AkashicCommunities · Income & classWhere household income is highestmedianD+1.2
The community’s vote, 2008–2024
2008D+14.72012D+11.32016D+17.52020D+21.92024D+15.2
Where household income is highest
Of the 100 counties most defined by median income, 48 voted Republican and 52 Democratic in 2024 — a median of D+1.2, and as a group they shifted −3.4 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.
Median 2024 margin
D+1.2
top 100 counties
2024 split
48 R · 52 D
of the top counties
Shift since 2020
−3.4 pts
toward R
Link to the vote
r = +0.33
mild · D
Median income
$121,801
49% college
Does median income 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.
how median income tracks the vote
Across every county, the more median income a county is, the more Democratic it votes — a mild relationship (r = +0.33).
| Median income range | Counties | Median margin |
|---|---|---|
| $39,325 – $44,324 | 140 | R+28.9 |
| $44,324 – $49,324 | 153 | R+51.1 |
| $49,324 – $54,323 | 263 | R+50.1 |
| $54,323 – $59,322 | 330 | R+47.9 |
| $59,322 – $64,322 | 405 | R+47.5 |
| $64,322 – $69,321 | 381 | R+42.2 |
| $69,321 – $74,320 | 323 | R+38.4 |
| $74,320 – $79,320 | 245 | R+32.4 |
| $79,320 – $84,319 | 159 | R+31.4 |
| $84,319 – $89,318 | 118 | R+18.9 |
| $89,318 – $94,317 | 79 | R+24.0 |
| $94,317 – $99,317 | 54 | R+4.7 |
| $99,317 – $104,316 | 47 | D+6.8 |
| $104,316 – $109,315 | 23 | D+8.5 |
| $109,315 – $114,315 | 33 | D+1.5 |
| $114,315 – $119,314 | 72 | D+1.7 |
Where median income concentrates
Every county shaded by median income — deep where the community clusters, pale at the other end. Counties below 5,000 population are suppressed.
$39,325Median income$119,314+
The leaderboard
Ranked most to least by median income. Filter by region or state, switch the column lens, cap the list, and sort on any figure.
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| # | 2008–24 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Loudoun County, VA | $181,765 | D D+16.2 | −8.8 | 229,692 | |
| 2 | Santa Clara County, CA | $164,281 | D D+40.0 | −7.5 | 750,433 | |
| 3 | San Mateo County, CA | $158,855 | D D+50.3 | −7.4 | 330,510 | |
| 4 | Fairfax County, VA | $153,637 | D D+34.7 | −7.2 | 589,427 | |
| 5 | Howard County, MD | $149,763 | D D+41.3 | −2.9 | 182,291 | |
| 6 | Douglas County, CO | $149,594 | R R+7.0 | +0.2 | 243,892 | |
| 7 | Marin County, CA | $149,091 | D D+63.9 | −2.6 | 144,113 | |
| 8 | Los Alamos County, NM | $147,139 | D D+30.2 | +3.5 | 12,187 | |
| 9 | Nassau County, NY | $146,202 | R R+4.2 | −13.7 | 712,299 | |
| 10 | Forsyth County, GA | $143,784 | R R+33.1 | +0.1 | 138,249 | |
| 11 | Falls Church city, VA | $143,262 | D D+61.6 | −2.6 | 9,062 | |
| 12 | Arlington County, VA | $142,114 | D D+58.1 | −5.5 | 129,561 | |
| 13 | Hunterdon County, NJ | $141,715 | R R+6.7 | −2.2 | 80,925 | |
| 14 | San Francisco County, CA | $140,970 | D D+64.8 | −7.7 | 402,964 | |
| 15 | Somerset County, NJ | $140,374 | D D+13.9 | −7.3 | 177,412 | |
| 16 | Nantucket County, MA | $139,688 | D D+36.7 | −8.6 | 7,118 | |
| 17 | Summit County, UT | $138,114 | D D+14.8 | −4.2 | 25,876 | |
| 18 | Stafford County, VA | $137,807 | D D+0.8 | −2.5 | 83,539 | |
| 19 | Morris County, NJ | $137,326 | R R+2.7 | −7.0 | 284,666 | |
| 20 | Williamson County, TN | $135,594 | R R+32.4 | −6.3 | 144,668 | |
| 21 | Aleutians West Census Area, AK | $135,500 | D D+0.5 | −8.8 | 979 | |
| 22 | Calvert County, MD | $133,922 | R R+10.9 | −5.3 | 54,191 | |
| 23 | Delaware County, OH | $133,540 | R R+6.6 | +0.2 | 133,392 | |
| 24 | Elbert County, CO | $132,685 | R R+51.1 | −0.9 | 20,422 | |
| 25 | Montgomery County, MD | $132,450 | D D+52.8 | −6.9 | 519,221 | |
| 26 | Fairfax city, VA | $132,348 | D D+33.1 | −5.2 | 13,567 | |
| 27 | Prince William County, VA | $131,402 | D D+17.9 | −9.1 | 228,712 | |
| 28 | Morgan County, UT | $130,929 | R R+59.9 | +2.1 | 6,735 | |
| 29 | Middlesex County, MA | $130,847 | D D+39.2 | −5.7 | 814,832 | |
| 30 | Norfolk County, MA | $130,739 | D D+28.5 | −7.5 | 386,447 | |
| 31 | Suffolk County, NY | $130,686 | R R+9.9 | −9.9 | 762,849 | |
| 32 | Fauquier County, VA | $130,189 | R R+21.5 | −4.3 | 44,768 | |
| 33 | Alameda County, CA | $129,367 | D D+53.6 | −8.6 | 669,800 | |
| 34 | Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT | $128,188 | D D+18.0 | −7.3 | 295,927 | |
| 35 | Rockwall County, TX | $127,981 | R R+40.9 | −3.3 | 62,269 | |
| 36 | Contra Costa County, CA | $127,229 | D D+37.9 | −7.4 | 528,904 | |
| 37 | Chester County, PA | $127,208 | D D+14.5 | −2.7 | 324,964 | |
| 38 | Putnam County, NY | $126,257 | R R+13.6 | −5.8 | 55,765 | |
| 39 | Carver County, MN | $125,946 | R R+5.4 | −0.5 | 69,160 | |
| 40 | Dukes County, MA | $125,786 | D D+52.4 | −4.2 | 12,209 | |
| 41 | Anne Arundel County, MD | $124,911 | D D+13.8 | −0.7 | 311,572 | |
| 42 | Bergen County, NJ | $124,884 | D D+3.4 | −13.1 | 459,077 | |
| 43 | Monmouth County, NJ | $124,845 | R R+11.4 | −8.6 | 360,143 | |
| 44 | King County, WA | $124,746 | D D+51.3 | −1.4 | 1,130,502 | |
| 45 | Teton County, WY | $124,172 | D D+34.7 | −2.8 | 13,286 | |
| 46 | Broomfield County, CO | $123,874 | D D+28.5 | +1.1 | 46,848 | |
| 47 | New Kent County, VA | $123,314 | R R+31.7 | +2.9 | 16,807 | |
| 48 | Charles County, MD | $122,816 | D D+40.5 | −0.4 | 92,097 | |
| 49 | Oldham County, KY | $122,497 | R R+22.6 | −1.1 | 38,210 | |
| 50 | Frederick County, MD | $122,002 | D D+8.7 | −0.9 | 156,114 | |
| 51 | Collin County, TX | $121,600 | R R+11.1 | −6.8 | 515,585 | |
| 52 | Hamilton County, IN | $121,530 | R R+6.1 | +0.7 | 196,727 | |
| 53 | Oconee County, GA | $121,217 | R R+35.9 | −2.4 | 27,287 | |
| 54 | Poquoson city, VA | $120,972 | R R+45.6 | −0.4 | 8,065 | |
| 55 | Alexandria city, VA | $119,681 | D D+57.1 | −5.5 | 80,904 | |
| 56 | St. Mary's County, MD | $119,446 | R R+17.0 | −3.2 | 58,954 | |
| 57 | Scott County, MN | $119,314 | R R+8.5 | −1.8 | 90,140 | |
| 58 | Westchester County, NY | $118,976 | D D+26.1 | −10.1 | 457,838 | |
| 59 | Goochland County, VA | $118,931 | R R+18.5 | +0.9 | 19,742 | |
| 60 | Rockingham County, NH | $118,331 | R R+2.4 | −4.5 | 202,929 | |
| 61 | Carroll County, MD | $118,211 | R R+24.7 | −1.1 | 102,651 | |
| 62 | Wasatch County, UT | $117,608 | R R+27.4 | −1.5 | 18,354 | |
| 63 | Clarke County, VA | $117,111 | R R+16.7 | −3.1 | 9,839 | |
| 64 | King George County, VA | $116,884 | R R+24.9 | −3.5 | 15,437 | |
| 65 | Orange County, CA | $116,289 | D D+2.7 | −6.4 | 1,390,965 | |
| 66 | Sussex County, NJ | $116,186 | R R+24.9 | −5.2 | 84,629 | |
| 67 | Placer County, CA | $115,998 | R R+8.5 | −1.9 | 234,809 | |
| 68 | Washington County, MN | $115,345 | D D+8.9 | −0.4 | 169,536 | |
| 69 | Kendall County, TX | $114,962 | R R+55.6 | −2.6 | 29,315 | |
| 70 | Bucks County, PA | $114,764 | R R+0.1 | −4.5 | 401,028 | |
| 71 | Bristol County, RI | $114,490 | D D+26.4 | −2.9 | 28,117 | |
| 72 | San Benito County, CA | $114,394 | D D+12.6 | −11.8 | 27,649 | |
| 73 | Plymouth County, MA | $114,201 | D D+8.8 | −8.4 | 300,129 | |
| 74 | Fort Bend County, TX | $114,041 | D D+1.6 | −9.0 | 362,524 | |
| 75 | Montgomery County, PA | $113,915 | D D+22.8 | −3.5 | 520,906 | |
| 76 | Manassas city, VA | $113,590 | D D+14.8 | −9.4 | 16,100 | |
| 77 | Queen Anne's County, MD | $112,826 | R R+27.6 | −1.1 | 32,347 | |
| 78 | Hanover County, VA | $112,805 | R R+25.7 | +1.1 | 73,404 | |
| 79 | Spotsylvania County, VA | $112,738 | R R+8.5 | −1.8 | 79,514 | |
| 80 | Union County, OH | $112,322 | R R+29.6 | +1.9 | 37,301 | |
| 81 | Harford County, MD | $112,265 | R R+13.7 | −1.7 | 150,090 | |
| 82 | DuPage County, IL | $112,096 | D D+13.1 | −4.8 | 456,882 | |
| 83 | Fayette County, GA | $111,978 | R R+3.2 | +3.6 | 74,633 | |
| 84 | Kendall County, IL | $111,601 | D D+1.5 | −4.2 | 66,397 | |
| 85 | Middlesex County, NJ | $111,549 | D D+8.0 | −14.2 | 365,187 | |
| 86 | Denton County, TX | $111,498 | R R+13.1 | −5.1 | 449,188 | |
| 87 | Napa County, CA | $111,471 | D D+34.9 | −5.5 | 65,549 | |
| 88 | Williamson County, TX | $111,340 | R R+2.4 | −3.8 | 308,469 | |
| 89 | Boone County, IN | $111,250 | R R+16.0 | +2.5 | 40,109 | |
| 90 | Snohomish County, WA | $111,246 | D D+18.8 | −1.8 | 418,221 | |
| 91 | Santa Cruz County, CA | $111,093 | D D+54.4 | −5.5 | 134,135 | |
| 92 | Davis County, UT | $110,884 | R R+24.9 | +2.1 | 166,570 | |
| 93 | Jefferson County, CO | $110,656 | D D+19.5 | +0.9 | 361,716 | |
| 94 | Powhatan County, VA | $110,537 | R R+43.9 | +0.4 | 20,914 | |
| 95 | Lake County, IL | $110,416 | D D+20.7 | −3.3 | 310,913 | |
| 96 | Warren County, OH | $110,132 | R R+31.5 | −0.7 | 139,619 | |
| 97 | James City County, VA | $109,985 | D D+6.2 | +1.3 | 51,274 | |
| 98 | Will County, IL | $109,984 | D D+1.6 | −6.7 | 327,604 | |
| 99 | Rockland County, NY | $109,959 | R R+11.8 | −13.5 | 150,072 | |
| 100 | York County, VA | $109,956 | R R+6.1 | +0.5 | 39,749 |
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 median income; the medians are taken across the 100 top counties; the correlation is over all 2,825 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.