Election Bonus Lists

LARGE COUNTIES (500,000 PEOPLE OR MORE) WITH THE HIGHEST PERCENTAGE OF THEIR 2000 PRESIDENTIAL VOTE FOR GEORGE W. BUSH

People in large counties were much more likely to vote for Gore than Bush in the 2000 election. Among counties with at least 500,000 people, Gore had 55.8% vote versus Bush's measly 40.3% of the vote. Here are some of the exceptions.

COUNTY, STATE

1. Gwinnett, Georgia
(eastern suburbs/exurbs of Atlanta)
2. El Paso, Colorado
(Colo. Springs & Air Force Academy)
3. Oklahoma, Oklahoma
(Oklahoma City)
4. Tulsa, Oklahoma
5. Kern, California
(Bakersfield)
5. Tarrant, Texas
(Fort Worth)
7. Cobb, Georgia
(northern suburbs/exurbs of Atlanta)
8. Kent, Michigan
(Grand Rapids)
9. Duval, Florida
(Jacksonville)
10. Salt Lake, Utah
PERCENTAGE OF 2000 VOTE
FOR GEORGE W. BUSH
64.2

64.0

62.3

61.3
60.7

60.7

60.3

59.4

57.5

55.9

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