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

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Biggest Swings Toward Republicans

#CountySwing19921996Votes
1Russell CountyKSR+56.0%R+6.4R+62.34,238
2Ketchikan Gateway BoroughAK*R+34.8%R+6.2R+41.06,610
3Loving CountyTXR+32.7%R+11.5R+44.277
4Osborne CountyKSR+32.1%R+8.6R+40.72,392
5Rush CountyKSR+31.6%R+3.2R+34.81,989
6Sheridan CountyKSR+31.6%R+24.0R+55.61,420
7Ellsworth CountyKSR+30.6%R+5.8R+36.43,240
8Barton CountyKSR+29.8%R+9.3R+39.112,099
9Ness CountyKSR+28.2%R+18.1R+46.31,960
10Rooks CountyKSR+28.1%R+15.5R+43.62,787
11Decatur CountyKSR+28.0%R+17.4R+45.51,844
12Republic CountyKSR+27.1%R+21.8R+48.93,263
13Trego CountyKSR+27.1%R+6.2R+33.31,972
14Garfield CountyMTR+27.1%R+33.9R+61.0746
15Stafford CountyKSR+27.1%R+10.4R+37.52,545
16Mitchell CountyKSR+27.0%R+18.2R+45.23,544
17Ellis CountyKSR+26.8%D+4.5R+22.311,952
18Lincoln CountyKSR+26.7%R+12.9R+39.72,128
19Graham CountyKSR+26.5%R+10.4R+36.81,626
20Kingman CountyKSR+26.3%R+13.9R+40.24,113
21Jewell CountyKSR+26.1%R+21.9R+48.11,991
22Pawnee CountyKSR+24.9%R+6.7R+31.63,154
23Gray CountyKSR+24.3%R+27.4R+51.72,037
24Thomas CountyKSR+24.2%R+23.4R+47.63,907
25Smith CountyKSR+24.1%R+15.7R+39.82,490
26Rawlins CountyKSR+23.5%R+32.6R+56.01,888
27Gove CountyKSR+23.4%R+24.2R+47.61,623
28Owen CountyKYR+23.0%D+20.2R+2.83,796
29Logan CountyKSR+22.5%R+32.2R+54.61,572
30Washington CountyKSR+21.9%R+22.9R+44.83,557
31Golden Valley CountyMTR+21.9%R+10.1R+32.0488
32Irion CountyTXR+21.8%R+3.3R+25.1690
33Stokes CountyNCR+21.6%R+9.1R+30.715,320
34Pratt CountyKSR+21.3%R+6.5R+27.84,401
35Morgan CountyKYR+21.2%D+32.1D+10.93,695
36Pierce CountyGAR+20.9%R+1.1R+22.04,088
37Norton CountyKSR+20.5%R+22.5R+43.02,731
38Chase CountyNER+20.3%R+28.9R+49.21,854
39Riley CountyKSR+20.2%R+2.1R+22.319,607
40Cottle CountyTXR+20.1%D+29.0D+8.9818
41Hanson CountySDR+20.0%D+3.1R+16.91,534
42Lemhi CountyIDR+19.9%R+14.2R+34.13,868
43Pottawatomie CountyKSR+19.8%R+12.6R+32.47,744
44Edwards CountyKSR+19.8%R+10.5R+30.31,815
45Doniphan CountyKSR+19.7%R+10.1R+29.93,054
46Rio Blanco CountyCOR+19.7%R+15.9R+35.62,715
47McPherson CountyKSR+19.6%R+16.2R+35.812,883
48Sherman CountyKSR+19.5%R+25.0R+44.53,084
49Phillips CountyKSR+19.5%R+21.7R+41.23,024
50Ottawa CountyKSR+19.4%R+18.4R+37.92,890

Biggest Swings Toward Democrats

#CountySwing19921996Votes
1Stewart CountyGAD+33.5%D+12.2D+45.62,218
2Webb CountyTXD+30.6%D+27.0D+57.624,777
3Santa Cruz CountyAZD+30.5%D+6.0D+36.58,167
4Maverick CountyTXD+30.1%D+34.6D+64.66,586
5Hudson CountyNJD+28.9%D+18.0D+46.9166,009
6Bethel Census AreaAK*D+27.4%R+0.0D+27.34,818
7Kusilvak Census AreaAK*D+26.5%R+3.3D+23.31,818
8Tyler CountyWVD+26.2%R+0.1D+26.12,780
9Lake and Peninsula BoroughAK*D+23.1%R+22.4D+0.7538
10Buffalo CountySDD+22.5%D+29.2D+51.7640
11Bronx CountyNYD+22.3%D+53.0D+75.3289,350
12Passaic CountyNJD+21.8%R+0.7D+21.1152,951
13Clinton CountyNYD+21.2%R+1.8D+19.429,060
14Aleutians East BoroughAK*D+20.3%R+22.6R+2.2538
15Kenedy CountyTXD+19.5%D+10.3D+29.8208
16Richmond CountyNYD+19.1%R+9.3D+9.8128,007
17Guadalupe CountyNMD+19.1%D+25.4D+44.51,736
18Essex CountyNJD+18.4%D+24.9D+43.4254,196
19St. Lawrence CountyNYD+18.4%D+10.2D+28.538,477
20Ziebach CountySDD+18.2%R+6.6D+11.6930
21Providence CountyRID+18.1%D+22.0D+40.1212,122
22Dillingham Census AreaAK*D+18.0%R+10.9D+7.11,396
23Union CountyNJD+17.9%D+4.3D+22.2190,241
24Menominee CountyWID+17.9%D+38.5D+56.41,350
25Culberson CountyTXD+17.9%D+20.4D+38.31,241
26Iberville ParishLAD+17.8%D+19.3D+37.114,879
27Queens CountyNYD+17.4%D+34.5D+51.9511,296
28Cumberland CountyNJD+17.3%D+5.7D+23.046,533
29Middlesex CountyNJD+17.2%D+7.0D+24.3258,386
30Kings CountyNYD+17.2%D+47.8D+65.0539,833
31Suffolk CountyNYD+17.2%R+1.5D+15.7505,213
32Essex CountyNYD+17.1%R+8.2D+8.916,986
33Bristol CountyMAD+17.0%D+23.6D+40.6198,213
34Worcester CountyMAD+17.0%D+11.4D+28.4291,617
35Todd CountySDD+16.9%D+28.2D+45.11,991
36New Haven CountyCTD+16.8%D+5.2D+22.0325,891
37South Central Connecticut Planning RegionCTD+16.8%D+11.2D+27.9217,280
38Osceola CountyFLD+16.7%R+9.1D+7.646,491
39Plymouth CountyMAD+16.7%D+4.6D+21.4194,011
40Yukon-Koyukuk Census AreaAK*D+16.7%D+1.4D+18.12,609
41Owsley CountyKYD+16.6%R+32.4R+15.81,728
42Terrebonne ParishLAD+16.5%R+3.9D+12.736,361
43Kent CountyRID+16.4%D+13.0D+29.471,526
44Naugatuck Valley Planning RegionCTD+16.3%R+5.8D+10.4172,738
45Essex CountyMAD+16.2%D+11.9D+28.1291,442
46Hampden CountyMAD+16.1%D+16.7D+32.8172,239
47Androscoggin CountyMED+16.1%D+14.6D+30.846,731
48Dewey CountySDD+16.0%D+7.1D+23.11,979
49Miami-Dade CountyFLD+15.9%D+3.5D+19.5553,782
50Edwards CountyTXD+15.9%R+23.2R+7.31,013

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