AkashicThe most Catholic places in America
Of the 100 counties most defined by catholic, 70 voted Republican and 30 Democratic in 2024 — a median of R+18.9, and as a group they shifted −4.8 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.
Does catholic 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 catholic a county is, the more Democratic it votes — a mild relationship (r = +0.27).
| Catholic range | Counties | Median margin |
|---|---|---|
| 0.3% – 3.1% | 678 | R+53.6 |
| 3.1% – 5.9% | 342 | R+45.0 |
| 5.9% – 8.7% | 328 | R+39.3 |
| 8.7% – 11.5% | 278 | R+31.7 |
| 11.5% – 14.3% | 221 | R+26.1 |
| 14.3% – 17.1% | 189 | R+31.3 |
| 17.1% – 19.9% | 139 | R+27.0 |
| 19.9% – 22.8% | 112 | R+19.7 |
| 22.8% – 25.6% | 86 | R+27.4 |
| 25.6% – 28.4% | 66 | R+19.4 |
| 28.4% – 31.2% | 57 | R+28.7 |
| 31.2% – 34.0% | 36 | R+13.7 |
| 34.0% – 36.8% | 33 | R+23.0 |
| 36.8% – 39.6% | 23 | R+30.4 |
| 39.6% – 42.4% | 27 | R+31.4 |
| 42.4% – 45.2% | 68 | R+17.2 |
Where catholic concentrates
Every county shaded by catholic — deep where the community clusters, pale at the other end. Counties below 5,000 population are suppressed.
The leaderboard
Ranked most to least by catholic. Filter by region or state, switch the column lens, cap the list, and sort on any figure.
| # | 2008–24 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zavala County, TX | 83.8% | D D+14.4 | −17.0 | 3,492 | |
| 2 | St. James Parish, LA | 81.2% | R R+0.9 | −5.3 | 11,789 | |
| 3 | Santa Cruz County, AZ | 78.7% | D D+18.6 | −16.8 | 19,121 | |
| 4 | Starr County, TX | 77.0% | R R+16.0 | −21.0 | 16,421 | |
| 5 | La Salle County, TX | 75.5% | R R+20.5 | −8.7 | 2,360 | |
| 6 | Imperial County, CA | 75.4% | R R+0.9 | −25.2 | 54,025 | |
| 7 | San Miguel County, NM | 74.5% | D D+27.9 | −10.8 | 11,108 | |
| 8 | Dimmit County, TX | 68.2% | D D+3.3 | −20.7 | 3,427 | |
| 9 | Taos County, NM | 66.4% | D D+47.5 | −7.3 | 16,636 | |
| 10 | Rio Arriba County, NM | 64.9% | D D+19.4 | −14.2 | 15,989 | |
| 11 | Maverick County, TX | 64.6% | R R+18.5 | −27.9 | 15,745 | |
| 12 | Rolette County, ND | 64.2% | D D+28.0 | −4.2 | 4,075 | |
| 13 | Plaquemines Parish, LA | 63.1% | R R+38.0 | −1.7 | 9,945 | |
| 14 | San Benito County, CA | 62.8% | D D+12.6 | −11.8 | 27,649 | |
| 15 | Glacier County, MT | 62.4% | D D+19.6 | −11.2 | 5,078 | |
| 16 | Lavaca County, TX | 61.9% | R R+76.1 | −2.9 | 10,491 | |
| 17 | Brooks County, TX | 60.9% | D D+9.6 | −9.4 | 2,402 | |
| 18 | Duval County, TX | 60.9% | R R+9.8 | −12.4 | 4,461 | |
| 19 | Webb County, TX | 59.9% | R R+2.2 | −25.4 | 65,865 | |
| 20 | Putnam County, OH | 58.7% | R R+68.7 | −2.4 | 19,758 | |
| 21 | Cedar County, NE | 58.4% | R R+69.6 | −0.9 | 4,938 | |
| 22 | Presidio County, TX | 56.6% | D D+30.2 | −3.2 | 1,994 | |
| 23 | Zapata County, TX | 55.0% | R R+22.4 | −17.1 | 4,871 | |
| 24 | Suffolk County, NY | 54.9% | R R+9.9 | −9.9 | 762,849 | |
| 25 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | 54.8% | R R+43.8 | +0.4 | 138,384 | |
| 26 | Falls Church city, VA | 54.3% | D D+61.6 | −2.6 | 9,062 | |
| 27 | St. Landry Parish, LA | 53.6% | R R+18.8 | −4.7 | 37,043 | |
| 28 | Assumption Parish, LA | 53.3% | R R+35.6 | −5.0 | 10,367 | |
| 29 | Newport County, RI | 53.2% | D D+25.5 | −4.3 | 44,349 | |
| 30 | Kusilvak Census Area, AK | 53.0% | D D+16.8 | −16.8 | 1,562 | |
| 31 | Mercer County, OH | 52.3% | R R+66.7 | −1.8 | 23,753 | |
| 32 | Jim Wells County, TX | 52.2% | R R+15.5 | −5.8 | 13,268 | |
| 33 | Manassas city, VA | 51.9% | D D+14.8 | −9.4 | 16,100 | |
| 34 | Iberia Parish, LA | 51.7% | R R+34.1 | −2.9 | 29,331 | |
| 35 | St. Martin Parish, LA | 51.6% | R R+40.7 | −4.6 | 25,006 | |
| 36 | Colfax County, NE | 51.6% | R R+50.9 | −7.7 | 3,519 | |
| 37 | Santa Fe County, NM | 50.0% | D D+48.9 | −4.8 | 83,719 | |
| 38 | Ellis County, KS | 49.1% | R R+46.1 | −2.5 | 13,511 | |
| 39 | Medina County, TX | 48.6% | R R+42.7 | −3.6 | 24,617 | |
| 40 | Capitol Planning Region, CT | 48.5% | D D+20.1 | −5.0 | 475,693 | |
| 41 | El Paso County, TX | 48.0% | D D+15.1 | −20.0 | 251,569 | |
| 42 | Boone County, NE | 47.9% | R R+65.9 | +0.9 | 3,040 | |
| 43 | Kewaunee County, WI | 47.8% | R R+33.7 | −1.0 | 12,484 | |
| 44 | Richmond County, NY | 47.5% | R R+29.5 | −14.5 | 199,620 | |
| 45 | Carroll County, IA | 46.8% | R R+41.8 | −4.1 | 11,140 | |
| 46 | Osage County, MO | 46.7% | R R+73.1 | −1.7 | 7,727 | |
| 47 | Hidalgo County, TX | 46.6% | R R+2.9 | −19.9 | 217,265 | |
| 48 | Erie County, NY | 46.5% | D D+9.6 | −5.1 | 456,550 | |
| 49 | Monterey County, CA | 46.4% | D D+29.9 | −11.4 | 146,718 | |
| 50 | Brown County, MN | 45.5% | R R+35.0 | −2.3 | 14,598 | |
| 51 | Cape May County, NJ | 45.5% | R R+19.2 | −3.2 | 54,568 | |
| 52 | Fayette County, TX | 45.5% | R R+61.4 | −3.5 | 13,331 | |
| 53 | Nassau County, NY | 45.4% | R R+4.2 | −13.7 | 712,299 | |
| 54 | Stark County, ND | 45.2% | R R+65.2 | −1.4 | 15,100 | |
| 55 | Dubois County, IN | 45.0% | R R+42.2 | −2.0 | 21,424 | |
| 56 | Acadia Parish, LA | 45.0% | R R+64.0 | −3.6 | 26,720 | |
| 57 | Jefferson Parish, LA | 44.7% | R R+13.0 | −1.9 | 178,205 | |
| 58 | Lackawanna County, PA | 44.6% | D D+2.8 | −5.6 | 116,590 | |
| 59 | Dubuque County, IA | 43.8% | R R+8.6 | −5.7 | 52,770 | |
| 60 | Clinton County, IL | 43.6% | R R+51.8 | −0.7 | 19,230 | |
| 61 | Lafourche Parish, LA | 43.6% | R R+62.1 | −1.8 | 42,845 | |
| 62 | Morrison County, MN | 43.3% | R R+55.9 | −2.5 | 20,313 | |
| 63 | Fredericksburg city, VA | 43.3% | D D+31.5 | −3.3 | 13,578 | |
| 64 | Lander County, NV | 43.0% | R R+62.3 | −0.8 | 2,725 | |
| 65 | Putnam County, NY | 42.8% | R R+13.6 | −5.8 | 55,765 | |
| 66 | Cuming County, NE | 42.7% | R R+59.9 | −0.7 | 4,457 | |
| 67 | Hamilton County, NY | 42.6% | R R+29.4 | +0.8 | 3,439 | |
| 68 | Avoyelles Parish, LA | 42.4% | R R+43.1 | −2.4 | 16,037 | |
| 69 | Monmouth County, NJ | 42.3% | R R+11.4 | −8.6 | 360,143 | |
| 70 | Perry County, MO | 42.1% | R R+63.4 | −0.0 | 9,824 | |
| 71 | Yoakum County, TX | 42.1% | R R+70.9 | −4.4 | 2,393 | |
| 72 | Bristol County, RI | 41.9% | D D+26.4 | −2.9 | 28,117 | |
| 73 | St. Charles Parish, LA | 41.8% | R R+32.3 | −2.8 | 26,685 | |
| 74 | Platte County, NE | 41.8% | R R+58.1 | −1.3 | 15,736 | |
| 75 | Gillespie County, TX | 41.8% | R R+60.9 | −2.0 | 16,492 | |
| 76 | Lafayette Parish, LA | 41.5% | R R+31.4 | −2.7 | 111,086 | |
| 77 | Karnes County, TX | 41.4% | R R+58.1 | −6.1 | 5,075 | |
| 78 | Nemaha County, KS | 41.3% | R R+67.0 | −1.3 | 5,620 | |
| 79 | Suffolk County, MA | 41.3% | D D+52.1 | −10.8 | 299,193 | |
| 80 | Kleberg County, TX | 41.3% | R R+12.7 | −11.0 | 10,014 | |
| 81 | Westchester County, NY | 41.1% | D D+26.1 | −10.1 | 457,838 | |
| 82 | Norfolk County, MA | 40.9% | D D+28.5 | −7.5 | 386,447 | |
| 83 | Elk County, PA | 40.9% | R R+47.0 | −1.9 | 17,153 | |
| 84 | Providence County, RI | 40.8% | D D+14.4 | −8.5 | 269,989 | |
| 85 | Gonzales County, TX | 40.6% | R R+54.8 | −6.7 | 7,755 | |
| 86 | Torrance County, NM | 40.3% | R R+38.1 | −4.8 | 7,179 | |
| 87 | Nueces County, TX | 40.2% | R R+11.5 | −8.6 | 121,678 | |
| 88 | Franklin County, NY | 40.0% | R R+9.0 | −6.8 | 19,458 | |
| 89 | Vermilion Parish, LA | 39.9% | R R+63.8 | −1.9 | 26,429 | |
| 90 | Gloucester County, NJ | 39.9% | R R+2.8 | −4.8 | 164,635 | |
| 91 | Luna County, NM | 39.9% | R R+18.9 | −8.5 | 8,056 | |
| 92 | Benson County, ND | 39.9% | R R+18.4 | −4.5 | 2,002 | |
| 93 | Rosebud County, MT | 39.8% | R R+37.1 | −3.0 | 3,693 | |
| 94 | Holt County, NE | 39.7% | R R+73.8 | −0.2 | 5,458 | |
| 95 | Bergen County, NJ | 39.6% | D D+3.4 | −13.1 | 459,077 | |
| 96 | Butler County, NE | 39.5% | R R+59.4 | −0.3 | 4,607 | |
| 97 | Middlesex County, MA | 39.3% | D D+39.2 | −5.7 | 814,832 | |
| 98 | Sandoval County, NM | 39.1% | D D+5.8 | −2.6 | 79,540 | |
| 99 | Colorado County, TX | 39.1% | R R+57.2 | −6.5 | 9,994 | |
| 100 | Colusa County, CA | 39.0% | R R+28.2 | −11.7 | 7,021 |
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 catholic; the medians are taken across the 100 top counties; the correlation is over all 2,683 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.