Party Flips2012 → 2016
Counties That Flipped in 2016
Hillary Clinton vs Donald Trump
239 counties changed parties between 2012 and 2016—221 flipped Republican and 18 flipped Democratic.
221
Flipped to Republican
18
Flipped to Democratic
Flipped Republican (221)
Elliott County, Kentucky
KY
R+46.6
swing
D+2.5→R+44.1
Howard County, Iowa
IA
R+41.1
swing
D+20.9→R+20.1
Henderson County, Illinois
IL
R+40.7
swing
D+12.3→R+28.4
Worth County, Iowa
IA
R+36.0
swing
D+14.5→R+21.4
Jackson County, Iowa
IA
R+35.8
swing
D+16.9→R+18.9
Swift County, Minnesota
MN
R+35.4
swing
D+9.8→R+25.6
Chickasaw County, Iowa
IA
R+33.7
swing
D+11.1→R+22.6
Juneau County, Wisconsin
WI
R+33.1
swing
D+7.0→R+26.1
Covington city, Virginia
VA
R+33.0
swing
D+14.8→R+18.3
Wapello County, Iowa
IA
R+32.3
swing
D+11.9→R+20.4
Forest County, Wisconsin
WI
R+32.0
swing
D+5.4→R+26.6
Franklin County, New York
NY
R+31.5
swing
D+26.1→R+5.5
Freeborn County, Minnesota
MN
R+31.4
swing
D+14.1→R+17.2
Lee County, Iowa
IA
R+31.3
swing
D+15.5→R+15.8
Union County, Iowa
IA
R+31.1
swing
D+3.9→R+27.2
Ashtabula County, Ohio
OH
R+31.1
swing
D+12.6→R+18.5
Fayette County, Iowa
IA
R+31.1
swing
D+12.0→R+19.1
Adams County, Wisconsin
WI
R+30.6
swing
D+8.7→R+21.9
Chippewa County, Minnesota
MN
R+30.6
swing
D+1.9→R+28.7
Mower County, Minnesota
MN
R+30.4
swing
D+22.6→R+7.8
Perry County, Indiana
IN
R+30.1
swing
D+11.6→R+18.5
Essex County, Vermont
VT
R+30.1
swing
D+13.4→R+16.6
Day County, South Dakota
SD
R+29.9
swing
D+6.2→R+23.8
Oswego County, New York
NY
R+29.9
swing
D+7.9→R+22.0
Clayton County, Iowa
IA
R+29.6
swing
D+7.0→R+22.6
Ransom County, North Dakota
ND
R+29.5
swing
D+13.8→R+15.8
Sargent County, North Dakota
ND
R+29.5
swing
D+9.8→R+19.7
Koochiching County, Minnesota
MN
R+29.3
swing
D+9.4→R+19.9
Floyd County, Iowa
IA
R+29.3
swing
D+14.6→R+14.7
Clarke County, Iowa
IA
R+29.1
swing
D+1.5→R+27.7
Fillmore County, Minnesota
MN
R+29.0
swing
D+7.3→R+21.7
Trumbull County, Ohio
OH
R+28.9
swing
D+22.8→R+6.2
Buchanan County, Iowa
IA
R+28.7
swing
D+13.9→R+14.8
Louisa County, Iowa
IA
R+28.6
swing
D+0.6→R+28.0
Carroll County, Illinois
IL
R+28.2
swing
D+1.5→R+26.7
Kittson County, Minnesota
MN
R+28.1
swing
D+6.0→R+22.1
Allamakee County, Iowa
IA
R+27.9
swing
D+4.2→R+23.8
Clinton County, Iowa
IA
R+27.9
swing
D+22.8→R+5.1
Lake County, Michigan
MI
R+27.8
swing
D+5.0→R+22.8
Traverse County, Minnesota
MN
R+27.7
swing
D+4.4→R+23.3
Mercer County, Illinois
IL
R+27.7
swing
D+7.4→R+20.4
Oxford County, Maine
ME
R+27.7
swing
D+14.7→R+12.9
Tama County, Iowa
IA
R+27.4
swing
D+7.4→R+20.0
Webster County, Iowa
IA
R+27.2
swing
D+5.8→R+21.3
Mitchell County, Iowa
IA
R+26.9
swing
D+3.4→R+23.6
Jackson County, Wisconsin
WI
R+26.8
swing
D+15.0→R+11.7
Trempealeau County, Wisconsin
WI
R+26.7
swing
D+14.1→R+12.6
Jones County, Iowa
IA
R+26.7
swing
D+7.8→R+18.9
Lac qui Parle County, Minnesota
MN
R+26.5
swing
D+0.9→R+25.6
Coos County, New Hampshire
NH
R+26.4
swing
D+17.5→R+8.9
Itasca County, Minnesota
MN
R+26.2
swing
D+9.8→R+16.4
Fulton County, Illinois
IL
R+25.9
swing
D+11.0→R+14.9
St. Lawrence County, New York
NY
R+25.5
swing
D+16.7→R+8.8
Crawford County, Wisconsin
WI
R+25.4
swing
D+20.0→R+5.4
Roberts County, South Dakota
SD
R+25.4
swing
D+9.8→R+15.5
Pepin County, Wisconsin
WI
R+25.3
swing
D+2.2→R+23.1
Des Moines County, Iowa
IA
R+25.2
swing
D+18.4→R+6.8
Price County, Wisconsin
WI
R+25.0
swing
D+0.0→R+25.0
Jasper County, Iowa
IA
R+25.0
swing
D+7.1→R+17.9
Sandusky County, Ohio
OH
R+24.9
swing
D+2.7→R+22.3
Aroostook County, Maine
ME
R+24.8
swing
D+7.6→R+17.2
Buffalo County, Wisconsin
WI
R+24.8
swing
D+2.9→R+21.8
Lafayette County, Wisconsin
WI
R+24.4
swing
D+15.4→R+9.0
Marquette County, Wisconsin
WI
R+24.4
swing
D+0.3→R+24.1
Somerset County, Maine
ME
R+24.4
swing
D+1.7→R+22.7
Marshall County, South Dakota
SD
R+24.2
swing
D+8.7→R+15.5
Norman County, Minnesota
MN
R+24.1
swing
D+10.8→R+13.3
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
PA
R+24.1
swing
D+4.8→R+19.3
Franklin County, Maine
ME
R+23.9
swing
D+18.4→R+5.5
Henry County, Illinois
IL
R+23.8
swing
D+3.1→R+20.8
Ottawa County, Ohio
OH
R+23.5
swing
D+4.2→R+19.3
Shiawassee County, Michigan
MI
R+23.3
swing
D+3.7→R+19.6
Grant County, Wisconsin
WI
R+23.2
swing
D+13.8→R+9.4
Whiteside County, Illinois
IL
R+23.2
swing
D+17.0→R+6.2
Cayuga County, New York
NY
R+23.0
swing
D+11.4→R+11.6
Monroe County, Michigan
MI
R+22.9
swing
D+1.0→R+22.0
Gogebic County, Michigan
MI
R+22.9
swing
D+8.1→R+14.8
Prince of Wales-Hyder Census Area, Alaska
AK
R+22.8
swing
D+10.2→R+12.5
Cedar County, Iowa
IA
R+22.2
swing
D+4.6→R+17.6
Androscoggin County, Maine
ME
R+22.2
swing
D+12.8→R+9.4
Muscatine County, Iowa
IA
R+22.1
swing
D+15.9→R+6.2
Roosevelt County, Montana
MT
R+22.1
swing
D+15.6→R+6.5
Alexander County, Illinois
IL
R+21.9
swing
D+13.7→R+8.3
Warren County, Illinois
IL
R+21.9
swing
D+5.5→R+16.5
Putnam County, Illinois
IL
R+21.7
swing
D+1.8→R+19.9
Robeson County, North Carolina
NC
R+21.7
swing
D+17.4→R+4.3
Richland County, Wisconsin
WI
R+21.6
swing
D+16.1→R+5.5
Mahnomen County, Minnesota
MN
R+21.5
swing
D+18.6→R+2.9
Erie County, Ohio
OH
R+21.5
swing
D+12.1→R+9.3
Benson County, North Dakota
ND
R+21.3
swing
D+17.0→R+4.3
Lincoln County, Wisconsin
WI
R+21.3
swing
D+0.7→R+20.6
Manistee County, Michigan
MI
R+21.2
swing
D+5.9→R+15.3
Windham County, Connecticut
CT
R+21.1
swing
D+13.3→R+7.8
Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
IA
R+21.0
swing
D+13.4→R+7.6
Grays Harbor County, Washington
WA
R+21.0
swing
D+14.0→R+7.0
Hill County, Montana
MT
R+20.7
swing
D+3.5→R+17.2
Washington County, New York
NY
R+20.3
swing
D+1.9→R+18.4
Woodbury County, Iowa
IA
R+20.3
swing
D+1.0→R+19.3
Sullivan County, New York
NY
R+20.3
swing
D+9.0→R+11.2