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Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Woodruff County , Augusta) Augusta is the county seat of Woodruff County . Population loss by degrees:  80-89% ,  70-79% , 60-69% , 50-59%. Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 11.4% - Woodruff County 22.0% - Arkansas 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 22.9% - Woodruff County 16.6% - Arkansas 15.6% - U.S. Woodruff County voted twice for a Republican candidate for president -- in 1972 and 2016.  Third-party candidate George Wallace won the county in 1968 with nearly 48% of the vote. Woodruff County Library , Augusta Other Arkansas population loss posts: Lee County/Marianna.   (6/12/2019) Phillips County/Helena-West Helena . (6/13/2019) Desha County/Arkansas City .  (6/15/2019) Chicot County/Lake Village .  (6 /16/2019) Lafayette County/Lewisville .  (6/17/2019) Other po...

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Lafayette County , Lewisville ) Lewisville is the county seat of Lafayette County . Population loss by degrees:  80-89% ,  70-79% , 60-69% , 50-59%. Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 15.0% - Lafayette County 22.0% - Arkansas 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 23.1% - Lafayette County 16.6% - Arkansas 15.6% - U.S. The last time Lafayette County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 2000 -- Gore vs. Bush.  Lafayette County Library, Lewisville Other Arkansas population loss posts: Lee County/Marianna.   (6/12/2019) Phillips County/Helena-West Helena . (6/13/2019) Desha County/Arkansas City .  (6/16/2019) Chicot County/Lake Village .  (6 /17/2019) Other population loss series: Detroit metro Iowa Kansas Nebraska Ohio Oklahoma Pennsylvania

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Chicot County , Lake Village ) Lake Village is the county seat of Chicot County . Population loss by degrees:  80-89% ,  70-79% , 60-69% , 50-59%. Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 13.2% - Chicot County 22.0% - Arkansas 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 19.6% - Chicot County 16.6% - Arkansas 15.6% - U.S. Chicot County has voted for a Republican candidate for president three times -- in 1900, 1908, and 1972.  Gatewood Memorial Library , Lake Village Related reading: The Chicot County Race War of 1871 .  (Encyclopedia of Arkansas) Other Arkansas population loss posts: Lee County/Marianna.   (6/12/2019) Phillips County/Helena-West Helena . (6/13/2019) Desha County/Arkansas City .  (6/16/2019) Other population loss series: Detroit metro Iowa Kansas Nebraska Ohio Oklahoma Pennsyl...

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Phillips County , Helena-West Helena) Helena-West Helena is the county seat of Phillips County . P opulation loss by degrees:  80-89% ,  70-79% , 60-69% , 50-59%. Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 11.3% - Phillips County 22.0% - Arkansas 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 18.3% - Phillips County 16.6% - Arkansas 15.6% - U.S. Phillips County has voted for a Republican candidate for president just once -- in 1972, Richard Nixon . Phillips County Library Related reading: The Exodus to Liberia, Drive from Arkansas by White Persecution, One Hundred men, Women, and Children Who Would Rather Starve in Africa Than Live South -- The Story of Their Sufferings .  ( The New York Times , 8/27/1880) Other Arkansas population loss posts: Lee County/Marianna.   (6/12/2019) Other population loss series...

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Lee County , Marianna ) Marianna is the county seat of Lee County . P opulation loss by degrees:  80-89% ,  70-79% , 60-69% , 50-59%. Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree:   8.4% - Lee County 22.0% - Arkansas 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 19.2% - Lee County 16.6% - Arkansas 15.6% - U.S. Lee County has voted for a Republican candidate for president just once -- in 1972, Richard Nixon . Lee County Library , Marianna Related reading: Widespread Racial Violence Persists in Eastern Arkansas Farming Area .  ( The New York Times , 10/10/1971) MARIANNA, Ark.—A notion is going around, mostly in the North, that the race issue is fading away in the South. The people of eastern Arkansas know better.   During the last year, a 50‐mile stretch of Arkansas's richest cotton and soybean country ac...

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   (Final post in the series.) Source :  Wikipedia ( Choctaw County , Hugo ) Hugo is the county seat of Choctaw County. P opulation loss by degrees:  80-89% ,  70-79% , 60-69% , 50-59%. Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 12.5% - Choctaw County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 20.% - Choctaw County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Choctaw County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 2000Al Gore beat George W. Bush by 6.4 percentage points.  In 1964, LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 39.6 percentage points , and third-party candidate George Wallace received 32.2 % of the vote   in 1968. Choctaw County Public Library , Hugo Other Oklahoma population loss posts: Western third Cimarron County/Boise City .  (5/27/2019) Beaver County/Beaver.   (5/27/2019) Harper County/Buffalo ....

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Coal County , Coalgate ) Coalgate is the county seat of Coal County . P opulation loss by degrees:  80-89% ,  70-79% , 60-69% , 50-59%. Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 16.5% - Coal County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 19.7% - Coal County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Coal County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1996, when Bill Clinton won a 2nd term. In 1964, LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 38.3 percentage points , and third-party candidate George Wallace received 27.7 % of the vote   in 1968. Coal County Public Library , Coalgate Related reading: Where Democrats Like Hillary Clinton the Least (Besides Vermont).   ( The New York Times , 5/9/2016) Once you get past places in Vermont on the list of the worst counties for Hillary Clin...

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Hughes County , Holdenville ) Holdenville is the county seat of Hughes County . P opulation loss by degrees:  80-89% ,  70-79% , 60-69% , 50-59%. Source:  U .S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 12.4% - Hughes County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 18.7% - Hughes County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Hughes County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 2000, when Al Gore beat George W. Bush by e percentage points. In 1964, LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 45 .2 percentage points , and third-party candidate George Wallace received 20.7 % of the vote   in 1968. Grace M. Pickins Public Library, Holdenville Other Oklahoma population loss posts: Western third Cimarron County/Boise City .  (5/27/2019) Beaver County/Beaver.   (5/27/2019) Harper County/Buffal...

Population loss as in major -- 50% or more.   Source :  Wikipedia ( Okfuskee County , Okemah ) Okemah is the county seat of Okfuskee County . P opulation loss by degrees:  80-89% ,  70-79% , 60-69% , 50-59%. Source:  U.S. Census Bureau QuickFacts Percentage of population 25 and older with a bachelor's degree: 12.1% - Okfuskee County 24.8% - Oklahoma 30.9% - U.S. Percentage of population 65 and older: 17.3% - Okfuskee County 15.3% - Oklahoma 15.6% - U.S. The last time Okfuskee County voted for a Democratic candidate for president was in 1996, when Bill Clinton won a 2nd term. In 1964, LBJ beat Barry Goldwater by 28.2 percentage points , and third-party candidate George Wallace received 22.1 % of the vote   in 1968. Okemah Public Library Other Oklahoma population loss posts: Western third Cimarron County/Boise City .  (5/27/2019) Beaver County/Beaver.   (5/27/2019) Harper County/Buffalo . (5/28/2019) Ellis County/Arnett .  (5/28...