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.