The most German-ancestry places in America

Counties and cities ranked by German ancestry — with how each one voted in 2024 and how it has shifted since 2020. Of the top 100 counties by german, 99 voted Republican and 1 Democratic in 2024 (median R+41.8); as a group they shifted −2.2 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.

Top 100 counties

Counties ≥ 5,000 population, ranked by German. “2024” is the two-party presidential margin; “Since ’20” is the 2020→2024 shift in points (positive = toward Democrats). Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 5-year · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) · MIT Election Lab.
#	Place	German	2024	Since ’20
1	Hutchinson County, SD	58.8%	R R+57.9	+0.0
2	Brown County, MN	56.8%	R R+35.0	−2.3
3	Sibley County, MN	54.5%	R R+42.9	−2.1
4	Mercer County, OH	53.8%	R R+66.7	−1.8
5	Pierce County, NE	52.8%	R R+76.1	−1.7
6	Putnam County, OH	52.3%	R R+68.7	−2.4
7	Osage County, MO	52.0%	R R+73.1	−1.7
8	Walworth County, SD	51.8%	R R+59.2	−4.9
9	Carroll County, IA	51.6%	R R+41.8	−4.1
10	Washington County, WI	50.9%	R R+36.2	+1.9
11	Cedar County, NE	50.7%	R R+69.6	−0.9
12	Chickasaw County, IA	49.6%	R R+37.1	−5.8
13	Cuming County, NE	49.4%	R R+59.9	−0.7
14	Dodge County, WI	49.4%	R R+32.9	−1.9
15	Taylor County, WI	49.2%	R R+48.1	−1.7
16	Nemaha County, KS	49.1%	R R+67.0	−1.3
17	Calumet County, WI	48.8%	R R+19.9	−0.3
18	Lincoln County, WI	48.4%	R R+25.1	−2.4
19	Mercer County, ND	47.9%	R R+68.6	−1.2
20	Manitowoc County, WI	47.9%	R R+23.3	−0.1
21	Butler County, IA	47.6%	R R+45.2	−6.7
22	Jackson County, MN	47.3%	R R+42.0	−4.1
23	Big Stone County, MN	46.9%	R R+29.5	−2.2
24	Marathon County, WI	46.9%	R R+18.6	−0.6
25	Bremer County, IA	46.8%	R R+22.1	−6.0
26	Fond du Lac County, WI	46.8%	R R+28.7	−2.2
27	Dubois County, IN	46.7%	R R+42.2	−2.0
28	Clayton County, IA	46.6%	R R+34.4	−5.6
29	Morton County, ND	46.6%	R R+53.4	−3.0
30	Delaware County, IA	46.5%	R R+39.5	−4.4
31	McLeod County, MN	46.5%	R R+37.8	−1.7
32	Kossuth County, IA	46.4%	R R+44.1	−4.7
33	Ellis County, KS	46.1%	R R+46.1	−2.5
34	Jefferson County, WI	46.1%	R R+16.3	−1.1
35	Washington County, IL	45.9%	R R+57.2	−0.8
36	Marquette County, WI	45.9%	R R+29.6	−2.2
37	McCook County, SD	45.4%	R R+49.3	−4.5
38	Merrick County, NE	45.2%	R R+64.6	−2.1
39	Sheboygan County, WI	45.1%	R R+16.3	−0.4
40	Redwood County, MN	45.0%	R R+43.2	−1.9
41	Ida County, IA	44.9%	R R+53.2	−2.2
42	Russell County, KS	44.8%	R R+61.3	+1.9
43	Henry County, OH	44.8%	R R+46.7	−3.3
44	Wood County, WI	44.8%	R R+19.9	−0.7
45	Dubuque County, IA	44.7%	R R+8.6	−5.7
46	Auglaize County, OH	44.3%	R R+64.6	−1.9
47	Grant County, SD	44.3%	R R+45.4	−3.7
48	Waupaca County, WI	44.3%	R R+33.4	−1.6
49	Grundy County, IA	44.2%	R R+41.7	−4.3
50	Kearney County, NE	44.1%	R R+57.9	+0.8
51	Clinton County, IL	44.0%	R R+51.8	−0.7
52	Knox County, NE	43.8%	R R+63.1	−3.3
53	Burleigh County, ND	43.8%	R R+42.8	−2.6
54	Spink County, SD	43.8%	R R+39.0	−4.0
55	Meeker County, MN	43.7%	R R+42.7	−2.1
56	Wabasha County, MN	43.7%	R R+28.1	−1.8
57	Jo Daviess County, IL	43.6%	R R+16.8	−0.4
58	Nicollet County, MN	43.6%	R R+0.5	−3.7
59	Gage County, NE	43.6%	R R+39.0	−2.5
60	Wayne County, NE	43.4%	R R+48.8	−0.4
61	Ozaukee County, WI	43.2%	R R+10.4	+1.6
62	Cherokee County, IA	43.1%	R R+45.7	−6.4
63	Shawano County, WI	43.0%	R R+36.2	−0.7
64	Clay County, IA	42.9%	R R+43.1	−4.3
65	Renville County, MN	42.9%	R R+41.3	−4.8
66	Todd County, MN	42.9%	R R+53.4	−4.6
67	Stutsman County, ND	42.9%	R R+44.3	−1.0
68	Price County, WI	42.9%	R R+31.1	−3.5
69	Richland County, ND	42.8%	R R+37.6	−4.8
70	Hamilton County, NE	42.7%	R R+60.1	−2.8
71	Brown County, SD	42.7%	R R+26.8	−3.8
72	Winnebago County, WI	42.7%	R R+4.7	−0.8
73	Effingham County, IL	42.6%	R R+60.3	−1.1
74	Green Lake County, WI	42.6%	R R+36.3	−0.4
75	Seward County, NE	42.5%	R R+46.3	−2.3
76	Elk County, PA	42.5%	R R+47.0	−1.9
77	Washington County, KS	42.4%	R R+69.1	−3.7
78	Douglas County, MN	42.4%	R R+35.0	−2.2
79	Floyd County, IA	42.3%	R R+25.6	−6.2
80	Langlade County, WI	42.2%	R R+34.6	−2.1
81	Faribault County, MN	42.1%	R R+37.3	−3.7
82	Door County, WI	42.0%	D D+2.2	+0.8
83	Outagamie County, WI	41.9%	R R+10.2	−0.3
84	Antelope County, NE	41.8%	R R+76.2	−2.6
85	Stark County, ND	41.8%	R R+65.2	−1.4
86	Pepin County, WI	41.8%	R R+29.3	−2.9
87	Waukesha County, WI	41.7%	R R+19.7	+1.1
88	Waushara County, WI	41.7%	R R+35.2	−1.1
89	Mitchell County, IA	41.5%	R R+31.1	−3.2
90	Stanton County, NE	41.5%	R R+66.4	−2.3
91	Sac County, IA	41.4%	R R+51.5	−3.2
92	Rock County, MN	41.4%	R R+39.2	−0.5
93	Cedar County, IA	41.2%	R R+21.7	−4.7
94	Murray County, MN	41.2%	R R+42.3	−3.2
95	Boone County, NE	41.1%	R R+65.9	+0.9
96	Dickinson County, IA	41.0%	R R+39.9	−6.3
97	Fayette County, IA	40.9%	R R+30.4	−7.7
98	Le Sueur County, MN	40.8%	R R+33.6	−3.3
99	Snyder County, PA	40.8%	R R+47.0	+0.4
100	Buffalo County, WI	40.8%	R R+30.2	−5.0

Top 50 cities

Incorporated places ≥ 5,000 population. City presidential results are precinct-derived for 2008–2024, so the “Since ’20” shift uses the same modern series.
#	Place	German	2024	Since ’20
1	New Ulm, MN	56.8%	R R+20.6	−4.3
2	Celina, OH	53.8%	R R+47.2	−1.2
3	Carroll, IA	51.6%	R R+32.1	−4.5
4	Germantown, WI	50.9%	R R+17.7	+4.8
5	Hartford, WI	50.9%	R R+32.4	−0.4
6	Jackson, WI	50.9%	R R+34.5	+4.4
7	Richfield, WI	50.9%	R R+43.0	+1.7
8	Slinger, WI	50.9%	R R+39.7	+3.6
9	West Bend, WI	50.9%	R R+25.5	+1.0
10	Beaver Dam, WI	49.4%	R R+1.9	−2.4
11	Mayville, WI	49.4%	R R+35.4	−4.5
12	Harrison, WI	48.8%	R R+13.0	+0.9
13	Merrill, WI	48.4%	R R+14.0	−3.9
14	Waupun, WI	48.0%	R R+37.2	−3.7
15	Manitowoc, WI	47.9%	R R+7.8	+0.6
16	Two Rivers, WI	47.9%	R R+15.1	−2.4
17	Watertown, WI	47.0%	R R+26.2	−2.0
18	Kronenwetter, WI	46.9%	R R+18.6	+2.0
19	Rib Mountain, WI	46.9%	R R+13.0	+2.2
20	Rothschild, WI	46.9%	R R+4.7	+0.1
21	Wausau, WI	46.9%	D D+7.4	−0.4
22	Weston, WI	46.9%	R R+10.7	+1.8
23	Waverly, IA	46.8%	R R+2.1	−3.8
24	Fond du Lac, WI	46.8%	R R+9.4	−1.1
25	North Fond du Lac, WI	46.8%	R R+14.7	−4.7
26	Ripon, WI	46.8%	R R+8.8	−3.5
27	Huntingburg, IN	46.7%	R R+39.9	−4.7
28	Jasper, IN	46.7%	R R+33.1	−0.6
29	Mandan, ND	46.6%	R R+46.9	−4.3
30	Manchester, IA	46.5%	R R+19.4	−6.4
31	Glencoe, MN	46.5%	R R+32.8	−1.0
32	Hutchinson, MN	46.5%	R R+23.5	−1.8
33	Algona, IA	46.4%	R R+24.8	−2.6
34	Hays, KS	46.1%	R R+37.7	−2.2
35	Fort Atkinson, WI	46.1%	D D+5.4	−1.6
36	Jefferson, WI	46.1%	R R+5.6	−0.8
37	Lake Mills, WI	46.1%	D D+7.7	−0.9
38	Plymouth, WI	45.1%	R R+13.4	−0.9
39	Sheboygan, WI	45.1%	D D+6.1	−1.9
40	Sheboygan Falls, WI	45.1%	R R+14.5	−0.7
41	Redwood Falls, MN	45.0%	R R+25.6	−3.3
42	Marshfield, WI	44.9%	R R+4.8	+0.7
43	Napoleon, OH	44.8%	R R+32.6	−4.0
44	Wisconsin Rapids, WI	44.8%	R R+7.3	+0.1
45	Asbury, IA	44.7%	R R+3.7	−1.7
46	Dubuque, IA	44.7%	D D+5.3	−6.8
47	St. Marys, OH	44.3%	R R+57.6	−2.3
48	Wapakoneta, OH	44.3%	R R+55.9	−3.4
49	Waupaca, WI	44.3%	R R+7.7	−2.6
50	Bismarck, ND	43.8%	R R+36.0	−2.9

Rankings suppress places below 5,000 population, where small-sample ACS shares get noisy. Demographic shares are American Community Survey 5-year estimates (ancestry table B04006, language C16001) and the 2020 U.S. Religion Census; every figure traces to a named federal or academic source. The vote columns are presidential — a place can be demographically homogeneous and politically split, which is exactly what these tables are built to show.