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Of the 100 counties most defined by italian, 60 voted Republican and 40 Democratic in 2024 — a median of R+4.2, and as a group they shifted −4.3 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.
Does italian 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 italian a county is, the more Democratic it votes — a mild relationship (r = +0.32).
| Italian range | Counties | Median margin |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5% – 1.4% | 529 | R+50.7 |
| 1.4% – 2.2% | 589 | R+48.4 |
| 2.2% – 3.1% | 408 | R+37.0 |
| 3.1% – 4.0% | 214 | R+25.9 |
| 4.0% – 4.8% | 168 | R+19.5 |
| 4.8% – 5.7% | 94 | R+18.9 |
| 5.7% – 6.6% | 57 | R+8.2 |
| 6.6% – 7.5% | 52 | R+20.9 |
| 7.5% – 8.3% | 40 | R+22.7 |
| 8.3% – 9.2% | 27 | R+4.4 |
| 9.2% – 10.1% | 20 | R+18.3 |
| 10.1% – 10.9% | 19 | R+16.8 |
| 10.9% – 11.8% | 12 | R+16.1 |
| 11.8% – 12.7% | 13 | R+21.9 |
| 12.7% – 13.5% | 10 | D+9.8 |
| 13.5% – 14.4% | 67 | R+4.2 |
Where italian concentrates
Every county shaded by italian — deep where the community clusters, pale at the other end. Counties below 5,000 population are suppressed.
The leaderboard
Ranked most to least by italian. Filter by region or state, switch the column lens, cap the list, and sort on any figure.
| # | 2008–24 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lawrence County, PA | 23.5% | R R+33.8 | −4.2 | 47,110 | |
| 2 | Richmond County, NY | 22.9% | R R+29.5 | −14.5 | 199,620 | |
| 3 | Monmouth County, NJ | 22.5% | R R+11.4 | −8.6 | 360,143 | |
| 4 | Gloucester County, NJ | 22.3% | R R+2.8 | −4.8 | 164,635 | |
| 5 | Putnam County, NY | 22.3% | R R+13.6 | −5.8 | 55,765 | |
| 6 | Suffolk County, NY | 20.6% | R R+9.9 | −9.9 | 762,849 | |
| 7 | Warren County, NJ | 20.2% | R R+20.7 | −4.3 | 60,150 | |
| 8 | Sussex County, NJ | 19.8% | R R+24.9 | −5.2 | 84,629 | |
| 9 | Lackawanna County, PA | 19.8% | D D+2.8 | −5.6 | 116,590 | |
| 10 | Washington County, RI | 19.7% | D D+15.0 | −4.4 | 75,556 | |
| 11 | Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT | 19.6% | D D+12.8 | −3.5 | 102,634 | |
| 12 | Ocean County, NJ | 19.4% | R R+36.0 | −7.1 | 337,135 | |
| 13 | Morris County, NJ | 19.3% | R R+2.7 | −7.0 | 284,666 | |
| 14 | South Central Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 19.0% | D D+11.9 | −5.5 | 262,234 | |
| 15 | Hunterdon County, NJ | 19.0% | R R+6.7 | −2.2 | 80,925 | |
| 16 | Kent County, RI | 18.9% | D D+1.9 | −5.8 | 92,648 | |
| 17 | Elk County, PA | 18.8% | R R+47.0 | −1.9 | 17,153 | |
| 18 | Northwest Hills Planning Region, CT | 18.4% | R R+5.4 | −3.2 | 63,238 | |
| 19 | Dutchess County, NY | 18.0% | D D+5.4 | −4.3 | 152,659 | |
| 20 | Westmoreland County, PA | 17.5% | R R+28.4 | −0.0 | 211,450 | |
| 21 | Naugatuck Valley Planning Region, CT | 17.3% | D D+11.2 | −5.3 | 215,498 | |
| 22 | Cape May County, NJ | 17.1% | R R+19.2 | −3.2 | 54,568 | |
| 23 | Niagara County, NY | 16.8% | R R+14.9 | −5.2 | 102,431 | |
| 24 | Schenectady County, NY | 16.8% | D D+10.8 | −4.9 | 72,165 | |
| 25 | Mahoning County, OH | 16.7% | R R+9.4 | −7.5 | 112,705 | |
| 26 | Pike County, PA | 16.7% | R R+24.0 | −5.0 | 34,950 | |
| 27 | Atlantic County, NJ | 16.6% | R R+3.0 | −9.8 | 129,759 | |
| 28 | Nassau County, NY | 16.4% | R R+4.2 | −13.7 | 712,299 | |
| 29 | Oneida County, NY | 16.4% | R R+21.2 | −5.6 | 100,331 | |
| 30 | Beaver County, PA | 16.3% | R R+20.7 | −3.0 | 94,843 | |
| 31 | Monroe County, NY | 16.2% | D D+19.0 | −2.1 | 362,715 | |
| 32 | Ulster County, NY | 16.1% | D D+18.5 | −2.4 | 98,534 | |
| 33 | Washington County, PA | 16.1% | R R+25.5 | −2.7 | 121,617 | |
| 34 | Saratoga County, NY | 16.0% | D D+1.8 | −3.6 | 130,812 | |
| 35 | Herkimer County, NY | 15.9% | R R+36.4 | −5.9 | 28,725 | |
| 36 | Bristol County, RI | 15.4% | D D+26.4 | −2.9 | 28,117 | |
| 37 | Onondaga County, NY | 15.1% | D D+17.2 | −2.8 | 228,381 | |
| 38 | Genesee County, NY | 15.0% | R R+33.9 | −2.2 | 28,444 | |
| 39 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 14.8% | D D+18.0 | −7.3 | 295,927 | |
| 40 | Berkshire County, MA | 14.8% | D D+39.7 | −7.1 | 68,674 | |
| 41 | Iron County, WI | 14.8% | R R+26.2 | −3.6 | 4,084 | |
| 42 | Burlington County, NJ | 14.7% | D D+16.6 | −3.1 | 229,466 | |
| 43 | Dukes County, MA | 14.5% | D D+52.4 | −4.2 | 12,209 | |
| 44 | Cayuga County, NY | 14.5% | R R+13.0 | −4.1 | 36,343 | |
| 45 | Allegheny County, PA | 14.5% | D D+20.3 | −0.1 | 720,504 | |
| 46 | Montgomery County, NY | 14.4% | R R+28.6 | −6.1 | 20,712 | |
| 47 | Westchester County, NY | 14.4% | D D+26.1 | −10.1 | 457,838 | |
| 48 | Delaware County, PA | 14.4% | D D+23.7 | −3.1 | 328,172 | |
| 49 | Wayne County, PA | 14.4% | R R+37.1 | −3.5 | 29,444 | |
| 50 | Bergen County, NJ | 14.3% | D D+3.4 | −13.1 | 459,077 | |
| 51 | Camden County, NJ | 14.3% | D D+27.4 | −6.3 | 246,954 | |
| 52 | Brooke County, WV | 14.3% | R R+44.6 | −1.5 | 9,782 | |
| 53 | Greater Bridgeport Planning Region, CT | 14.2% | D D+19.6 | −7.5 | 153,964 | |
| 54 | Iron County, MI | 14.2% | R R+29.3 | −3.9 | 7,027 | |
| 55 | Erie County, NY | 14.2% | D D+9.6 | −5.1 | 456,550 | |
| 56 | Chester County, PA | 14.2% | D D+14.5 | −2.7 | 324,964 | |
| 57 | Putnam County, IL | 14.1% | R R+22.8 | −3.5 | 3,334 | |
| 58 | Luzerne County, PA | 14.0% | R R+19.2 | −4.8 | 156,150 | |
| 59 | Albany County, NY | 13.9% | D D+25.6 | −5.9 | 148,577 | |
| 60 | Fulton County, NY | 13.9% | R R+35.8 | −4.4 | 23,953 | |
| 61 | Ontario County, NY | 13.9% | R R+1.2 | −1.1 | 59,987 | |
| 62 | Rensselaer County, NY | 13.9% | D D+1.4 | −4.3 | 78,736 | |
| 63 | Bucks County, PA | 13.8% | R R+0.1 | −4.5 | 401,028 | |
| 64 | Greene County, NY | 13.7% | R R+16.9 | −1.2 | 25,310 | |
| 65 | Lake County, OH | 13.7% | R R+14.3 | −0.7 | 128,579 | |
| 66 | Essex County, MA | 13.6% | D D+20.2 | −8.6 | 401,851 | |
| 67 | Gogebic County, MI | 13.6% | R R+17.1 | −4.6 | 8,295 | |
| 68 | Southeastern Connecticut Planning Region, CT | 13.5% | D D+10.7 | −3.6 | 142,880 | |
| 69 | Rockingham County, NH | 13.5% | R R+2.4 | −4.5 | 202,929 | |
| 70 | Montgomery County, PA | 13.4% | D D+22.8 | −3.5 | 520,906 | |
| 71 | Broome County, NY | 13.3% | D D+0.4 | −3.0 | 90,459 | |
| 72 | Plymouth County, MA | 13.1% | D D+8.8 | −8.4 | 300,129 | |
| 73 | Providence County, RI | 13.1% | D D+14.4 | −8.5 | 269,989 | |
| 74 | Somerset County, NJ | 12.9% | D D+13.9 | −7.3 | 177,412 | |
| 75 | Warren County, NY | 12.9% | R R+4.2 | −4.0 | 35,829 | |
| 76 | Jefferson County, OH | 12.8% | R R+43.9 | −5.5 | 31,267 | |
| 77 | Capitol Planning Region, CT | 12.7% | D D+20.1 | −5.0 | 475,693 | |
| 78 | Oswego County, NY | 12.6% | R R+24.1 | −3.9 | 54,163 | |
| 79 | Schoharie County, NY | 12.6% | R R+30.4 | −1.3 | 16,042 | |
| 80 | Cumberland County, NJ | 12.5% | R R+3.7 | −9.9 | 55,952 | |
| 81 | Geauga County, OH | 12.4% | R R+24.1 | −1.0 | 54,894 | |
| 82 | Chautauqua County, NY | 12.3% | R R+21.9 | −2.1 | 56,751 | |
| 83 | Orange County, NY | 12.3% | R R+8.4 | −8.3 | 175,660 | |
| 84 | Wayne County, NY | 12.3% | R R+23.0 | −3.5 | 44,443 | |
| 85 | Hancock County, WV | 12.3% | R R+46.8 | −3.2 | 13,030 | |
| 86 | Columbia County, NY | 12.2% | D D+14.6 | −2.1 | 35,897 | |
| 87 | Seneca County, NY | 12.2% | R R+11.8 | −2.7 | 15,034 | |
| 88 | Butler County, PA | 12.2% | R R+32.2 | +0.3 | 121,440 | |
| 89 | Middlesex County, MA | 12.1% | D D+39.2 | −5.7 | 814,832 | |
| 90 | Monroe County, PA | 12.0% | R R+0.8 | −7.1 | 85,525 | |
| 91 | Norfolk County, MA | 11.7% | D D+28.5 | −7.5 | 386,447 | |
| 92 | Cambria County, PA | 11.7% | R R+39.7 | −2.3 | 71,136 | |
| 93 | Worcester County, MA | 11.5% | D D+10.0 | −7.8 | 420,841 | |
| 94 | Livingston County, NY | 11.5% | R R+21.4 | −3.2 | 31,035 | |
| 95 | Northampton County, PA | 11.5% | R R+1.8 | −2.5 | 178,215 | |
| 96 | Madison County, NY | 11.4% | R R+13.0 | −2.4 | 33,814 | |
| 97 | Orleans County, NY | 11.4% | R R+40.4 | −4.3 | 18,071 | |
| 98 | Salem County, NJ | 11.3% | R R+19.2 | −6.3 | 31,018 | |
| 99 | Barnstable County, MA | 11.2% | D D+20.6 | −3.6 | 148,785 | |
| 100 | Martin County, FL | 11.1% | R R+31.1 | −6.5 | 98,291 |
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 italian; the medians are taken across the 100 top counties; the correlation is over all 2,319 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.