Livingston County Follows Trend of Fast-Growing Counties

In the exurbs, political alignments may be changing, and Livingston County is not immune to the change.

Politico.com reported Monday (Nov. 10, 2008) that Barack Obama did much better in the nation's 100 fastest-growing counties than did John Kerry in 2004. Obama carried 15 of the counties and cut into George Bush's margin in many of the others.

Livingston County has been one of Michigan's fastest-growing counties, even though it may not make the top 100 nationally. But Obama's strong showing here indicates that the point of Politico's piece probably extends well beyond the top 100 fastest growing counties.