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>>With regard to Stone Mountain, your "pretty sure" could not be more wrong. Have you forgotten who their U.S. Rep is? Look it up. The Stone Mountain precincts went 75% plus for Kerry.

Gainesville, on the whole, was slightly GOP and Hall Country was largely GOP. Gainesville was clearly the least GOP area in the County, and the minority precincts went 80% plus for Kerry. And they are growing. Of course, a large portion of the minority population there can't vote. But their kids will be able to.

Again, I'm just saying that your stated view of Pubbies in the 'burbs with long commutes driving into the office is a gross oversimplification of the commuting patterns here..<<

I get your basic point and you are right that I greatly simplified.

But the reason I am reasonably sure about those two areas is that I looked it up. Did you look at that map piece I posted? Its from here
http://www.usatoday.com/news/politicselections/vote2004/countymap.htm

But again I get and agree with your basic point.

First, your county map does not support your position with regard to Stone Mountain. Stone Mountain is in DeKalb Country. No county in the State of Georgia was more blue in the 2004 election. And, as I said, Stone Mountain itself was more than 75% Kerry - that's from the Secretary of State precinct returns.

Hall county did go GOP. Gainesville was the least red area in the country. And getting more blue with every baby born there.