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Explore every American place.
Three ways in: jump to a state, pick a political typology, or drill down by geography level. Or just type an address.
e.g., 1 Wyoming Street, Welch, WV · or a county name · or a state
Browse by state
Every US state plus DC. Click a state to see its full political profile; the small links beneath each state name jump straight to the per-state county, metro, congressional, or media-market index.
Or by political typology
New American
Heavily non-English-speaking — the hardest swing to Trump in 2024.
e.g. Clark, NV · Hillsborough, FL · Riverside, CA
Florida Surge
Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply right.
e.g. Volusia, FL · Marion, FL · Manatee, FL
Black Belt
Black-majority rural South, long Democratic, now trending Republican.
e.g. Decatur, GA · Russell, AL · Chambers, AL
Heartland Swing
Industrial Midwest swing counties drifting steadily Republican.
e.g. Sandusky, OH · Jasper, IA · Mercer, IL
Appalachian Realigners
Lower-income Greater Appalachia — a long, deep Democratic-to-Republican arc.
e.g. Henry, MO · Nicholas, WV · St. Francois, MO
Evangelical Deep South
Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist Deep South.
e.g. Coffee, TN · Dyer, TN · Covington, AL
Texan Right
East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a Latino presence.
e.g. Nacogdoches, TX · Taylor, TX · Anderson, TX
Industrial Catholic Metro
Mid-size industrial metros — the most competitive, swing-prone ground.
e.g. Sangamon, IL · Beaufort, SC · Brevard, FL
Sunbelt Conservative
Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt — reliably Republican.
e.g. Suwannee, FL · Grayson, TX · Bay, FL
Diversifying Metro
Mid-size metros growing more diverse and trending Democratic.
e.g. Dauphin, PA · Virginia Beach, VA · Douglas, NE
Farm Belt
Rural Plains and Midwest farm counties — Republican, modest movement.
e.g. Ionia, MI · Livingston, IL · Warren, MO
Stable Rural Right
Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties near their ceiling.
e.g. Jasper, MO · Butler, KS · Augusta, VA
Realigning Affluent Suburb
College-educated affluent suburbs — the one bloc moving Democratic.
e.g. El Paso, CO · Platte, MO · Johnson, KS
Browse by geography level
States
51 incl. DC
Aggregated from constituent counties.
Illinois →
Metro areas
918
Core-based statistical areas.
Chicago metro →
Media markets
208
Nielsen DMAs — the unit ad buyers think in.
Atlanta DMA →
Congressional districts
430
118th Congress.
IL-1 →
State senate districts
1,914
Upper chamber, every state.
State house districts
4,682
Lower chamber, every state.
Reference
For methodology, glossary, and the project roadmap, see about, methodology, glossary, and roadmap.
For comparison tools, try the compare view or draw your own region with canvas. For natural-language queries, the Atlas Q&A.