Counties providing each party with their biggest raw-vote margins in the various states (Republicans, Alabama-Colorado)

As Robert David Sullivan noted, Orange County, CA 'provided the Republicans with their biggest raw-vote margin in the state from 1960 through 2004 (except for 1972), giving up the title to Bakersfield’s Kern County in 2008'. The counties providing each party with their biggest raw vote margins in given states have often been very stable, and changes often reflect interesting developments.

This part will list the counties in Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, California, and Colorado for Republicans. A post with links to all the parts is here.

ALABAMA
1888: Madison
1892: n/a
1896: Lawrence
1900: Shelby
1904: Winston
1908: Winston
1912: n/a
1916: Chilton
1920: Chilton
1924: Chilton
1928: DeKalb
1932: n/a
1936: Winston
1940: Winston
1944: Winston
1948: Winston
1952: Winston
1956: Jefferson
1960: Jefferson
1964: Jefferson
1968: n/a
1972: Jefferson
1976: Jefferson
1980: Mobile
1984: Jefferson
1988: Jefferson
1992: Jefferson
1996: Shelby
2000: Shelby
2004: Shelby
2008: Shelby
2012: Shelby
2016: Baldwin
2020: Baldwin

ARIZONA
1912: n/a
1916: Pima
1920: Maricopa
1924: Maricopa
1928: Maricopa
1932: n/a
1936: n/a
1940: n/a
1944: n/a
1948: n/a
1952: Maricopa
1956: Maricopa
1960: Maricopa
1964: Maricopa
1968: Maricopa
1972: Maricopa
1976: Maricopa
1980: Maricopa
1984: Maricopa
1988: Maricopa
1992: Maricopa
1996: Maricopa
2000: Maricopa
2004: Maricopa
2008: Maricopa
2012: Maricopa
2016: Maricopa
2020: Mohave

ARKANSAS
1892: St Francis
1896: Searcy
1900: Searcy
1904: Newton
1908: Ouachita
1912: Searcy
1916: Searcy
1920: Van Buren
1924: Searcy
1928: Madison
1932: n/a
1936: Searcy
1940: Searcy
1944: Searcy
1948: Madison
1952: Benton
1956: Garland
1960: Washington
1964: Sebastian
1968: Washington
1972: Pulaski
1976: Sebastian
1980: Sebastian
1984: Pulaski
1988: Benton
1992: Benton
1996: Benton
2000: Benton
2004: Benton
2008: Benton
2012: Benton
2016: Benton
2020: Benton

CALIFORNIA
1880: Alameda
1884: San Francisco
1888: Los Angeles
1892: Los Angeles
1896: Alameda
1900: San Francisco
1904: Los Angeles
1908: Los Angeles
1912: n/a (Los Angeles if counting TR as the Republican)
1916: Los Angeles
1920: Los Angeles
1924: Los Angeles
1928: Los Angeles
1932: Riverside
1936: n/a
1940: Orange
1944: Orange
1948: Orange
1952: Los Angeles
1956: Los Angeles
1960: Orange
1964: Orange
1968: Orange
1972: Los Angeles
1976: Orange
1980: Orange
1984: Orange
1988: Orange
1992: Orange
1996: Orange
2000: Orange
2004: Orange
2008: Kern
2012: Orange
2016: Kern
2020: Kern

COLORADO
1904: El Paso
1908: Huerfano
1912: Huerfano
1916: Sedgwick
1920: Denver
1924: Denver
1928: Denver
1932: El Paso
1936: Kit Carson
1940: Weld
1944: Weld
1948: El Paso
1952: Denver
1956: Denver
1960: El Paso
1964: Washington
1968: Jefferson
1972: Jefferson
1976: Jefferson
1980: Jefferson
1984: Jefferson
1988: El Paso
1992: El Paso
1996: El Paso
2000: El Paso
2004: El Paso
2008: El Paso
2012: El Paso
2016: El Paso
2020: El Paso

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