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Of the 100 counties most defined by scottish, 70 voted Republican and 30 Democratic in 2024 — a median of R+25.6, and as a group they shifted −1.7 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.
Does scottish 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, scottish barely moves the vote either way — little relationship (r = +0.04).
| Scottish range | Counties | Median margin |
|---|---|---|
| 0.5% – 0.8% | 120 | R+16.3 |
| 0.8% – 1.0% | 149 | R+45.9 |
| 1.0% – 1.3% | 227 | R+48.1 |
| 1.3% – 1.6% | 194 | R+46.4 |
| 1.6% – 1.8% | 330 | R+47.4 |
| 1.8% – 2.1% | 288 | R+42.8 |
| 2.1% – 2.4% | 173 | R+43.0 |
| 2.4% – 2.6% | 205 | R+46.1 |
| 2.6% – 2.9% | 134 | R+39.1 |
| 2.9% – 3.2% | 86 | R+33.7 |
| 3.2% – 3.5% | 76 | R+39.0 |
| 3.5% – 3.7% | 56 | R+33.7 |
| 3.7% – 4.0% | 28 | R+30.8 |
| 4.0% – 4.3% | 22 | R+25.0 |
| 4.3% – 4.5% | 15 | R+25.1 |
| 4.5% – 4.8% | 60 | R+25.3 |
Where scottish concentrates
Every county shaded by scottish — deep where the community clusters, pale at the other end. Counties below 5,000 population are suppressed.
The leaderboard
Ranked most to least by scottish. Filter by region or state, switch the column lens, cap the list, and sort on any figure.
| # | 2008–24 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lincoln County, ME | 7.3% | D D+11.3 | +1.1 | 24,003 | |
| 2 | Carroll County, NH | 7.3% | R R+1.7 | −3.2 | 34,658 | |
| 3 | Beaver County, UT | 7.1% | R R+74.3 | +1.1 | 3,212 | |
| 4 | Sagadahoc County, ME | 6.8% | D D+16.6 | +1.1 | 24,456 | |
| 5 | Big Horn County, WY | 6.6% | R R+71.9 | −2.1 | 5,735 | |
| 6 | Uinta County, WY | 6.6% | R R+62.9 | −0.1 | 9,089 | |
| 7 | Washington County, VT | 6.4% | D D+43.0 | −3.1 | 35,369 | |
| 8 | Gila County, AZ | 6.3% | R R+37.6 | −3.6 | 27,648 | |
| 9 | Gilpin County, CO | 6.2% | D D+12.7 | +3.4 | 4,130 | |
| 10 | Teton County, WY | 6.2% | D D+34.7 | −2.8 | 13,286 | |
| 11 | Caledonia County, VT | 6.0% | D D+12.3 | −2.9 | 16,633 | |
| 12 | Broadwater County, MT | 5.9% | R R+60.0 | −2.9 | 4,810 | |
| 13 | Gem County, ID | 5.8% | R R+66.0 | −4.2 | 10,620 | |
| 14 | Essex County, VT | 5.8% | R R+15.9 | −4.7 | 3,425 | |
| 15 | San Juan County, WA | 5.8% | D D+51.1 | +0.6 | 13,006 | |
| 16 | Sublette County, WY | 5.8% | R R+60.6 | +1.2 | 4,924 | |
| 17 | Sherman County, KS | 5.7% | R R+68.7 | −0.0 | 2,593 | |
| 18 | Baker County, OR | 5.7% | R R+48.7 | +1.7 | 9,694 | |
| 19 | Emery County, UT | 5.7% | R R+74.6 | −0.4 | 5,011 | |
| 20 | Orange County, VT | 5.7% | D D+20.0 | −4.0 | 17,672 | |
| 21 | Hancock County, ME | 5.6% | D D+11.8 | −0.5 | 36,253 | |
| 22 | Ouray County, CO | 5.5% | D D+21.2 | +1.6 | 4,098 | |
| 23 | Crawford County, IN | 5.5% | R R+48.6 | −5.5 | 5,011 | |
| 24 | Grafton County, NH | 5.5% | D D+19.8 | −4.7 | 55,898 | |
| 25 | Sullivan County, NH | 5.5% | R R+0.7 | −4.3 | 25,221 | |
| 26 | Lincoln County, WY | 5.4% | R R+67.7 | +0.5 | 10,840 | |
| 27 | Chugach Census Area, AK | 5.3% | R R+17.6 | −9.2 | 3,186 | |
| 28 | Archuleta County, CO | 5.3% | R R+14.0 | +1.8 | 9,357 | |
| 29 | Coleman County, TX | 5.2% | R R+79.0 | −1.8 | 4,156 | |
| 30 | Madison County, ID | 5.1% | R R+64.3 | −0.6 | 17,363 | |
| 31 | Sumner County, KS | 5.1% | R R+50.1 | +0.4 | 10,549 | |
| 32 | Knox County, ME | 5.1% | D D+18.6 | −1.1 | 25,893 | |
| 33 | Wasatch County, UT | 5.1% | R R+27.4 | −1.5 | 18,354 | |
| 34 | Jefferson County, WA | 5.1% | D D+45.1 | +3.6 | 24,698 | |
| 35 | Jefferson County, ID | 5.0% | R R+73.3 | +0.4 | 15,820 | |
| 36 | Piscataquis County, ME | 5.0% | R R+29.2 | −2.9 | 10,205 | |
| 37 | Leelanau County, MI | 5.0% | D D+7.8 | +2.6 | 17,685 | |
| 38 | Moore County, NC | 5.0% | R R+29.4 | −2.0 | 61,819 | |
| 39 | Grant County, OR | 5.0% | R R+60.0 | −3.1 | 4,456 | |
| 40 | Chaffee County, CO | 4.9% | D D+13.6 | +6.7 | 14,423 | |
| 41 | Union County, GA | 4.9% | R R+62.5 | +0.8 | 17,880 | |
| 42 | Windsor County, VT | 4.9% | D D+35.3 | −3.6 | 34,289 | |
| 43 | Somerset County, ME | 4.8% | R R+27.0 | −3.9 | 28,441 | |
| 44 | Washington County, ME | 4.8% | R R+23.5 | −3.9 | 18,046 | |
| 45 | Powell County, MT | 4.8% | R R+53.5 | −3.1 | 3,282 | |
| 46 | Caribou County, ID | 4.7% | R R+71.2 | +1.2 | 3,456 | |
| 47 | Avery County, NC | 4.7% | R R+52.3 | +0.4 | 9,489 | |
| 48 | Watauga County, NC | 4.7% | D D+6.0 | −2.3 | 33,095 | |
| 49 | Duchesne County, UT | 4.7% | R R+75.9 | +2.0 | 8,968 | |
| 50 | Morgan County, UT | 4.7% | R R+59.9 | +2.1 | 6,735 | |
| 51 | Grand Isle County, VT | 4.7% | D D+20.9 | −1.6 | 5,001 | |
| 52 | Lamoille County, VT | 4.7% | D D+35.6 | −5.2 | 14,844 | |
| 53 | Klickitat County, WA | 4.7% | R R+9.3 | +0.2 | 13,610 | |
| 54 | La Plata County, CO | 4.6% | D D+18.6 | +0.9 | 35,692 | |
| 55 | Pickens County, GA | 4.6% | R R+65.8 | +0.0 | 20,915 | |
| 56 | Waldo County, ME | 4.6% | D D+3.4 | −1.3 | 25,130 | |
| 57 | Franklin County, MS | 4.6% | R R+39.8 | −7.4 | 4,066 | |
| 58 | Madison County, NC | 4.6% | R R+23.4 | +0.2 | 13,621 | |
| 59 | Transylvania County, NC | 4.6% | R R+12.1 | +3.5 | 20,780 | |
| 60 | Harney County, OR | 4.6% | R R+59.0 | −1.4 | 4,255 | |
| 61 | Pitkin County, CO | 4.5% | D D+44.2 | −7.7 | 11,169 | |
| 62 | Hamilton County, IL | 4.5% | R R+63.3 | −3.0 | 4,181 | |
| 63 | White Pine County, NV | 4.5% | R R+57.0 | +1.2 | 4,351 | |
| 64 | Hamilton County, NY | 4.5% | R R+29.4 | +0.8 | 3,439 | |
| 65 | Haywood County, NC | 4.5% | R R+25.0 | +1.5 | 37,851 | |
| 66 | Jefferson County, TN | 4.5% | R R+64.2 | −4.9 | 25,815 | |
| 67 | Windham County, VT | 4.5% | D D+42.3 | −5.0 | 25,933 | |
| 68 | Oxford County, ME | 4.4% | R R+12.9 | −4.2 | 34,590 | |
| 69 | Rio Blanco County, CO | 4.3% | R R+63.7 | +4.1 | 3,692 | |
| 70 | Bannock County, ID | 4.3% | R R+25.1 | −3.3 | 39,976 | |
| 71 | Martin County, IN | 4.3% | R R+60.7 | −2.0 | 4,992 | |
| 72 | Cumberland County, ME | 4.3% | D D+35.3 | −0.0 | 192,656 | |
| 73 | Kennebec County, ME | 4.3% | R R+2.7 | −3.0 | 72,886 | |
| 74 | Belknap County, NH | 4.3% | R R+13.0 | −2.6 | 40,676 | |
| 75 | Washington County, UT | 4.3% | R R+52.3 | −1.0 | 97,256 | |
| 76 | Bracken County, KY | 4.2% | R R+64.9 | −3.8 | 4,153 | |
| 77 | Penobscot County, ME | 4.2% | R R+10.9 | −2.6 | 87,073 | |
| 78 | Macon County, NC | 4.2% | R R+37.9 | +0.6 | 21,934 | |
| 79 | Mitchell County, NC | 4.2% | R R+55.7 | +2.1 | 8,846 | |
| 80 | Jackson County, TN | 4.2% | R R+62.5 | −6.4 | 5,676 | |
| 81 | Davis County, UT | 4.2% | R R+24.9 | +2.1 | 166,570 | |
| 82 | Utah County, UT | 4.2% | R R+39.8 | +0.6 | 298,143 | |
| 83 | Weber County, UT | 4.2% | R R+23.5 | −1.1 | 112,054 | |
| 84 | Boise County, ID | 4.1% | R R+54.2 | −6.9 | 4,910 | |
| 85 | Stark County, IL | 4.1% | R R+45.6 | −4.4 | 2,761 | |
| 86 | York County, ME | 4.1% | D D+10.5 | −2.0 | 132,838 | |
| 87 | Emmet County, MI | 4.1% | R R+10.8 | +0.4 | 22,851 | |
| 88 | Merrimack County, NH | 4.1% | D D+5.2 | −4.6 | 92,979 | |
| 89 | Polk County, NC | 4.1% | R R+25.1 | +0.6 | 13,068 | |
| 90 | Clallam County, WA | 4.1% | D D+7.8 | +4.5 | 48,663 | |
| 91 | Graham County, AZ | 4.0% | R R+48.1 | −3.5 | 15,183 | |
| 92 | Gunnison County, CO | 4.0% | D D+29.2 | −1.8 | 10,942 | |
| 93 | Dukes County, MA | 4.0% | D D+52.4 | −4.2 | 12,209 | |
| 94 | Strafford County, NH | 4.0% | D D+12.0 | −3.2 | 76,690 | |
| 95 | Cache County, UT | 4.0% | R R+34.4 | +2.2 | 60,258 | |
| 96 | Louisa County, VA | 4.0% | R R+26.1 | −3.2 | 24,144 | |
| 97 | Nelson County, VA | 4.0% | R R+7.5 | −2.3 | 9,430 | |
| 98 | Randolph County, AR | 3.9% | R R+63.7 | −3.0 | 6,636 | |
| 99 | Stone County, AR | 3.9% | R R+61.7 | −3.8 | 6,030 | |
| 100 | White County, GA | 3.9% | R R+68.5 | −2.3 | 16,825 |
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 scottish; the medians are taken across the 100 top counties; the correlation is over all 2,163 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.