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Density & the Vote

Presidential, House and Senate results by county, plus 2026 Governor. Each column splits the vote between the parties; its height is people per square mile. Pick a state to rescale heights to it.

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Each column is the county's two-party vote. The loser's share sits at the bottom, the winner's on top. Total height is density. The top's shade shows the margin:

D+60D+300R+30R+60
Uncontested or one major party No race or no county results

Alaska reports by state house district, not borough. Connecticut reported 2024 by planning region. Click or tap a county to see it and focus its state. Senate results cover regular races; special elections are left out. 2026 Senate and Governor: AP county results via NPR, still being certified. 2026 House county results are not published yet.

Sources: presidential results by county (tonmcg, GitHub); House and Senate 2010–2022 (pmheideman/us-county-election-results, CC BY 4.0); 2026 results by AP via NPR; population: Census 2019 estimates; boundaries: us-atlas.

The density divide, 2024
D+600R+60margin

Two-party margin of all votes cast in counties within each density band (people per sq mi).

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