Democrats gained ground in all 83 Michigan counties in 2018

[RandySF]

How big was the blue wave in Michigan?

Consider this: In all 83 Michigan counties, the share of Democratic votes increased compared to the 2016 presidential election.

That's based on the percentages of voters who backed Hillary Clinton vs. Donald Trump in 2016 compared to the collective votes cast in the eight statewide races on the 2018 ballot. (The eight races: Governor, U.S. Senate, attorney general, secretary of state, state Board of Education and three university boards.)

That blue wave resulted in a Democratic sweep of the statewide offices. Michigan Democrats also flipped two Congressional seats from red to blue as well as five seats each in the state House and Senate.

Still, the Democratic surge this November didn't wipe out Trump's 2016 refashioning of Michigan's political scene.

In fact, Michigan appears to be part of the national re-alignment of Democrats and Republicans: Affluent, college-educated voters are trending blue, even as Trump seems to be solidifying his base among the white working-class, especially in rural counties.



https://www.mlive.com/expo/news/erry-2018/11/c942c64b4f9714/democrats-gained-ground-in-all.html

[Wellstone ruled]

1. Now this is important news.

[safeinOhio]

2. Having moved back to michigan

I’ve notice a change in trump voters here not happy with repubs. Not so much in Ohio.

[roamer65]

3. All US House districts in metro Detroit, Flint, Saginaw and Bay City are now blue.

I have never seen that in my lifetime of living here. The urban/rural divide is very obvious now.

[Garrett78]

4. Michigan will be back in our column in 2020, I'm confident. As will PA and WI.

Those 3 right there win us the White House. Voter suppression and Russia will continue to play a role, but Comey and a media obsessed with bashing Clinton won't be factors in 2020.

We also have a shot in NC, FL, AZ, GA and OH. The days of a candidate winning 400 electoral votes are long gone, but I think Obama's 365 might be within reach.

"Working class" has nothing to do with support for Trump. But "white" certainly does. A majority of working class people vote Dem. Clinton, for instance, did better than Trump among those making less than $50,000 per year.

[Cha]

5. KR!