Still looking for other contenders, but I& #39;m thinking the loneliest (most isolated) Clinton precinct in the country might be a Hispanic neighborhood in Scottsbluff NE? Nearest Clinton precinct is 100 miles away (1 hr 37 min drive) in Cheyenne WY. Can anyone find one more isolated?
I honestly thought I would be able to find a precinct more isolated than just 100 miles, but even in deep red areas you tend to get a Clinton precinct every now & then in town centers or in pockets with high minority populations. NYT precinct map here: #10.80/41.865/-103.631/56768">https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2018/upshot/election-2016-voting-precinct-maps.html #10.80/41.865/-103.631/56768">https://www.nytimes.com/interacti...
A new contender, the aptly named town of "Jackpot, NV"! Located on the ID border, it went Clinton by 4 votes. The nearest Dem precincts by driving are in West Wendover NV (also very isolated) on the UT border, 124 miles (1 hour & 52 minutes) away!
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Jackpot was founded when ID banned casino gaming in 1954, leading "Cactus Pete" Piersanti to found Jackpot Jackpot. NV is 56% Hispanic, & West Wendover NV is 57% Hispanic. The other contender for most isolated Clinton precinct, in Scottsbluff NE, was also a majority Hispanic area
1 more contender for most isolated Dem precinct is in the Upper Penninsula of MI, but it& #39;s complicated by Mackinas Island, located 40 miles away (not drivable to), which went Clinton. In fact, there is an archipelago of literal Clinton islands in upper MI:
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