County rankings · computed from the data, updated daily
The most conservative large counties in America (250,000 people or more)
Utah County, Utah is the most conservative of the 272 US counties with 250,000 or more people: Republican by 52 points in the 2024 presidential election (OpenElections 2024).
Rural counties dominate any list of lopsided margins. Hold the population at 250,000 and you get the places where a conservative majority comes with a metro job market, a hospital system and an airport.
Margin is the Republican lead in 2024 in points. The mirror-image list is one click away.
25 of 272 qualifying counties shown. Click a county for its page.
| # | County | 2024 margin | Median home | Median income | Violent crime /1K | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Utah, UT | R+52 | $548K | $91K | 3.6 | 666K |
| 2 | St. Tammany Parish, LA | R+44 | $286K | $77K | 3.5 | 266K |
| 3 | Montgomery, TX | R+41 | $347K | $96K | 3.3 | 630K |
| 4 | Lancaster, NE | R+41 | $304K | $70K | 2.8 | 322K |
| 5 | Collier, FL | R+40 | $556K | $82K | 3.1 | 380K |
| 6 | Cherokee, GA | R+39 | $477K | $101K | 3.3 | 269K |
| 7 | Horry, SC | R+39 | $319K | $60K | 3.9 | 357K |
| 8 | Davis, UT | R+38 | $566K | $101K | 3.5 | 363K |
| 9 | Lubbock, TX | R+37 | $216K | $62K | 3.9 | 312K |
| 10 | Douglas, NE | R+36 | $299K | $76K | 3.1 | 583K |
| 11 | Spartanburg, SC | R+34 | $280K | $62K | 3.9 | 330K |
| 12 | Lexington, SC | R+34 | $274K | $71K | 3.9 | 296K |
| 13 | Lee, FL | R+34 | $339K | $69K | 3.3 | 773K |
| 14 | Forsyth, GA | R+33 | $619K | $132K | 2.7 | 253K |
| 15 | St. Johns, FL | R+33 | $493K | $100K | 3.0 | 279K |
| 16 | Harford, MD | R+32 | $423K | $106K | 3.2 | 261K |
| 17 | Weber, UT | R+30 | $466K | $82K | 3.9 | 263K |
| 18 | Marion, FL | R+30 | $273K | $55K | 3.9 | 378K |
| 19 | Ocean, NJ | R+28 | $548K | $82K | 3.9 | 639K |
| 20 | McLennan, TX | R+27 | $264K | $60K | 4.1 | 261K |
| 21 | Benton, AR | R+26 | $387K | $85K | 3.8 | 287K |
| 22 | Westmoreland, PA | R+25 | $209K | $69K | 3.7 | 354K |
| 23 | Lake, FL | R+24 | $365K | $66K | 3.6 | 387K |
| 24 | Escambia, FL | R+24 | $282K | $62K | 3.7 | 321K |
| 25 | Tulare, CA | R+23 | $363K | $64K | 4.6 | 473K |
Sources: OpenElections 2024 · Zillow ZHVI 2024 · Census ACS 2022 · County Health Rankings 2024. Population: Census 2023 estimates. Recomputed from the county database every day.
What the list shows
The 25 counties come from 12 states. Florida appears most often, with 6 of the 25. Utah, UT leads at R+52; number 25, Tulare, CA, sits at R+23, a gap of 29 points from top to bottom of the table.
Across all 272 counties over the 250,000-person floor, the median value of the ranking column (2024 Presidential Margin) is D+8. Every county on this list is above that middle.
On housing, of the 25 with a Zillow figure, 0 have a median home under $200K and 5 are at $500K or more. The cheapest is Westmoreland, PA at $209K; the most expensive is Forsyth, GA at $619K.
How we rank
Every county with 250,000 or more residents in the Census 2023 estimate is eligible. Counties are ranked by 2024 Presidential Margin, highest first, from OpenElections 2024. A county missing any figure in the table is left out rather than scored as zero, which is why 272 of the 3,222 places in the county database qualify. Connecticut’s planning regions are excluded because they are not counties. The table is recomputed from the database every day, so figures here can move as sources update.
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