Of the 100 counties most defined by ≥ $200k, 37 voted Republican and 63 Democratic in 2024 — a median of D+14.6, and as a group they shifted −4.6 points toward Republicans from 2020 to 2024.

Median 2024 margin

D+14.6

top 100 counties

2024 split

37 R · 63 D

of the top counties

Shift since 2020

−4.6 pts

toward R

Link to the vote

r = +0.47

moderate · D

Median income

$121,374

51% college

Does ≥ $200k 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.

how ≥ $200k tracks the vote

Across every county, the more ≥ $200k a county is, the more Democratic it votes — a moderate relationship (r = +0.47).

Median 2024 presidential margin by ≥ $200k share, across every county.
≥ $200k range	Counties	Median margin
1.6% – 3.0%	318	R+52.6
3.0% – 4.4%	508	R+50.0
4.4% – 5.9%	574	R+45.0
5.9% – 7.3%	424	R+40.3
7.3% – 8.7%	278	R+34.7
8.7% – 10.1%	182	R+27.2
10.1% – 11.5%	136	R+16.9
11.5% – 12.9%	91	R+19.7
12.9% – 14.4%	51	R+19.8
14.4% – 15.8%	53	R+7.7
15.8% – 17.2%	33	D+8.9
17.2% – 18.6%	39	D+1.8
18.6% – 20.0%	23	D+9.8
20.0% – 21.5%	25	D+19.4
21.5% – 22.9%	13	D+8.9
22.9% – 24.3%	77	D+13.9

Where ≥ $200k concentrates

Every county shaded by ≥ $200k — deep where the community clusters, pale at the other end. Counties below 5,000 population are suppressed.

1.6%≥ $200k24.3%+

The leaderboard

Ranked most to least by ≥ $200k. Filter by region or state, switch the column lens, cap the list, and sort on any figure.

Region

State

Columns

Top

100 of 150 counties shown. Sorted by metric. Sources: U.S. Census ACS 2024 5-year · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) · MIT Election Lab.
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1	Loudoun County, VA	44.7%	D D+16.2	−8.8	229,692
2	Santa Clara County, CA	41.6%	D D+40.0	−7.5	750,433
3	San Mateo County, CA	39.9%	D D+50.3	−7.4	330,510
4	Marin County, CA	38.9%	D D+63.9	−2.6	144,113
5	Falls Church city, VA	38.1%	D D+61.6	−2.6	9,062
6	Nantucket County, MA	37.1%	D D+36.7	−8.6	7,118
7	San Francisco County, CA	36.5%	D D+64.8	−7.7	402,964
8	Fairfax County, VA	36.3%	D D+34.7	−7.2	589,427
9	Howard County, MD	34.7%	D D+41.3	−2.9	182,291
10	Nassau County, NY	34.3%	R R+4.2	−13.7	712,299
11	Somerset County, NJ	33.8%	D D+13.9	−7.3	177,412
12	Douglas County, CO	33.2%	R R+7.0	+0.2	243,892
13	Summit County, UT	32.9%	D D+14.8	−4.2	25,876
14	Arlington County, VA	32.6%	D D+58.1	−5.5	129,561
15	Western Connecticut Planning Region, CT	32.4%	D D+18.0	−7.3	295,927
16	Hunterdon County, NJ	32.4%	R R+6.7	−2.2	80,925
17	Morris County, NJ	32.3%	R R+2.7	−7.0	284,666
18	Alameda County, CA	32.2%	D D+53.6	−8.6	669,800
19	Fairfax city, VA	32.1%	D D+33.1	−5.2	13,567
20	Norfolk County, MA	31.6%	D D+28.5	−7.5	386,447
21	Forsyth County, GA	31.4%	R R+33.1	+0.1	138,249
22	Montgomery County, MD	31.1%	D D+52.8	−6.9	519,221
23	Middlesex County, MA	31.1%	D D+39.2	−5.7	814,832
24	Williamson County, TN	30.9%	R R+32.4	−6.3	144,668
25	Teton County, WY	30.5%	D D+34.7	−2.8	13,286
26	Westchester County, NY	30.3%	D D+26.1	−10.1	457,838
27	Los Alamos County, NM	30.0%	D D+30.2	+3.5	12,187
28	King County, WA	29.8%	D D+51.3	−1.4	1,130,502
29	Contra Costa County, CA	29.4%	D D+37.9	−7.4	528,904
30	Bergen County, NJ	29.0%	D D+3.4	−13.1	459,077
31	New York County, NY	29.0%	D D+64.2	−10.3	654,372
32	Monmouth County, NJ	28.9%	R R+11.4	−8.6	360,143
33	Stafford County, VA	28.7%	D D+0.8	−2.5	83,539
34	Delaware County, OH	28.6%	R R+6.6	+0.2	133,392
35	Chester County, PA	28.2%	D D+14.5	−2.7	324,964
36	Suffolk County, NY	27.7%	R R+9.9	−9.9	762,849
37	Prince William County, VA	27.7%	D D+17.9	−9.1	228,712
38	District of Columbia, DC	26.7%	D D+83.8	−2.9	325,869
39	Calvert County, MD	26.4%	R R+10.9	−5.3	54,191
40	Fauquier County, VA	26.2%	R R+21.5	−4.3	44,768
41	Carver County, MN	26.0%	R R+5.4	−0.5	69,160
42	Elbert County, CO	25.9%	R R+51.1	−0.9	20,422
43	Broomfield County, CO	25.8%	D D+28.5	+1.1	46,848
44	Oconee County, GA	25.6%	R R+35.9	−2.4	27,287
45	Putnam County, NY	25.5%	R R+13.6	−5.8	55,765
46	Collin County, TX	25.5%	R R+11.1	−6.8	515,585
47	Goochland County, VA	25.5%	R R+18.5	+0.9	19,742
48	Orange County, CA	25.4%	D D+2.7	−6.4	1,390,965
49	Alexandria city, VA	25.3%	D D+57.1	−5.5	80,904
50	Santa Cruz County, CA	25.0%	D D+54.4	−5.5	134,135
51	Hamilton County, IN	25.0%	R R+6.1	+0.7	196,727
52	Anne Arundel County, MD	25.0%	D D+13.8	−0.7	311,572
53	Rockland County, NY	25.0%	R R+11.8	−13.5	150,072
54	Frederick County, MD	24.6%	D D+8.7	−0.9	156,114
55	Placer County, CA	24.4%	R R+8.5	−1.9	234,809
56	Summit County, CO	24.4%	D D+37.2	−2.4	17,545
57	Oldham County, KY	24.3%	R R+22.6	−1.1	38,210
58	Dukes County, MA	24.3%	D D+52.4	−4.2	12,209
59	Scott County, MN	24.3%	R R+8.5	−1.8	90,140
60	Montgomery County, PA	24.3%	D D+22.8	−3.5	520,906
61	Napa County, CA	24.2%	D D+34.9	−5.5	65,549
62	Kendall County, TX	24.2%	R R+55.6	−2.6	29,315
63	Lake County, IL	24.1%	D D+20.7	−3.3	310,913
64	Bristol County, RI	24.0%	D D+26.4	−2.9	28,117
65	Wasatch County, UT	23.8%	R R+27.4	−1.5	18,354
66	Boulder County, CO	23.7%	D D+55.7	−0.8	196,304
67	Rockwall County, TX	23.6%	R R+40.9	−3.3	62,269
68	Pitkin County, CO	23.5%	D D+44.2	−7.7	11,169
69	St. Mary's County, MD	23.5%	R R+17.0	−3.2	58,954
70	El Dorado County, CA	23.4%	R R+12.0	−3.2	111,890
71	Plymouth County, MA	23.3%	D D+8.8	−8.4	300,129
72	North Slope Borough, AK	23.2%	R R+13.7	−10.8	1,757
73	Bucks County, PA	23.2%	R R+0.1	−4.5	401,028
74	Boone County, IN	23.1%	R R+16.0	+2.5	40,109
75	Carroll County, MD	23.1%	R R+24.7	−1.1	102,651
76	Charles County, MD	23.1%	D D+40.5	−0.4	92,097
77	Rockingham County, NH	23.0%	R R+2.4	−4.5	202,929
78	St. Johns County, FL	22.7%	R R+31.3	−4.7	197,457
79	Union County, NJ	22.7%	D D+24.2	−11.6	240,632
80	Aleutians West Census Area, AK	22.3%	R R+1.8	−11.3	975
81	DuPage County, IL	22.3%	D D+13.1	−4.8	456,882
82	Middlesex County, NJ	22.3%	D D+8.0	−14.2	365,187
83	Queen Anne's County, MD	22.2%	R R+27.6	−1.1	32,347
84	Denton County, TX	22.2%	R R+13.1	−5.1	449,188
85	Ventura County, CA	22.0%	D D+15.1	−6.0	387,595
86	Fort Bend County, TX	22.0%	D D+1.6	−9.0	362,524
87	San Benito County, CA	21.8%	D D+12.6	−11.8	27,649
88	Washington County, MN	21.8%	D D+8.9	−0.4	169,536
89	Snohomish County, WA	21.8%	D D+18.8	−1.8	418,221
90	Routt County, CO	21.6%	D D+27.7	+0.1	16,335
91	Mercer County, NJ	21.3%	D D+33.9	−6.5	163,270
92	San Diego County, CA	21.2%	D D+16.8	−6.0	1,477,786
93	Fulton County, GA	21.1%	D D+44.9	−1.6	535,238
94	Essex County, MA	21.0%	D D+20.2	−8.6	401,851
95	Suffolk County, MA	21.0%	D D+52.1	−10.8	299,193
96	Fayette County, GA	20.9%	R R+3.2	+3.6	74,633
97	Wake County, NC	20.9%	D D+25.4	−1.0	653,580
98	Eagle County, CO	20.8%	D D+24.4	−5.4	27,805
99	Jefferson County, CO	20.8%	D D+19.5	+0.9	361,716
100	Hudson County, NJ	20.8%	D D+28.1	−18.5	231,181

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 ≥ $200k; the medians are taken across the 100 top counties; the correlation is over all 2,825 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.