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The most Polish-ancestry places in America

Counties and cities ranked by Polish ancestry — with how each one voted in 2024 and how it has shifted since 2020. Of the top 100 counties by polish, 85 voted Republican and 15 Democratic in 2024 (median R+28.5); as a group they shifted −2.4 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.

Counties ≥ 5,000 population, ranked by Polish. “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.
#PlacePolish2024Since ’20
1Portage County, WI27.8%D D+1.2−1.6
2Presque Isle County, MI24.8%R R+29.0+0.2
3Alpena County, MI18.8%R R+28.6−1.0
4Morrison County, MN16.2%R R+55.9−2.5
5Huron County, MI16.0%R R+40.6−1.3
6Luzerne County, PA15.8%R R+19.2−4.8
7Bay County, MI15.6%R R+14.7−3.1
8Arenac County, MI15.5%R R+40.6−4.9
9Erie County, NY14.5%D D+9.6−5.1
10Marathon County, WI14.5%R R+18.6−0.6
11Trempealeau County, WI14.3%R R+21.4−4.8
12Lackawanna County, PA13.3%D D+2.8−5.6
13Macomb County, MI12.6%R R+13.7−5.6
14Otsego County, MI12.4%R R+35.3−1.2
15Manistee County, MI12.1%R R+15.9−0.8
16Marinette County, WI11.9%R R+37.9−3.4
17Waukesha County, WI11.6%R R+19.7+1.1
18Day County, SD11.5%R R+29.9−2.3
19St. Clair County, MI11.4%R R+34.6−4.4
20Buffalo County, WI11.4%R R+30.2−5.0
21Leelanau County, MI11.1%D D+7.8+2.6
22Livingston County, MI10.9%R R+23.9−1.3
23Benton County, MN10.9%R R+35.8−3.9
24Taylor County, WI10.9%R R+48.1−1.7
25McHenry County, IL10.8%R R+5.3−2.8
26Washington County, IL10.8%R R+57.2−0.8
27Montmorency County, MI10.6%R R+45.3−1.9
28LaPorte County, IN10.5%R R+14.1−6.9
29Will County, IL10.4%D D+1.6−6.7
30Wood County, WI10.3%R R+19.9−0.7
31Howard County, NE10.2%R R+62.4−1.5
32Oconto County, WI10.2%R R+43.0−2.0
33Vilas County, WI10.2%R R+23.0−1.2
34Marshall County, MN10.1%R R+51.6−4.2
35Niagara County, NY10.1%R R+14.9−5.2
36Erie County, PA10.1%R R+1.0−2.1
37Green Lake County, WI10.1%R R+36.3−0.4
38Emmet County, MI10.0%R R+10.8+0.4
39Monroe County, MI10.0%R R+27.1−4.5
40Grundy County, IL9.9%R R+29.5−3.8
41Alcona County, MI9.9%R R+41.7−3.3
42Roscommon County, MI9.9%R R+32.9−2.9
43Oneida County, WI9.9%R R+17.6−2.8
44Washington County, WI9.8%R R+36.2+1.9
45DuPage County, IL9.7%D D+13.1−4.8
46Hampshire County, MA9.7%D D+41.7−4.8
47Iron County, MI9.7%R R+29.3−3.9
48Sanilac County, MI9.7%R R+47.7−2.1
49Forest County, WI9.6%R R+33.4−2.4
50Lower Connecticut River Valley Planning Region, CT9.5%D D+12.8−3.5
51Cambria County, PA9.5%R R+39.7−2.3
52Oneida County, NY9.3%R R+21.2−5.6
53Franklin County, MA9.2%D D+37.6−6.2
54Genesee County, NY9.1%R R+33.9−2.2
55Wyoming County, PA9.1%R R+36.8−1.6
56Lake County, IN9.0%D D+5.6−9.4
57Crawford County, MI9.0%R R+33.8−3.0
58Tuscola County, MI9.0%R R+43.0−3.6
59Wyoming County, NY9.0%R R+48.2−2.7
60Langlade County, WI9.0%R R+34.6−2.1
61Grand Traverse County, MI8.9%R R+1.7+1.3
62Winona County, MN8.9%R R+4.9−5.3
63Brown County, WI8.9%R R+7.5−0.3
64Waushara County, WI8.9%R R+35.2−1.1
65Menominee County, MI8.8%R R+33.6−3.5
66Adams County, WI8.8%R R+25.8−0.1
67Marquette County, WI8.8%R R+29.6−2.2
68Ozaukee County, WI8.8%R R+10.4+1.6
69Ogemaw County, MI8.7%R R+42.0−1.9
70Ashland County, WI8.7%D D+4.7−6.3
71Lincoln County, MN8.6%R R+37.7+0.4
72Cattaraugus County, NY8.6%R R+32.7−3.2
73Westmoreland County, PA8.6%R R+28.4−0.0
74Milwaukee County, WI8.6%D D+38.4−1.4
75Shawano County, WI8.6%R R+36.2−0.7
76Charlevoix County, MI8.5%R R+16.9+0.2
77Oakland County, MI8.5%D D+10.6−3.5
78Iron County, WI8.5%R R+26.2−3.6
79Rusk County, WI8.5%R R+38.0−3.3
80Cheboygan County, MI8.4%R R+31.1−1.2
81Iosco County, MI8.4%R R+30.6−2.0
82Schuylkill County, PA8.4%R R+42.1−2.2
83Lincoln County, WI8.3%R R+25.1−2.4
84Capitol Planning Region, CT8.2%D D+20.1−5.0
85Douglas County, WI8.2%D D+5.3−4.0
86Walworth County, WI8.2%R R+22.2−3.0
87Lapeer County, MI8.1%R R+39.8−3.5
88Platte County, NE8.1%R R+58.1−1.3
89Chautauqua County, NY8.1%R R+21.9−2.1
90Kewaunee County, WI8.1%R R+33.7−1.0
91Manitowoc County, WI8.1%R R+23.3−0.1
92Gogebic County, MI8.0%R R+17.1−4.6
93Mason County, MI8.0%R R+21.4−1.6
94Walsh County, ND8.0%R R+44.8−3.1
95Medina County, OH8.0%R R+24.8−1.4
96Northumberland County, PA8.0%R R+39.9−1.4
97Washington County, PA8.0%R R+25.5−2.7
98Gladwin County, MI7.9%R R+40.7−4.0
99Montgomery County, NY7.9%R R+28.6−6.1
100Porter County, IN7.8%R R+10.5−4.4
Incorporated places ≥ 5,000 population. City presidential results are precinct-derived for 2008–2024, so the “Since ’20” shift uses the same modern series.
#PlacePolish2024Since ’20
1Plover, WI27.8%D D+2.9−2.4
2Stevens Point, WI27.8%D D+25.9−2.9
3Alpena, MI18.8%R R+10.6+0.5
4Little Falls, MN16.2%R R+31.8+1.1
5Duryea, PA15.8%R R+9.4−4.8
6Exeter, PA15.8%R R+7.8−4.4
7Hazleton, PA15.8%R R+23.7−13.4
8Kingston, PA15.8%D D+3.1−7.1
9Mountain Top, PA15.8%R R+20.8−3.3
10Nanticoke, PA15.8%R R+12.0−5.8
11Pittston, PA15.8%D D+1.1−7.1
12Plymouth, PA15.8%R R+8.5−4.1
13Swoyersville, PA15.8%R R+10.8−3.4
14West Hazleton, PA15.8%R R+19.7−9.7
15Wilkes-Barre, PA15.8%D D+9.7−7.0
16Bay, MI15.6%D D+7.3−1.6
17Buffalo, NY14.5%D D+52.9−8.0
18Cheektowaga, NY14.5%D D+6.4−4.6
19Depew, NY14.5%R R+10.2−5.4
20East Aurora, NY14.5%D D+28.3−0.5
21Eggertsville, NY14.5%D D+33.7−3.4
22Hamburg, NY14.5%D D+14.1+0.9
23Harris Hill, NY14.5%R R+1.3−1.6
24Kenmore, NY14.5%D D+35.2−0.6
25Lackawanna, NY14.5%D D+2.0−16.8
26Lancaster, NY14.5%R R+10.5−3.2
27Tonawanda, NY14.5%R R+1.4−2.7
28Tonawanda Town, NY14.5%D D+14.0−2.9
29University at Buffalo, NY14.5%D D+58.9−5.1
30West Seneca, NY14.5%R R+7.0−4.0
31Williamsville, NY14.5%D D+26.1−1.5
32Kronenwetter, WI14.5%R R+18.6+2.0
33Rib Mountain, WI14.5%R R+13.0+2.2
34Rothschild, WI14.5%R R+4.7+0.1
35Wausau, WI14.5%D D+7.4−0.4
36Weston, WI14.5%R R+10.7+1.8
37Archbald, PA13.3%D D+3.6−5.7
38Blakely, PA13.3%D D+1.3−5.6
39Carbondale, PA13.3%R R+5.3−4.0
40Clarks Summit, PA13.3%D D+11.6−1.5
41Dickson City, PA13.3%R R+0.5−5.6
42Dunmore, PA13.3%D D+17.2−7.0
43Moosic, PA13.3%R R+6.2−4.1
44Old Forge, PA13.3%R R+6.0−5.1
45Olyphant, PA13.3%D D+2.3−4.3
46Scranton, PA13.3%D D+18.6−7.9
47Taylor, PA13.3%D D+0.9−4.6
48Center Line, MI12.6%D D+13.3−5.2
49Eastpointe, MI12.6%D D+49.5+0.3
50Fraser, MI12.6%R R+6.4−1.2

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.