† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
5 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAmarillo, TXTexasUnited States
German10.0%8.3%12.5%
English9.9%7.9%9.5%
Irish7.8%6.0%9.4%
American6.2%4.6%5.3%
Scottish2.1%1.3%1.3%
French1.1%1.5%1.6%
Italian1.1%1.9%4.8%
Scotch-Irish0.5%——
Mexican26.4%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard0.6%0.3%—
Spanish0.5%——
Cuban0.4%0.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.8%1.8%
Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%
African American†4.9%10.3%9.9%
African0.8%0.6%0.5%
Vietnamese1.0%1.0%0.6%
Asian Indian0.5%1.8%1.4%
Burmese0.4%——
Laotian0.4%——
Chinese0.2%0.8%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Amarillo, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
36.1
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.4%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.4%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Amarillo, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$70,728
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.4%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.0%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Amarillo, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
20.5%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
16.1%
28.2%
13.6%
Vietnamese
1.0%
0.9%
0.5%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Amarillo, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
8.9%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
44.1%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
38.6%
45.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Amarillo, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+68.0%
1916
+68.8%
1920
+49.7%
1924
+43.1%
1928
−13.0%
1932
+70.1%
1936
+77.1%
1940
+57.6%
1944
+41.1%
1948
+42.2%
1952
−25.0%
1956
−16.1%
1960
−25.1%
1964
+0.8%
1968
−25.9%
1972
−58.0%
1976
−16.5%
1980
−38.1%
1984
−55.1%
1988
−41.5%
1992
−29.0%
1996
−37.6%
2000
−55.9%
2004
−60.5%
2008
−55.2%
2012
−61.0%
2016
−58.0%
2020
−53.4%
2024
−56.6%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
21.2%Harris22,124
77.8%Trump81,111
0.6%Oliver628 +2
R+56.6
R+3.1
R+55.1
104,282
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.8%81,111
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic21.2%22,124
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%628
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%337
OtherAll other candidates0.1%82
R
22.4%Biden23,176
75.9%Trump78,347
1.7%
R+53.4
D+4.5
R+57.9
103,254
R
18.6%Clinton16,421
76.6%Trump67,486
4.7%
R+58.0
D+3.1
R+60.1
88,074
R
18.8%Obama15,161
79.8%Romney64,434
1.4%
R+61.0
R+5.8
R+64.9
80,728
R
22.0%Obama19,043
77.2%McCain66,926
0.9%
R+55.2
D+5.2
R+62.5
86,735
R
19.5%Kerry16,101
80.0%Bush65,934
0.5%
R+60.5
R+4.6
R+58.0
82,434
R
21.2%Gore15,189
77.1%Bush55,197
1.7%
R+55.9
R+18.2
R+56.4
71,620
R
27.9%Clinton19,677
65.6%Dole46,168
6.5%
R+37.6
R+8.6
R+46.1
70,419
R
27.2%Clinton19,974
56.2%Bush41,272
16.5%
R+29.0
D+12.4
R+34.6
73,384
R
29.0%Dukakis19,706
70.4%Bush47,897
0.6%
R+41.5
D+13.7
R+33.7
67,989
R
22.2%Mondale15,699
77.4%Reagan54,610
0.4%
R+55.1
R+17.0
R+36.9
70,589
R
29.5%Carter18,585
67.5%Reagan42,617
3.0%
R+38.1
R+21.6
R+28.4
63,094
R
41.2%Carter23,600
57.7%Ford33,063
1.1%
R+16.5
D+41.5
R+18.6
57,322
R
20.5%McGovern10,645
78.5%Nixon40,750
1.0%
R+58.0
R+32.1
R+34.8
51,938
R
27.4%Humphrey13,740
53.3%Nixon26,703
19.2%
R+25.9
R+26.7
R+25.2
50,078
D
50.3%Johnson21,381
49.5%Goldwater21,026
0.2%
D+0.8
D+25.9
R+21.7
42,500
R
37.3%Kennedy13,971
62.4%Nixon23,348
0.2%
R+25.1
R+8.9
R+25.2
37,408
R
41.8%Stevenson13,186
57.9%Eisenhower18,269
0.2%
R+16.1
D+8.9
R+0.7
31,532
R
37.4%Stevenson12,940
62.4%Eisenhower21,610
0.2%
R+25.0
R+67.2
R+14.3
34,618
D
69.3%Truman13,884
27.2%Dewey5,442
3.5%
D+42.2
D+1.1
D+37.7
20,023
D
66.4%Roosevelt10,074
25.3%Dewey3,839
8.3%
D+41.1
R+16.5
D+33.6
15,171
D
78.7%Roosevelt11,925
21.1%Willkie3,193
0.2%
D+57.6
R+19.5
D+47.7
15,149
D
87.9%Roosevelt11,054
10.8%Landon1,360
1.2%
D+77.1
D+7.0
D+52.9
12,570
D
84.8%Roosevelt10,396
14.7%Hoover1,800
0.5%
D+70.1
D+83.2
D+52.4
12,254
R
43.5%Smith4,418
56.5%Hoover5,739
0.0%
R+13.0
R+56.2
D+4.5
10,159
D
66.0%Davis4,245
22.8%Coolidge1,468
11.2%
D+43.1
R+6.6
D+68.3
6,436
D
74.0%Cox2,706
24.3%Harding888
1.7%
D+49.7
R+19.1
D+75.9
3,658
D
81.9%Wilson2,446
13.1%Hughes392
5.0%
D+68.8
D+0.8
D+65.6
2,986
D
74.2%Wilson1,636
6.2%Taft137
19.6%
D+68.0
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D+48.5
2,204
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
22.2%23,045
75.7%78,718
104,003
2020
R
20.7%21,210
76.7%78,488
102,357
2018
R
22.8%17,535
76.5%58,911
77,053
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Amarillo, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
143,093
2018
150,512
2020
158,317
2022
160,906
2024
166,852
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+673 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −4,895 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Amarillo, TX in Amarillo, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+1,097
2012
−447
2013
−1,205
2014
−656
2015
−1,489
2016
−644
2017
−591
2018
−1,345
2019
−824
2021
+739
2022
−316
2023
+534
2024
−421
2025
+673
Amarillo anchors the Texas Panhandle, a high-plains energy and agriculture economy where voter registration and turnout patterns track closely with rural commodity cycles and evangelical church density, making it one of the most reliably one-sided metros in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 77.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 61.0 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 56.6 points.
A population of 271,917, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,728 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Abilene, TX and Wichita Falls, TX.
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In 2024, Amarillo, TX, Texas voted Republican by 56.6 points (R+56.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 104,282 votes cast, 22,124 went Democratic and 81,111 went Republican.
When did Amarillo, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Amarillo, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Amarillo, TX, Texas?
Amarillo, TX, Texas has a population of 271,917 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Amarillo, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Amarillo, TX, Texas is $70,728 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Amarillo, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Amarillo, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
