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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsA DU Shoutout to Elliott County, KY - The Only Predominatly White & Democratic County In The South!
The Huffington Post profiled Elliott County, Kentucky, a rural county in the eastern part of the state that was the only rural, predominantly white county in the South to go for President Barack Obama. It also has the longest history of voting for the Democratic candidate for President - since the 1860s!
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Some great Democrats in an overwhelming Republican area!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/05/09/solid-south-democratic-party-kentucky_n_3151539.html
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A DU Shoutout to Elliott County, KY - The Only Predominatly White & Democratic County In The South! (Original Post)
PennsylvaniaMatt
May 2013
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freshwest
(53,661 posts)1. KY has some beautiful land and people. Thanks for the details.
PennsylvaniaMatt
(966 posts)2. Yep!
It's always nice to see great, hardworking Democrats in unsuspecting areas of the country!
annabanana
(52,791 posts)3. Well, damn! you GO Elliott County!!
It takes some special kind of backbone.
niyad
(113,303 posts)4. k and r