Reminder that for past 40 years bellweather counties predicted who would be president with amazing accuracy, EXCEPT for last election Posted by LatestHat7
LatestHat7 on October 13, 2024 4:36 am previously avaraged 17 counties, lowest being 15 last election it was 1. trump cleaned up every but 1 and somehow lost
wiluG1 on October 13, 2024 4:46 am Thank you for not saying bellweather counties predicted who would be ELECTED president, except for the last election. Selection is not election.
MiserableMulberryMan on October 13, 2024 5:07 am In 2016, [14 counties](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_election_bellwether_counties_in_the_United_States#Deviations_in_one_election) broke their 40+ year bellwether streaks. In 2020, 16 counties lost 40+ year bellweather streaks. Maybe, just maybe, elections have changed, and the idea of a bellweather county is no longer applicable.
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previously avaraged 17 counties, lowest being 15
last election it was 1. trump cleaned up every but 1 and somehow lost
Thank you for not saying bellweather counties predicted who would be ELECTED president, except for the last election. Selection is not election.
In 2016, [14 counties](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_election_bellwether_counties_in_the_United_States#Deviations_in_one_election) broke their 40+ year bellwether streaks.
In 2020, 16 counties lost 40+ year bellweather streaks.
Maybe, just maybe, elections have changed, and the idea of a bellweather county is no longer applicable.