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Originally Posted by Docere
Fascinating. I know Michigan actually voted D in 1968, while Illinois voted R (UAW?)
Also Boston I guess was the only major metro that voted for McGovern, since Massachusetts was the only state he carried. And yet Reagan won Mass. twice. It would be interesting to know why.
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Reagan resonated much more in the suburbs than Nixon. McGovern took Essex, Norfolk, and Worcester counties; Reagan won all three both times.
Even in blue counties, Reagan narrowed the score. Middlesex County (Cambridge up to Lowell and Lawrence) gave McGovern a large cushion (76,279 votes and 12.3% point lead), whereas Reagan kept his losses in Middlesex to within 2% each time.