Biggest Shifts2004 → 2008
Which Places Shifted Most in 2008?
Coal County, OK swung 39.8 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 | 2004 | 2008 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Coal CountyOK | R+39.8% | R+7.4 | R+47.2 | 2,272 |
| 2 | Knott CountyKY | R+35.4% | D+27.6 | R+7.9 | 5,820 |
| 3 | Poinsett CountyAR | R+33.9% | D+6.7 | R+27.3 | 7,928 |
| 4 | Little River CountyAR | R+30.9% | D+1.9 | R+29.0 | 5,152 |
| 5 | Jackson CountyAR | R+30.6% | D+14.3 | R+16.3 | 5,582 |
| 6 | Lawrence CountyAR | R+29.9% | D+9.0 | R+20.9 | 5,830 |
| 7 | Sevier CountyAR | R+29.6% | R+10.4 | R+40.0 | 4,580 |
| 8 | Scott CountyTN | R+28.7% | R+18.7 | R+47.3 | 6,783 |
| 9 | Cleveland CountyAR | R+27.9% | R+16.0 | R+43.9 | 3,505 |
| 10 | Floyd CountyKY | R+26.6% | D+25.3 | R+1.4 | 15,659 |
| 11 | Grundy CountyTN | R+26.6% | D+13.8 | R+12.8 | 4,632 |
| 12 | Letcher CountyKY | R+26.6% | R+6.7 | R+33.3 | 8,235 |
| 13 | Haskell CountyOK | R+26.4% | R+10.7 | R+37.0 | 4,681 |
| 14 | Benton CountyTN | R+26.2% | D+10.0 | R+16.2 | 6,479 |
| 15 | Decatur CountyTN | R+26.1% | R+6.1 | R+32.2 | 4,763 |
| 16 | Grant CountyAR | R+26.1% | R+24.8 | R+51.0 | 6,793 |
| 17 | Cameron ParishLA | R+26.0% | R+39.3 | R+65.3 | 3,793 |
| 18 | Perry CountyKY | R+25.2% | R+6.8 | R+32.0 | 10,375 |
| 19 | Harlan CountyKY | R+25.2% | R+21.0 | R+46.2 | 9,914 |
| 20 | Campbell CountyTN | R+24.9% | R+12.0 | R+37.0 | 12,628 |
| 21 | Mingo CountyWV | R+24.9% | D+12.9 | R+12.1 | 8,338 |
| 22 | Greene CountyAR | R+24.8% | R+4.8 | R+29.7 | 13,612 |
| 23 | Choctaw CountyOK | R+24.3% | R+9.1 | R+33.5 | 5,590 |
| 24 | Van Buren CountyTN | R+24.2% | D+3.8 | R+20.4 | 2,180 |
| 25 | Smith CountyTN | R+24.2% | D+3.9 | R+20.3 | 7,741 |
| 26 | Pushmataha CountyOK | R+24.1% | R+19.4 | R+43.4 | 4,473 |
| 27 | Lafourche ParishLA | R+24.0% | R+22.0 | R+46.0 | 37,893 |
| 28 | Woodruff CountyAR | R+24.0% | D+31.4 | D+7.5 | 2,761 |
| 29 | Hot Spring CountyAR | R+23.9% | R+0.5 | R+24.4 | 11,955 |
| 30 | Latimer CountyOK | R+23.9% | R+13.2 | R+37.1 | 4,173 |
| 31 | Lincoln CountyAR | R+23.8% | D+5.5 | R+18.2 | 4,406 |
| 32 | Trousdale CountyTN | R+23.4% | D+16.8 | R+6.6 | 3,239 |
| 33 | Franklin CountyAR | R+23.2% | R+16.1 | R+39.3 | 6,475 |
| 34 | Vermilion ParishLA | R+23.2% | R+24.4 | R+47.5 | 24,833 |
| 35 | Jackson CountyAL | R+22.7% | R+14.3 | R+36.9 | 20,874 |
| 36 | Clay CountyAR | R+22.6% | D+8.3 | R+14.3 | 5,511 |
| 37 | Van Buren CountyAR | R+22.5% | R+9.2 | R+31.7 | 6,703 |
| 38 | Breathitt CountyKY | R+22.5% | D+13.2 | R+9.3 | 5,030 |
| 39 | Izard CountyAR | R+22.4% | R+4.5 | R+26.9 | 5,218 |
| 40 | Hempstead CountyAR | R+22.3% | D+3.2 | R+19.1 | 7,349 |
| 41 | Cleburne CountyAR | R+22.2% | R+22.0 | R+44.2 | 11,338 |
| 42 | Randolph CountyAR | R+21.9% | D+3.8 | R+18.1 | 6,319 |
| 43 | Independence CountyAR | R+21.9% | R+15.3 | R+37.1 | 12,299 |
| 44 | Prairie CountyAR | R+21.8% | R+12.9 | R+34.8 | 3,381 |
| 45 | Martin CountyKY | R+21.7% | R+32.9 | R+54.6 | 3,692 |
| 46 | Alcorn CountyMS | R+21.6% | R+22.3 | R+44.0 | 15,182 |
| 47 | Allen ParishLA | R+21.6% | R+14.8 | R+36.4 | 9,467 |
| 48 | McNairy CountyTN | R+21.4% | R+17.0 | R+38.4 | 10,422 |
| 49 | Perry CountyAR | R+20.9% | R+11.6 | R+32.5 | 4,279 |
| 50 | Newton CountyTX | R+20.9% | R+11.3 | R+32.2 | 5,260 |
Biggest Swings Toward Democrats
| # | County | Swing | 2004 | 2008 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honolulu CountyHI | D+38.3% | D+2.8 | D+41.1 | 306,813 |
| 2 | Maverick CountyTX | D+37.9% | D+19.2 | D+57.0 | 10,939 |
| 3 | Culberson CountyTX | D+35.0% | R+4.1 | D+31.0 | 759 |
| 4 | Dubois CountyIN | D+34.0% | R+38.2 | R+4.2 | 18,565 |
| 5 | Maui CountyHI | D+32.8% | D+22.4 | D+55.2 | 51,789 |
| 6 | Grant CountyND | D+32.3% | R+55.4 | R+23.1 | 1,329 |
| 7 | Big Horn CountyMT | D+31.8% | D+4.3 | D+36.2 | 5,218 |
| 8 | Rush CountyIN | D+31.7% | R+45.3 | R+13.7 | 7,629 |
| 9 | Kauai CountyHI | D+31.3% | D+20.8 | D+52.0 | 27,224 |
| 10 | Rockdale CountyGA | D+31.1% | R+21.5 | D+9.6 | 37,706 |
| 11 | Hawaii CountyHI | D+31.1% | D+22.7 | D+53.7 | 66,916 |
| 12 | Tippecanoe CountyIN | D+30.9% | R+19.3 | D+11.6 | 68,436 |
| 13 | Montgomery CountyIN | D+30.7% | R+50.6 | R+19.9 | 15,285 |
| 14 | Clinton CountyIN | D+30.2% | R+43.2 | R+13.0 | 12,392 |
| 15 | Cameron CountyTX | D+30.0% | R+1.2 | D+28.8 | 75,657 |
| 16 | Kendall CountyIL | D+29.6% | R+22.4 | D+7.2 | 46,631 |
| 17 | Elkhart CountyIN | D+29.5% | R+40.7 | R+11.2 | 71,458 |
| 18 | Harrisonburg cityVA | D+29.4% | R+13.1 | D+16.3 | 14,675 |
| 19 | Manassas Park cityVA | D+29.3% | R+9.3 | D+20.0 | 4,140 |
| 20 | Willacy CountyTX | D+29.3% | D+10.6 | D+39.8 | 4,903 |
| 21 | Webb CountyTX | D+29.2% | D+14.2 | D+43.4 | 46,821 |
| 22 | Delaware CountyIN | D+28.8% | R+13.8 | D+15.0 | 49,863 |
| 23 | Hidalgo CountyTX | D+28.6% | D+10.1 | D+38.7 | 130,784 |
| 24 | Cass CountyIN | D+28.6% | R+37.1 | R+8.5 | 15,653 |
| 25 | Blackford CountyIN | D+28.5% | R+28.7 | R+0.2 | 5,441 |
| 26 | Val Verde CountyTX | D+28.3% | R+18.8 | D+9.6 | 12,820 |
| 27 | Traill CountyND | D+28.2% | R+21.0 | D+7.2 | 4,041 |
| 28 | Tipton CountyIN | D+28.0% | R+43.4 | R+15.4 | 7,827 |
| 29 | Hudspeth CountyTX | D+27.9% | R+31.0 | R+3.1 | 898 |
| 30 | Mineral CountyMT | D+27.7% | R+38.1 | R+10.4 | 1,995 |
| 31 | Cass CountyND | D+27.5% | R+20.4 | D+7.1 | 71,419 |
| 32 | White CountyIN | D+27.4% | R+35.7 | R+8.3 | 10,767 |
| 33 | Wabash CountyIL | D+27.3% | R+41.0 | R+13.7 | 5,782 |
| 34 | Benson CountyND | D+27.2% | D+8.6 | D+35.8 | 2,334 |
| 35 | Hamilton CountyIN | D+26.9% | R+49.1 | R+22.2 | 129,064 |
| 36 | Marion CountyIN | D+26.5% | D+1.9 | D+28.4 | 379,362 |
| 37 | Henry CountyGA | D+26.3% | R+33.7 | R+7.5 | 88,311 |
| 38 | Foster CountyND | D+25.9% | R+39.7 | R+13.8 | 1,651 |
| 39 | Madison CountyIN | D+25.9% | R+19.4 | D+6.5 | 57,340 |
| 40 | Clay CountyIN | D+25.8% | R+37.4 | R+11.5 | 11,395 |
| 41 | McHenry CountyIL | D+25.7% | R+20.4 | D+5.3 | 139,268 |
| 42 | Newton CountyGA | D+25.7% | R+24.5 | D+1.2 | 41,435 |
| 43 | Williamsburg cityVA | D+25.6% | D+3.5 | D+29.1 | 6,787 |
| 44 | McIntosh CountyND | D+25.5% | R+47.5 | R+22.0 | 1,532 |
| 45 | Benton CountyIN | D+25.4% | R+41.6 | R+16.3 | 3,814 |
| 46 | Wilkin CountyMN | D+25.2% | R+32.1 | R+6.9 | 3,414 |
| 47 | Douglas CountyGA | D+25.2% | R+23.4 | D+1.8 | 55,083 |
| 48 | Essex CountyVT | D+25.2% | R+10.7 | D+14.5 | 3,101 |
| 49 | Osceola CountyFL | D+25.2% | R+5.5 | D+19.7 | 100,670 |
| 50 | Henry CountyIN | D+25.1% | R+29.1 | R+3.9 | 21,319 |