The village, reputed as being a republican stronghold, was also the scene of another two significant events in the early 1990s.

Many of the agency's biggest such efforts have been upstate, a largely Republican stronghold.

At the time, California had been considered a reliably Republican stronghold.

States once taken for granted as Republican strongholds now have a blue Democratic streak running through them.

The financial disarray led to political upheaval in this traditionally Republican stronghold.

True, Democratic victories continue to encroach on previously Republican strongholds.

Voters seem to respect her even in traditionally Republican strongholds in the suburbs and upstate.

Chicago has long been a Democratic stronghold, and the collar counties are known for being historically Republican strongholds.

The two were the first Democrats to represent the Rochester area, a traditionally Republican stronghold, in many years.

At the presidential level, Perry County is a reliably Republican stronghold.

As a politician, he made significant inroads into longtime Republican strongholds and for a time was the only Democratic supervisor in Suffolk.

Tarrytown, like Westchester County generally, is a former Republican stronghold that is now equally represented by Democrats.

Prior Success Two years ago, they were successful in Suffolk County, another former Republican stronghold.

He focused on Republican strongholds and largely wrote off Democratic ones, like New York City.

Nassau, a longtime Republican stronghold with a party machine praised as the one of the nation's strongest, has seen other Democratic inroads in recent years.

Residents of Staten Island, another Republican stronghold, would see their discounted toll on the Verrazano drop from $4 to $3.20.

On its face, this appears to move Congressional seats from areas of Democratic strength to Republican strongholds.

But Mr. Frisa, who is considered an exceptional campaigner, cannot be counted out in this longtime Republican stronghold.

But late last night, with 70 percent of the vote counted, the race in this former Republican stronghold remained too close to call.

"Republican states are embracing the movie, and it's sold out in Republican strongholds all over the country."