AkashicThe most Evangelical Protestant places in America
Of the 100 counties most defined by evangelical protestant, 97 voted Republican and 3 Democratic in 2024 — a median of R+59.0, and as a group they shifted −4.0 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.
Does evangelical 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 evangelical protestant a county is, the more Republican it votes — a moderate relationship (r = −0.38).
| Evangelical Protestant range | Counties | Median margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2.8% – 6.4% | 291 | R+9.4 |
| 6.4% – 10.0% | 321 | R+19.9 |
| 10.0% – 13.6% | 334 | R+32.9 |
| 13.6% – 17.2% | 316 | R+33.1 |
| 17.2% – 20.7% | 231 | R+37.6 |
| 20.7% – 24.3% | 213 | R+41.7 |
| 24.3% – 27.9% | 189 | R+40.8 |
| 27.9% – 31.5% | 156 | R+51.2 |
| 31.5% – 35.1% | 152 | R+50.9 |
| 35.1% – 38.7% | 122 | R+48.8 |
| 38.7% – 42.3% | 126 | R+52.8 |
| 42.3% – 45.9% | 98 | R+50.6 |
| 45.9% – 49.4% | 64 | R+58.8 |
| 49.4% – 53.0% | 55 | R+54.8 |
| 53.0% – 56.6% | 58 | R+59.3 |
| 56.6% – 60.2% | 94 | R+59.2 |
Where evangelical protestant concentrates
Every county shaded by evangelical 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 evangelical protestant. Filter by region or state, switch the column lens, cap the list, and sort on any figure.
| # | 2008–24 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Edmonson County, KY | 98.5% | R R+62.9 | −4.2 | 6,247 | |
| 2 | Yalobusha County, MS | 83.4% | R R+20.9 | −7.4 | 5,878 | |
| 3 | Morris County, TX | 83.2% | R R+51.2 | −11.7 | 5,434 | |
| 4 | Jefferson County, OK | 81.3% | R R+71.6 | −0.0 | 2,375 | |
| 5 | West Carroll Parish, LA | 81.2% | R R+74.0 | −2.6 | 4,603 | |
| 6 | Caldwell County, KY | 80.5% | R R+58.2 | −4.3 | 6,188 | |
| 7 | Eastland County, TX | 79.0% | R R+77.5 | −2.0 | 8,364 | |
| 8 | Haskell County, TX | 78.6% | R R+71.4 | −4.3 | 2,247 | |
| 9 | Hancock County, TN | 78.4% | R R+76.5 | +0.8 | 2,908 | |
| 10 | Bell County, KY | 76.4% | R R+68.7 | −5.4 | 9,340 | |
| 11 | Ballard County, KY | 76.1% | R R+64.4 | −4.5 | 4,088 | |
| 12 | Catahoula Parish, LA | 76.1% | R R+50.6 | −3.8 | 4,348 | |
| 13 | Banks County, GA | 75.2% | R R+78.2 | −0.2 | 10,519 | |
| 14 | Jackson Parish, LA | 74.9% | R R+47.6 | −5.0 | 7,226 | |
| 15 | Cleburne County, AL | 73.0% | R R+83.4 | −3.0 | 7,651 | |
| 16 | Latimer County, OK | 72.6% | R R+65.6 | −2.6 | 4,079 | |
| 17 | Green County, KY | 72.5% | R R+72.6 | −5.2 | 5,857 | |
| 18 | Simpson County, MS | 72.3% | R R+36.7 | −6.3 | 11,094 | |
| 19 | Hancock County, KY | 72.0% | R R+47.5 | −8.4 | 4,633 | |
| 20 | Chowan County, NC | 71.7% | R R+22.4 | −6.7 | 7,552 | |
| 21 | Atoka County, OK | 69.1% | R R+71.6 | −1.2 | 5,662 | |
| 22 | Holmes County, OH | 69.0% | R R+69.2 | −1.2 | 12,335 | |
| 23 | Wilbarger County, TX | 68.1% | R R+60.6 | −3.8 | 4,467 | |
| 24 | Butler County, KY | 67.5% | R R+66.3 | −2.9 | 5,943 | |
| 25 | Ouachita County, AR | 67.4% | R R+19.1 | −5.6 | 8,626 | |
| 26 | Union County, MS | 66.3% | R R+70.1 | −5.4 | 12,478 | |
| 27 | Calhoun County, MS | 66.0% | R R+48.0 | −6.7 | 6,034 | |
| 28 | Poinsett County, AR | 65.3% | R R+63.5 | −3.8 | 7,079 | |
| 29 | Franklin Parish, LA | 65.1% | R R+49.2 | −4.8 | 8,798 | |
| 30 | Stephens County, TX | 65.0% | R R+79.3 | −0.8 | 3,761 | |
| 31 | Young County, TX | 64.7% | R R+76.2 | −2.5 | 8,314 | |
| 32 | Bryan County, OK | 64.6% | R R+58.6 | −2.1 | 17,812 | |
| 33 | Etowah County, AL | 64.5% | R R+55.5 | −5.3 | 46,137 | |
| 34 | Marengo County, AL | 64.5% | R R+3.8 | −5.1 | 9,682 | |
| 35 | Bristol city, VA | 64.5% | R R+39.6 | −0.7 | 7,490 | |
| 36 | Todd County, KY | 64.2% | R R+57.9 | −4.6 | 5,112 | |
| 37 | Muhlenberg County, KY | 64.0% | R R+54.4 | −5.5 | 13,692 | |
| 38 | Benton County, MS | 63.8% | R R+31.4 | −10.6 | 3,880 | |
| 39 | Trigg County, KY | 63.7% | R R+52.4 | −2.3 | 7,196 | |
| 40 | Greer County, OK | 63.7% | R R+65.7 | −1.0 | 1,836 | |
| 41 | Chilton County, AL | 63.4% | R R+72.0 | −4.6 | 19,763 | |
| 42 | Ashley County, AR | 63.2% | R R+48.0 | −4.8 | 7,030 | |
| 43 | Lawrence County, AL | 62.5% | R R+62.3 | −7.6 | 16,122 | |
| 44 | Polk County, TN | 62.5% | R R+68.1 | −4.7 | 8,727 | |
| 45 | Caddo County, OK | 61.5% | R R+47.1 | −3.0 | 9,496 | |
| 46 | Cotton County, OK | 61.4% | R R+66.8 | +0.2 | 2,506 | |
| 47 | Christian County, MO | 60.9% | R R+52.2 | −1.5 | 50,789 | |
| 48 | Webster County, MS | 60.8% | R R+65.2 | −5.0 | 5,095 | |
| 49 | Tillman County, OK | 60.6% | R R+59.5 | −4.8 | 2,533 | |
| 50 | Appling County, GA | 60.5% | R R+62.4 | −5.5 | 8,334 | |
| 51 | Ottawa County, OK | 60.5% | R R+53.5 | −2.3 | 11,178 | |
| 52 | Washington County, OK | 60.5% | R R+47.7 | +0.4 | 23,174 | |
| 53 | Gray County, TX | 60.5% | R R+77.1 | +0.1 | 7,580 | |
| 54 | Winn Parish, LA | 60.4% | R R+54.4 | −5.0 | 5,781 | |
| 55 | Lee County, AR | 60.3% | D D+3.5 | −1.3 | 2,520 | |
| 56 | Muskogee County, OK | 60.3% | R R+37.6 | −3.7 | 24,357 | |
| 57 | Mitchell County, NC | 60.2% | R R+55.7 | +2.1 | 8,846 | |
| 58 | Independence County, AR | 60.1% | R R+59.5 | −1.3 | 14,011 | |
| 59 | Clark County, AR | 59.9% | R R+20.5 | −6.4 | 7,657 | |
| 60 | Wright County, MO | 59.9% | R R+75.6 | −3.8 | 8,980 | |
| 61 | Colonial Heights city, VA | 59.9% | R R+32.4 | +0.8 | 8,964 | |
| 62 | Obion County, TN | 59.8% | R R+64.9 | −4.3 | 12,900 | |
| 63 | Bienville Parish, LA | 59.6% | R R+18.0 | −6.4 | 6,256 | |
| 64 | Pittsburg County, OK | 59.6% | R R+59.0 | −2.7 | 17,572 | |
| 65 | Houston County, AL | 59.5% | R R+47.6 | −4.9 | 44,349 | |
| 66 | Kiowa County, OK | 59.5% | R R+58.3 | −0.7 | 3,278 | |
| 67 | McCracken County, KY | 59.3% | R R+34.9 | −3.3 | 31,947 | |
| 68 | Tippah County, MS | 59.2% | R R+67.1 | −6.6 | 9,591 | |
| 69 | Alcorn County, MS | 59.0% | R R+68.3 | −4.8 | 15,112 | |
| 70 | Haskell County, OK | 59.0% | R R+69.7 | −2.2 | 4,936 | |
| 71 | Gulf County, FL | 58.8% | R R+54.2 | −3.6 | 8,697 | |
| 72 | Ohio County, KY | 58.8% | R R+60.2 | −4.7 | 10,937 | |
| 73 | Montgomery County, MS | 58.8% | R R+20.8 | −5.1 | 4,424 | |
| 74 | Pontotoc County, MS | 58.8% | R R+67.7 | −5.5 | 14,068 | |
| 75 | Love County, OK | 58.8% | R R+66.2 | −2.6 | 4,260 | |
| 76 | Chickasaw County, MS | 58.5% | R R+13.7 | −9.2 | 7,234 | |
| 77 | Lamar County, AL | 58.3% | R R+75.9 | −3.6 | 6,890 | |
| 78 | Livingston County, KY | 58.3% | R R+63.1 | −1.7 | 4,972 | |
| 79 | Adams County, IN | 58.2% | R R+52.6 | −0.2 | 13,966 | |
| 80 | Franklin city, VA | 58.2% | D D+22.7 | −2.9 | 3,887 | |
| 81 | Franklin County, MS | 58.1% | R R+39.8 | −7.4 | 4,066 | |
| 82 | Garvin County, OK | 58.1% | R R+66.1 | −1.9 | 10,991 | |
| 83 | Anderson County, SC | 58.1% | R R+47.4 | −5.3 | 98,296 | |
| 84 | Logan County, AR | 57.8% | R R+62.2 | −2.7 | 8,205 | |
| 85 | San Saba County, TX | 57.7% | R R+78.8 | −1.2 | 2,709 | |
| 86 | Gregg County, TX | 57.5% | R R+42.2 | −5.3 | 46,738 | |
| 87 | Jones County, MS | 57.4% | R R+46.8 | −4.6 | 27,755 | |
| 88 | Dodge County, GA | 57.1% | R R+49.9 | −4.4 | 8,350 | |
| 89 | Marion County, MS | 57.1% | R R+41.6 | −4.8 | 11,188 | |
| 90 | McMinn County, TN | 57.0% | R R+64.2 | −3.7 | 24,072 | |
| 91 | Martinsville city, VA | 57.0% | D D+22.6 | −4.2 | 5,673 | |
| 92 | Pierce County, GA | 56.9% | R R+77.5 | −2.4 | 9,761 | |
| 93 | White County, IL | 56.9% | R R+59.4 | −1.9 | 7,067 | |
| 94 | Graves County, KY | 56.9% | R R+61.6 | −4.9 | 16,678 | |
| 95 | Calhoun County, AL | 56.6% | R R+44.6 | −5.6 | 48,653 | |
| 96 | Lincoln County, MS | 56.6% | R R+45.4 | −6.4 | 15,802 | |
| 97 | Hamblen County, TN | 56.5% | R R+58.9 | −4.9 | 25,501 | |
| 98 | Wayne County, GA | 56.4% | R R+59.8 | −2.6 | 13,561 | |
| 99 | Grundy County, MO | 56.4% | R R+63.5 | −0.7 | 4,404 | |
| 100 | Mathews County, VA | 56.4% | R R+39.2 | −3.6 | 5,945 |
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 evangelical protestant; the medians are taken across the 100 top counties; the correlation is over all 2,820 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.