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| The nation’s swing counties are growing more diverse, potentially impacting this year’s race for president. The 129 counties were selected because they are in competitive states and were decided by no more than 5 percentage points in the last two presidential elections. | |
| Listed are the percent changes from 2000 to 2007 in white, black and Hispanic residents. | |
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| County White Black Hispanic | |
| Conejos County, Colo. 3 -13 -9 | |
| Huerfano County, Colo. 0 23 -5 | |
| Flagler County, Fla. 66 105 180 | |
| Madison County, Fla. 1 -2 46 | |
| Monroe County, Fla. -12 1 8 | |
| Orange County, Fla. 3 29 54 | |
| Osceola County, Fla. 13 103 104 | |
| Pinellas County, Fla. -6 14 49 | |
| Bibb County, Ga. -7 7 27 | |
| Burke County, Ga. 3 1 27 | |
| Chatham County, Ga. 5 7 40 | |
| Sumter County, Ga. -5 -1 28 | |
| Terrell County, Ga. -8 -7 31 | |
| Washington County, Ga. -1 -2 25 | |
| Wilkinson County, Ga. -3 -2 108 | |
| LaPorte County, Ind. -2 3 35 | |
| Marion County, Ind. -5 9 83 | |
| Perry County, Ind. -1 62 58 | |
| St. Joseph County, Ind. -3 7 30 | |
| Vermillion County, Ind. -3 167 63 | |
| Benton County, Iowa 4 84 29 | |
| Boone County, Iowa 0 77 34 | |
| Bremer County, Iowa 1 49 50 | |
| Cedar County, Iowa -2 129 29 | |
| Clarke County, Iowa -5 18 63 | |
| Clayton County, Iowa -6 40 33 | |
| Emmet County, Iowa -8 19 32 | |
| Fayette County, Iowa -8 40 12 | |
| Greene County, Iowa -9 14 21 | |
| Jasper County, Iowa -2 20 40 | |
| Jones County, Iowa 0 22 25 | |
| Louisa County, Iowa -7 63 21 | |
| Marshall County, Iowa -6 31 55 | |
| Mitchell County, Iowa -2 0 40 | |
| Monona County, Iowa -10 83 47 | |
| Monroe County, Iowa -6 9 40 | |
| Muscatine County, Iowa -1 39 16 | |
| Palo Alto County, Iowa -7 -6 26 | |
| Poweshiek County, Iowa -2 40 47 | |
| Scott County, Iowa 0 16 19 | |
| Story County, Iowa 4 33 41 | |
| Tama County, Iowa -3 78 28 | |
| Webster County, Iowa -6 14 19 | |
| Winneshiek County, Iowa -2 26 44 | |
| Woodbury County, Iowa -5 29 23 | |
| Alger County, Mich. -4 2 16 | |
| Alpena County, Mich. -6 84 27 | |
| Arenac County, Mich. -5 17 24 | |
| Calhoun County, Mich. -2 -3 19 | |
| Clare County, Mich. -3 65 11 | |
| Delta County, Mich. -4 84 35 | |
| Gladwin County, Mich. 0 92 27 | |
| Gogebic County, Mich. -11 148 48 | |
| Iosco County, Mich. -5 68 22 | |
| Iron County, Mich. -9 31 29 | |
| Isabella County, Mich. 3 41 23 | |
| Kalamazoo County, Mich. 1 6 28 | |
| Macomb County, Mich. -1 152 37 | |
| Manistee County, Mich. -1 36 25 | |
| Monroe County, Mich. 4 32 29 | |
| Oakland County, Mich. -4 22 26 | |
| Ogemaw County, Mich. -2 127 25 | |
| Roscommon County, Mich. -1 71 17 | |
| Schoolcraft County, Mich. -6 23 10 | |
| Van Buren County, Mich. 1 -8 26 | |
| Boone County, Mo. 11 16 55 | |
| Buchanan County, Mo. -1 12 43 | |
| Clark County, Mo. -3 164 52 | |
| Jefferson County, Mo. 8 87 48 | |
| Washington County, Mo. 4 12 42 | |
| Coos County, N.H. -2 120 68 | |
| Hillsborough County, N.H. 2 56 57 | |
| Merrimack County, N.H. 7 66 49 | |
| Rockingham County, N.H. 5 51 79 | |
| Bernalillo County, N.M. 3 47 22 | |
| Colfax County, N.M. -8 2 -6 | |
| Sandoval County, N.M. 28 90 45 | |
| Socorro County, N.M. -1 26 -4 | |
| Caswell County, N.C. 2 -8 36 | |
| Chatham County, N.C. 23 1 65 | |
| Cumberland County, N.C. -2 7 -10 | |
| Granville County, N.C. 11 9 76 | |
| Guilford County, N.C. 2 19 75 | |
| Jackson County, N.C. 10 58 35 | |
| Martin County, N.C. -8 -9 31 | |
| Mecklenburg County, N.C. 12 33 97 | |
| Swain County, N.C. 9 39 52 | |
| Clark County, Ohio -4 -1 39 | |
| Columbiana County, Ohio -4 6 8 | |
| Lake County, Ohio 0 47 73 | |
| Montgomery County, Ohio -5 -1 35 | |
| Ottawa County, Ohio -1 21 10 | |
| Perry County, Ohio 2 70 46 | |
| Pike County, Ohio 0 20 24 | |
| Scioto County, Ohio -4 -8 16 | |
| Stark County, Ohio -1 6 19 | |
| Bucks County, Pa. 1 18 45 | |
| Cambria County, Pa. -6 15 22 | |
| Carbon County, Pa. 5 142 92 | |
| Lehigh County, Pa. -1 42 60 | |
| Mercer County, Pa. -4 2 18 | |
| Monroe County, Pa. 3 102 107 | |
| Northampton County, Pa. 4 58 44 | |
| Brunswick County, Va. -3 -4 30 | |
| Caroline County, Va. 29 3 228 | |
| Fairfax city, Va. 2 33 5 | |
| Newport News city, Va. -8 6 14 | |
| Northampton County, Va. 6 -8 77 | |
| Prince Edward County, Va. 9 5 40 | |
| Suffolk city, Va. 28 22 151 | |
| Westmoreland County, Va. 3 -2 39 | |
| Williamsburg city, Va. 2 2 27 | |
| Barron County, Wis. 1 78 39 | |
| Burnett County, Wis. 4 14 43 | |
| Chippewa County, Wis. 9 83 64 | |
| Columbia County, Wis. 4 27 33 | |
| Dunn County, Wis. 6 32 37 | |
| Forest County, Wis. -4 20 19 | |
| Grant County, Wis. -3 63 28 | |
| Iron County, Wis. -9 27 27 | |
| Lafayette County, Wis. -3 89 120 | |
| Lincoln County, Wis. -1 19 37 | |
| Manitowoc County, Wis. -4 54 50 | |
| Pierce County, Wis. 6 79 35 | |
| Polk County, Wis. 7 101 25 | |
| Racine County, Wis. 0 6 29 | |
| Richland County, Wis. 0 100 28 | |
| Washburn County, Wis. 3 20 34 | |
| Wood County, Wis. -3 55 24 | |
| Nation 2 10 29 | |
| ——— | |
| Source: Census Bureau | |
| Note: White represents white non-Hispanics | Hispanics can be of any race. |
