Does this county look suspicious to you?

[springhill]

Columbia County, one of the disputed Dixiecrat countys is very interesting. This is one of the more obvious ones in terms of voter increase for the republicans. See what you think.


1988
(D)4072
(R)7759

1992
(D)5526
(R)6489

1996
(D)6691
(R)7588

2000
(D)7047
(R)10,964

2004
(D)8029
(R)16,753

I know it doesn't prove anything, but pretty big jumps in the last two elections.

[Blue Wally]

1. It would help to know what the population growth in that time has been

Has the county become suburban/exurbanized??

[glugglug]

3. annual population stats

http://recenter.tamu.edu/data/popc/pc12023.htm

[glugglug]

2. yep

50% population increase since 1988, more than 100% voter increase.

Awful fishy to me.