | R+31.0 | 3,807 |
| 36 | Gilchrist CountyFL | R+51.5% | D+19.1 | R+32.3 | 3,108 |
| 37 | Emanuel CountyGA | R+51.3% | D+28.4 | R+22.9 | 6,378 |
| 38 | Itawamba CountyMS | R+51.0% | D+24.8 | R+26.3 | 7,285 |
| 39 | Carroll CountyGA | R+50.8% | D+16.5 | R+34.3 | 17,026 |
| 40 | Heard CountyGA | R+50.3% | D+20.7 | R+29.6 | 2,302 |
| 41 | Somervell CountyTX | R+50.2% | D+12.0 | R+38.2 | 2,061 |
| 42 | Madison CountyGA | R+50.1% | D+12.0 | R+38.1 | 5,458 |
| 43 | Holmes CountyFL | R+50.0% | R+7.4 | R+57.4 | 5,779 |
| 44 | Dodge CountyGA | R+50.0% | D+45.2 | R+4.8 | 5,278 |
| 45 | Jeff Davis CountyGA | R+49.8% | D+26.2 | R+23.6 | 3,613 |
| 46 | Baker CountyFL | R+49.8% | D+6.6 | R+43.2 | 4,866 |
| 47 | Upson CountyGA | R+49.2% | D+25.2 | R+24.0 | 7,746 |
| 48 | Berrien CountyGA | R+49.2% | D+31.4 | R+17.8 | 4,065 |
| 49 | Coweta CountyGA | R+48.9% | D+11.7 | R+37.2 | 11,631 |
| 50 | Gwinnett CountyGA | R+48.8% | R+10.2 | R+59.0 | 68,888 |
Biggest Swings Toward Democrats
| # | County | Swing | 1980 | 1984 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sioux CountyND | D+40.8% | R+21.7 | D+19.1 | 1,118 |
| 2 | Apache CountyAZ | D+32.1% | R+19.6 | D+12.6 | 13,032 |
| 3 | Daggett CountyUT | D+30.5% | R+43.6 | R+13.1 | 525 |
| 4 | Corson CountySD | D+29.0% | R+38.3 | R+9.3 | 1,753 |
| 5 | McKinley CountyNM | D+28.3% | R+19.0 | D+9.3 | 14,643 |
| 6 | Ziebach CountySD | D+25.6% | R+34.5 | R+8.8 | 792 |
| 7 | Ringgold CountyIA | D+25.2% | R+22.6 | D+2.6 | 3,117 |
| 8 | Benson CountyND | D+24.9% | R+28.7 | R+3.9 | 3,363 |
| 9 | Buffalo CountySD | D+24.0% | R+27.4 | R+3.4 | 494 |
| 10 | Ogala Lakota CountySD | D+22.6% | D+41.1 | D+63.7 | 1,829 |
| 11 | Greene CountyIA | D+20.4% | R+15.9 | D+4.5 | 5,554 |
| 12 | Glacier CountyMT | D+20.4% | R+21.7 | R+1.4 | 4,435 |
| 13 | Guthrie CountyIA | D+19.5% | R+24.4 | R+5.0 | 5,363 |
| 14 | Whiteside CountyIL | D+19.5% | R+39.1 | R+19.6 | 28,096 |
| 15 | Kidder CountyND | D+19.4% | R+60.0 | R+40.6 | 1,807 |
| 16 | Eddy CountyND | D+19.0% | R+32.6 | R+13.6 | 1,860 |
| 17 | Pocahontas CountyIA | D+18.9% | R+21.7 | R+2.8 | 5,188 |
| 18 | Worth CountyIA | D+18.7% | R+12.2 | D+6.5 | 4,266 |
| 19 | Monona CountyIA | D+18.6% | R+30.4 | R+11.8 | 4,959 |
| 20 | Thurston CountyNE | D+17.6% | R+30.9 | R+13.3 | 2,500 |
| 21 | Nelson CountyND | D+17.4% | R+34.1 | R+16.7 | 2,513 |
| 22 | Rolette CountyND | D+16.9% | D+1.7 | D+18.7 | 3,751 |
| 23 | Lake CountyMN | D+16.8% | D+20.9 | D+37.8 | 6,529 |
| 24 | Kossuth CountyIA | D+16.8% | R+17.1 | R+0.3 | 9,814 |
| 25 | McHenry CountyND | D+16.7% | R+48.3 | R+31.6 | 3,801 |
| 26 | Navajo CountyAZ | D+16.5% | R+33.6 | R+17.2 | 19,578 |
| 27 | San Juan CountyUT | D+16.4% | R+55.1 | R+38.7 | 3,758 |
| 28 | Oliver CountyND | D+16.3% | R+52.9 | R+36.5 | 1,357 |
| 29 | Mountrail CountyND | D+16.3% | R+27.4 | R+11.1 | 3,555 |
| 30 | Towner CountyND | D+16.1% | R+38.1 | R+21.9 | 2,065 |
| 31 | Grant CountyND | D+16.0% | R+67.3 | R+51.3 | 2,145 |
| 32 | Aurora CountySD | D+15.5% | R+25.5 | R+10.0 | 1,883 |
| 33 | Mason CountyIL | D+15.4% | R+25.5 | R+10.1 | 7,486 |
| 34 | Crawford CountyIA | D+15.4% | R+29.8 | R+14.4 | 8,053 |
| 35 | Dewey CountySD | D+15.4% | R+25.2 | R+9.8 | 1,727 |
| 36 | Adair CountyIA | D+15.4% | R+29.1 | R+13.8 | 4,619 |
| 37 | San Francisco CountyCA | D+15.4% | D+20.6 | D+35.9 | 286,972 |
| 38 | Hancock CountyIA | D+15.1% | R+28.9 | R+13.9 | 5,938 |
| 39 | Sargent CountyND | D+15.0% | R+18.3 | R+3.3 | 2,725 |
| 40 | Logan CountyND | D+14.9% | R+63.9 | R+49.0 | 1,676 |
| 41 | Fulton CountyIL | D+14.9% | R+15.0 | R+0.1 | 18,377 |
| 42 | Palo Alto CountyIA | D+14.6% | R+9.4 | D+5.2 | 5,810 |
| 43 | Sheridan CountyND | D+14.5% | R+69.6 | R+55.1 | 1,396 |
| 44 | Union CountySD | D+14.5% | R+19.0 | R+4.5 | 4,677 |
| 45 | McLean CountyND | D+14.4% | R+42.0 | R+27.6 | 5,847 |
| 46 | Tazewell CountyIL | D+14.2% | R+32.9 | R+18.7 | 57,115 |
| 47 | Morton CountyND | D+14.1% | R+41.9 | R+27.7 | 11,356 |
| 48 | Santa Cruz CountyCA | D+13.9% | R+5.8 | D+8.1 | 92,147 |
| 49 | Wells CountyND | D+13.5% | R+53.2 | R+39.6 | 3,506 |
| 50 | Davis CountyIA | D+13.5% | R+8.0 | D+5.5 | 4,182 |