1 WASHINGTON 31
2 JEFFERSON 26
3 (a tie) JACKSON & LINCOLN 24
4 MADISON 20
5 MONROE 17
6 GRANT 15
7 (a tie) ADAMS (& J. Q. ADAMS), POLK, JOHNSON (& L. B. JOHNSON)
In the last 5 you have two sets of the same name. Who's to say in such a quandary what's more significant to the outcome of an election: belief in a platform or association with a name? The next most prominent presidential name of counties is CLINTON. None actually named after President William Jefferson Clinton. But a name common to folks and therefore containing a certain bias. As a lover of Linguistics, wish I would have more time to delve into all of this!
The top 5 NON-Presidential County names are:
1 FRANKLIN 25
2 (a tie) CLAY, MONTGOMERY & UNION 18
3 MARION 17
4 WAYNE 15
5 (a tie) GREENE & WARREN
Outside of Benjamin Franklin these are military leaders (Generals). With the obvious exceptions of Union and Clay.
No comments:
Post a Comment