Map of which Democrat got the highest % of the vote in each county, 1984-2024 Presidential Elections
Obama 2008 (blue) set the record in much of the Midwest and North-East, Clinton 1992/1996 (light pink/red) in many Southern areas, Dukakis 1988 (light orange) in most Great Plains counties:

New post: Nick Conway @conwayni2.bsky.social maps Iowa's political transformation at the county level.
Iowa contains nearly a quarter of the 100 counties nationwide that showed the largest Republican shifts in presidential voting from 2012 to 2024.
www.bleedingheartland.com/2025/03/12/2...

Map of the % of the population that receives Employer Health Insurance Coverage.
Nationwide 50.6% of the population is estimated to receive health insurance thru their employer. Counties with >50% receiving employer coverage are yellow, counties with less than 50% are green:

Map of the most common type of health insurance by county.
54% of Americans get healthcare thru their employers (blue), but in some counties the most common coverage is Medicaid (green), Medicare (orange), Direct-Purchase (purple), no health insurance (red), or Military (yellow):

Republicans are looking to cut SNAP (Food Stamps) benefits in their upcoming budget reconciliation bill.
11.8% of households nationwide are on SNAP; the map below shows the estimated SNAP % by county with counties in green above the 11.8% average, counties in yellow are below average on Food Stamps:

Map of the estimated % of the population born in their state of residence, by county.
Counties in green have a majority of the population born outside their state of residence, counties in yellow a majority were born in-state. Nationwide 58.1% live in the state they were born:

💙UTAH
-Only state where Harris improved on Biden %
-Harris highest Democratic vote share since LBJ in 1964
-Least Republican vs USA since 1972
-Most counties swung blue in 2024, see esp. suburban Davis & Utah co.
-Swung blue more than any other state vs 2004 or 2012
h/t @conwayni2.bsky.social US map

My postelection analysis: the conservative cycle in Seattle is over.

I explain why November results + February results = new cycle.

ronpdavis.substack.com/p/seattles-c...

GIF Map of State Political Party Control by Year, from 2000 to 2025

Map of the median age of housing stock by county, as of 2019.
Housing is much newer in the South & Southwestern US, & older in the Northeast, Midwest, & Great Plains.
The oldest housing is in Pawnee County NE (median year built is 1940), newest housing in Sumter County FL (median year built 2004):

Map of the estimated % of the population with "Private" vs "Public" healthcare coverage
Areas in yellow have more people on "Private" healthcare (employer-based, exchanges, etc), areas in green have more people on "Public" healthcare (Medicare, Medicaid, VA/military plans, etc). 2017-2021 estimates:

Map of estimated turnout of the adult population in the 1940 US Presidential Election. The strong effects of Jim Crow voting restrictions & poll taxes are visible (see the WV/VA border), with less than 10% of the adult population voting in some Southern counties (dark orange):

Map of the 2-Party swing from the 2012 to 2024 US Presidential elections.
The familiar Democratic gains in the suburbs vs Republican gains in rural areas are still there, but after 2024 there are also big GOP swings in a few urban areas like NYC, Miami, & Detroit: