Biggest Shifts1996 → 2000
Which Places Shifted Most in 2000?
Tyler County, WV swung 60.9 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 | 1996 | 2000 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tyler CountyWV | R+60.9% | D+26.1 | R+34.8 | 3,928 |
| 2 | Aleutians East BoroughAK* | R+51.7% | R+2.2 | R+54.0 | 619 |
| 3 | King CountyTX | R+49.4% | R+28.0 | R+77.4 | 137 |
| 4 | Mineral CountyMT | R+49.2% | D+6.8 | R+42.5 | 1,639 |
| 5 | Clearwater CountyID | R+48.6% | R+3.9 | R+52.5 | 3,896 |
| 6 | Lewis CountyID | R+46.9% | R+9.9 | R+56.9 | 1,688 |
| 7 | LaSalle ParishLA | R+46.0% | R+5.9 | R+51.9 | 6,108 |
| 8 | Owsley CountyKY | R+45.9% | R+15.8 | R+61.7 | 1,826 |
| 9 | Cameron ParishLA | R+45.5% | D+17.8 | R+27.7 | 4,183 |
| 10 | Mitchell CountyTX | R+44.8% | D+11.0 | R+33.8 | 2,574 |
| 11 | Concho CountyTX | R+44.6% | R+5.2 | R+49.9 | 1,103 |
| 12 | Kent CountyTX | R+44.2% | D+14.2 | R+30.0 | 536 |
| 13 | Cottle CountyTX | R+43.4% | D+8.9 | R+34.5 | 757 |
| 14 | Scott CountyAR | R+43.4% | D+19.4 | R+24.0 | 3,981 |
| 15 | Stonewall CountyTX | R+43.2% | D+17.9 | R+25.3 | 799 |
| 16 | Dickens CountyTX | R+43.0% | D+8.4 | R+34.6 | 881 |
| 17 | Catahoula ParishLA | R+42.9% | D+17.9 | R+25.1 | 4,765 |
| 18 | Coleman CountyTX | R+42.9% | R+8.4 | R+51.3 | 3,578 |
| 19 | Hall CountyTX | R+42.6% | D+8.4 | R+34.2 | 1,446 |
| 20 | Somervell CountyTX | R+42.4% | R+4.5 | R+46.9 | 2,918 |
| 21 | Winn ParishLA | R+42.3% | D+13.1 | R+29.3 | 6,361 |
| 22 | Johnson CountyGA | R+42.2% | D+16.8 | R+25.4 | 2,883 |
| 23 | Arkansas CountyAR | R+42.0% | D+34.5 | R+7.5 | 6,372 |
| 24 | Benewah CountyID | R+41.8% | R+4.6 | R+46.4 | 3,687 |
| 25 | Prairie CountyAR | R+41.7% | D+33.2 | R+8.5 | 3,507 |
| 26 | Webb CountyTX | R+41.7% | D+57.6 | D+16.0 | 31,571 |
| 27 | Garfield CountyWA | R+41.3% | R+10.0 | R+51.3 | 1,329 |
| 28 | Campbell CountyWY | R+41.2% | R+24.5 | R+65.7 | 12,540 |
| 29 | Sabine ParishLA | R+40.8% | D+8.0 | R+32.8 | 8,862 |
| 30 | Webster CountyWV | R+40.7% | D+49.2 | D+8.5 | 3,308 |
| 31 | Briscoe CountyTX | R+40.5% | R+0.9 | R+41.5 | 772 |
| 32 | Grant CountyOR | R+40.5% | R+24.2 | R+64.7 | 3,846 |
| 33 | Mercer CountyMO | R+40.3% | D+2.5 | R+37.7 | 1,842 |
| 34 | Shackelford CountyTX | R+39.8% | R+19.7 | R+59.5 | 1,347 |
| 35 | Nez Perce CountyID | R+39.7% | D+4.9 | R+34.8 | 16,021 |
| 36 | Caldwell ParishLA | R+39.7% | D+6.0 | R+33.7 | 4,328 |
| 37 | Scurry CountyTX | R+39.7% | R+14.2 | R+53.8 | 5,326 |
| 38 | Weston CountyWY | R+39.6% | R+28.1 | R+67.7 | 3,060 |
| 39 | Lincoln CountyMT | R+39.6% | R+10.8 | R+50.3 | 7,846 |
| 40 | Pike CountyAR | R+39.4% | D+22.5 | R+16.9 | 3,971 |
| 41 | Reynolds CountyMO | R+39.4% | D+24.6 | R+14.8 | 3,131 |
| 42 | Coke CountyTX | R+39.0% | R+12.6 | R+51.6 | 1,515 |
| 43 | Vermilion ParishLA | R+38.9% | D+21.9 | R+17.1 | 22,235 |
| 44 | Sheridan CountyMT | R+38.7% | D+14.6 | R+24.1 | 1,965 |
| 45 | Montgomery CountyAR | R+38.5% | D+20.0 | R+18.4 | 3,739 |
| 46 | Winkler CountyTX | R+38.1% | R+6.5 | R+44.6 | 2,043 |
| 47 | Caribou CountyID | R+38.1% | R+28.8 | R+66.9 | 3,177 |
| 48 | Martin CountyTX | R+38.1% | R+18.6 | R+56.7 | 1,949 |
| 49 | Franklin CountyTX | R+37.7% | R+2.6 | R+40.4 | 3,472 |
| 50 | Gilliam CountyOR | R+37.7% | D+8.4 | R+29.4 | 1,090 |
Biggest Swings Toward Democrats
| # | County | Swing | 1996 | 2000 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russell CountyKS | D+17.9% | R+62.3 | R+44.5 | 3,482 |
| 2 | Sioux CountyND | D+16.8% | D+27.0 | D+43.7 | 1,041 |
| 3 | Clayton CountyGA | D+14.5% | D+18.2 | D+32.7 | 61,402 |
| 4 | Prince George's CountyMD | D+9.5% | D+51.6 | D+61.1 | 271,909 |
| 5 | Petersburg cityVA | D+6.4% | D+53.7 | D+60.0 | 11,062 |
| 6 | Marin CountyCA | D+6.1% | D+29.9 | D+35.9 | 123,155 |
| 7 | DeKalb CountyGA | D+6.0% | D+37.5 | D+43.5 | 219,980 |
| 8 | Montgomery CountyMD | D+4.8% | D+24.2 | D+29.0 | 371,688 |
| 9 | Baltimore cityMD | D+4.6% | D+63.8 | D+68.4 | 192,404 |
| 10 | Santa Cruz CountyCA | D+4.6% | D+29.6 | D+34.1 | 108,350 |
| 11 | Charles CountyMD | D+4.5% | R+4.3 | D+0.2 | 44,592 |
| 12 | Leon CountyFL | D+4.1% | D+17.6 | D+21.7 | 103,154 |
| 13 | Monterey CountyCA | D+3.8% | D+16.5 | D+20.3 | 117,534 |
| 14 | Wyandotte CountyKS | D+3.4% | D+34.7 | D+38.1 | 48,272 |
| 15 | San Francisco CountyCA | D+2.9% | D+56.6 | D+59.4 | 319,786 |
| 16 | Los Angeles CountyCA | D+2.7% | D+28.4 | D+31.1 | 2,695,154 |
| 17 | Dane CountyWI | D+2.7% | D+25.9 | D+28.6 | 232,739 |
| 18 | Palm Beach CountyFL | D+2.6% | D+24.4 | D+27.0 | 433,222 |
| 19 | Alameda CountyCA | D+2.5% | D+42.7 | D+45.2 | 494,336 |
| 20 | Multnomah CountyOR | D+2.4% | D+32.9 | D+35.3 | 296,685 |
| 21 | Essex CountyNJ | D+2.4% | D+43.4 | D+45.7 | 259,573 |
| 22 | Baltimore CountyMD | D+2.4% | D+6.7 | D+9.1 | 304,084 |
| 23 | Richmond cityVA | D+2.3% | D+31.7 | D+34.1 | 65,926 |
| 24 | Menominee CountyWI | D+2.3% | D+56.4 | D+58.7 | 1,233 |
| 25 | Orange CountyFL | D+2.3% | R+0.2 | D+2.0 | 280,155 |
| 26 | Noxubee CountyMS | D+2.2% | D+35.2 | D+37.4 | 4,954 |
| 27 | Martin CountyFL | D+2.2% | R+14.0 | R+11.8 | 62,016 |
| 28 | Montgomery CountyPA | D+2.0% | D+7.7 | D+9.7 | 332,422 |
| 29 | Barton CountyKS | D+2.0% | R+39.1 | R+37.1 | 10,955 |
| 30 | San Mateo CountyCA | D+2.0% | D+31.3 | D+33.3 | 259,399 |
| 31 | Allendale CountySC | D+1.9% | D+39.1 | D+41.0 | 3,340 |
| 32 | New Castle CountyDE | D+1.9% | D+21.1 | D+23.0 | 213,060 |
| 33 | Marion CountyIN | D+1.9% | R+3.1 | R+1.3 | 279,903 |
| 34 | Delaware CountyPA | D+1.8% | D+9.9 | D+11.7 | 248,077 |
| 35 | Smith CountyTN | D+1.8% | D+32.3 | D+34.0 | 7,348 |
| 36 | Durham CountyNC | D+1.7% | D+26.4 | D+28.1 | 84,604 |
| 37 | Pawnee CountyKS | D+1.6% | R+31.6 | R+30.0 | 2,940 |
| 38 | Santa Clara CountyCA | D+1.5% | D+24.7 | D+26.2 | 548,129 |
| 39 | San Juan CountyWA | D+1.4% | D+15.5 | D+16.9 | 8,424 |
| 40 | Fairfield CountyCT | D+1.4% | D+7.9 | D+9.2 | 370,289 |
| 41 | Lyon CountyKS | D+1.3% | R+13.1 | R+11.7 | 12,455 |
| 42 | Allegheny CountyPA | D+1.3% | D+14.9 | D+16.2 | 582,478 |
| 43 | Davidson CountyTN | D+1.3% | D+16.1 | D+17.4 | 208,588 |
| 44 | Sonoma CountyCA | D+1.3% | D+26.0 | D+27.3 | 197,006 |
| 45 | Broward CountyFL | D+1.3% | D+35.2 | D+36.5 | 575,239 |
| 46 | Shawnee CountyKS | D+1.3% | R+2.7 | R+1.4 | 74,373 |
| 47 | Sedgwick CountyKS | D+1.2% | R+20.3 | R+19.1 | 163,417 |
| 48 | Shelby CountyTN | D+1.2% | D+13.3 | D+14.4 | 336,755 |
| 49 | Contra Costa CountyCA | D+1.2% | D+20.6 | D+21.8 | 381,478 |
| 50 | Montgomery CountyAL | D+1.2% | D+0.8 | D+1.9 | 80,328 |