AkashicThe most American-ancestry places in America
Of the 100 counties most defined by american, 95 voted Republican and 5 Democratic in 2024 — a median of R+58.5, and as a group they shifted −4.1 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.
Does american move the vote?
Every U.S. county, plotted by how much of the community lives there against its 2024 presidential margin — the demographic dial on one axis, the political one on the other.
Across every county, the more american a county is, the more Republican it votes — a mild relationship (r = −0.33).
| American range | Counties | Median margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2.0% – 3.4% | 347 | R+5.1 |
| 3.4% – 4.9% | 517 | R+27.4 |
| 4.9% – 6.3% | 440 | R+33.9 |
| 6.3% – 7.7% | 409 | R+42.9 |
| 7.7% – 9.2% | 289 | R+46.3 |
| 9.2% – 10.6% | 189 | R+54.0 |
| 10.6% – 12.0% | 150 | R+51.2 |
| 12.0% – 13.4% | 101 | R+54.4 |
| 13.4% – 14.9% | 71 | R+50.3 |
| 14.9% – 16.3% | 59 | R+52.8 |
| 16.3% – 17.7% | 37 | R+60.9 |
| 17.7% – 19.2% | 31 | R+56.1 |
| 19.2% – 20.6% | 23 | R+52.5 |
| 20.6% – 22.0% | 20 | R+51.6 |
| 22.0% – 23.5% | 22 | R+48.2 |
| 23.5% – 24.9% | 74 | R+59.6 |
Where american concentrates
Every county shaded by american — deep where the community clusters, pale at the other end. Counties below 5,000 population are suppressed.
The leaderboard
Ranked most to least by american. Filter by region or state, switch the column lens, cap the list, and sort on any figure.
| # | 2008–24 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buchanan County, VA | 59.7% | R R+70.5 | −3.0 | 9,337 | |
| 2 | Dickenson County, VA | 49.9% | R R+62.1 | −4.0 | 7,060 | |
| 3 | Russell County, VA | 47.0% | R R+67.4 | −3.9 | 13,547 | |
| 4 | Smith County, MS | 44.6% | R R+60.7 | −4.7 | 7,676 | |
| 5 | Northampton County, VA | 43.3% | D D+6.1 | −4.5 | 6,856 | |
| 6 | Newton County, TX | 42.7% | R R+66.6 | −5.7 | 5,749 | |
| 7 | Lincoln County, KY | 41.5% | R R+61.2 | −4.1 | 11,034 | |
| 8 | Weakley County, TN | 40.6% | R R+58.4 | −4.7 | 13,394 | |
| 9 | Casey County, KY | 39.5% | R R+76.4 | −3.1 | 7,080 | |
| 10 | Mathews County, VA | 38.7% | R R+39.2 | −3.6 | 5,945 | |
| 11 | Scott County, VA | 36.5% | R R+70.3 | −2.5 | 11,077 | |
| 12 | Graham County, NC | 36.2% | R R+63.7 | −3.6 | 4,779 | |
| 13 | Jasper County, MS | 34.6% | R R+5.0 | −5.5 | 7,890 | |
| 14 | Washington County, MS | 34.4% | D D+35.0 | −5.0 | 14,540 | |
| 15 | Cass County, TX | 34.2% | R R+65.7 | −6.5 | 14,143 | |
| 16 | Menifee County, KY | 34.1% | R R+57.7 | −7.3 | 3,294 | |
| 17 | Benton County, TN | 34.0% | R R+62.9 | −5.9 | 7,260 | |
| 18 | Claiborne Parish, LA | 33.9% | R R+22.1 | −6.3 | 5,816 | |
| 19 | Carroll County, TN | 33.6% | R R+61.6 | −5.7 | 11,882 | |
| 20 | Henry County, TN | 33.5% | R R+55.3 | −4.2 | 15,076 | |
| 21 | LaSalle Parish, LA | 33.2% | R R+82.7 | −1.6 | 6,620 | |
| 22 | Patrick County, VA | 33.0% | R R+60.3 | −2.3 | 9,719 | |
| 23 | Wilkes County, NC | 32.8% | R R+59.5 | −2.9 | 36,320 | |
| 24 | Accomack County, VA | 32.8% | R R+13.3 | −3.9 | 17,176 | |
| 25 | Jasper County, TX | 32.2% | R R+66.6 | −5.2 | 15,841 | |
| 26 | Greenbrier County, WV | 32.1% | R R+42.2 | −2.6 | 14,996 | |
| 27 | Macon County, TN | 31.9% | R R+74.3 | −2.8 | 10,333 | |
| 28 | Perry County, MS | 31.5% | R R+60.4 | −7.4 | 5,539 | |
| 29 | Ashe County, NC | 31.3% | R R+44.3 | +1.8 | 16,253 | |
| 30 | Breathitt County, KY | 30.8% | R R+59.3 | −7.0 | 5,113 | |
| 31 | Garrard County, KY | 30.7% | R R+60.2 | −3.6 | 8,917 | |
| 32 | Chattooga County, GA | 30.4% | R R+64.2 | −2.4 | 10,706 | |
| 33 | Carroll County, VA | 30.2% | R R+63.1 | −0.4 | 16,200 | |
| 34 | Marion County, TX | 30.0% | R R+52.5 | −8.7 | 4,714 | |
| 35 | Clay County, KY | 29.4% | R R+80.3 | −3.3 | 7,517 | |
| 36 | Wythe County, VA | 29.4% | R R+59.4 | −2.4 | 15,475 | |
| 37 | Pulaski County, VA | 29.3% | R R+44.5 | −3.1 | 17,744 | |
| 38 | Grayson County, VA | 29.1% | R R+62.1 | −0.7 | 8,119 | |
| 39 | Lowndes County, AL | 28.4% | D D+37.3 | −8.6 | 5,655 | |
| 40 | Fulton County, KY | 28.4% | R R+39.9 | −6.4 | 2,145 | |
| 41 | Lewis County, KY | 27.7% | R R+75.7 | −4.9 | 5,721 | |
| 42 | Morgan County, KY | 27.3% | R R+63.5 | −7.2 | 5,373 | |
| 43 | Smyth County, VA | 27.2% | R R+60.2 | −4.0 | 14,468 | |
| 44 | Fleming County, KY | 26.8% | R R+60.6 | −3.2 | 7,000 | |
| 45 | Walker County, AL | 26.7% | R R+71.7 | −3.8 | 29,786 | |
| 46 | Tazewell County, VA | 26.7% | R R+68.7 | −1.5 | 19,906 | |
| 47 | Boyle County, KY | 26.4% | R R+29.0 | −4.3 | 14,373 | |
| 48 | Webster Parish, LA | 26.4% | R R+36.5 | −5.4 | 16,205 | |
| 49 | Red River County, TX | 26.0% | R R+61.7 | −5.5 | 5,796 | |
| 50 | Mercer County, KY | 25.6% | R R+50.5 | −3.9 | 11,851 | |
| 51 | Tift County, GA | 25.4% | R R+35.7 | −2.1 | 16,989 | |
| 52 | Nicholas County, KY | 25.4% | R R+49.0 | −6.2 | 3,319 | |
| 53 | Carter County, TN | 25.4% | R R+63.2 | −1.8 | 24,852 | |
| 54 | Magoffin County, KY | 25.1% | R R+64.1 | −9.7 | 5,274 | |
| 55 | Alexander County, NC | 25.1% | R R+59.7 | −1.7 | 20,677 | |
| 56 | Bath County, KY | 24.9% | R R+51.3 | −8.4 | 5,389 | |
| 57 | Montgomery County, KY | 24.9% | R R+46.6 | −4.8 | 12,821 | |
| 58 | Clay County, TN | 24.9% | R R+66.6 | −9.6 | 3,760 | |
| 59 | Halifax County, VA | 24.7% | R R+21.0 | −5.9 | 17,871 | |
| 60 | Henry County, VA | 24.6% | R R+32.8 | −3.6 | 25,474 | |
| 61 | Lunenburg County, VA | 24.6% | R R+22.8 | −4.1 | 5,885 | |
| 62 | Middlesex County, VA | 24.5% | R R+27.3 | −2.1 | 6,907 | |
| 63 | Elliott County, KY | 24.4% | R R+61.9 | −10.7 | 2,911 | |
| 64 | Gloucester County, VA | 24.3% | R R+38.2 | −2.7 | 23,228 | |
| 65 | Pittsylvania County, VA | 24.2% | R R+43.1 | −3.2 | 34,156 | |
| 66 | Johnson County, KY | 24.1% | R R+70.7 | −3.5 | 9,622 | |
| 67 | Rockcastle County, KY | 24.1% | R R+73.1 | −3.2 | 7,724 | |
| 68 | Swain County, NC | 24.1% | R R+23.7 | −4.1 | 7,052 | |
| 69 | Floyd County, VA | 24.0% | R R+37.1 | −2.8 | 9,666 | |
| 70 | King and Queen County, VA | 24.0% | R R+25.6 | −4.7 | 4,188 | |
| 71 | Obion County, TN | 23.8% | R R+64.9 | −4.3 | 12,900 | |
| 72 | Prince Edward County, VA | 23.8% | R R+2.6 | −8.2 | 9,460 | |
| 73 | Trousdale County, TN | 23.6% | R R+58.9 | −10.8 | 4,251 | |
| 74 | Nottoway County, VA | 23.5% | R R+22.3 | −7.4 | 6,869 | |
| 75 | Marshall County, TN | 23.4% | R R+56.6 | −6.6 | 15,962 | |
| 76 | Franklin County, AL | 23.3% | R R+73.2 | −7.2 | 12,097 | |
| 77 | St. Lucie County, FL | 23.3% | R R+9.1 | −7.5 | 185,131 | |
| 78 | Spalding County, GA | 23.2% | R R+16.7 | +4.2 | 33,038 | |
| 79 | Bristol city, VA | 23.2% | R R+39.6 | −0.7 | 7,490 | |
| 80 | Red River Parish, LA | 22.9% | R R+27.3 | −8.7 | 3,725 | |
| 81 | Washington County, VA | 22.9% | R R+53.1 | −0.6 | 29,518 | |
| 82 | Carroll County, GA | 22.8% | R R+41.2 | −2.2 | 60,494 | |
| 83 | Charlotte County, VA | 22.8% | R R+32.5 | −8.3 | 6,020 | |
| 84 | Maury County, TN | 22.7% | R R+44.6 | −8.1 | 52,090 | |
| 85 | Perry County, TN | 22.7% | R R+69.5 | −6.4 | 3,716 | |
| 86 | Montgomery County, AL | 22.6% | D D+30.6 | −0.9 | 89,798 | |
| 87 | Morris County, TX | 22.6% | R R+51.2 | −11.7 | 5,434 | |
| 88 | Butts County, GA | 22.5% | R R+45.2 | −1.6 | 13,019 | |
| 89 | Johnson County, TN | 22.5% | R R+69.3 | −2.4 | 8,102 | |
| 90 | Lee County, VA | 22.5% | R R+72.0 | −2.8 | 10,122 | |
| 91 | Bryan County, OK | 22.3% | R R+58.6 | −2.1 | 17,812 | |
| 92 | Barbour County, AL | 22.2% | R R+14.7 | −7.0 | 9,855 | |
| 93 | Smith County, TN | 22.2% | R R+64.9 | −6.0 | 9,336 | |
| 94 | Unicoi County, TN | 22.2% | R R+62.0 | −2.0 | 8,541 | |
| 95 | Northumberland County, VA | 22.2% | R R+21.1 | −5.3 | 8,232 | |
| 96 | Fayette County, AL | 22.1% | R R+71.9 | −4.5 | 8,369 | |
| 97 | Alleghany County, NC | 22.0% | R R+51.8 | −1.8 | 6,496 | |
| 98 | Radford city, VA | 22.0% | D D+0.5 | −8.5 | 6,583 | |
| 99 | Bladen County, NC | 21.6% | R R+20.4 | −6.6 | 16,764 | |
| 100 | Cullman County, AL | 21.5% | R R+80.3 | −2.9 | 43,146 |
Source. Demographics — U.S. Census American Community Survey 2024 5-year (ancestry B04006, language C16001, income B19013/B19001, education S1501, poverty S1701); adherence — 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB); density — Census TIGER land area · counties and cities ≥ 5,000 population, ranked by american; the medians are taken across the 100 top counties; the correlation is over all 2,779 eligible counties. Presidential results are two-party margins (MIT Election Lab); city results are precinct-derived for 2008–2024. A place can be demographically homogeneous and politically split — which is exactly what these tables are built to show. Real returns — nothing estimated.