Let me tell you about my county that I live in in Ohio. My county has voted Republican in EVERY election from 1856 to 2020 with TWO exceptions.
1912 Wilson won a plurality against T. Roosevelt and Taft. If you add that Republican split together it is almost 70% of to the vote. My county didn't want a DEM (actually T. Roosevelt lost by less than 200 votes). I don't count that as a DEM win.
1964 Goldwater lost 44% to 56%.
I attribute this to "Kennedy Worship"
Folks at that time didn't want to disrepect a slain President by voting his party out of power. LBJ was going to be a shoo in regardless of who his opponent was. BJ was a sacrificial lamb in the 1964 election. BG had no chance to win.
Let me tell you about my county that I live in in Ohio. My county has voted Republican in EVERY election from 1856 to 2020 with TWO exceptions.
1912 Wilson won a plurality against T. Roosevelt and Taft. If you add that Republican split together it is almost 70% of to the vote. My county didn't want a DEM (actually T. Roosevelt lost by less than 200 votes). I don't count that as a DEM win.
1964 Goldwater lost 44% to 56%. I attribute this to "Kennedy Worship"
Folks at that time didn't want to disrepect a slain President by voting his party out of power. LBJ was going to be a shoo in regardless of who his opponent was. BJ was a sacrificial lamb in the 1964 election. BG had no chance to win.