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Of the 100 counties most defined by other than english, 64 voted Republican and 36 Democratic in 2024 — a median of R+11.2, and as a group they shifted −10.4 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.
Does other than english 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 other than english a county is, the more Democratic it votes — a mild relationship (r = +0.29).
| Other than English range | Counties | Median margin |
|---|---|---|
| 0.9% – 3.8% | 985 | R+48.7 |
| 3.8% – 6.8% | 644 | R+38.4 |
| 6.8% – 9.7% | 329 | R+31.7 |
| 9.7% – 12.6% | 231 | R+26.3 |
| 12.6% – 15.6% | 148 | R+26.7 |
| 15.6% – 18.5% | 107 | R+31.6 |
| 18.5% – 21.4% | 68 | R+21.5 |
| 21.4% – 24.3% | 61 | R+17.1 |
| 24.3% – 27.3% | 45 | R+13.1 |
| 27.3% – 30.2% | 33 | R+19.7 |
| 30.2% – 33.1% | 25 | R+11.5 |
| 33.1% – 36.1% | 26 | R+8.2 |
| 36.1% – 39.0% | 22 | D+14.3 |
| 39.0% – 41.9% | 10 | R+32.3 |
| 41.9% – 44.9% | 19 | R+2.1 |
| 44.9% – 47.8% | 72 | R+10.6 |
Where other than english concentrates
Every county shaded by other than english — deep where the community clusters, pale at the other end. Counties below 5,000 population are suppressed.
The leaderboard
Ranked most to least by other than english. Filter by region or state, switch the column lens, cap the list, and sort on any figure.
| # | 2008–24 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Starr County, TX | 91.2% | R R+16.0 | −21.0 | 16,421 | |
| 2 | Maverick County, TX | 89.3% | R R+18.5 | −27.9 | 15,745 | |
| 3 | Webb County, TX | 86.9% | R R+2.2 | −25.4 | 65,865 | |
| 4 | Zapata County, TX | 82.9% | R R+22.4 | −17.1 | 4,871 | |
| 5 | Hidalgo County, TX | 80.1% | R R+2.9 | −19.9 | 217,265 | |
| 6 | Santa Cruz County, AZ | 77.7% | D D+18.6 | −16.8 | 19,121 | |
| 7 | Imperial County, CA | 75.3% | R R+0.9 | −25.2 | 54,025 | |
| 8 | Miami-Dade County, FL | 75.3% | R R+11.4 | −18.8 | 1,094,105 | |
| 9 | Cameron County, TX | 72.2% | R R+5.8 | −18.9 | 116,153 | |
| 10 | Presidio County, TX | 71.7% | D D+30.2 | −3.2 | 1,994 | |
| 11 | El Paso County, TX | 68.0% | D D+15.1 | −20.0 | 251,569 | |
| 12 | Zavala County, TX | 67.7% | D D+14.4 | −17.0 | 3,492 | |
| 13 | Val Verde County, TX | 63.8% | R R+26.6 | −16.7 | 14,588 | |
| 14 | Reeves County, TX | 62.1% | R R+36.9 | −13.7 | 3,439 | |
| 15 | Seward County, KS | 61.4% | R R+39.0 | −9.9 | 4,565 | |
| 16 | Aleutians West Census Area, AK | 60.6% | D D+0.5 | −8.8 | 979 | |
| 17 | Willacy County, TX | 60.6% | R R+3.3 | −15.2 | 5,563 | |
| 18 | Dimmit County, TX | 58.9% | D D+3.3 | −20.7 | 3,427 | |
| 19 | Brooks County, TX | 58.8% | D D+9.6 | −9.4 | 2,402 | |
| 20 | Gaines County, TX | 58.8% | R R+82.6 | −2.9 | 6,416 | |
| 21 | Bethel Census Area, AK | 58.2% | D D+12.4 | −15.8 | 4,331 | |
| 22 | Bronx County, NY | 57.0% | D D+45.1 | −22.5 | 362,890 | |
| 23 | Hudson County, NJ | 56.5% | D D+28.1 | −18.5 | 231,181 | |
| 24 | Monterey County, CA | 56.3% | D D+29.9 | −11.4 | 146,718 | |
| 25 | Yuma County, AZ | 55.5% | R R+20.4 | −14.2 | 68,195 | |
| 26 | Manassas Park city, VA | 55.5% | D D+19.9 | −13.2 | 5,997 | |
| 27 | Queens County, NY | 55.4% | D D+24.2 | −21.0 | 712,191 | |
| 28 | Santa Clara County, CA | 55.2% | D D+40.0 | −7.5 | 750,433 | |
| 29 | Los Angeles County, CA | 55.1% | D D+32.9 | −11.0 | 3,728,427 | |
| 30 | Deaf Smith County, TX | 54.9% | R R+51.7 | −7.6 | 4,286 | |
| 31 | Parmer County, TX | 54.8% | R R+70.1 | −7.9 | 2,504 | |
| 32 | Osceola County, FL | 54.7% | R R+1.5 | −15.3 | 172,780 | |
| 33 | Yoakum County, TX | 53.8% | R R+70.9 | −4.4 | 2,393 | |
| 34 | Adams County, WA | 53.6% | R R+43.1 | −7.4 | 5,365 | |
| 35 | Colusa County, CA | 53.1% | R R+28.2 | −11.7 | 7,021 | |
| 36 | Merced County, CA | 52.7% | R R+4.4 | −14.9 | 86,392 | |
| 37 | Bailey County, TX | 52.7% | R R+61.1 | −5.9 | 1,741 | |
| 38 | Castro County, TX | 52.7% | R R+58.1 | −3.6 | 2,023 | |
| 39 | Moore County, TX | 52.7% | R R+67.1 | −7.3 | 5,362 | |
| 40 | Luna County, NM | 52.1% | R R+18.9 | −8.5 | 8,056 | |
| 41 | Hendry County, FL | 51.8% | R R+38.3 | −15.3 | 13,460 | |
| 42 | Rio Arriba County, NM | 51.4% | D D+19.4 | −14.2 | 15,989 | |
| 43 | Passaic County, NJ | 51.3% | R R+2.9 | −19.6 | 202,767 | |
| 44 | Duval County, TX | 51.1% | R R+9.8 | −12.4 | 4,461 | |
| 45 | Apache County, AZ | 51.0% | D D+19.0 | −14.6 | 32,019 | |
| 46 | Tulare County, CA | 50.2% | R R+20.7 | −12.9 | 138,271 | |
| 47 | Manassas city, VA | 50.0% | D D+14.8 | −9.4 | 16,100 | |
| 48 | Uvalde County, TX | 49.9% | R R+33.4 | −13.1 | 9,772 | |
| 49 | Ochiltree County, TX | 49.5% | R R+81.5 | −2.0 | 3,010 | |
| 50 | Franklin County, WA | 49.5% | R R+22.6 | −8.1 | 31,897 | |
| 51 | Holmes County, OH | 49.0% | R R+69.2 | −1.2 | 12,335 | |
| 52 | McKinley County, NM | 48.9% | D D+24.5 | −14.1 | 25,867 | |
| 53 | Pecos County, TX | 48.8% | R R+44.8 | −5.6 | 4,233 | |
| 54 | Jim Wells County, TX | 48.2% | R R+15.5 | −5.8 | 13,268 | |
| 55 | LaGrange County, IN | 48.1% | R R+56.8 | −2.7 | 10,411 | |
| 56 | Winkler County, TX | 48.0% | R R+70.5 | −4.9 | 1,933 | |
| 57 | Ford County, KS | 47.8% | R R+38.4 | −6.3 | 8,224 | |
| 58 | Union County, NJ | 47.6% | D D+24.2 | −11.6 | 240,632 | |
| 59 | La Salle County, TX | 47.6% | R R+20.5 | −8.7 | 2,360 | |
| 60 | Middlesex County, NJ | 47.4% | D D+8.0 | −14.2 | 365,187 | |
| 61 | Alameda County, CA | 47.2% | D D+53.6 | −8.6 | 669,800 | |
| 62 | Ector County, TX | 47.1% | R R+52.9 | −5.1 | 42,616 | |
| 63 | Finney County, KS | 46.5% | R R+34.7 | −10.0 | 10,782 | |
| 64 | Orange County, CA | 46.4% | D D+2.7 | −6.4 | 1,390,965 | |
| 65 | San Miguel County, NM | 46.1% | D D+27.9 | −10.8 | 11,108 | |
| 66 | San Mateo County, CA | 45.8% | D D+50.3 | −7.4 | 330,510 | |
| 67 | Frio County, TX | 45.8% | R R+24.5 | −16.9 | 4,945 | |
| 68 | Kern County, CA | 45.7% | R R+21.1 | −10.9 | 283,246 | |
| 69 | Madera County, CA | 45.7% | R R+20.8 | −9.2 | 54,624 | |
| 70 | Doña Ana County, NM | 45.3% | D D+9.8 | −8.6 | 85,407 | |
| 71 | Grant County, KS | 45.2% | R R+63.0 | −6.3 | 2,220 | |
| 72 | Harris County, TX | 45.0% | D D+5.5 | −7.7 | 1,557,484 | |
| 73 | Colfax County, NE | 44.6% | R R+50.9 | −7.7 | 3,519 | |
| 74 | Lea County, NM | 44.6% | R R+61.6 | −2.0 | 21,209 | |
| 75 | Kings County, NY | 44.6% | D D+43.3 | −11.5 | 847,934 | |
| 76 | Texas County, OK | 44.6% | R R+67.7 | −2.3 | 5,206 | |
| 77 | San Bernardino County, CA | 44.3% | R R+2.1 | −12.8 | 761,714 | |
| 78 | Rockland County, NY | 44.2% | R R+11.8 | −13.5 | 150,072 | |
| 79 | San Benito County, CA | 44.1% | D D+12.6 | −11.8 | 27,649 | |
| 80 | Broward County, FL | 43.8% | D D+17.0 | −12.8 | 874,539 | |
| 81 | Fresno County, CA | 43.7% | R R+4.4 | −12.2 | 325,994 | |
| 82 | San Francisco County, CA | 43.6% | D D+64.8 | −7.7 | 402,964 | |
| 83 | Lamb County, TX | 43.3% | R R+64.3 | −3.6 | 4,151 | |
| 84 | San Joaquin County, CA | 43.0% | R R+0.9 | −14.7 | 263,671 | |
| 85 | Stanislaus County, CA | 43.0% | R R+11.0 | −11.7 | 197,472 | |
| 86 | Montgomery County, MD | 43.0% | D D+52.8 | −6.9 | 519,221 | |
| 87 | Dallas County, TX | 42.9% | D D+22.2 | −9.4 | 849,872 | |
| 88 | Bergen County, NJ | 42.5% | D D+3.4 | −13.1 | 459,077 | |
| 89 | Riverside County, CA | 42.4% | R R+1.3 | −9.2 | 940,405 | |
| 90 | Yakima County, WA | 42.3% | R R+14.3 | −6.6 | 88,751 | |
| 91 | Terry County, TX | 42.2% | R R+65.1 | −8.3 | 3,420 | |
| 92 | Kings County, CA | 41.9% | R R+23.0 | −10.8 | 41,501 | |
| 93 | Atascosa County, TX | 41.3% | R R+43.3 | −9.3 | 18,444 | |
| 94 | Fort Bend County, TX | 41.3% | D D+1.6 | −9.0 | 362,524 | |
| 95 | Andrews County, TX | 41.0% | R R+72.6 | −2.8 | 6,060 | |
| 96 | Dakota County, NE | 40.6% | R R+29.7 | −12.4 | 6,138 | |
| 97 | Santa Barbara County, CA | 40.5% | D D+26.7 | −5.2 | 184,715 | |
| 98 | Dallam County, TX | 40.1% | R R+78.3 | −4.2 | 1,447 | |
| 99 | Floyd County, TX | 39.9% | R R+64.9 | −8.8 | 2,090 | |
| 100 | Glenn County, CA | 39.8% | R R+34.9 | −7.7 | 10,442 |
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 other than english; 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.