The most Norwegian-ancestry places in America

Counties and cities ranked by Norwegian ancestry — with how each one voted in 2024 and how it has shifted since 2020. Of the top 100 counties by norwegian, 95 voted Republican and 5 Democratic in 2024 (median R+31.4); as a group they shifted −3.6 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.

Top 100 counties

Counties ≥ 5,000 population, ranked by Norwegian. “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	Norwegian	2024	Since ’20
1	Norman County, MN	42.5%	R R+22.2	−6.2
2	Marshall County, MN	39.3%	R R+51.6	−4.2
3	Traill County, ND	36.3%	R R+31.4	−6.5
4	Lac qui Parle County, MN	35.5%	R R+32.2	−5.4
5	Polk County, MN	33.5%	R R+33.7	−5.3
6	Pennington County, MN	32.6%	R R+31.4	−4.4
7	Bottineau County, ND	32.2%	R R+54.9	−4.4
8	Clearwater County, MN	30.7%	R R+50.0	−5.1
9	Ransom County, ND	30.1%	R R+28.0	−8.7
10	Chippewa County, MN	29.9%	R R+34.0	−3.4
11	Grant County, MN	29.9%	R R+30.5	−3.9
12	Barnes County, ND	29.6%	R R+35.0	−3.6
13	Roseau County, MN	29.4%	R R+49.3	−3.2
14	Walsh County, ND	29.1%	R R+44.8	−3.1
15	Winnebago County, IA	28.3%	R R+30.6	−4.3
16	Worth County, IA	27.5%	R R+28.2	−2.3
17	Yellow Medicine County, MN	27.4%	R R+40.5	−3.5
18	Trempealeau County, WI	27.1%	R R+21.4	−4.8
19	Clay County, MN	27.0%	D D+0.5	−3.6
20	Pope County, MN	26.6%	R R+31.6	−3.9
21	Ramsey County, ND	26.4%	R R+40.0	−3.9
22	Fillmore County, MN	26.3%	R R+25.4	−2.8
23	Swift County, MN	26.1%	R R+34.1	−4.6
24	McHenry County, ND	26.1%	R R+63.4	−3.4
25	Otter Tail County, MN	25.8%	R R+34.1	−1.6
26	Wilkin County, MN	25.3%	R R+38.9	−0.9
27	Day County, SD	25.3%	R R+29.9	−2.3
28	Grand Forks County, ND	25.1%	R R+18.0	−4.7
29	Cass County, ND	24.7%	R R+8.3	−5.6
30	Winneshiek County, IA	24.5%	R R+9.2	−4.1
31	Freeborn County, MN	24.1%	R R+21.3	−5.3
32	Vernon County, WI	24.1%	R R+7.8	−3.0
33	Douglas County, MN	22.2%	R R+35.0	−2.2
34	Jackson County, WI	22.2%	R R+19.5	−4.4
35	Ward County, ND	22.1%	R R+47.0	−2.1
36	Houston County, MN	21.8%	R R+16.5	−3.5
37	Richland County, ND	21.2%	R R+37.6	−4.8
38	Benson County, ND	20.7%	R R+18.4	−4.5
39	McLean County, ND	20.2%	R R+57.9	−4.3
40	Becker County, MN	19.8%	R R+33.1	−2.9
41	Faribault County, MN	19.6%	R R+37.3	−3.7
42	Dodge County, MN	19.3%	R R+31.9	−1.5
43	Valley County, MT	19.2%	R R+51.1	−1.7
44	Buffalo County, WI	18.7%	R R+30.2	−5.0
45	Goodhue County, MN	18.5%	R R+16.4	−1.6
46	Mahnomen County, MN	18.5%	R R+8.7	−7.4
47	Koochiching County, MN	18.2%	R R+25.6	−4.3
48	Pembina County, ND	18.2%	R R+52.9	−2.6
49	Richland County, MT	18.0%	R R+68.0	−0.3
50	Kingsbury County, SD	18.0%	R R+43.9	−4.8
51	Big Stone County, MN	17.9%	R R+29.5	−2.2
52	Beltrami County, MN	17.8%	R R+5.6	−2.5
53	Kandiyohi County, MN	17.6%	R R+30.9	−5.3
54	Dunn County, WI	17.1%	R R+15.9	−2.0
55	Hubbard County, MN	16.8%	R R+31.4	−2.5
56	Lincoln County, MN	16.7%	R R+37.7	+0.4
57	Mower County, MN	16.6%	R R+10.5	−4.6
58	Mountrail County, ND	16.4%	R R+43.0	−5.4
59	Lake County, SD	16.3%	R R+31.2	−3.7
60	Stevens County, MN	16.2%	R R+27.0	−4.9
61	Williams County, ND	16.1%	R R+67.6	−0.9
62	Eau Claire County, WI	16.0%	D D+10.6	−0.2
63	McKenzie County, ND	15.9%	R R+69.2	−1.5
64	Stutsman County, ND	15.9%	R R+44.3	−1.0
65	Codington County, SD	15.8%	R R+40.8	−1.9
66	Lyon County, MN	15.7%	R R+31.7	−5.7
67	Steele County, MN	15.7%	R R+24.4	−2.0
68	Barron County, WI	15.6%	R R+29.0	−3.0
69	Roberts County, SD	15.4%	R R+23.0	−9.6
70	Lake County, MN	15.3%	D D+3.9	+0.3
71	Watonwan County, MN	15.3%	R R+27.7	−6.2
72	La Crosse County, WI	14.9%	D D+9.4	−4.1
73	Allamakee County, IA	14.8%	R R+34.3	−5.2
74	Cottonwood County, MN	14.8%	R R+41.0	−2.8
75	Renville County, MN	14.6%	R R+41.3	−4.8
76	St. Croix County, WI	14.5%	R R+19.2	−3.4
77	Brookings County, SD	14.4%	R R+17.4	−4.4
78	Lincoln County, SD	14.3%	R R+26.5	−2.9
79	Polk County, WI	14.3%	R R+30.9	−3.5
80	Mercer County, ND	14.1%	R R+68.6	−1.2
81	Hamlin County, SD	14.0%	R R+60.4	−4.5
82	Winona County, MN	13.9%	R R+4.9	−5.3
83	Grant County, SD	13.9%	R R+45.4	−3.7
84	Howard County, IA	13.8%	R R+31.7	−4.4
85	Pipestone County, MN	13.7%	R R+48.0	−2.5
86	Hancock County, IA	13.6%	R R+47.4	−3.5
87	Burleigh County, ND	13.6%	R R+42.8	−2.6
88	Humboldt County, IA	13.5%	R R+49.9	−5.2
89	Aitkin County, MN	13.5%	R R+30.8	−4.4
90	Crow Wing County, MN	13.5%	R R+31.3	−1.5
91	Cass County, MN	13.2%	R R+33.4	−4.5
92	Murray County, MN	13.1%	R R+42.3	−3.2
93	Monroe County, WI	13.1%	R R+26.0	−2.4
94	Chippewa County, WI	13.0%	R R+22.9	−2.5
95	Carver County, MN	12.8%	R R+5.4	−0.5
96	Wadena County, MN	12.8%	R R+51.3	−5.8
97	Pierce County, WI	12.8%	R R+16.7	−3.8
98	Itasca County, MN	12.7%	R R+20.1	−3.3
99	Green County, WI	12.7%	D D+0.3	−2.9
100	Rock County, MN	12.6%	R R+39.2	−0.5

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	Norwegian	2024	Since ’20
1	Crookston, MN	33.5%	R R+17.4	−4.1
2	East Grand Forks, MN	33.5%	R R+23.4	−7.3
3	Thief River Falls, MN	32.6%	R R+22.8	−3.2
4	Montevideo, MN	29.9%	R R+21.3	−3.0
5	Valley, ND	29.6%	R R+23.1	−2.1
6	Moorhead, MN	27.0%	D D+13.8	−2.3
7	Devils Lake, ND	26.4%	R R+32.3	−4.2
8	Fergus Falls, MN	25.8%	R R+18.6	+2.5
9	Grand Forks, ND	25.1%	R R+10.5	−4.6
10	Fargo, ND	24.7%	D D+0.03	−5.1
11	West Fargo, ND	24.7%	R R+16.5	−6.1
12	Decorah, IA	24.5%	D D+27.3	+7.0
13	Albert Lea, MN	24.1%	R R+9.1	−4.2
14	Alexandria, MN	22.2%	R R+25.5	−2.6
15	Minot, ND	22.1%	R R+40.9	−3.0
16	La Crescent, MN	21.8%	D D+4.9	−3.4
17	Wahpeton, ND	21.2%	R R+35.3	−6.8
18	Detroit Lakes, MN	19.8%	R R+18.2	−1.7
19	Kasson, MN	19.3%	R R+23.7	−3.0
20	Red Wing, MN	18.5%	D D+7.0	+0.6
21	International Falls, MN	18.2%	R R+17.5	−7.0
22	Sidney, MT	18.0%	R R+64.9	+0.6
23	Bemidji, MN	17.8%	D D+10.4	+0.6
24	Willmar, MN	17.6%	R R+14.1	−8.4
25	Menomonie, WI	17.1%	D D+12.4	−0.2
26	Austin, MN	16.6%	D D+5.3	−6.0
27	Madison, SD	16.3%	R R+17.0	−3.7
28	Morris, MN	16.2%	R R+1.0	−6.9
29	Williston, ND	16.1%	R R+63.9	−1.0
30	Altoona, WI	16.0%	D D+6.9	−1.1
31	Jamestown, ND	15.9%	R R+37.0	−0.1
32	Watford, ND	15.9%	R R+74.5	−1.0
33	Eau Claire, WI	15.9%	D D+22.7	−0.2
34	Watertown, SD	15.8%	R R+37.7	−1.6
35	Marshall, MN	15.7%	R R+17.6	−6.3
36	Owatonna, MN	15.7%	R R+16.2	−1.7
37	Rice Lake, WI	15.6%	R R+13.6	−5.1
38	Holmen, WI	14.9%	D D+5.0	−1.9
39	La Crosse, WI	14.9%	D D+24.6	−7.9
40	Onalaska, WI	14.9%	D D+7.2	−0.7
41	West Salem, WI	14.9%	R R+5.6	−3.1
42	Hudson, WI	14.5%	D D+3.5	−4.1
43	New Richmond, WI	14.5%	R R+14.3	−3.9
44	Brookings, SD	14.4%	R R+17.4	−12.5
45	Harrisburg, SD	14.3%	R R+35.8	−6.7
46	Tea, SD	14.3%	R R+37.1	−6.0
47	Winona, MN	13.9%	D D+16.0	−6.6
48	Bismarck, ND	13.6%	R R+36.0	−2.9
49	Baxter, MN	13.5%	R R+20.0	−2.2
50	Brainerd, MN	13.5%	R R+17.9	−1.8

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.