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Lamar County's single-cycle 2020→2024 movement set against Texas state-level and national shifts, with the longer 2008-2024 arc and…
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Lamar moved another 3.5 points right between 2020 and 2024, landing at R+60.9 — the latest leg of an 18.9-point rightward drift since 2008 that has opened a 59.5-point gap with the national margin of R+1.4. The 2020→2024 swing wasn't the inflection; 2016 was, when Lamar shifted 8.4 points right in a single cycle, and the county has held those gains ever since. Against a population that is 79.1% non-Hispanic white with median household income of $31,609 and 14.5% bachelor's attainment, the recent swing reads as continued consolidation of an already-realigned electorate, not a new break.
Headline numbers at a glance
Lamar County shifted 3.5 points right between 2020 and 2024, landing at R+60.9 after R+57.4 four years earlier. Turnout came in at 28.4% in 2024. The lean score sits at R+59.7.
Where the answer lives
Lamar in Texas, drawn against the state outline.
Cycle-by-cycle arc
Shifted 18.9 pts left across 16 years.
Population, income, education
Lamar County is 82.5% white (79.1% non-Hispanic white) across 48,499 people, with a Black share of 13.5% and a Hispanic share of 3.3%. Median household income sits at $31,609, and 16.4% of residents are below the poverty line. Just 14.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and the foreign-born share is 2.1%. The low-income, low-college, overwhelmingly white composition is the demographic backdrop to the county's rightward movement.
Against county, state, and national
| Geography | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 | Change since 2016 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lamar | R+58.7 | R+57.4 | R+60.9 | -18.9 pts |
| Texas | R+9.0 | R+5.6 | R+13.7 | -4.7 pts |
| TX-4 | R+30.1 | R+17.9 | R+24.7 | +5.4 pts |
| United States | D+2.1 | D+4.5 | R+1.4 | -3.5 pts |
Akashic Atlas, "Lamar County's single-cycle 2020→2024 movement set against Texas state-level and national shifts, with the longer 2008-2024 arc and…", answer ID h6Kj34eLqmTU, generated 2026-04-30, retrieved 2026-04-30. https://akashicedge.com/atlas/a/h6Kj34eLqmTU
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