† 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
1 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
GroupBorger, TXTexasUnited States
English13.1%7.9%9.5%
German11.1%8.3%12.5%
Irish10.2%6.0%9.4%
American6.5%4.6%5.3%
Italian4.0%1.9%4.8%
Scottish2.5%1.3%1.3%
French0.9%1.5%1.6%
Dutch0.8%——
Mexican22.2%32.1%11.3%
Salvadoran0.6%1.2%0.7%
Spanish0.3%——
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
African American†2.2%10.3%9.9%
Aztec0.4%——
Chamorro0.3%——
Chickasaw0.2%——
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
Borger, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
39.3
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.1%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Borger, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$67,228
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
13.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
16.8%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Borger, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.5%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
13.9%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Borger, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
3.6%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
42.6%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
46.9%
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.
Borger, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+59.1%
1916
+57.0%
1920
+11.7%
1924
+38.5%
1928
−20.9%
1932
+58.7%
1936
+72.7%
1940
+46.5%
1944
+49.6%
1948
+52.3%
1952
−2.7%
1956
−9.9%
1960
−32.2%
1964
−7.3%
1968
−23.6%
1972
−65.8%
1976
−24.6%
1980
−42.4%
1984
−62.9%
1988
−43.5%
1992
−29.4%
1996
−38.7%
2000
−60.4%
2004
−67.6%
2008
−68.9%
2012
−72.6%
2016
−75.9%
2020
−76.4%
2024
−77.1%
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
11.1%Harris913
88.2%Trump7,273
0.5%Oliver40 +2
R+77.1
R+0.7
R+75.7
8,244
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican88.2%7,273
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic11.1%913
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%40
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%15
OtherAll other candidates0.0%3
R
11.0%Biden965
87.4%Trump7,681
1.6%
R+76.4
R+0.6
R+80.9
8,785
R
10.5%Clinton854
86.4%Trump7,042
3.2%
R+75.9
R+3.2
R+78.0
8,155
R
13.2%Obama1,045
85.8%Romney6,804
1.0%
R+72.6
R+3.7
R+76.5
7,928
R
15.1%Obama1,322
84.0%McCain7,361
0.9%
R+68.9
R+1.3
R+76.2
8,761
R
16.0%Kerry1,503
83.7%Bush7,839
0.3%
R+67.6
R+7.2
R+65.2
9,369
R
19.2%Gore1,796
79.6%Bush7,443
1.2%
R+60.4
R+21.7
R+60.9
9,351
R
26.0%Clinton2,553
64.8%Dole6,350
9.2%
R+38.7
R+9.3
R+47.3
9,803
R
26.0%Clinton2,833
55.4%Bush6,034
18.6%
R+29.4
D+14.1
R+35.0
10,888
R
28.0%Dukakis2,950
71.5%Bush7,526
0.5%
R+43.5
D+19.4
R+35.7
10,526
R
18.4%Mondale2,052
81.3%Reagan9,078
0.4%
R+62.9
R+20.5
R+44.7
11,171
R
27.6%Carter2,935
70.0%Reagan7,439
2.4%
R+42.4
R+17.7
R+32.6
10,632
R
37.2%Carter3,691
61.8%Ford6,137
1.1%
R+24.6
D+41.2
R+26.7
9,933
R
15.4%McGovern1,405
81.3%Nixon7,411
3.3%
R+65.8
R+42.2
R+42.7
9,121
R
23.8%Humphrey2,416
47.4%Nixon4,813
28.8%
R+23.6
R+16.3
R+22.9
10,148
R
46.3%Johnson4,625
53.6%Goldwater5,358
0.2%
R+7.3
D+24.9
R+29.9
10,000
R
33.8%Kennedy3,295
66.0%Nixon6,432
0.2%
R+32.2
R+22.3
R+32.3
9,747
R
44.8%Stevenson4,184
54.7%Eisenhower5,110
0.4%
R+9.9
R+7.2
D+5.5
9,336
R
48.6%Stevenson5,083
51.3%Eisenhower5,369
0.1%
R+2.7
R+55.1
D+8.0
10,465
D
75.3%Truman4,527
23.0%Dewey1,382
1.7%
D+52.3
D+2.8
D+47.9
6,009
D
72.1%Roosevelt2,760
22.6%Dewey864
5.3%
D+49.6
D+3.1
D+42.1
3,826
D
73.1%Roosevelt3,019
26.7%Willkie1,101
0.2%
D+46.5
R+26.2
D+36.5
4,129
D
86.3%Roosevelt2,478
13.6%Landon390
0.2%
D+72.7
D+14.0
D+48.4
2,873
D
78.8%Roosevelt1,976
20.1%Hoover505
1.1%
D+58.7
D+79.5
D+40.9
2,508
R
39.6%Smith730
60.4%Hoover1,115
0.0%
R+20.9
R+59.3
R+3.4
1,845
D
67.9%Davis159
29.5%Coolidge69
2.6%
D+38.5
D+26.7
D+63.6
234
D
54.7%Cox135
42.9%Harding106
2.4%
D+11.7
R+45.2
D+37.9
247
D
75.5%Wilson114
18.5%Hughes28
6.0%
D+57.0
R+2.2
D+53.8
151
D
76.3%Wilson71
17.2%Taft16
6.5%
D+59.1
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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
11.6%946
86.3%7,047
8,168
2020
R
10.4%900
87.2%7,575
8,689
2018
R
11.3%753
88.1%5,854
6,642
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Borger, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
13,619
2018
13,509
2020
13,533
2022
13,333
2024
13,442
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−133 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −2,401 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Borger, TX in Borger, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−254
2012
−109
2013
−151
2014
−106
2015
−138
2016
−307
2017
−287
2018
−237
2019
−226
2021
−40
2022
−112
2023
−100
2024
−201
2025
−133
Borger anchors a small Hutchinson County metro built around carbon-black and petroleum refining, industries that have historically driven both its economy and its lopsided Republican margins in statewide races.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 72.7 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 77.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 0.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 77.1 points.
A population of 20,184, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,228 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brownwood, TX and Cornelia, GA.
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In 2024, Borger, TX, Texas voted Republican by 77.1 points (R+77.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,244 votes cast, 913 went Democratic and 7,273 went Republican.
When did Borger, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Borger, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Borger, TX, Texas?
Borger, TX, Texas has a population of 20,184 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Borger, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Borger, TX, Texas is $67,228 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Borger, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Borger, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
