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Of the 100 counties most defined by norwegian, 95 voted Republican and 5 Democratic in 2024 — a median of R+31.4, and as a group they shifted −3.6 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.
Does norwegian 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, norwegian barely moves the vote either way — little relationship (r = +0.03).
| Norwegian range | Counties | Median margin |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5% – 2.3% | 153 | R+46.8 |
| 2.3% – 4.1% | 156 | R+30.1 |
| 4.1% – 6.0% | 61 | R+19.8 |
| 6.0% – 7.8% | 45 | R+32.1 |
| 7.8% – 9.6% | 32 | R+37.8 |
| 9.6% – 11.4% | 31 | R+28.2 |
| 11.4% – 13.2% | 31 | R+29.3 |
| 13.2% – 15.1% | 19 | R+34.3 |
| 15.1% – 16.9% | 17 | R+31.2 |
| 16.9% – 18.7% | 10 | R+27.5 |
| 18.7% – 20.5% | 6 | R+35.2 |
| 20.5% – 22.3% | 6 | R+27.2 |
| 22.3% – 24.1% | 2 | R+14.5 |
| 24.1% – 26.0% | 6 | R+23.9 |
| 26.0% – 27.8% | 9 | R+31.6 |
| 27.8% – 29.6% | 15 | R+33.7 |
Where norwegian concentrates
Every county shaded by norwegian — deep where the community clusters, pale at the other end. Counties below 5,000 population are suppressed.
The leaderboard
Ranked most to least by norwegian. Filter by region or state, switch the column lens, cap the list, and sort on any figure.
| # | 2008–24 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norman County, MN | 42.5% | R R+22.2 | −6.2 | 3,293 | |
| 2 | Marshall County, MN | 39.3% | R R+51.6 | −4.2 | 5,031 | |
| 3 | Traill County, ND | 36.3% | R R+31.4 | −6.5 | 4,115 | |
| 4 | Lac qui Parle County, MN | 35.5% | R R+32.2 | −5.4 | 3,996 | |
| 5 | Polk County, MN | 33.5% | R R+33.7 | −5.3 | 15,419 | |
| 6 | Pennington County, MN | 32.6% | R R+31.4 | −4.4 | 7,381 | |
| 7 | Bottineau County, ND | 32.2% | R R+54.9 | −4.4 | 3,447 | |
| 8 | Clearwater County, MN | 30.7% | R R+50.0 | −5.1 | 4,814 | |
| 9 | Ransom County, ND | 30.1% | R R+28.0 | −8.7 | 2,649 | |
| 10 | Chippewa County, MN | 29.9% | R R+34.0 | −3.4 | 6,317 | |
| 11 | Grant County, MN | 29.9% | R R+30.5 | −3.9 | 3,543 | |
| 12 | Barnes County, ND | 29.6% | R R+35.0 | −3.6 | 5,339 | |
| 13 | Roseau County, MN | 29.4% | R R+49.3 | −3.2 | 8,499 | |
| 14 | Walsh County, ND | 29.1% | R R+44.8 | −3.1 | 4,496 | |
| 15 | Winnebago County, IA | 28.3% | R R+30.6 | −4.3 | 5,642 | |
| 16 | Worth County, IA | 27.5% | R R+28.2 | −2.3 | 4,287 | |
| 17 | Yellow Medicine County, MN | 27.4% | R R+40.5 | −3.5 | 5,410 | |
| 18 | Trempealeau County, WI | 27.1% | R R+21.4 | −4.8 | 16,079 | |
| 19 | Clay County, MN | 27.0% | D D+0.5 | −3.6 | 32,874 | |
| 20 | Pope County, MN | 26.6% | R R+31.6 | −3.9 | 7,218 | |
| 21 | Ramsey County, ND | 26.4% | R R+40.0 | −3.9 | 5,239 | |
| 22 | Fillmore County, MN | 26.3% | R R+25.4 | −2.8 | 12,385 | |
| 23 | Swift County, MN | 26.1% | R R+34.1 | −4.6 | 5,054 | |
| 24 | McHenry County, ND | 26.1% | R R+63.4 | −3.4 | 2,752 | |
| 25 | Otter Tail County, MN | 25.8% | R R+34.1 | −1.6 | 36,736 | |
| 26 | Wilkin County, MN | 25.3% | R R+38.9 | −0.9 | 3,353 | |
| 27 | Day County, SD | 25.3% | R R+29.9 | −2.3 | 2,932 | |
| 28 | Grand Forks County, ND | 25.1% | R R+18.0 | −4.7 | 31,411 | |
| 29 | Cass County, ND | 24.7% | R R+8.3 | −5.6 | 90,851 | |
| 30 | Winneshiek County, IA | 24.5% | R R+9.2 | −4.1 | 11,979 | |
| 31 | Freeborn County, MN | 24.1% | R R+21.3 | −5.3 | 16,704 | |
| 32 | Vernon County, WI | 24.1% | R R+7.8 | −3.0 | 16,609 | |
| 33 | Douglas County, MN | 22.2% | R R+35.0 | −2.2 | 25,107 | |
| 34 | Jackson County, WI | 22.2% | R R+19.5 | −4.4 | 10,502 | |
| 35 | Ward County, ND | 22.1% | R R+47.0 | −2.1 | 28,552 | |
| 36 | Houston County, MN | 21.8% | R R+16.5 | −3.5 | 11,428 | |
| 37 | Richland County, ND | 21.2% | R R+37.6 | −4.8 | 8,261 | |
| 38 | Benson County, ND | 20.7% | R R+18.4 | −4.5 | 2,002 | |
| 39 | McLean County, ND | 20.2% | R R+57.9 | −4.3 | 5,421 | |
| 40 | Becker County, MN | 19.8% | R R+33.1 | −2.9 | 19,739 | |
| 41 | Faribault County, MN | 19.6% | R R+37.3 | −3.7 | 7,761 | |
| 42 | Dodge County, MN | 19.3% | R R+31.9 | −1.5 | 12,484 | |
| 43 | Valley County, MT | 19.2% | R R+51.1 | −1.7 | 4,079 | |
| 44 | Buffalo County, WI | 18.7% | R R+30.2 | −5.0 | 8,100 | |
| 45 | Goodhue County, MN | 18.5% | R R+16.4 | −1.6 | 28,817 | |
| 46 | Mahnomen County, MN | 18.5% | R R+8.7 | −7.4 | 2,183 | |
| 47 | Koochiching County, MN | 18.2% | R R+25.6 | −4.3 | 6,786 | |
| 48 | Pembina County, ND | 18.2% | R R+52.9 | −2.6 | 3,112 | |
| 49 | Richland County, MT | 18.0% | R R+68.0 | −0.3 | 5,309 | |
| 50 | Kingsbury County, SD | 18.0% | R R+43.9 | −4.8 | 2,801 | |
| 51 | Big Stone County, MN | 17.9% | R R+29.5 | −2.2 | 2,824 | |
| 52 | Beltrami County, MN | 17.8% | R R+5.6 | −2.5 | 24,874 | |
| 53 | Kandiyohi County, MN | 17.6% | R R+30.9 | −5.3 | 23,282 | |
| 54 | Dunn County, WI | 17.1% | R R+15.9 | −2.0 | 25,678 | |
| 55 | Hubbard County, MN | 16.8% | R R+31.4 | −2.5 | 13,617 | |
| 56 | Lincoln County, MN | 16.7% | R R+37.7 | +0.4 | 3,235 | |
| 57 | Mower County, MN | 16.6% | R R+10.5 | −4.6 | 18,969 | |
| 58 | Mountrail County, ND | 16.4% | R R+43.0 | −5.4 | 4,073 | |
| 59 | Lake County, SD | 16.3% | R R+31.2 | −3.7 | 5,906 | |
| 60 | Stevens County, MN | 16.2% | R R+27.0 | −4.9 | 5,138 | |
| 61 | Williams County, ND | 16.1% | R R+67.6 | −0.9 | 15,122 | |
| 62 | Eau Claire County, WI | 16.0% | D D+10.6 | −0.2 | 63,177 | |
| 63 | McKenzie County, ND | 15.9% | R R+69.2 | −1.5 | 5,521 | |
| 64 | Stutsman County, ND | 15.9% | R R+44.3 | −1.0 | 10,134 | |
| 65 | Codington County, SD | 15.8% | R R+40.8 | −1.9 | 13,510 | |
| 66 | Lyon County, MN | 15.7% | R R+31.7 | −5.7 | 12,990 | |
| 67 | Steele County, MN | 15.7% | R R+24.4 | −2.0 | 20,872 | |
| 68 | Barron County, WI | 15.6% | R R+29.0 | −3.0 | 26,809 | |
| 69 | Roberts County, SD | 15.4% | R R+23.0 | −9.6 | 4,149 | |
| 70 | Lake County, MN | 15.3% | D D+3.9 | +0.3 | 6,953 | |
| 71 | Watonwan County, MN | 15.3% | R R+27.7 | −6.2 | 4,933 | |
| 72 | La Crosse County, WI | 14.9% | D D+9.4 | −4.1 | 72,261 | |
| 73 | Allamakee County, IA | 14.8% | R R+34.3 | −5.2 | 7,318 | |
| 74 | Cottonwood County, MN | 14.8% | R R+41.0 | −2.8 | 5,987 | |
| 75 | Renville County, MN | 14.6% | R R+41.3 | −4.8 | 8,058 | |
| 76 | St. Croix County, WI | 14.5% | R R+19.2 | −3.4 | 60,642 | |
| 77 | Brookings County, SD | 14.4% | R R+17.4 | −4.4 | 14,939 | |
| 78 | Lincoln County, SD | 14.3% | R R+26.5 | −2.9 | 36,393 | |
| 79 | Polk County, WI | 14.3% | R R+30.9 | −3.5 | 28,222 | |
| 80 | Mercer County, ND | 14.1% | R R+68.6 | −1.2 | 4,555 | |
| 81 | Hamlin County, SD | 14.0% | R R+60.4 | −4.5 | 3,226 | |
| 82 | Winona County, MN | 13.9% | R R+4.9 | −5.3 | 27,797 | |
| 83 | Grant County, SD | 13.9% | R R+45.4 | −3.7 | 3,630 | |
| 84 | Howard County, IA | 13.8% | R R+31.7 | −4.4 | 4,850 | |
| 85 | Pipestone County, MN | 13.7% | R R+48.0 | −2.5 | 4,837 | |
| 86 | Hancock County, IA | 13.6% | R R+47.4 | −3.5 | 5,939 | |
| 87 | Burleigh County, ND | 13.6% | R R+42.8 | −2.6 | 52,263 | |
| 88 | Humboldt County, IA | 13.5% | R R+49.9 | −5.2 | 5,083 | |
| 89 | Aitkin County, MN | 13.5% | R R+30.8 | −4.4 | 10,446 | |
| 90 | Crow Wing County, MN | 13.5% | R R+31.3 | −1.5 | 42,366 | |
| 91 | Cass County, MN | 13.2% | R R+33.4 | −4.5 | 19,363 | |
| 92 | Murray County, MN | 13.1% | R R+42.3 | −3.2 | 4,769 | |
| 93 | Monroe County, WI | 13.1% | R R+26.0 | −2.4 | 23,369 | |
| 94 | Chippewa County, WI | 13.0% | R R+22.9 | −2.5 | 38,471 | |
| 95 | Carver County, MN | 12.8% | R R+5.4 | −0.5 | 69,160 | |
| 96 | Wadena County, MN | 12.8% | R R+51.3 | −5.8 | 8,047 | |
| 97 | Pierce County, WI | 12.8% | R R+16.7 | −3.8 | 25,392 | |
| 98 | Itasca County, MN | 12.7% | R R+20.1 | −3.3 | 26,840 | |
| 99 | Green County, WI | 12.7% | D D+0.3 | −2.9 | 22,076 | |
| 100 | Rock County, MN | 12.6% | R R+39.2 | −0.5 | 5,373 |
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 norwegian; the medians are taken across the 100 top counties; the correlation is over all 599 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.