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US Counties With the Highest Republican Swing, 2000 to 2024

3,111 US counties ranked by republican swing, 2000 to 2024, from highest to lowest. First are Jackson County, TN (52), Grundy County, TN (50.6) and Smith County, TN (50). The middle one of the 3,111 has 9.45.

What this measures

The change in the Republican share of the two-party presidential vote from 2000 to 2024, in percentage points. Positive means the area moved toward Republicans. That is a different question from which party it votes for. Source: MIT Election Data and Science Lab.

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

RankCountypercentage points
1Jackson County, TN52
2Grundy County, TN50.6
3Smith County, TN50
4Mingo County, WV48.4
5Knott County, KY48.2
6McDowell County, WV48
7Houston County, TN47.1
8Trousdale County, TN47.1
9Floyd County, KY46.7
10Logan County, WV46.3
11Elliott County, KY46.3
12Buchanan County, VA45.2
13Van Buren County, TN43.6
14Perry County, TN43.5
15Overton County, TN43.5
16Stewart County, TN43.4
17DeKalb County, TN42.6
18Clay County, AR42.4
19Lake County, TN42.2
20Wyoming County, WV42.2
21Humphreys County, TN42.2
22Boone County, WV42.2
23Cannon County, TN41.8
24Benton County, TN41.5
25Haskell County, OK40.4
26Clay County, TN40.4
27Harlan County, KY40.2
28Poinsett County, AR40.1
29Hickman County, TN40
30Pike County, KY38.3
31Breathitt County, KY38.3
32Webster County, WV38.1
33Lawrence County, AR38
34Campbell County, TN37.9
35Jackson County, AL37.7
36White County, TN37.6
37Decatur County, TN37.6
38Dickenson County, VA37.1
39Izard County, AR36.6
40Jackson County, AR36.3
41Choctaw County, OK36.3
42Letcher County, KY35.9
43Lewis County, TN35.9
44Morgan County, TN35.7
45Russell County, VA35.7
46Lincoln County, WV35.6
47Randolph County, AR35.5
48Scott County, TN35.5
49Warren County, TN35.4
50Newton County, TX35.2
51Coal County, OK35.2
52Macon County, TN35.1
53Starr County, TX35
54Jefferson County, OK34.9
55Latimer County, OK34.9
56Haskell County, TX34.5
57Duval County, TX34.2
58Moore County, TN34.1
59Marshall County, TN34
60Lawrence County, AL34
61Cherokee County, AL33.7
62Monroe County, OH33.6
63Giles County, TN33.6
64Ballard County, KY33.5
65Hughes County, OK33.4
66Little River County, AR33.4
67Lee County, VA33.1
68Greene County, AR33.1
69Washington County, MO33
70Pushmataha County, OK32.5
71Walker County, AL32.4
72Obion County, TN32.2
73Foard County, TX32.1
74Marion County, TN32
75Woodruff County, AR32
76McIntosh County, OK31.7
77Lincoln County, AR31.7
78Gallatin County, IL31.6
79Wise County, VA31.5
80Lawrence County, TN31.4
81Polk County, TN31.3
82Franklin County, TN31.2
83Martin County, KY31.2
84Sevier County, AR31.2
85Perry County, KY31.1
86Marion County, AL31.1
87Fulton County, AR30.9
88Franklin County, AL30.8
89Magoffin County, KY30.8
90Lincoln County, TN30.8
91Bell County, KY30.8
92Livingston County, KY30.8
93Muhlenberg County, KY30.8
94Fentress County, TN30.7
95Atoka County, OK30.6
96Dickson County, TN30.6
97Mississippi County, MO30.5
98Meigs County, TN30.4
99Union County, TN30.4
100Bedford County, TN30.2

More on republican swing, 2000 to 2024

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