† 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
GroupJacksonville, TXTexasUnited States
English11.1%7.9%9.5%
American10.9%4.6%5.3%
German8.2%8.3%12.5%
Irish8.2%6.0%9.4%
French1.3%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.0%1.3%1.3%
Dutch1.0%——
Italian0.9%1.9%4.8%
Mexican22.3%32.1%11.3%
Guatemalan0.5%0.4%0.5%
Spaniard0.5%0.3%—
African American†12.3%10.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
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
Jacksonville, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
38.2
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.0%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.3%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Jacksonville, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$61,261
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
18.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
18.9%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Jacksonville, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
20.2%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
19.7%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Jacksonville, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
10.7%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
37.7%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
40.2%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.3%
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.
Jacksonville, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+70.9%
1916
+70.7%
1920
+49.1%
1924
+72.1%
1928
+0.1%
1932
+89.1%
1936
+85.5%
1940
+73.6%
1944
+64.5%
1948
+40.1%
1952
+0.6%
1956
−15.9%
1960
+16.6%
1964
+28.6%
1968
+6.9%
1972
−39.5%
1976
+24.7%
1980
+0.8%
1984
−29.1%
1988
−14.6%
1992
−6.0%
1996
−10.2%
2000
−33.3%
2004
−43.5%
2008
−43.2%
2012
−51.0%
2016
−56.3%
2020
−55.8%
2024
−62.7%
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
18.3%Harris3,744
80.9%Trump16,593
0.4%Oliver91 +2
R+62.7
R+6.8
R+61.2
20,507
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.9%16,593
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic18.3%3,744
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%91
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%74
OtherAll other candidates0.0%5
R
21.6%Biden4,210
77.4%Trump15,101
1.0%
R+55.8
D+0.5
R+60.3
19,508
R
20.7%Clinton3,469
76.9%Trump12,919
2.4%
R+56.3
R+5.3
R+58.4
16,790
R
24.0%Obama3,875
75.0%Romney12,094
1.0%
R+51.0
R+7.8
R+54.8
16,126
R
28.1%Obama4,610
71.2%McCain11,695
0.7%
R+43.2
D+0.3
R+50.4
16,417
R
28.0%Kerry4,439
71.5%Bush11,329
0.4%
R+43.5
R+10.2
R+41.0
15,839
R
32.7%Gore4,755
66.0%Bush9,599
1.3%
R+33.3
R+23.1
R+33.8
14,537
R
40.8%Clinton5,185
51.1%Dole6,483
8.1%
R+10.2
R+4.3
R+18.7
12,694
R
35.4%Clinton5,003
41.4%Bush5,847
23.3%
R+6.0
D+8.6
R+11.5
14,138
R
42.6%Dukakis5,604
57.1%Bush7,520
0.3%
R+14.6
D+14.5
R+6.8
13,165
R
35.4%Mondale4,494
64.4%Reagan8,187
0.2%
R+29.1
R+29.9
R+10.8
12,711
D
49.9%Carter5,726
49.0%Reagan5,629
1.1%
D+0.8
R+23.9
D+10.6
11,486
D
62.2%Carter6,509
37.5%Ford3,921
0.3%
D+24.7
D+64.3
D+22.7
10,465
R
29.8%McGovern2,467
69.3%Nixon5,743
0.9%
R+39.5
R+46.5
R+16.4
8,288
O
33.7%Humphrey3,242
26.8%Nixon2,575
39.5%
Wallace +5.7
R+21.7
D+7.6
9,608
D
64.2%Johnson5,485
35.6%Goldwater3,043
0.1%
D+28.6
D+12.0
D+6.0
8,537
D
57.7%Kennedy4,544
41.0%Nixon3,233
1.3%
D+16.6
D+32.6
D+16.5
7,882
R
41.8%Stevenson2,912
57.8%Eisenhower4,022
0.4%
R+15.9
R+16.5
R+0.5
6,961
D
50.2%Stevenson3,868
49.6%Eisenhower3,825
0.2%
D+0.6
R+39.5
D+11.3
7,707
D
64.1%Truman3,079
24.0%Dewey1,154
11.9%
D+40.1
R+24.5
D+35.6
4,806
D
76.1%Roosevelt3,918
11.6%Dewey598
12.2%
D+64.5
R+9.1
D+57.0
5,146
D
86.7%Roosevelt5,293
13.1%Willkie801
0.2%
D+73.6
R+11.9
D+63.6
6,104
D
92.7%Roosevelt3,908
7.2%Landon302
0.2%
D+85.5
R+3.6
D+61.2
4,218
D
94.4%Roosevelt4,125
5.3%Hoover233
0.2%
D+89.1
D+89.0
D+71.3
4,368
D
50.1%Smith1,938
49.9%Hoover1,933
0.0%
D+0.1
R+72.0
D+17.6
3,871
D
85.2%Davis4,343
13.1%Coolidge666
1.8%
D+72.1
D+23.0
D+97.3
5,099
D
62.5%Cox2,233
13.4%Harding478
24.1%
D+49.1
R+21.5
D+75.3
3,572
D
80.3%Wilson2,002
9.7%Hughes241
10.0%
D+70.7
R+0.2
D+67.5
2,492
D
77.5%Wilson1,684
6.7%Taft145
15.8%
D+70.9
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D+51.3
2,172
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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
19.2%3,915
78.8%16,065
20,393
2020
R
21.0%4,058
77.3%14,945
19,331
2018
R
21.5%3,207
77.8%11,631
14,941
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Jacksonville, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
26,256
2018
27,629
2020
29,166
2022
30,080
2024
32,121
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+61 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +2,083 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Jacksonville, TX in Jacksonville, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−91
2012
−43
2013
−364
2014
−214
2015
+98
2016
+62
2017
+55
2018
+120
2019
+94
2021
+753
2022
+408
2023
+803
2024
+341
2025
+61
Jacksonville anchors a rural East Texas micro-market where Republican margins routinely exceed 70% in federal races, and the local economy blends timber, agriculture, and a modest healthcare sector that shapes workforce demographics.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 89.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 62.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.7 points.
A population of 51,886, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,261 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Palestine, TX and Snyder, TX.
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In 2024, Jacksonville, TX, Texas voted Republican by 62.7 points (R+62.7), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,507 votes cast, 3,744 went Democratic and 16,593 went Republican.
When did Jacksonville, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Jacksonville, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Jacksonville, TX, Texas?
Jacksonville, TX, Texas has a population of 51,886 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Jacksonville, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Jacksonville, TX, Texas is $61,261 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Jacksonville, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Jacksonville, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
