For the near-term, the improved economic performance in smaller, red-leaning counties seems certain to bolster President Trump's position there for reelection, RonBrownstein writes
These twin trends -- consolidation at the core, revival at the periphery -- underscores the breadth of the economy's gains during the prolonged expansion that began over a decade ago following the financial crash of 2008. But they also document the continued divergence between the economic power concentrating in large places mostly resistant to Trump and the political power centered on the primarily smaller places that underpin his support.
9% of all the nation's jobs, compared to 39.1% for the Trump counties. That's a slight further tilt toward the Clinton places since 2010, when they housed 60.6% of all the nation's jobs, compared to 39.4% for the Trump counties.The centralization trend is equally apparent when viewed through the prism of size, rather than partisanship. The 100 largest counties, regardless of who they supported in 2016, now account for 47.6% of all jobs, compared to 46.5% in 2010.
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