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US Counties With the Highest Presidential Votes Cast, 2012

3,110 US counties ranked by presidential votes cast, 2012, from highest to lowest. First are Mineral County, CO (813.52), McMullen County, TX (807.38) and Harding County, NM (803.48). The middle one of the 3,110 has 431.19.

What this measures

The total number of presidential votes cast in 2012. 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
1Mineral County, CO813.52
2McMullen County, TX807.38
3Harding County, NM803.48
4Blaine County, NE787.01
5King County, TX767.20
6Lowndes County, AL751.50
7Garfield County, MT746.27
8Petroleum County, MT743.14
9Perry County, AL740.98
10San Juan County, CO733.33
11Issaquena County, MS718.72
12Cameron Parish, LA716.97
13Tensas Parish, LA704.41
14Greene County, AL703.65
15Daggett County, UT696.12
16Hanson County, SD695.65
17Alexander County, IL694.37
18Humphreys County, MS688.51
19Jeff Davis County, TX685.06
20Harding County, SD676.74
21Quitman County, MS673.49
22Garden County, NE673.46
23Keweenaw County, MI660.97
24Daniels County, MT660.76
25Sharkey County, MS658.00
26Surry County, VA657.51
27Sierra County, CA657.27
28Terrell County, TX652.17
29Thomas County, NE651.76
30Roberts County, TX647.13
31Hooker County, NE644.37
32Hardin County, IL643.11
33Lancaster County, VA640.03
34Haakon County, SD639.34
35Hinsdale County, CO638.98
36Red River Parish, LA638.46
37Ouray County, CO637.34
38Choctaw County, AL636.17
39Edwards County, TX635.06
40Loup County, NE634.75
41Wilcox County, AL633.13
42Charles City County, VA632.96
43Hodgeman County, KS632.46
44Hayes County, NE631.15
45Cheyenne County, CO631.06
46Mathews County, VA630.97
47Boyd County, NE628.52
48McPherson County, NE628.51
49Leelanau County, MI627.06
50St. James Parish, LA626.10
51Banner County, NE625.57
52Northumberland County, VA625.40
53Mora County, NM625.24
54Lake County, MN625.06
55Northampton County, NC624.91
56Highland County, VA623.84
57Jefferson County, MS622.00
58Dickens County, TX620.96
59Grant County, ND620.83
60Lane County, KS619.91
61Sheridan County, ND619.44
62Noxubee County, MS618.00
63Sioux County, NE617.38
64Claiborne County, MS615.63
65Conecuh County, AL615.37
66Audubon County, IA614.91
67Jefferson Davis County, MS613.79
68Clear Creek County, CO613.70
69Hamilton County, NY611.92
70Amite County, MS611.05
71Kossuth County, IA610.75
72Billings County, ND609.70
73Carroll County, MS609.69
74McIntosh County, ND609.08
75Baca County, CO608.67
76Clarke County, AL607.45
77Hand County, SD606.90
78Talbot County, GA606.81
79Marengo County, AL606.35
80Kiowa County, CO605.46
81Ozaukee County, WI604.44
82Wells County, ND603.50
83Ontonagon County, MI602.90
84Steele County, ND601.96
85Adams County, IA600.11
86Clay County, MS599.72
87Douglas County, SD598.65
88Wheeler County, OR598.33
89Treasure County, MT597.90
90Bayfield County, WI596.47
91Jackson County, CO596.34
92Waukesha County, WI596.18
93Washington County, NC595.97
94Jefferson County, WA595.23
95Lac qui Parle County, MN595.16
96Pointe Coupee Parish, LA594.33
97Alcona County, MI592.05
98Pulaski County, IL591.84
99Bowman County, ND591.82
100Judith Basin County, MT591.82

More on presidential votes cast, 2012

A ranking describes places, not the people in them, and a high or low place does not by itself say why. All US rankings.