Posted on 10/17/2020 11:02:34 AM PDT by 11th_VA
Hillsborough County is a bluish purple county. Tampa is the majority blue, but the Eastern part is red and Sun City Center is red. That said, I think Hillsborough will be a swing area...
It doesn't add up to 100%, I think either the 64% or 62% is a typo.
It’s still a great number, though. Thank you.
I watched an interesting video about swing counties/bellwethers in this election. The commentator said Hillsborough used to be a reliable bellwether of who would win FL but not anymore. DJT lost Hillsborough but won the state so it can’t be much of a bellwether now.
The commentator said watch St Lucie county as a bellwether instead. I can’t comment about that, not knowing anything about that county (seat is Ft Pierce), but I found this info:
“St. Lucie county flipped Republican in the last Presidential election, after voting Democratic in the previous four. In the last Presidential election, St. Lucie county flipped Republican, 49.5% to 47.1%”
Agreed. I figured 62% as Independent was high. 32% is still startling. But when it comes to the DEMs, you can never be too sure about anything over 100% with voter totals. ;)
Hillsborough County always goes to the Democrats in the presidentials. I’ve lived here for 34 years and I don’t remember any election where that did not hold. It has always voted opposite the rest of the state, just like Miami-Dade. It’s never been a belwether. Especially now with the recent massive influx of newly-arrived and registered Puerto Ricans since the 2016 general, it will remain so. They vote Democrat en masse.
“Doesn’t Hillsborough always go Rat?”
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Hillsborough went...
2008: Bamster +7.2% over Juan McQueeg
2012: Bamster +6.8% over Mittens
2016: Hildabeast 6.9% over DJT
So, Biden is now +9.2% in this St. Pete poll that oversampled Ds by 9%...
It is interesting that DJT received almost 13% of the Black vote and was tied with Sleepy at 47% for Hispanic voters...
It will all come down to turnout...get your voters out...or mailing in...
if the Dems had run Mickey Mouse instead of Plugs Biden..they’d be up 20 points!”
I don’t like him. Not funny and a money-grabber.
Hillsborough County always goes to the Democrats in the presidentials. I’ve lived here for 34 years and I don’t remember any election where that did not hold. It has always voted opposite the rest of the state, just like Miami-Dade. It’s never been a belwether. Especially now with the recent massive influx of newly-arrived and registered Puerto Ricans since the 2016 general, it will remain so. They vote Democrat en masse.
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Thanks for the explanation! Let’s just hope Trump can repeat the win in FL like he did in 2016! Go Trump!!!
Biden claimed 16% support from Republican voters
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I’m calling bs on this poll.
Which is where?
Source? Maybe I missed it but I didn't see anything in the article that revealed the partisan breakdown of the poll.
They might want to stop putting many eggs in the I-4 basket. That corridor has a huge sinkhole right in the middle of it. The Orlando area that once attracted Walt Disney, specifically Orange County, Osceola County (Kissimmee) and the now-deteriorating Seminole County have all gone (or are in the process of going, in the case of Seminole) hard left.
Republican candidates for President won metro Orlando every single time from 1948 to 2004. They are 0 for 3 since and the trend isn't a positive one.
Wow, Trump at 47% with Huspanics in Hillsborough County. And important to remember that the historically Republican Cuban population more on the Atlantic side, is not all that big in Hillsborough. Big inroads for Trump into the Puerto Rican’s!
34% I
4% R
62% D
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Found the actual St. Pete’s poll...
Not hard to find...
You're right - if this holds it's the end of the democrat party...
Imo Duval, Pinellas, St. Lucie, Monroe.
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