Biggest Shifts2012 → 2016
Which Places Shifted Most in 2016?
Elliott County, KY swung 46.6 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 | 2012 | 2016 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elliott CountyKY | R+46.6% | D+2.5 | R+44.1 | 2,855 |
| 2 | Clark CountyMO | R+42.0% | R+10.3 | R+52.3 | 3,316 |
| 3 | Howard CountyIA | R+41.1% | D+20.9 | R+20.1 | 4,640 |
| 4 | Henderson CountyIL | R+40.7% | D+12.3 | R+28.4 | 3,518 |
| 5 | Monroe CountyOH | R+38.2% | R+7.4 | R+45.5 | 7,040 |
| 6 | Iron CountyMO | R+38.0% | R+14.5 | R+52.5 | 4,269 |
| 7 | Reynolds CountyMO | R+37.3% | R+24.2 | R+61.4 | 3,038 |
| 8 | Vinton CountyOH | R+37.2% | R+7.5 | R+44.7 | 5,662 |
| 9 | Calhoun CountyWV | R+37.2% | R+22.7 | R+59.9 | 2,638 |
| 10 | Worth CountyIA | R+36.0% | D+14.5 | R+21.4 | 4,305 |
| 11 | Washington CountyMO | R+35.9% | R+19.0 | R+54.9 | 9,331 |
| 12 | Perry CountyOH | R+35.8% | R+3.9 | R+39.7 | 15,337 |
| 13 | Jackson CountyIA | R+35.8% | D+16.9 | R+18.9 | 10,504 |
| 14 | Pike CountyOH | R+35.7% | R+0.0 | R+35.7 | 12,218 |
| 15 | Houston CountyTN | R+35.6% | R+5.9 | R+41.5 | 3,168 |
| 16 | Swift CountyMN | R+35.4% | D+9.8 | R+25.6 | 4,994 |
| 17 | Adams CountyIA | R+35.3% | R+3.7 | R+39.0 | 2,131 |
| 18 | Hocking CountyOH | R+35.0% | R+1.0 | R+36.0 | 13,103 |
| 19 | Scioto CountyOH | R+34.9% | R+1.3 | R+36.2 | 31,513 |
| 20 | Morgan CountyOH | R+34.9% | R+5.9 | R+40.8 | 6,607 |
| 21 | Schuyler CountyMO | R+34.9% | R+24.6 | R+59.5 | 1,936 |
| 22 | Grundy CountyTN | R+34.8% | R+20.6 | R+55.4 | 4,763 |
| 23 | Alleghany CountyVA | R+34.3% | R+2.7 | R+37.0 | 7,325 |
| 24 | Mason CountyWV | R+34.2% | R+20.1 | R+54.3 | 10,269 |
| 25 | Gallatin CountyKY | R+33.8% | R+17.0 | R+50.8 | 3,338 |
| 26 | Wayne CountyIA | R+33.7% | R+11.4 | R+45.2 | 2,989 |
| 27 | Chickasaw CountyIA | R+33.7% | D+11.1 | R+22.6 | 6,518 |
| 28 | Coshocton CountyOH | R+33.6% | R+9.1 | R+42.7 | 15,865 |
| 29 | Juneau CountyWI | R+33.1% | D+7.0 | R+26.1 | 11,735 |
| 30 | Covington cityVA | R+33.0% | D+14.8 | R+18.3 | 2,382 |
| 31 | Guernsey CountyOH | R+33.0% | R+9.1 | R+42.0 | 16,852 |
| 32 | Monroe CountyIA | R+32.8% | R+7.7 | R+40.5 | 3,907 |
| 33 | Perry CountyTN | R+32.6% | R+22.4 | R+55.0 | 2,855 |
| 34 | Harrison CountyOH | R+32.5% | R+14.7 | R+47.2 | 7,231 |
| 35 | Appanoose CountyIA | R+32.5% | R+3.4 | R+35.8 | 6,196 |
| 36 | Carroll CountyOH | R+32.4% | R+13.2 | R+45.6 | 13,368 |
| 37 | Stewart CountyTN | R+32.4% | R+17.5 | R+49.9 | 5,299 |
| 38 | Wapello CountyIA | R+32.3% | D+11.9 | R+20.4 | 15,277 |
| 39 | Forest CountyWI | R+32.0% | D+5.4 | R+26.6 | 4,545 |
| 40 | Ringgold CountyIA | R+31.9% | R+7.0 | R+38.9 | 2,752 |
| 41 | Kidder CountyND | R+31.8% | R+35.9 | R+67.7 | 1,376 |
| 42 | Jackson CountyTN | R+31.8% | R+15.4 | R+47.2 | 4,466 |
| 43 | Ste. Genevieve CountyMO | R+31.7% | R+3.0 | R+34.7 | 8,512 |
| 44 | Meigs CountyOH | R+31.6% | R+17.9 | R+49.5 | 10,192 |
| 45 | Franklin CountyNY | R+31.5% | D+26.1 | R+5.5 | 16,952 |
| 46 | Todd CountyMN | R+31.4% | R+16.1 | R+47.5 | 11,993 |
| 47 | Freeborn CountyMN | R+31.4% | D+14.1 | R+17.2 | 16,051 |
| 48 | Scott CountyIN | R+31.3% | R+6.2 | R+37.5 | 9,147 |
| 49 | Lee CountyIA | R+31.3% | D+15.5 | R+15.8 | 16,347 |
| 50 | Jerauld CountySD | R+31.2% | R+8.6 | R+39.7 | 967 |
Biggest Swings Toward Democrats
| # | County | Swing | 2012 | 2016 | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah CountyUT | D+42.4% | R+78.6 | R+36.2 | 203,642 |
| 2 | Cache CountyUT | D+41.2% | R+68.1 | R+26.9 | 46,718 |
| 3 | Madison CountyID | D+38.2% | R+87.5 | R+49.3 | 15,687 |
| 4 | Davis CountyUT | D+38.1% | R+61.9 | R+23.8 | 140,288 |
| 5 | Morgan CountyUT | D+30.7% | R+80.7 | R+50.0 | 5,222 |
| 6 | Salt Lake CountyUT | D+29.1% | R+20.2 | D+8.9 | 423,743 |
| 7 | Box Elder CountyUT | D+27.9% | R+77.9 | R+50.0 | 19,878 |
| 8 | Wasatch CountyUT | D+27.3% | R+52.2 | R+24.9 | 12,266 |
| 9 | Weber CountyUT | D+25.2% | R+45.1 | R+19.9 | 86,006 |
| 10 | Franklin CountyID | D+23.0% | R+87.0 | R+63.9 | 5,499 |
| 11 | Sanpete CountyUT | D+23.0% | R+77.8 | R+54.8 | 10,247 |
| 12 | Iron CountyUT | D+20.6% | R+71.7 | R+51.1 | 17,831 |
| 13 | Tooele CountyUT | D+20.4% | R+50.4 | R+30.0 | 21,992 |
| 14 | Rich CountyUT | D+20.0% | R+82.0 | R+62.0 | 1,118 |
| 15 | Summit CountyUT | D+19.8% | R+4.6 | D+15.2 | 20,885 |
| 16 | Arlington CountyVA | D+19.4% | D+39.8 | D+59.2 | 121,339 |
| 17 | Falls Church cityVA | D+18.5% | D+39.4 | D+58.0 | 7,757 |
| 18 | Juab CountyUT | D+18.2% | R+74.7 | R+56.5 | 4,221 |
| 19 | Lexington cityVA | D+17.7% | D+12.7 | D+30.4 | 2,465 |
| 20 | Wayne CountyUT | D+17.1% | R+65.9 | R+48.7 | 1,426 |
| 21 | Garfield CountyUT | D+17.0% | R+69.8 | R+52.8 | 2,363 |
| 22 | Los Alamos CountyNM | D+16.5% | D+3.7 | D+20.2 | 10,885 |
| 23 | Forsyth CountyGA | D+15.8% | R+62.7 | R+46.9 | 98,964 |
| 24 | Fairfax CountyVA | D+15.3% | D+20.5 | D+35.8 | 551,183 |
| 25 | Washington CountyUT | D+15.2% | R+67.1 | R+51.9 | 62,371 |
| 26 | Teton CountyWY | D+15.1% | D+11.8 | D+26.9 | 12,627 |
| 27 | Gwinnett CountyGA | D+15.0% | R+9.2 | D+5.8 | 330,950 |
| 28 | Millard CountyUT | D+15.0% | R+80.1 | R+65.1 | 5,269 |
| 29 | Hamilton CountyIN | D+14.9% | R+34.3 | R+19.3 | 155,812 |
| 30 | Collin CountyTX | D+14.9% | R+31.4 | R+16.6 | 364,430 |
| 31 | Johnson CountyKS | D+14.8% | R+17.4 | R+2.6 | 294,208 |
| 32 | Orange CountyCA | D+14.8% | R+6.2 | D+8.6 | 1,197,521 |
| 33 | Travis CountyTX | D+14.7% | D+23.9 | D+38.6 | 468,720 |
| 34 | Cobb CountyGA | D+14.6% | R+12.4 | D+2.2 | 334,058 |
| 35 | Alexandria cityVA | D+14.5% | D+43.5 | D+58.0 | 75,762 |
| 36 | Williamsburg cityVA | D+14.4% | D+28.7 | D+43.0 | 7,626 |
| 37 | Fairfax cityVA | D+14.3% | D+16.1 | D+30.5 | 12,028 |
| 38 | Fort Bend CountyTX | D+13.5% | R+6.8 | D+6.6 | 262,066 |
| 39 | DuPage CountyIL | D+13.3% | D+1.1 | D+14.4 | 430,674 |
| 40 | Charlottesville cityVA | D+13.0% | D+53.5 | D+66.5 | 22,467 |
| 41 | Albemarle CountyVA | D+12.8% | D+12.0 | D+24.8 | 56,726 |
| 42 | Howard CountyMD | D+12.8% | D+22.0 | D+34.7 | 158,673 |
| 43 | Montgomery CountyMD | D+12.7% | D+43.9 | D+56.6 | 468,680 |
| 44 | Uintah CountyUT | D+12.6% | R+81.2 | R+68.5 | 12,864 |
| 45 | Oneida CountyID | D+12.5% | R+77.6 | R+65.1 | 2,068 |
| 46 | Loudoun CountyVA | D+12.4% | D+4.5 | D+16.9 | 183,050 |
| 47 | Harris CountyTX | D+12.3% | D+0.1 | D+12.3 | 1,312,112 |
| 48 | Fayette CountyGA | D+12.1% | R+31.2 | R+19.1 | 61,511 |
| 49 | San Diego CountyCA | D+12.1% | D+7.6 | D+19.6 | 1,311,618 |
| 50 | Cassia CountyID | D+12.1% | R+72.1 | R+60.1 | 8,178 |