Biggest Shifts1984 → 1988
Which Places Shifted Most in 1988?
Toombs County, GA swung 28.0 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 | 1984 | 1988 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Toombs CountyGA | R+28.0% | R+30.4 | R+58.4 | 5,619 |
| 2 | Daggett CountyUT | R+20.8% | R+13.1 | R+34.0 | 412 |
| 3 | Chattooga CountyGA | R+17.9% | R+6.8 | R+24.8 | 5,895 |
| 4 | Lincoln CountyGA | R+12.8% | R+9.8 | R+22.6 | 2,324 |
| 5 | Edgefield CountySC | R+11.6% | D+0.1 | R+11.6 | 6,863 |
| 6 | Bleckley CountyGA | R+11.5% | R+13.2 | R+24.7 | 3,138 |
| 7 | Crisp CountyGA | R+11.2% | R+15.3 | R+26.5 | 4,633 |
| 8 | Evans CountyGA | R+10.2% | R+14.6 | R+24.9 | 2,753 |
| 9 | Huntington CountyIN | R+9.9% | R+40.1 | R+50.0 | 15,594 |
| 10 | Talbot CountyGA | R+9.9% | D+31.5 | D+21.6 | 2,060 |
| 11 | Atkinson CountyGA | R+9.5% | R+2.3 | R+11.8 | 2,025 |
| 12 | Lincoln CountyTN | R+9.2% | D+1.5 | R+7.7 | 8,017 |
| 13 | Gadsden CountyFL | R+9.1% | D+12.1 | D+3.0 | 12,577 |
| 14 | Kusilvak Census AreaAK* | R+9.0% | D+0.2 | R+8.8 | 1,561 |
| 15 | Bryan CountyGA | R+8.9% | R+23.7 | R+32.6 | 4,235 |
| 16 | Lee CountyGA | R+8.8% | R+39.7 | R+48.4 | 3,883 |
| 17 | Putnam CountyTN | R+8.7% | R+9.4 | R+18.1 | 16,285 |
| 18 | Peach CountyGA | R+8.6% | D+11.9 | D+3.3 | 5,796 |
| 19 | Brown CountyIN | R+8.5% | R+13.9 | R+22.4 | 5,501 |
| 20 | Madison CountyMS | R+8.5% | R+7.4 | R+15.9 | 19,825 |
| 21 | Clay CountyGA | R+8.5% | D+28.3 | D+19.8 | 994 |
| 22 | Stewart CountyGA | R+8.4% | D+23.8 | D+15.4 | 1,973 |
| 23 | Harris CountyGA | R+8.4% | R+19.9 | R+28.3 | 5,339 |
| 24 | Tift CountyGA | R+8.4% | R+23.6 | R+32.0 | 7,234 |
| 25 | Trousdale CountyTN | R+8.3% | D+18.7 | D+10.3 | 2,173 |
| 26 | Dawson CountyGA | R+8.2% | R+34.6 | R+42.7 | 2,686 |
| 27 | Monroe CountyGA | R+8.2% | R+5.0 | R+13.2 | 4,558 |
| 28 | Whitfield CountyGA | R+8.0% | R+38.7 | R+46.7 | 17,451 |
| 29 | Chattahoochee CountyGA | R+7.8% | R+3.5 | R+11.3 | 817 |
| 30 | Mitchell CountyGA | R+7.8% | D+1.0 | R+6.8 | 4,860 |
| 31 | Lake CountyTN | R+7.6% | D+15.0 | D+7.4 | 1,750 |
| 32 | Yakutat City and BoroughAK* | R+7.5% | R+23.7 | R+31.2 | 253 |
| 33 | Johnson CountyGA | R+7.5% | R+18.2 | R+25.7 | 2,494 |
| 34 | Gordon CountyGA | R+7.4% | R+36.2 | R+43.6 | 8,445 |
| 35 | Houston CountyGA | R+7.4% | R+21.4 | R+28.8 | 24,597 |
| 36 | Lawrence CountyTN | R+7.3% | R+5.0 | R+12.3 | 11,183 |
| 37 | Worth CountyGA | R+7.2% | R+26.7 | R+33.9 | 4,009 |
| 38 | Thomas CountyGA | R+7.2% | R+22.8 | R+30.0 | 10,145 |
| 39 | Houston CountyTN | R+7.1% | D+31.8 | D+24.7 | 2,367 |
| 40 | Troup CountyGA | R+7.1% | R+27.8 | R+34.9 | 14,089 |
| 41 | Smith CountyTN | R+7.0% | D+15.2 | D+8.2 | 4,686 |
| 42 | Bedford CountyTN | R+6.9% | R+2.1 | R+9.1 | 8,939 |
| 43 | White CountyGA | R+6.9% | R+37.0 | R+43.8 | 3,696 |
| 44 | Lumpkin CountyGA | R+6.6% | R+28.4 | R+35.0 | 4,000 |
| 45 | McDuffie CountyGA | R+6.6% | R+24.2 | R+30.7 | 4,968 |
| 46 | Wilcox CountyGA | R+6.5% | R+0.3 | R+6.7 | 2,319 |
| 47 | Humphreys CountyTN | R+6.5% | D+23.9 | D+17.4 | 5,188 |
| 48 | Charlton CountyGA | R+6.3% | R+10.4 | R+16.7 | 2,304 |
| 49 | Hamilton CountyFL | R+6.3% | R+15.7 | R+21.9 | 3,396 |
| 50 | Paulding CountyGA | R+6.2% | R+39.5 | R+45.7 | 10,091 |
Biggest Swings Toward Democrats
| # | County | Swing | 1984 | 1988 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buffalo CountySD | D+40.8% | R+3.4 | D+37.4 | 490 |
| 2 | Washita CountyOK | D+40.0% | R+42.4 | R+2.4 | 4,745 |
| 3 | Rush CountyKS | D+40.0% | R+41.1 | R+1.2 | 2,153 |
| 4 | Edwards CountyTX | D+39.2% | R+59.4 | R+20.2 | 930 |
| 5 | Ellis CountyKS | D+37.4% | R+36.5 | D+0.9 | 10,672 |
| 6 | Ness CountyKS | D+36.7% | R+52.5 | R+15.8 | 2,174 |
| 7 | Mineral CountyCO | D+36.1% | R+47.1 | R+10.9 | 394 |
| 8 | Shackelford CountyTX | D+35.9% | R+47.8 | R+11.8 | 1,554 |
| 9 | Clark CountyID | D+35.7% | R+70.8 | R+35.1 | 421 |
| 10 | Menard CountyTX | D+34.7% | R+29.4 | D+5.3 | 1,171 |
| 11 | Grant CountyOK | D+34.7% | R+49.5 | R+14.8 | 2,980 |
| 12 | Yuma CountyCO | D+34.4% | R+49.8 | R+15.4 | 4,414 |
| 13 | Morton CountyKS | D+34.4% | R+64.6 | R+30.3 | 1,669 |
| 14 | Decatur CountyKS | D+34.3% | R+57.5 | R+23.2 | 2,148 |
| 15 | Sully CountySD | D+33.8% | R+51.5 | R+17.7 | 1,006 |
| 16 | Nowata CountyOK | D+33.0% | R+28.2 | D+4.8 | 4,234 |
| 17 | Box Butte CountyNE | D+32.4% | R+46.0 | R+13.6 | 5,766 |
| 18 | Tillman CountyOK | D+32.3% | R+22.3 | D+10.0 | 3,928 |
| 19 | Trego CountyKS | D+32.1% | R+42.2 | R+10.1 | 1,831 |
| 20 | Logan CountyCO | D+32.0% | R+45.8 | R+13.8 | 7,975 |
| 21 | Kent CountyTX | D+31.8% | R+13.4 | D+18.4 | 674 |
| 22 | Barton CountyKS | D+31.8% | R+52.6 | R+20.8 | 13,075 |
| 23 | Morgan CountyCO | D+31.7% | R+44.0 | R+12.3 | 8,680 |
| 24 | Gove CountyKS | D+31.6% | R+49.5 | R+18.0 | 1,684 |
| 25 | Garza CountyTX | D+31.0% | R+39.9 | R+8.9 | 2,190 |
| 26 | Jack CountyTX | D+31.0% | R+31.7 | R+0.7 | 3,074 |
| 27 | Harmon CountyOK | D+31.0% | R+12.4 | D+18.6 | 1,504 |
| 28 | Garvin CountyOK | D+30.9% | R+27.9 | D+3.1 | 10,656 |
| 29 | Love CountyOK | D+30.9% | R+14.8 | D+16.2 | 3,267 |
| 30 | Wichita CountyKS | D+30.9% | R+58.9 | R+28.1 | 1,148 |
| 31 | Schleicher CountyTX | D+30.7% | R+44.5 | R+13.7 | 1,157 |
| 32 | Thomas CountyKS | D+30.7% | R+54.8 | R+24.1 | 3,870 |
| 33 | Terrell CountyTX | D+30.6% | R+16.9 | D+13.6 | 689 |
| 34 | Russell CountyKS | D+30.6% | R+54.9 | R+24.3 | 3,926 |
| 35 | Beckham CountyOK | D+30.3% | R+31.4 | R+1.1 | 6,915 |
| 36 | Sheridan CountyKS | D+30.2% | R+49.6 | R+19.3 | 1,556 |
| 37 | Cheyenne CountyKS | D+30.2% | R+59.5 | R+29.3 | 1,743 |
| 38 | Ward CountyTX | D+30.2% | R+48.7 | R+18.5 | 4,590 |
| 39 | Stanley CountySD | D+30.2% | R+45.5 | R+15.3 | 1,219 |
| 40 | Lane CountyKS | D+30.1% | R+55.6 | R+25.4 | 1,250 |
| 41 | Lincoln CountyKS | D+30.1% | R+51.1 | R+21.0 | 2,060 |
| 42 | Colfax CountyNE | D+30.1% | R+50.3 | R+20.2 | 3,898 |
| 43 | Grady CountyOK | D+30.0% | R+38.8 | R+8.8 | 14,848 |
| 44 | Lafourche ParishLA | D+30.0% | R+33.6 | R+3.5 | 32,179 |
| 45 | Vermilion ParishLA | D+29.9% | R+16.5 | D+13.5 | 21,966 |
| 46 | Sherman CountyKS | D+29.8% | R+57.4 | R+27.6 | 3,065 |
| 47 | Jefferson CountyOK | D+29.8% | R+5.0 | D+24.7 | 2,846 |
| 48 | Seminole CountyOK | D+29.6% | R+20.5 | D+9.2 | 9,073 |
| 49 | Cedar CountyNE | D+29.6% | R+46.2 | R+16.6 | 4,238 |
| 50 | Divide CountyND | D+29.6% | R+29.3 | D+0.3 | 1,768 |