† 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
GroupBrownwood, TXTexasUnited States
German11.5%8.3%12.5%
English10.8%7.9%9.5%
Irish10.3%6.0%9.4%
American5.4%4.6%5.3%
Scottish2.4%1.3%1.3%
Scotch-Irish2.1%——
Italian1.3%1.9%4.8%
French0.9%1.5%1.6%
Mexican19.2%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard1.1%0.3%—
Spanish0.7%——
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
African American†3.1%10.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.4%0.2%
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
Brownwood, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
41.8
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
20.9%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Brownwood, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$57,470
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.2%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Brownwood, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
15.5%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
14.5%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Brownwood, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
3.9%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
48.4%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
37.5%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
8.1%
4.5%
5.2%
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.
Brownwood, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+70.5%
1916
+79.3%
1920
+53.8%
1924
+77.5%
1928
−1.0%
1932
+84.4%
1936
+79.0%
1940
+74.3%
1944
+56.3%
1948
+61.5%
1952
−10.2%
1956
−6.8%
1960
+2.9%
1964
+43.1%
1968
+11.6%
1972
−46.4%
1976
+10.8%
1980
−14.3%
1984
−34.9%
1988
−17.6%
1992
−8.3%
1996
−20.2%
2000
−50.1%
2004
−64.0%
2008
−61.5%
2012
−71.6%
2016
−74.1%
2020
−72.6%
2024
−73.9%
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
12.7%Harris2,132
86.6%Trump14,593
0.5%Oliver80 +1
R+73.9
R+1.4
R+72.5
16,853
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican86.6%14,593
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic12.7%2,132
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%80
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%48
R
13.2%Biden2,107
85.8%Trump13,698
1.0%
R+72.6
D+1.5
R+77.0
15,969
R
11.6%Clinton1,621
85.7%Trump12,017
2.8%
R+74.1
R+2.5
R+76.2
14,026
R
13.7%Obama1,904
85.3%Romney11,895
1.1%
R+71.6
R+10.2
R+75.5
13,947
R
18.8%Obama2,822
80.3%McCain12,052
0.9%
R+61.5
D+2.5
R+68.7
15,015
R
17.7%Kerry2,523
81.7%Bush11,640
0.6%
R+64.0
R+13.9
R+61.5
14,253
R
24.3%Gore3,138
74.4%Bush9,609
1.3%
R+50.1
R+29.8
R+50.6
12,920
R
35.1%Clinton4,138
55.3%Dole6,524
9.5%
R+20.2
R+11.9
R+28.8
11,787
R
33.8%Clinton4,264
42.1%Bush5,313
24.2%
R+8.3
D+9.3
R+13.9
12,630
R
41.0%Dukakis4,763
58.7%Bush6,810
0.3%
R+17.6
D+17.3
R+9.9
11,606
R
32.3%Mondale4,070
67.3%Reagan8,468
0.4%
R+34.9
R+20.7
R+16.7
12,585
R
42.1%Carter4,867
56.4%Reagan6,515
1.4%
R+14.3
R+25.1
R+4.5
11,549
D
55.2%Carter5,577
44.4%Ford4,483
0.3%
D+10.8
D+57.2
D+8.8
10,095
R
26.4%McGovern2,171
72.8%Nixon5,990
0.9%
R+46.4
R+58.0
R+23.2
8,233
D
46.5%Humphrey3,999
34.8%Nixon2,997
18.7%
D+11.6
R+31.5
D+12.3
8,602
D
71.5%Johnson5,214
28.4%Goldwater2,070
0.1%
D+43.1
D+40.3
D+20.5
7,293
D
51.1%Kennedy3,720
48.3%Nixon3,512
0.6%
D+2.9
D+9.7
D+2.7
7,278
R
46.4%Stevenson3,195
53.3%Eisenhower3,664
0.3%
R+6.8
D+3.4
D+8.6
6,880
R
44.8%Stevenson3,778
55.0%Eisenhower4,635
0.1%
R+10.2
R+71.7
D+0.6
8,424
D
78.1%Truman5,059
16.5%Dewey1,071
5.4%
D+61.5
D+5.2
D+57.1
6,481
D
68.5%Roosevelt2,426
12.1%Dewey430
19.4%
D+56.3
R+18.0
D+48.8
3,544
D
87.1%Roosevelt4,523
12.8%Willkie663
0.2%
D+74.3
R+4.7
D+64.4
5,195
D
89.1%Roosevelt3,971
10.0%Landon448
0.9%
D+79.0
R+5.4
D+54.8
4,458
D
92.0%Roosevelt4,024
7.5%Hoover330
0.5%
D+84.4
D+85.5
D+66.6
4,375
R
49.4%Smith1,992
50.5%Hoover2,033
0.1%
R+1.0
R+78.5
D+16.4
4,029
D
87.5%Davis3,467
10.0%Coolidge396
2.5%
D+77.5
D+23.7
D+102.7
3,963
D
70.1%Cox1,708
16.3%Harding397
13.6%
D+53.8
R+25.5
D+80.0
2,436
D
87.2%Wilson1,986
7.9%Hughes181
4.8%
D+79.3
D+8.8
D+76.1
2,277
D
76.6%Wilson1,433
6.1%Taft115
17.2%
D+70.5
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D+50.9
1,870
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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
14.1%2,359
84.1%14,108
16,780
2020
R
12.5%1,965
85.6%13,482
15,755
2018
R
13.8%1,670
85.6%10,391
12,132
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Brownwood, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
22,106
2018
23,357
2020
23,954
2022
24,674
2024
25,500
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+121 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +1,814 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Brownwood, TX in Brownwood, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−53
2012
−169
2013
−70
2014
−111
2015
+252
2016
+357
2017
−147
2018
+83
2019
+91
2021
+385
2022
+486
2023
+206
2024
+383
2025
+121
Brownwood anchors Brown County, a sparsely populated stretch of the Edwards Plateau where Republican presidential margins have exceeded 40 points in recent cycles and ranching and healthcare drive the local economy.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 84.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 74.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 73.9 points.
A population of 38,347, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,470 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Borger, TX and Pampa, TX.
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In 2024, Brownwood, TX, Texas voted Republican by 73.9 points (R+73.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,853 votes cast, 2,132 went Democratic and 14,593 went Republican.
When did Brownwood, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brownwood, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Brownwood, TX, Texas?
Brownwood, TX, Texas has a population of 38,347 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brownwood, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Brownwood, TX, Texas is $57,470 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Brownwood, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Brownwood, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
