 In 1900, 1904 and 1908 it stood as the "nation" most Republican county.In his last election of 1944, Roosevelt became the first Democrat to win the county since Horatio Seymour in 1868.However, from 1964 to 1996 Keweenaw voted Democratic in every election except 1972 and 1980, thus standing as one of only six counties nationwide to support both Alf Landon and Walter Mondale, who suffered the two worst electoral vote losses since 1824.