The Voices of Voters From One of America’s Most Reliable Bellwether Counties

The Vigo County Courthouse in its county seat of Terre Haute, Ind., helps serves as a landmark of consistency when it comes to presidential elections. Vigo County is considered the top bellwether county in the United States. Since 1888, it has only missed the mark of voting for the presidential winner three times. Michael Sakal/The Epoch Times

VIGO COUNTY, Ind.—When it comes to being a good indicator of voting for the winning presidential candidate, Vigo County in west Indiana is “The Real Thing.”

That was the advertising slogan Coca-Cola had in the 1970s, which perhaps is appropriate for what’s considered to be the most reliable bellwether county in the United States.