AkashicThe most Black Protestant places in America
Of the 100 counties most defined by black protestant, 51 voted Republican and 49 Democratic in 2024 — a median of R+1.8, and as a group they shifted −5.9 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.
Does black protestant 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 black protestant a county is, the more Democratic it votes — a mild relationship (r = +0.22).
| Black Protestant range | Counties | Median margin |
|---|---|---|
| 0.1% – 1.2% | 708 | R+37.6 |
| 1.2% – 2.4% | 298 | R+41.1 |
| 2.4% – 3.5% | 174 | R+36.0 |
| 3.5% – 4.6% | 131 | R+38.2 |
| 4.6% – 5.8% | 75 | R+39.8 |
| 5.8% – 6.9% | 63 | R+39.0 |
| 6.9% – 8.0% | 50 | R+23.8 |
| 8.0% – 9.1% | 38 | R+24.0 |
| 9.1% – 10.3% | 22 | R+12.6 |
| 10.3% – 11.4% | 30 | R+22.7 |
| 11.4% – 12.5% | 23 | D+6.2 |
| 12.5% – 13.7% | 13 | R+18.1 |
| 13.7% – 14.8% | 7 | R+14.7 |
| 14.8% – 15.9% | 10 | R+5.6 |
| 15.9% – 17.1% | 13 | R+17.2 |
| 17.1% – 18.2% | 43 | D+10.5 |
Where black protestant concentrates
Every county shaded by black protestant — deep where the community clusters, pale at the other end. Counties below 5,000 population are suppressed.
The leaderboard
Ranked most to least by black protestant. Filter by region or state, switch the column lens, cap the list, and sort on any figure.
| # | 2008–24 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nevada County, AR | 34.6% | R R+39.7 | −8.2 | 2,907 | |
| 2 | Adams County, MS | 34.0% | D D+13.9 | −2.2 | 11,928 | |
| 3 | Northampton County, NC | 29.6% | D D+14.5 | −6.1 | 9,215 | |
| 4 | Macon County, AL | 29.2% | D D+56.2 | −7.6 | 7,834 | |
| 5 | Lowndes County, MS | 28.8% | R R+8.2 | −5.5 | 24,426 | |
| 6 | Columbia County, AR | 25.7% | R R+36.5 | −5.4 | 7,940 | |
| 7 | Ouachita County, AR | 24.8% | R R+19.1 | −5.6 | 8,626 | |
| 8 | Anson County, NC | 24.3% | R R+2.5 | −6.7 | 10,875 | |
| 9 | St. Helena Parish, LA | 23.7% | D D+0.8 | −9.5 | 5,745 | |
| 10 | Lowndes County, AL | 23.2% | D D+37.3 | −8.6 | 5,655 | |
| 11 | Franklin city, VA | 23.0% | D D+22.7 | −2.9 | 3,887 | |
| 12 | St. Louis city, MO | 22.8% | D D+64.6 | −1.3 | 116,271 | |
| 13 | Bladen County, NC | 22.7% | R R+20.4 | −6.6 | 16,764 | |
| 14 | Union County, AR | 22.5% | R R+33.5 | −4.0 | 15,448 | |
| 15 | Washington County, MS | 22.1% | D D+35.0 | −5.0 | 14,540 | |
| 16 | Bullock County, AL | 22.0% | D D+45.8 | −4.1 | 4,111 | |
| 17 | Jefferson County, AR | 21.5% | D D+20.1 | −1.6 | 21,608 | |
| 18 | Gadsden County, FL | 20.7% | D D+30.7 | −5.9 | 21,868 | |
| 19 | Marion County, SC | 20.7% | D D+10.5 | −11.0 | 13,388 | |
| 20 | Crittenden County, AR | 20.5% | D D+2.3 | −4.9 | 14,681 | |
| 21 | Hempstead County, AR | 20.5% | R R+39.7 | −5.6 | 6,089 | |
| 22 | Fairfield County, SC | 20.1% | D D+13.2 | −9.5 | 11,215 | |
| 23 | Hinds County, MS | 19.8% | D D+46.1 | −2.2 | 86,830 | |
| 24 | Shelby County, TN | 19.8% | D D+25.4 | −5.1 | 326,497 | |
| 25 | Montgomery County, AL | 19.5% | D D+30.6 | −0.9 | 89,798 | |
| 26 | Jefferson County, FL | 19.3% | R R+18.6 | −11.7 | 8,502 | |
| 27 | Wilkinson County, GA | 18.9% | R R+17.8 | −5.5 | 4,908 | |
| 28 | Leflore County, MS | 18.8% | D D+38.4 | −3.0 | 9,421 | |
| 29 | Bradley County, AR | 18.6% | R R+39.0 | −8.3 | 3,209 | |
| 30 | Cleveland County, AR | 18.6% | R R+67.6 | −6.0 | 3,374 | |
| 31 | Dallas County, AR | 18.5% | R R+29.4 | −6.4 | 2,324 | |
| 32 | Ashley County, AR | 18.3% | R R+48.0 | −4.8 | 7,030 | |
| 33 | Clarendon County, SC | 18.3% | R R+12.3 | −11.6 | 16,320 | |
| 34 | Hale County, AL | 18.2% | D D+6.8 | −11.8 | 7,305 | |
| 35 | Coahoma County, MS | 18.2% | D D+39.8 | −3.1 | 6,790 | |
| 36 | Allendale County, SC | 18.2% | D D+44.7 | −7.7 | 3,023 | |
| 37 | Martinsville city, VA | 18.0% | D D+22.6 | −4.2 | 5,673 | |
| 38 | Macon County, GA | 17.9% | D D+17.9 | −5.1 | 4,686 | |
| 39 | Emporia city, VA | 17.9% | D D+31.0 | −5.1 | 2,179 | |
| 40 | Quitman County, MS | 17.8% | D D+30.7 | −4.1 | 2,677 | |
| 41 | McCormick County, SC | 17.7% | R R+17.1 | −12.3 | 6,153 | |
| 42 | Warren County, GA | 17.1% | D D+4.7 | −6.7 | 2,592 | |
| 43 | Marshall County, MS | 17.1% | R R+7.3 | −10.4 | 14,983 | |
| 44 | Jenkins County, GA | 16.9% | R R+30.4 | −4.5 | 3,409 | |
| 45 | Sabine County, TX | 16.8% | R R+78.5 | −3.6 | 5,581 | |
| 46 | Williamsburg County, SC | 16.7% | D D+21.7 | −8.1 | 14,330 | |
| 47 | Hancock County, GA | 16.6% | D D+35.4 | −8.5 | 4,240 | |
| 48 | Lee County, SC | 16.6% | D D+17.7 | −9.9 | 8,076 | |
| 49 | Camden County, NC | 16.5% | R R+50.7 | −4.1 | 6,304 | |
| 50 | Phillips County, AR | 16.2% | D D+13.3 | −6.0 | 4,938 | |
| 51 | Holmes County, MS | 16.2% | D D+62.1 | −2.2 | 6,730 | |
| 52 | Abbeville County, SC | 16.2% | R R+42.4 | −9.3 | 12,048 | |
| 53 | Haywood County, TN | 16.2% | D D+0.4 | −8.6 | 6,652 | |
| 54 | Grant County, AR | 16.1% | R R+68.9 | −1.5 | 8,078 | |
| 55 | Chester County, SC | 16.1% | R R+17.2 | −6.3 | 15,556 | |
| 56 | Liberty County, FL | 16.0% | R R+66.8 | −6.4 | 3,490 | |
| 57 | Chambers County, AL | 15.8% | R R+23.2 | −7.6 | 14,245 | |
| 58 | Clay County, MS | 15.8% | D D+10.4 | −5.9 | 9,057 | |
| 59 | Drew County, AR | 15.7% | R R+33.8 | −6.0 | 6,365 | |
| 60 | Lafayette County, AR | 15.7% | R R+38.3 | −4.1 | 2,325 | |
| 61 | Monroe County, AR | 15.6% | R R+15.7 | −1.6 | 2,433 | |
| 62 | Brunswick County, VA | 15.6% | D D+8.5 | −5.4 | 7,751 | |
| 63 | Caddo Parish, LA | 15.5% | D D+4.6 | −2.1 | 94,699 | |
| 64 | Wyandotte County, KS | 15.1% | D D+23.9 | −7.6 | 50,602 | |
| 65 | Jefferson County, AL | 15.0% | D D+10.4 | −2.8 | 298,704 | |
| 66 | Georgetown County, SC | 14.9% | R R+19.5 | −6.8 | 37,754 | |
| 67 | Barbour County, AL | 14.8% | R R+14.7 | −7.0 | 9,855 | |
| 68 | Russell County, AL | 14.7% | D D+1.7 | −4.7 | 20,718 | |
| 69 | Monroe County, AL | 14.6% | R R+23.1 | −7.2 | 9,815 | |
| 70 | Bibb County, GA | 14.4% | D D+22.4 | −1.4 | 69,181 | |
| 71 | Clarke County, AL | 14.3% | R R+17.0 | −5.1 | 11,958 | |
| 72 | Trousdale County, TN | 14.3% | R R+58.9 | −10.8 | 4,251 | |
| 73 | Bertie County, NC | 14.1% | D D+15.7 | −6.0 | 9,186 | |
| 74 | Madison County, FL | 13.6% | R R+28.9 | −9.4 | 9,156 | |
| 75 | Mississippi County, AR | 13.5% | R R+31.6 | −9.4 | 10,717 | |
| 76 | Bienville Parish, LA | 13.5% | R R+18.0 | −6.4 | 6,256 | |
| 77 | Desha County, AR | 13.4% | R R+4.8 | −7.0 | 3,505 | |
| 78 | Yazoo County, MS | 13.4% | R R+2.4 | −8.8 | 8,971 | |
| 79 | Petersburg city, VA | 13.1% | D D+72.5 | −4.0 | 13,119 | |
| 80 | Morehouse Parish, LA | 13.0% | R R+19.3 | −5.8 | 10,097 | |
| 81 | Lauderdale County, MS | 13.0% | R R+21.2 | −5.2 | 27,407 | |
| 82 | Perquimans County, NC | 13.0% | R R+39.3 | −7.0 | 7,666 | |
| 83 | St. Francis County, AR | 12.9% | D D+0.7 | −4.4 | 5,979 | |
| 84 | Jefferson County, GA | 12.8% | R R+1.2 | −8.1 | 7,463 | |
| 85 | Pamlico County, NC | 12.7% | R R+32.0 | −4.0 | 7,976 | |
| 86 | Fulton County, GA | 12.6% | D D+44.9 | −1.6 | 535,238 | |
| 87 | Jefferson County, MS | 12.5% | D D+66.3 | −5.3 | 3,299 | |
| 88 | Jefferson Davis County, MS | 12.5% | D D+13.7 | −3.4 | 5,378 | |
| 89 | Early County, GA | 12.4% | R R+11.5 | −6.0 | 4,879 | |
| 90 | Richmond County, GA | 12.4% | D D+36.1 | −1.1 | 83,578 | |
| 91 | Calhoun County, GA | 12.3% | D D+12.3 | −3.1 | 2,056 | |
| 92 | Calhoun County, SC | 12.2% | R R+14.3 | −9.5 | 7,914 | |
| 93 | McDuffie County, GA | 12.1% | R R+24.9 | −5.8 | 10,537 | |
| 94 | Madison Parish, LA | 12.1% | D D+6.2 | −9.3 | 3,992 | |
| 95 | Mobile County, AL | 12.0% | R R+16.4 | −4.5 | 175,164 | |
| 96 | Thomas County, GA | 12.0% | R R+24.1 | −4.7 | 22,080 | |
| 97 | Union County, SC | 12.0% | R R+32.7 | −8.2 | 12,289 | |
| 98 | Richmond city, VA | 12.0% | D D+65.9 | −2.1 | 108,731 | |
| 99 | Simpson County, MS | 11.9% | R R+36.7 | −6.3 | 11,094 | |
| 100 | Caswell County, NC | 11.9% | R R+24.5 | −6.0 | 12,040 |
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 black protestant; the medians are taken across the 100 top counties; the correlation is over all 1,698 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.