“As a little girl growing up in Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I’d be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won!
"Justice does not have a price. Our courts are not for sale!"
– Susan Crawford, newly elected Justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
Crawford narrowly carried Crawford county. It's at 51-49 with 99% reporting. This is one of the largest shifts from 2024 by county, at a 16 point shift in our favor.
LOL this came up on the Discord server last night! Someone was joking, "Crawford couldn't even carry the county that bears her name!" Quite an accomplishment that she did!
I was talking with a friend while I followed the results in the background, and had a bit of fun making commentary about Crawford county.
Crawford liked Crawford so Crawford went big for Crawford, causing Crawford's Crawford performance to be better than most non-Crawford counties for Crawford.
Bill Clinton won it in 1996 if I'm looking at the map right. Wikipedia's pages for 1992, 1996, and 2016 for Maine have a map of results by municipality. Unfortunately there are no raw numbers to go with the maps, as best I can tell.
Perot won it in 1992 and Clinton did in 1996. HRC lost it in 2016, no surprise there as our coalition had shifted rather substantially by over those 20 years. No idea if Clinton's 1996 win was a majority of the vote or if it was a case of Perot and Dole splitting a majority of the vote between them.
There are also 40 places in the US named Clinton. Bill Clinton won Clinton county, Pennsylvania, in both 1992 and 1996, with 43% and 49% of the vote, respectively. The last time a democrat won the county in a presidential election.
There's also a Clinton, Maryland, of which a 1990s vintage edition of the Almanac of American Politics says is "heavily Democratic, unlike most Clinton Counties." (This is in the entry on MD-05, then as now represented by Steny Hoyer.)
I spent a summer in Clinton, NY many moons ago. I don't know anything about its politics. Suburb of Utica and home of Hamilton College, which ironically is not in Hamilton, NY, some ways away.
I mean 45% there isn't too bad (60-37 Trump). Sidenote: Anyone know why Underly outperformed in the SW corner (Grant & Lafayette?) Those are some pretty red counties that Trump won by almost 20 and Crawford narrowly lost but Underly won each 52-48.
“As a little girl growing up in Chippewa Falls, I never could have imagined that I’d be taking on the richest man in the world for justice in Wisconsin. And we won!
"Justice does not have a price. Our courts are not for sale!"
– Susan Crawford, newly elected Justice to the Wisconsin Supreme Court
I hope she didn't look at the map and see how she did in Chippewa Falls!
obviously you can lose Chip Falls and win the state of WI...which Dem candidate sure as hell better do in the future!
On the topic of parts of the state she won...
Crawford narrowly carried Crawford county. It's at 51-49 with 99% reporting. This is one of the largest shifts from 2024 by county, at a 16 point shift in our favor.
LOL this came up on the Discord server last night! Someone was joking, "Crawford couldn't even carry the county that bears her name!" Quite an accomplishment that she did!
I was talking with a friend while I followed the results in the background, and had a bit of fun making commentary about Crawford county.
Crawford liked Crawford so Crawford went big for Crawford, causing Crawford's Crawford performance to be better than most non-Crawford counties for Crawford.
I might have gone too far, but it amused me.
On a similar note: I wonder whether Bill or Hillary ever carried Clinton, Maine?
Bill Clinton won it in 1996 if I'm looking at the map right. Wikipedia's pages for 1992, 1996, and 2016 for Maine have a map of results by municipality. Unfortunately there are no raw numbers to go with the maps, as best I can tell.
Perot won it in 1992 and Clinton did in 1996. HRC lost it in 2016, no surprise there as our coalition had shifted rather substantially by over those 20 years. No idea if Clinton's 1996 win was a majority of the vote or if it was a case of Perot and Dole splitting a majority of the vote between them.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maine
There are also 40 places in the US named Clinton. Bill Clinton won Clinton county, Pennsylvania, in both 1992 and 1996, with 43% and 49% of the vote, respectively. The last time a democrat won the county in a presidential election.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_the_most_common_U.S._place_names#Clinton_(40)
I think Bob Casey won it in his first Senate run (yes, Rick Santorum was THAT bad). Sadly, it's hardcore MAGA country now.
There's also a Clinton, Maryland, of which a 1990s vintage edition of the Almanac of American Politics says is "heavily Democratic, unlike most Clinton Counties." (This is in the entry on MD-05, then as now represented by Steny Hoyer.)
Not far from here, you also find Peru, Mexico, Sweden, Norway, Poland and Moscow. That could be the basis for some eye-catching election headlines.
Burnt Porcupine, Industry, Friendship, Caratunk, Molunkus and Meddybemps are a bit farther away.
I spent a summer in Clinton, NY many moons ago. I don't know anything about its politics. Suburb of Utica and home of Hamilton College, which ironically is not in Hamilton, NY, some ways away.
I mean 45% there isn't too bad (60-37 Trump). Sidenote: Anyone know why Underly outperformed in the SW corner (Grant & Lafayette?) Those are some pretty red counties that Trump won by almost 20 and Crawford narrowly lost but Underly won each 52-48.
I think she’s from that area - Iowa county, I believe?
Chippewa Falls itself actually did vote for Crawford. Unfortunately, every other municipality in Chippewa County voted for Schimel.
Thanks for checking and clarifying.