Created another thread, but thought I'd share this here as well.
After looking at a list like this, I decided to do some checking myself. Wikipedia had a much longer list of bellwether counties in every state. Pretty much all of these have been on the losing side at most 3 times in half a century (and some have an accuracy streak much longer than that). What are the odds of the results below leading to the outcomes we're expected to believe in these states? I can't even guess at how high they'd be.
Michigan (Trump wins all 35! Usually huge margins.)
Bay County – Trump 57.8%
Calhoun County – Trump 54.8%
Eaton County – Trump 49.5%
Manistee County – Trump 56.8%
Isabella County – Trump 50.4%
Macomb County – Trump 53.3%
Monroe County – Trump 60.5%
Shiawassee County – Trump 59%
Van Buren County – Trump 55.3%
Delta County – Trump 62.4%
St. Clair County – Trump 64.3%
Benzie County – Trump 53.8%
Houghton County – Trump 56.1%
Lenawee County – Trump 59.1%
Alcona County – Trump 68.6%
Alpena County – Trump 63%
Cass County – Trump 63.7%
Cheboygan County – Trump 64.2%
Clare County – Trump 66.7%
Crawford County – Trump 64.6%
Dickinson County Trump 64%
Gladwin County – Trump 67.7%
Gratiot County – Trump 63.3%
Iosco County – Trump 63.5%
Kalkaska County – Trump 70%
Luce County – Trump 70.3%
Mackinac County – Trump 61.5%
Mason County – Trump 59.2%
Mecosta County – Trump 63%
Menominee County – Trump 64.4%
Ogemaw County – Trump 69.3%
Ontonagon County – Trump 62%
Presque Isle County – Trump 64%
Roscommon County – Trump 64.4%
Schoolcraft County – Trump 65.1%
Wisconsin (Trump wins 28 of 30! Usually by huge margins and the 2 that went Biden were razor thin)
Sauk County – Biden 50%
Price County – Trump 62.4%
Chippewa County – Trump 59.4%
Marquette County – Trump 63.2%
Lincoln County – Trump 60.7%
Winnebago County – Trump 51%
Racine County – Trump 51.3%
Forest County – Trump 65.1%
Door County – Biden 50%
Columbia County – Trump 50%
Grant County – Trump 55.2%
Crawford County – Trump 53.1%
Richland County – Trump 54.2%
Lafayette County – Trump 56.4%
Brown County – Trump 52.8%
Jackson County – Trump 56.9%
Outagamie County – Trump 54.1%
Trempealeau County – Trump 57.5%
Jefferson County – Trump 56.9%
Wood County – Trump 59%
Oneida County – Trump 56.7%
Barron County – Trump 62.4%
Manitowoc County – Trump 60.8%
Washburn County – Trump 61.2%
Monroe County – Trump 61.1%
Marathon County – Trump 58.3%
Kewaunee County – Trump 65.7%
Clark County – Trump 67.3%
Rusk County – Trump 66.7%
Oconto County – Trump 69.9%
Minnesota (Trump wins of 14 of 18! Usually by huge margins, while the 4 that went for Biden were all razor thin)
Stevens County – Trump 60.1%
Chippewa County – Trump 64.4%
Watonwan County – Trump 59.8%
Houston County – Trump 55.5%
Traverse County – Trump 62.9%
Kittson County – Trump 58.8%
Nicollet County – Biden 50.5%
Clay County – Biden 50.9%
Blue Earth County – Biden 51%
Winona County – Biden 49.2%
Pope County – Trump 63%
Grant County – Trump 62.2%
Yellow Medicine County – Trump 67.8%
Lincoln County – Trump 68.1%
Pennington County – Trump 62.4%
Le Sueur County – Trump 64.2%
Murray County – Trump 68.9%
Benton County – Trump 64.7%
Pennsylvania (Trump wins all 5!)
Luzerne County – Trump 56.8%
Carbon County – Trump 65.4%
Elk County – Trump 71.8%
Warren County – Trump 68.9%
Clinton County – Trump 67.5%
Virginia (Trump wins 7 of 8! Half by a huge margin and half by a good clip, but the one Biden gets is razor thin)
Buckingham County – Trump 56.1%
Nelson County – Trump 51.4%
Essex County – Trump 49.9%
Montgomery County – Biden 51.8%
King and Queen County – Trump 59.7%
Alleghany County – Trump 71.7%
Tazewell County – Trump 83.4%
Giles County – Trump 75.1%
North Carolina (Trump wins of 9 of 18! This is what a legitimately close election looks like.)
Granville County – Trump 52.8%
Martin County – Trump 52.1%
Pitt County – Biden 54.1%
Forsyth County – Biden 56.3%
Wilson County – Biden 51%
Wake County – Biden 62.5%
Buncombe County – Biden 59.9%
Guilford County – Biden 61%
Cumberland County – Biden 57.5%
Mecklenburg County – Biden 66.9%
Watauga County – Biden 53.3%
Jackson County – Trump 53.1%
Hyde County – Trump 57.1%
Franklin County – Trump 56.1%
Perquimans County – Trump 65.6%
Montgomery County – Trump 65.5%
Madison County – Trump 61.2%
Camden County – Trump 72.8%
Georgia (Trump wins 15 of 20!)
Newton County – Biden 54.9%
Douglas County – Biden 62%
Early County – Trump 52.4%
Baldwin County – Biden 50.1%
Sumter County – Biden 52%
Burke County – Trump 50.5%
Rockdale County – Biden 69.9%
Chattahoochee County – Trump 55.6%
Wheeler County – Trump 69.3%
Butts County – Trump 71.4%
Heard County – Trump 83.8%
Polk County – Trump 78.1%
Long County – Trump 62.4%
Hart County – Trump 74.4%
Chattooga County – Trump 80.2%
Elbert County – Trump 67.9%
Treutlen County – Trump 68.3%
Decatur County – Trump 58.1%
Screven County – Trump 59.1%
Wilkes County – Trump 56.1%
**Arizona **(Trump wins all 3, but there are so few counties in the state that I don't know how much this can tell us)
Created another thread, but thought I'd share this here as well.
After looking at a list like this, I decided to do some checking myself. Wikipedia had a much longer list of bellwether counties in every state. Pretty much all of these have been on the losing side at most 3 times in half a century (and some have an accuracy streak much longer than that). What are the odds of the results below leading to the outcomes we're expected to believe in these states? I can't even guess at how high they'd be.
Michigan (Trump wins all 35! Usually huge margins.)
Bay County – Trump 57.8%
Calhoun County – Trump 54.8%
Eaton County – Trump 49.5%
Manistee County – Trump 56.8%
Isabella County – Trump 50.4%
Macomb County – Trump 53.3%
Monroe County – Trump 60.5%
Shiawassee County – Trump 59%
Van Buren County – Trump 55.3%
Delta County – Trump 62.4%
St. Clair County – Trump 64.3%
Benzie County – Trump 53.8%
Houghton County – Trump 56.1%
Lenawee County – Trump 59.1%
Alcona County – Trump 68.6%
Alpena County – Trump 63%
Cass County – Trump 63.7%
Cheboygan County – Trump 64.2%
Clare County – Trump 66.7%
Crawford County – Trump 64.6%
Dickinson County Trump 64%
Gladwin County – Trump 67.7%
Gratiot County – Trump 63.3%
Iosco County – Trump 63.5%
Kalkaska County – Trump 70%
Luce County – Trump 70.3%
Mackinac County – Trump 61.5%
Mason County – Trump 59.2%
Mecosta County – Trump 63%
Menominee County – Trump 64.4%
Ogemaw County – Trump 69.3%
Ontonagon County – Trump 62%
Presque Isle County – Trump 64%
Roscommon County – Trump 64.4%
Schoolcraft County – Trump 65.1%
Wisconsin (Trump wins 28 of 30! Usually by huge margins and the 2 that went Biden were razor thin)
Sauk County – Biden 50%
Price County – Trump 62.4%
Chippewa County – Trump 59.4%
Marquette County – Trump 63.2%
Lincoln County – Trump 60.7%
Winnebago County – Trump 51%
Racine County – Trump 51.3%
Forest County – Trump 65.1%
Door County – Biden 50%
Columbia County – Trump 50%
Grant County – Trump 55.2%
Crawford County – Trump 53.1%
Richland County – Trump 54.2%
Lafayette County – Trump 56.4%
Brown County – Trump 52.8%
Jackson County – Trump 56.9%
Outagamie County – Trump 54.1%
Trempealeau County – Trump 57.5%
Jefferson County – Trump 56.9%
Wood County – Trump 59%
Oneida County – Trump 56.7%
Barron County – Trump 62.4%
Manitowoc County – Trump 60.8%
Washburn County – Trump 61.2%
Monroe County – Trump 61.1%
Marathon County – Trump 58.3%
Kewaunee County – Trump 65.7%
Clark County – Trump 67.3%
Rusk County – Trump 66.7%
Oconto County – Trump 69.9%
Minnesota (Trump wins of 14 of 18! Usually by huge margins, while the 4 that went for Biden were all razor thin)
Stevens County – Trump 60.1%
Chippewa County – Trump 64.4%
Watonwan County – Trump 59.8%
Houston County – Trump 55.5%
Traverse County – Trump 62.9%
Kittson County – Trump 58.8%
Nicollet County – Biden 50.5%
Clay County – Biden 50.9%
Blue Earth County – Biden 51%
Winona County – Biden 49.2%
Pope County – Trump 63%
Grant County – Trump 62.2%
Yellow Medicine County – Trump 67.8%
Lincoln County – Trump 68.1%
Pennington County – Trump 62.4%
Le Sueur County – Trump 64.2%
Murray County – Trump 68.9%
Benton County – Trump 64.7%
Pennsylvania (Trump wins all 5!)
Luzerne County – Trump 56.8%
Carbon County – Trump 65.4%
Elk County – Trump 71.8%
Warren County – Trump 68.9%
Clinton County – Trump 67.5%
Virginia (Trump wins 7 of 8! Half by a huge margin and half by a good clip, but the one Biden gets is razor thin)
Buckingham County – Trump 56.1%
Nelson County – Trump 51.4%
Essex County – Trump 49.9%
Montgomery County – Biden 51.8%
King and Queen County – Trump 59.7%
Alleghany County – Trump 71.7%
Tazewell County – Trump 83.4%
Giles County – Trump 75.1%
North Carolina (Trump wins of 9 of 18! This is what a legitimately close election looks like.)
Granville County – Trump 52.8%
Martin County – Trump 52.1%
Pitt County – Biden 54.1%
Forsyth County – Biden 56.3%
Wilson County – Biden 51%
Wake County – Biden 62.5%
Buncombe County – Biden 59.9%
Guilford County – Biden 61%
Cumberland County – Biden 57.5%
Mecklenburg County – Biden 66.9%
Watauga County – Biden 53.3%
Jackson County – Trump 53.1%
Hyde County – Trump 57.1%
Franklin County – Trump 56.1%
Perquimans County – Trump 65.6%
Montgomery County – Trump 65.5%
Madison County – Trump 61.2%
Camden County – Trump 72.8%
Georgia (Trump wins 15 of 20!)
Newton County – Biden 54.9%
Douglas County – Biden 62%
Early County – Trump 52.4%
Baldwin County – Biden 50.1%
Sumter County – Biden 52%
Burke County – Trump 50.5%
Rockdale County – Biden 69.9%
Chattahoochee County – Trump 55.6%
Wheeler County – Trump 69.3%
Butts County – Trump 71.4%
Heard County – Trump 83.8%
Polk County – Trump 78.1%
Long County – Trump 62.4%
Hart County – Trump 74.4%
Chattooga County – Trump 80.2%
Elbert County – Trump 67.9%
Treutlen County – Trump 68.3%
Decatur County – Trump 58.1%
Screven County – Trump 59.1%
Wilkes County – Trump 56.1%
**Arizona **(Trump wins all 3, but there are so few counties in the state that I don't know how much this can tell us)
Gila County – Trump 66.4%
Pinal County – Trump 56.8%
Navajo County – Trump 53.4%
Nevada
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