# Republicans in Baltimore

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-in-baltimore/791717>\
**Category:** Politics & Elections\
**Created:** [July 20, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-in-baltimore/791717 "2017-07-20T12:05:11Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
**Page:** 2

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Okrahoma](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/90db22/32.png) [@Okrahoma](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Okrahoma)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-in-baltimore/791717/21 "2017-07-21T14:59:38Z")

</div>

> [@QuickSilver](#):
>
> So fucking what?
> 
> Registered Dem to Repub ratio in NYC is also 9:1.

And?

There are few Republicans in NYC.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 3:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-in-baltimore/791717/22 "2017-07-21T15:13:58Z")

</div>

I know. I just said that.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Buck\_Godot](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/buck_godot/32/6573_2.png) [@Buck\_Godot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Buck_Godot)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 3:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-in-baltimore/791717/23 "2017-07-21T15:20:37Z")

</div>

> [@Okrahoma](#):
>
> And?
> 
> There are few Republicans in NYC.

Good point, so Trump disparaging Rosenstein for coming from Baltimore, is just another instance of Trump’s knee jerk projection on to others of characteristics he most obviously exemplifies himself.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Anny\_Middon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/bc79bd/32.png) [@Anny\_Middon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anny_Middon)\
**Post date:** [July 21, 2017, 5:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-in-baltimore/791717/24 "2017-07-21T17:57:39Z")

</div>

[quote=“enalzi, post:14, topic:791717”]

> [@CalMeacham](#):
>
> It’s not that off.
> 
> For example, Chicago went almost 7 to 1 for Hilary, while the rest of Cook county only 2 to 1. Even closer in the surrounding suburb counties

Dupage County was Hillary +15%.

Which was still quite an accomplishment for Dupage Dems. Not all that many years ago, Dupage County was one of the reddest counties in the country.

Obama took Dupage in 2012, but by only about 1%.

---

<div class="post-metadata">

**Author:** ![Hari\_Seldon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hari_seldon/32/5173_2.png) [@Hari\_Seldon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hari_Seldon)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2017, 3:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-in-baltimore/791717/25 "2017-07-22T15:29:01Z")

</div>

Philadelphia city and county are coterminous. The city annexed all the rest of the county in the mid 19th century. It took well over a hundred years, but I think they finally destroyed the vestigial (and utterly useless) remains of the county government.

Virginia allows cities to secede from their counties. I know that Richmond is an independent city. Guess Virginians love secession.

[Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/republicans-in-baltimore/791717.md?page=1)