Biggest Shifts1992 → 1996
Which Places Shifted Most in 1996?
Russell County, KS swung 56.0 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 | 1992 | 1996 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell CountyKS | R+56.0% | R+6.4 | R+62.3 | 4,238 |
| 2 | Ketchikan Gateway BoroughAK* | R+34.8% | R+6.2 | R+41.0 | 6,610 |
| 3 | Loving CountyTX | R+32.7% | R+11.5 | R+44.2 | 77 |
| 4 | Osborne CountyKS | R+32.1% | R+8.6 | R+40.7 | 2,392 |
| 5 | Rush CountyKS | R+31.6% | R+3.2 | R+34.8 | 1,989 |
| 6 | Sheridan CountyKS | R+31.6% | R+24.0 | R+55.6 | 1,420 |
| 7 | Ellsworth CountyKS | R+30.6% | R+5.8 | R+36.4 | 3,240 |
| 8 | Barton CountyKS | R+29.8% | R+9.3 | R+39.1 | 12,099 |
| 9 | Ness CountyKS | R+28.2% | R+18.1 | R+46.3 | 1,960 |
| 10 | Rooks CountyKS | R+28.1% | R+15.5 | R+43.6 | 2,787 |
| 11 | Decatur CountyKS | R+28.0% | R+17.4 | R+45.5 | 1,844 |
| 12 | Republic CountyKS | R+27.1% | R+21.8 | R+48.9 | 3,263 |
| 13 | Trego CountyKS | R+27.1% | R+6.2 | R+33.3 | 1,972 |
| 14 | Garfield CountyMT | R+27.1% | R+33.9 | R+61.0 | 746 |
| 15 | Stafford CountyKS | R+27.1% | R+10.4 | R+37.5 | 2,545 |
| 16 | Mitchell CountyKS | R+27.0% | R+18.2 | R+45.2 | 3,544 |
| 17 | Ellis CountyKS | R+26.8% | D+4.5 | R+22.3 | 11,952 |
| 18 | Lincoln CountyKS | R+26.7% | R+12.9 | R+39.7 | 2,128 |
| 19 | Graham CountyKS | R+26.5% | R+10.4 | R+36.8 | 1,626 |
| 20 | Kingman CountyKS | R+26.3% | R+13.9 | R+40.2 | 4,113 |
| 21 | Jewell CountyKS | R+26.1% | R+21.9 | R+48.1 | 1,991 |
| 22 | Pawnee CountyKS | R+24.9% | R+6.7 | R+31.6 | 3,154 |
| 23 | Gray CountyKS | R+24.3% | R+27.4 | R+51.7 | 2,037 |
| 24 | Thomas CountyKS | R+24.2% | R+23.4 | R+47.6 | 3,907 |
| 25 | Smith CountyKS | R+24.1% | R+15.7 | R+39.8 | 2,490 |
| 26 | Rawlins CountyKS | R+23.5% | R+32.6 | R+56.0 | 1,888 |
| 27 | Gove CountyKS | R+23.4% | R+24.2 | R+47.6 | 1,623 |
| 28 | Owen CountyKY | R+23.0% | D+20.2 | R+2.8 | 3,796 |
| 29 | Logan CountyKS | R+22.5% | R+32.2 | R+54.6 | 1,572 |
| 30 | Washington CountyKS | R+21.9% | R+22.9 | R+44.8 | 3,557 |
| 31 | Golden Valley CountyMT | R+21.9% | R+10.1 | R+32.0 | 488 |
| 32 | Irion CountyTX | R+21.8% | R+3.3 | R+25.1 | 690 |
| 33 | Stokes CountyNC | R+21.6% | R+9.1 | R+30.7 | 15,320 |
| 34 | Pratt CountyKS | R+21.3% | R+6.5 | R+27.8 | 4,401 |
| 35 | Morgan CountyKY | R+21.2% | D+32.1 | D+10.9 | 3,695 |
| 36 | Pierce CountyGA | R+20.9% | R+1.1 | R+22.0 | 4,088 |
| 37 | Norton CountyKS | R+20.5% | R+22.5 | R+43.0 | 2,731 |
| 38 | Chase CountyNE | R+20.3% | R+28.9 | R+49.2 | 1,854 |
| 39 | Riley CountyKS | R+20.2% | R+2.1 | R+22.3 | 19,607 |
| 40 | Cottle CountyTX | R+20.1% | D+29.0 | D+8.9 | 818 |
| 41 | Hanson CountySD | R+20.0% | D+3.1 | R+16.9 | 1,534 |
| 42 | Lemhi CountyID | R+19.9% | R+14.2 | R+34.1 | 3,868 |
| 43 | Pottawatomie CountyKS | R+19.8% | R+12.6 | R+32.4 | 7,744 |
| 44 | Edwards CountyKS | R+19.8% | R+10.5 | R+30.3 | 1,815 |
| 45 | Doniphan CountyKS | R+19.7% | R+10.1 | R+29.9 | 3,054 |
| 46 | Rio Blanco CountyCO | R+19.7% | R+15.9 | R+35.6 | 2,715 |
| 47 | McPherson CountyKS | R+19.6% | R+16.2 | R+35.8 | 12,883 |
| 48 | Sherman CountyKS | R+19.5% | R+25.0 | R+44.5 | 3,084 |
| 49 | Phillips CountyKS | R+19.5% | R+21.7 | R+41.2 | 3,024 |
| 50 | Ottawa CountyKS | R+19.4% | R+18.4 | R+37.9 | 2,890 |
Biggest Swings Toward Democrats
| # | County | Swing | 1992 | 1996 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stewart CountyGA | D+33.5% | D+12.2 | D+45.6 | 2,218 |
| 2 | Webb CountyTX | D+30.6% | D+27.0 | D+57.6 | 24,777 |
| 3 | Santa Cruz CountyAZ | D+30.5% | D+6.0 | D+36.5 | 8,167 |
| 4 | Maverick CountyTX | D+30.1% | D+34.6 | D+64.6 | 6,586 |
| 5 | Hudson CountyNJ | D+28.9% | D+18.0 | D+46.9 | 166,009 |
| 6 | Bethel Census AreaAK* | D+27.4% | R+0.0 | D+27.3 | 4,818 |
| 7 | Kusilvak Census AreaAK* | D+26.5% | R+3.3 | D+23.3 | 1,818 |
| 8 | Tyler CountyWV | D+26.2% | R+0.1 | D+26.1 | 2,780 |
| 9 | Lake and Peninsula BoroughAK* | D+23.1% | R+22.4 | D+0.7 | 538 |
| 10 | Buffalo CountySD | D+22.5% | D+29.2 | D+51.7 | 640 |
| 11 | Bronx CountyNY | D+22.3% | D+53.0 | D+75.3 | 289,350 |
| 12 | Passaic CountyNJ | D+21.8% | R+0.7 | D+21.1 | 152,951 |
| 13 | Clinton CountyNY | D+21.2% | R+1.8 | D+19.4 | 29,060 |
| 14 | Aleutians East BoroughAK* | D+20.3% | R+22.6 | R+2.2 | 538 |
| 15 | Kenedy CountyTX | D+19.5% | D+10.3 | D+29.8 | 208 |
| 16 | Richmond CountyNY | D+19.1% | R+9.3 | D+9.8 | 128,007 |
| 17 | Guadalupe CountyNM | D+19.1% | D+25.4 | D+44.5 | 1,736 |
| 18 | Essex CountyNJ | D+18.4% | D+24.9 | D+43.4 | 254,196 |
| 19 | St. Lawrence CountyNY | D+18.4% | D+10.2 | D+28.5 | 38,477 |
| 20 | Ziebach CountySD | D+18.2% | R+6.6 | D+11.6 | 930 |
| 21 | Providence CountyRI | D+18.1% | D+22.0 | D+40.1 | 212,122 |
| 22 | Dillingham Census AreaAK* | D+18.0% | R+10.9 | D+7.1 | 1,396 |
| 23 | Union CountyNJ | D+17.9% | D+4.3 | D+22.2 | 190,241 |
| 24 | Menominee CountyWI | D+17.9% | D+38.5 | D+56.4 | 1,350 |
| 25 | Culberson CountyTX | D+17.9% | D+20.4 | D+38.3 | 1,241 |
| 26 | Iberville ParishLA | D+17.8% | D+19.3 | D+37.1 | 14,879 |
| 27 | Queens CountyNY | D+17.4% | D+34.5 | D+51.9 | 511,296 |
| 28 | Cumberland CountyNJ | D+17.3% | D+5.7 | D+23.0 | 46,533 |
| 29 | Middlesex CountyNJ | D+17.2% | D+7.0 | D+24.3 | 258,386 |
| 30 | Kings CountyNY | D+17.2% | D+47.8 | D+65.0 | 539,833 |
| 31 | Suffolk CountyNY | D+17.2% | R+1.5 | D+15.7 | 505,213 |
| 32 | Essex CountyNY | D+17.1% | R+8.2 | D+8.9 | 16,986 |
| 33 | Bristol CountyMA | D+17.0% | D+23.6 | D+40.6 | 198,213 |
| 34 | Worcester CountyMA | D+17.0% | D+11.4 | D+28.4 | 291,617 |
| 35 | Todd CountySD | D+16.9% | D+28.2 | D+45.1 | 1,991 |
| 36 | New Haven CountyCT | D+16.8% | D+5.2 | D+22.0 | 325,891 |
| 37 | South Central Connecticut Planning RegionCT | D+16.8% | D+11.2 | D+27.9 | 217,280 |
| 38 | Osceola CountyFL | D+16.7% | R+9.1 | D+7.6 | 46,491 |
| 39 | Plymouth CountyMA | D+16.7% | D+4.6 | D+21.4 | 194,011 |
| 40 | Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaAK* | D+16.7% | D+1.4 | D+18.1 | 2,609 |
| 41 | Owsley CountyKY | D+16.6% | R+32.4 | R+15.8 | 1,728 |
| 42 | Terrebonne ParishLA | D+16.5% | R+3.9 | D+12.7 | 36,361 |
| 43 | Kent CountyRI | D+16.4% | D+13.0 | D+29.4 | 71,526 |
| 44 | Naugatuck Valley Planning RegionCT | D+16.3% | R+5.8 | D+10.4 | 172,738 |
| 45 | Essex CountyMA | D+16.2% | D+11.9 | D+28.1 | 291,442 |
| 46 | Hampden CountyMA | D+16.1% | D+16.7 | D+32.8 | 172,239 |
| 47 | Androscoggin CountyME | D+16.1% | D+14.6 | D+30.8 | 46,731 |
| 48 | Dewey CountySD | D+16.0% | D+7.1 | D+23.1 | 1,979 |
| 49 | Miami-Dade CountyFL | D+15.9% | D+3.5 | D+19.5 | 553,782 |
| 50 | Edwards CountyTX | D+15.9% | R+23.2 | R+7.3 | 1,013 |