Talk:WOW counties

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Why are Dodge (especially), Jefferson and Walworth Counties not grouped with the WOW counties?[edit]

Why is Dodge County not grouped with these counties by the media and political analysts? It shares the same party voting pattern history since 1940, and with Washington and Ozaukee ever since Wisconsin became a state (Waukesha was not Catholic like the other three, so it was mostly Republican even before 1940).

Walworth County, which is very different in its settlement history, also shares a similar modern history as a Milwaukee suburban county, and inasmuch as it went for Barry Goldwater in 1964 and was the only Wisconsin county never won by Franklin D. Roosevelt, it is more Republican than the WOW counties.

Jefferson County, in between Dodge and Walworth, is similar to Dodge, Washington and Ozaukee in its political history, although it given Democrats larger proportions than the “DWOW counties”. Is that because Jefferson County is culturally and geographically more allied to Madison than Milwaukee? Luokehao, October 28, 2020, 7:27 (UTC)

They are less populous, and more rural than suburban. They also don't fit the acronym. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 94.157.93.47 (talk) 09:58, 12 January 2021 (UTC)[reply]