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US Counties With the Highest Presidential Votes Cast, 2008

3,110 US counties ranked by presidential votes cast, 2008, from highest to lowest. First are Issaquena County, MS (863.93), King County, TX (862.43) and McMullen County, TX (861.96). The middle one of the 3,110 has 445.82.

What this measures

The total number of presidential votes cast in 2008. Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab.

This is a count, so it is ranked per 1,000 residents. Ranked by the raw total, it would just list the biggest counties.

For most measures, a national ranking mostly sorts places by income and by how urban they are. Each county’s own page compares it with the 50 counties most like it instead, which is often the fairer view.

The 100 highest counties

RankCountyPer 1,000 residents
1Issaquena County, MS863.93
2King County, TX862.43
3McMullen County, TX861.96
4Harding County, NM836.90
5Blaine County, NE820.78
6Powder River County, MT796.82
7Alexander County, IL780.84
8Mineral County, CO779.72
9Garfield County, MT775.05
10Tensas Parish, LA761.52
11Perry County, AL748.27
12Petroleum County, MT748.13
13Edwards County, TX743.53
14Sierra County, CA729.04
15Lowndes County, AL727.22
16Cameron Parish, LA727.12
17Sharkey County, MS725.05
18San Juan County, CO718.84
19Hooker County, NE714.52
20Jeff Davis County, TX710.34
21Daniels County, MT704.07
22Quitman County, MS703.28
23Garden County, NE702.47
24Greene County, AL699.04
25Loup County, NE696.81
26Hanson County, SD695.08
27Highland County, VA686.09
28Lane County, KS686.04
29Briscoe County, TX678.66
30Humphreys County, MS675.56
31Keweenaw County, MI669.52
32Hamilton County, NY668.56
33Haakon County, SD668.03
34Prairie County, MT663.47
35Ontonagon County, MI661.84
36Harding County, SD661.17
37Mora County, NM660.92
38De Baca County, NM660.76
39Surry County, VA660.10
40Roberts County, TX659.87
41Jefferson Davis County, MS657.25
42Hodgeman County, KS653.94
43Boyd County, NE651.41
44Hand County, SD650.57
45Noxubee County, MS649.17
46Hayes County, NE647.54
47Pulaski County, IL644.46
48Talbot County, GA643.14
49Jackson County, CO642.05
50Cheyenne County, CO641.45
51Leelanau County, MI639.80
52Mathews County, VA638.72
53Lake County, MN638.71
54Treasure County, MT638.63
55Lancaster County, VA637.92
56Hinsdale County, CO637.91
57Carter County, MT636.30
58St. James Parish, LA634.64
59Banner County, NE633.18
60McPherson County, NE632.83
61Choctaw County, AL630.26
62Baca County, CO628.61
63Kiowa County, CO628.32
64Wilcox County, AL627.62
65Jefferson County, MS627.19
66Lac qui Parle County, MN626.23
67Thomas County, NE623.00
68Alcona County, MI622.70
69Kossuth County, IA622.66
70Hardin County, IL622.41
71Charles City County, VA621.15
72Traverse County, MN620.62
73Sweet Grass County, MT619.18
74Holt County, MO618.95
75Northampton County, NC616.90
76Kittson County, MN616.86
77Clear Creek County, CO616.26
78Kent County, TX616.23
79Smith County, KS615.81
80Red River Parish, LA614.82
81Douglas County, SD614.59
82Northumberland County, VA612.83
83Calhoun County, IL612.57
84Claiborne County, MS611.70
85Sioux County, NE611.53
86Rawlins County, KS611.53
87Wilkinson County, MS611.51
88Audubon County, IA610.99
89McIntosh County, ND609.87
90Terrell County, TX609.87
91Franklin County, MS609.67
92Ouray County, CO609.08
93Lake of the Woods County, MN608.68
94Conecuh County, AL608.45
95Pointe Coupee Parish, LA608.43
96McCone County, MT608.36
97Henderson County, IL606.94
98Benton County, MS606.69
99Carroll County, MS605.92
100Adams County, IA605.88

More on presidential votes cast, 2008

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