Obama Wins 8 of 10 Wealthiest Counties in US
The Bear on Nov 11 2012 at 5:11 am | Filed under: Culture, Election 2012, Politics, Taxes
In an election that often focused on debates about class warfare, President Barack Obama was favored over multimillionaire businessman Mitt Romney in eight of the nation’s 10 wealthiest counties.
And his margin of victory in all eight counties was greater than that of the national vote, in which Obama was leading by 50 percent to 48 percent with 97 percent of precincts reporting.
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The 10 richest counties accounted for 1,337,700 votes, or about 1.1 percent of the national popular vote.
In the richest, Massachusetts’ Nantucket County, where average annual household income is over $137,000, Obama won by 63 percent to Romney’s 36 percent with all precincts reporting.
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In Virginia, two counties once known for gentleman farmers, fox chases and cool drinks on the veranda at evening, both Fairfax and Loudoun Counties are now home to, pardon the word, wealthy Yankees. The proud heritage of the Old Dominion is gone as more and more from other states like what they observe in Virginia and once they have taken residence, they set about changing things. The mentioned counties show great wealth and that is good as the man they voted for is going to tax that wealth as never before.
Be careful what you wish for – you might get it !!