AkashicThe most Asian places in America
Of the 100 counties most defined by asian, 27 voted Republican and 73 Democratic in 2024 — a median of D+19.8, and as a group they shifted −5.6 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.
Does asian 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 asian a county is, the more Democratic it votes — a moderate relationship (r = +0.44).
| Asian range | Counties | Median margin |
|---|---|---|
| 0.0% – 0.6% | 1370 | R+50.8 |
| 0.6% – 1.2% | 628 | R+37.6 |
| 1.2% – 1.8% | 271 | R+29.0 |
| 1.8% – 2.5% | 150 | R+23.2 |
| 2.5% – 3.1% | 82 | R+10.1 |
| 3.1% – 3.7% | 61 | R+1.7 |
| 3.7% – 4.3% | 39 | D+1.8 |
| 4.3% – 4.9% | 34 | D+3.8 |
| 4.9% – 5.5% | 43 | D+6.9 |
| 5.5% – 6.1% | 29 | D+16.6 |
| 6.1% – 6.7% | 17 | D+14.5 |
| 6.7% – 7.4% | 15 | D+10.7 |
| 7.4% – 8.0% | 12 | D+32.4 |
| 8.0% – 8.6% | 8 | D+10.5 |
| 8.6% – 9.2% | 5 | R+6.6 |
| 9.2% – 9.8% | 61 | D+21.6 |
Where asian concentrates
Every county shaded by asian — deep where the community clusters, pale at the other end. Counties below 5,000 population are suppressed.
The leaderboard
Ranked most to least by asian. Filter by region or state, switch the column lens, cap the list, and sort on any figure.
| # | 2008–24 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Honolulu County, HI | 41.6% | D D+21.7 | −5.2 | 340,921 | |
| 2 | Santa Clara County, CA | 40.3% | D D+40.0 | −7.5 | 750,433 | |
| 3 | Aleutians West Census Area, AK | 39.5% | D D+0.5 | −8.8 | 979 | |
| 4 | San Francisco County, CA | 34.9% | D D+64.8 | −7.7 | 402,964 | |
| 5 | Alameda County, CA | 32.7% | D D+53.6 | −8.6 | 669,800 | |
| 6 | San Mateo County, CA | 31.0% | D D+50.3 | −7.4 | 330,510 | |
| 7 | Kauai County, HI | 30.0% | D D+19.5 | −9.3 | 30,064 | |
| 8 | Maui County, HI | 27.7% | D D+25.9 | −9.5 | 62,893 | |
| 9 | Queens County, NY | 25.9% | D D+24.2 | −21.0 | 712,191 | |
| 10 | Middlesex County, NJ | 25.4% | D D+8.0 | −14.2 | 365,187 | |
| 11 | Kodiak Island Borough, AK | 22.2% | R R+17.1 | +4.6 | 6,266 | |
| 12 | Orange County, CA | 22.2% | D D+2.7 | −6.4 | 1,390,965 | |
| 13 | Fort Bend County, TX | 21.9% | D D+1.6 | −9.0 | 362,524 | |
| 14 | Loudoun County, VA | 21.7% | D D+16.2 | −8.8 | 229,692 | |
| 15 | King County, WA | 20.5% | D D+51.3 | −1.4 | 1,130,502 | |
| 16 | Hawaii County, HI | 20.2% | D D+28.3 | −8.0 | 82,823 | |
| 17 | Fairfax County, VA | 19.9% | D D+34.7 | −7.2 | 589,427 | |
| 18 | Forsyth County, GA | 19.6% | R R+33.1 | +0.1 | 138,249 | |
| 19 | Somerset County, NJ | 19.6% | D D+13.9 | −7.3 | 177,412 | |
| 20 | Howard County, MD | 19.2% | D D+41.3 | −2.9 | 182,291 | |
| 21 | Collin County, TX | 18.7% | R R+11.1 | −6.8 | 515,585 | |
| 22 | Contra Costa County, CA | 18.6% | D D+37.9 | −7.4 | 528,904 | |
| 23 | Fairfax city, VA | 18.4% | D D+33.1 | −5.2 | 13,567 | |
| 24 | San Joaquin County, CA | 18.2% | R R+0.9 | −14.7 | 263,671 | |
| 25 | Sacramento County, CA | 17.6% | D D+19.7 | −5.5 | 656,626 | |
| 26 | Sutter County, CA | 17.5% | R R+31.4 | −15.0 | 39,336 | |
| 27 | Bergen County, NJ | 16.8% | D D+3.4 | −13.1 | 459,077 | |
| 28 | Hudson County, NJ | 16.8% | D D+28.1 | −18.5 | 231,181 | |
| 29 | Solano County, CA | 15.9% | D D+23.0 | −7.1 | 189,834 | |
| 30 | Montgomery County, MD | 15.3% | D D+52.8 | −6.9 | 519,221 | |
| 31 | Ramsey County, MN | 15.0% | D D+43.1 | −2.2 | 278,020 | |
| 32 | Los Angeles County, CA | 14.9% | D D+32.9 | −11.0 | 3,728,427 | |
| 33 | Yolo County, CA | 14.9% | D D+36.2 | −5.2 | 92,589 | |
| 34 | Middlesex County, MA | 13.6% | D D+39.2 | −5.7 | 814,832 | |
| 35 | Snohomish County, WA | 13.6% | D D+18.8 | −1.8 | 418,221 | |
| 36 | Gwinnett County, GA | 13.2% | D D+16.5 | −1.7 | 420,681 | |
| 37 | DuPage County, IL | 13.0% | D D+13.1 | −4.8 | 456,882 | |
| 38 | Richmond County, NY | 12.7% | R R+29.5 | −14.5 | 199,620 | |
| 39 | Norfolk County, MA | 12.4% | D D+28.5 | −7.5 | 386,447 | |
| 40 | New York County, NY | 12.4% | D D+64.2 | −10.3 | 654,372 | |
| 41 | Mercer County, NJ | 12.3% | D D+33.9 | −6.5 | 163,270 | |
| 42 | Nassau County, NY | 12.2% | R R+4.2 | −13.7 | 712,299 | |
| 43 | San Diego County, CA | 12.1% | D D+16.8 | −6.0 | 1,477,786 | |
| 44 | Kings County, NY | 12.1% | D D+43.3 | −11.5 | 847,934 | |
| 45 | Champaign County, IL | 11.4% | D D+23.8 | +1.0 | 89,581 | |
| 46 | Washington County, OR | 11.4% | D D+33.7 | −0.9 | 297,949 | |
| 47 | Denton County, TX | 11.0% | R R+13.1 | −5.1 | 449,188 | |
| 48 | Fresno County, CA | 10.9% | R R+4.4 | −12.2 | 325,994 | |
| 49 | Morris County, NJ | 10.7% | R R+2.7 | −7.0 | 284,666 | |
| 50 | Clark County, NV | 10.5% | D D+2.6 | −6.7 | 1,031,223 | |
| 51 | Arlington County, VA | 10.5% | D D+58.1 | −5.5 | 129,561 | |
| 52 | Manassas Park city, VA | 10.2% | D D+19.9 | −13.2 | 5,997 | |
| 53 | Tompkins County, NY | 10.1% | D D+50.0 | +0.8 | 46,532 | |
| 54 | Williamson County, TX | 9.9% | R R+2.4 | −3.8 | 308,469 | |
| 55 | Prince William County, VA | 9.9% | D D+17.9 | −9.1 | 228,712 | |
| 56 | Anchorage Municipality, AK | 9.8% | D D+1.4 | −0.8 | 132,900 | |
| 57 | Beadle County, SD | 9.8% | R R+40.1 | −1.9 | 7,010 | |
| 58 | Buena Vista County, IA | 9.5% | R R+33.2 | −7.5 | 7,537 | |
| 59 | Henrico County, VA | 9.4% | D D+28.7 | −0.3 | 181,489 | |
| 60 | Suffolk County, MA | 9.2% | D D+52.1 | −10.8 | 299,193 | |
| 61 | Washtenaw County, MI | 9.2% | D D+44.4 | −2.2 | 221,542 | |
| 62 | Placer County, CA | 9.1% | R R+8.5 | −1.9 | 234,809 | |
| 63 | Falls Church city, VA | 9.1% | D D+61.6 | −2.6 | 9,062 | |
| 64 | Ketchikan Gateway Borough, AK | 8.9% | R R+19.1 | −2.5 | 6,499 | |
| 65 | Lake County, IL | 8.6% | D D+20.7 | −3.3 | 310,913 | |
| 66 | Delaware County, OH | 8.6% | R R+6.6 | +0.2 | 133,392 | |
| 67 | Oakland County, MI | 8.5% | D D+10.6 | −3.5 | 772,145 | |
| 68 | Wake County, NC | 8.5% | D D+25.4 | −1.0 | 653,580 | |
| 69 | Sitka City and Borough, AK | 8.3% | D D+10.3 | −7.3 | 3,896 | |
| 70 | Jefferson County, IA | 8.2% | R R+6.8 | −5.4 | 8,346 | |
| 71 | Napa County, CA | 8.1% | D D+34.9 | −5.5 | 65,549 | |
| 72 | San Bernardino County, CA | 8.1% | R R+2.1 | −12.8 | 761,714 | |
| 73 | Tippecanoe County, IN | 8.0% | R R+0.1 | −0.8 | 66,906 | |
| 74 | Montgomery County, PA | 8.0% | D D+22.8 | −3.5 | 520,906 | |
| 75 | Cook County, IL | 7.9% | D D+41.6 | −8.7 | 2,079,239 | |
| 76 | Philadelphia County, PA | 7.9% | D D+58.8 | −4.7 | 721,441 | |
| 77 | Yuba County, CA | 7.8% | R R+25.8 | −4.2 | 30,070 | |
| 78 | Fulton County, GA | 7.8% | D D+44.9 | −1.6 | 535,238 | |
| 79 | Atlantic County, NJ | 7.8% | R R+3.0 | −9.8 | 129,759 | |
| 80 | Orange County, NC | 7.8% | D D+50.8 | −0.2 | 87,807 | |
| 81 | Travis County, TX | 7.8% | D D+39.3 | −5.7 | 581,276 | |
| 82 | Washington County, MN | 7.7% | D D+8.9 | −0.4 | 169,536 | |
| 83 | Albany County, NY | 7.5% | D D+25.6 | −5.9 | 148,577 | |
| 84 | Bartholomew County, IN | 7.4% | R R+27.3 | −1.2 | 35,488 | |
| 85 | Multnomah County, OR | 7.4% | D D+61.6 | +0.3 | 414,250 | |
| 86 | Brazoria County, TX | 7.4% | R R+19.7 | −1.5 | 162,046 | |
| 87 | Harris County, TX | 7.3% | D D+5.5 | −7.7 | 1,557,484 | |
| 88 | Juneau City and Borough, AK | 7.2% | D D+25.7 | +0.5 | 16,980 | |
| 89 | Warren County, OH | 7.2% | R R+31.5 | −0.7 | 139,619 | |
| 90 | Merced County, CA | 7.1% | R R+4.4 | −14.9 | 86,392 | |
| 91 | Ventura County, CA | 7.1% | D D+15.1 | −6.0 | 387,595 | |
| 92 | Virginia Beach city, VA | 7.1% | D D+2.6 | −2.8 | 228,771 | |
| 93 | Hennepin County, MN | 7.0% | D D+42.4 | −0.8 | 720,166 | |
| 94 | Dallas County, TX | 7.0% | D D+22.2 | −9.4 | 849,872 | |
| 95 | Charlottesville city, VA | 7.0% | D D+68.3 | −4.4 | 23,434 | |
| 96 | Riverside County, CA | 6.9% | R R+1.3 | −9.2 | 940,405 | |
| 97 | Broomfield County, CO | 6.9% | D D+28.5 | +1.1 | 46,848 | |
| 98 | Hamilton County, IN | 6.9% | R R+6.1 | +0.7 | 196,727 | |
| 99 | Monroe County, IN | 6.8% | D D+27.4 | −0.8 | 59,256 | |
| 100 | Pierce County, WA | 6.8% | D D+10.7 | −0.5 | 439,581 |
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 asian; 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.