[cripplecreek]

Map from HuffPo. Commentary at the site is typical but the interactive comparison is interesting.



Michigan Primary 2012 Results: Election Reporting By County (MAP, REAL-TIME DATA)

My opinion is a lifelong Michigander is that this was a loss for Romney and the media is now trying to use it to prove that "conservatives" prefer Romney. As far as union members voting for Santorum, I think its a good thing. In a forced union state, you have a lot of conservative union members.

[LeopoldvonRanke]

Good news - Santorums up in 8 congressional districts vs 6 for Romney. They are still counting the votes and it’s very close. If he stays up, he wins the delegate count in Michigan, meaning that Romney lost his home state.

I’m a bit shocked that Michigan stuck with Romney. It was close but the Detroit suburbs is what put Romney over - and it was enough to carry him through. 30k votes in Oakland county alone.

Why is Michigan so liberal? If Santorum won in Minnesota - Michigan should have gone for him too.

[Darren McCarty]

The part that surprised me was Northern Michigan. The only think I can think of there would be absentee voters which broke heavily against Santorum statewide. I was a little surprised at Jackson and Livingston County as well because of the social conservatives there. Could be the absentees there too.