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  "alt": "Line chart of the share of two-party votes cast in counties far from the national margin, for {fact:n_elections} presidential elections from 1868 to 2024. The share is {fact:far_v_1868} in 1868, {fact:far_v_1904} in 1904 and {fact:far_v_1924} in 1924, a third-party year, falls to a low of {fact:far_v_1976} in 1976, rises to {fact:far_v_2016} in 2016 and is {fact:far_v_2024} in 2024. The share in very far counties rises from {fact:very_v_1976} in 1976 to {fact:very_v_2016} in 2016 and is {fact:very_v_2024} in 2024. A second view counts counties and not votes.",
  "caption": "The upper line falls to its lowest point in 1976, rises over {fact:n_rise} elections, and has its three highest values outside the third-party years in 2016, 2020 and 2024. Shaded columns mark third-party years, listed in the text.",
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    {
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      "share": 30.6848,
      "year": 1948
    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3098,
      "share": 56.8108,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3098,
      "share": 22.8535,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3100,
      "share": 46.1613,
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    },
    {
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      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3100,
      "share": 18.2903,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3105,
      "share": 47.6651,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3105,
      "share": 14.5572,
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    },
    {
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      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3107,
      "share": 40.2317,
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    },
    {
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      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3107,
      "share": 13.711,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "Third-party year",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3111,
      "share": 49.7589,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "Third-party year",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3111,
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    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3110,
      "share": 41.1897,
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    {
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      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
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      "share": 7.29904,
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    {
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      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
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    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
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    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
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      "share": 43.991,
      "year": 1980
    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3112,
      "share": 12.5321,
      "year": 1980
    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 37.7007,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 7.28966,
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    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 35.8382,
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    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 5.39499,
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    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "Third-party year",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3115,
      "share": 38.9406,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "Third-party year",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3115,
      "share": 9.14928,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "Third-party year",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 42.1323,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "Third-party year",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 11.9461,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 53.4361,
      "year": 2000
    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 19.6211,
      "year": 2000
    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 56.9043,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 22.3186,
      "year": 2004
    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 62.6525,
      "year": 2008
    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 31.8561,
      "year": 2008
    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 67.8548,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3114,
      "share": 36.6731,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3113,
      "share": 80.1156,
      "year": 2016
    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3113,
      "share": 56.1195,
      "year": 2016
    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3113,
      "share": 80.1799,
      "year": 2020
    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "40+ points",
      "n_units": 3113,
      "share": 56.6013,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
      "flag": "",
      "measure": "20+ points",
      "n_units": 3113,
      "share": 79.1198,
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    },
    {
      "basis": "Counties",
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      "measure": "40+ points",
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  "source": "County presidential returns, 1868-2024 (Algara and Amlani for 1868-2020, MIT Election Data and Science Lab for 2024); full counts, not survey estimates; shares weighted by two-party votes unless stated",
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      {
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    "yLabel": "Share of votes in counties far from the national margin (%)"
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  "subtitle": "Share of two-party votes, or of counties in the second view, at least {fact:cut} (upper line) and {fact:cut_very} (lower line) points from the national margin of the same election, percent, 1868 to 2024",
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        },
        "key": "year",
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        "label": "Counties"
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  "title": "The share of votes cast in counties far from the national margin rose from {fact:far_v_1976} in 1976 to {fact:far_v_2016} in 2016 and was {fact:far_v_2024} in 2024",
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      "filter": {
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      "label": "Share of votes"
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    {
      "caption": "Each county counts once, whatever its size. The share of counties is higher than the share of votes in every election, and it is lowest in 1988, not 1976. Shaded columns mark third-party years, listed in the text.",
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        "basis": "Counties"
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        "yLabel": "Share of counties far from the national margin (%)"
      },
      "title": "Counted by county, {fact:far_c_2024} of counties were far from the national margin in 2024, against {fact:far_c_1976} in 1976"
    }
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