† 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
GroupLufkin, TXTexasUnited States
English10.5%7.9%9.5%
Irish8.9%6.0%9.4%
German8.1%8.3%12.5%
American7.3%4.6%5.3%
French1.9%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.6%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.1%1.9%4.8%
Polish1.0%0.8%2.2%
Mexican20.3%32.1%11.3%
Salvadoran0.5%1.2%0.7%
Spanish0.4%——
Puerto Rican0.3%0.8%1.8%
Dominican0.2%—0.7%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
African American†11.8%10.3%9.9%
African0.2%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
Lufkin, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
37.8
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.8%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.8%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lufkin, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$60,960
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.8%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.9%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lufkin, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
19.1%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
17.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lufkin, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
14.0%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
38.8%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
29.7%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.5%
4.5%
5.2%
Black Protestant
9.9%
2.2%
2.2%
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.
Lufkin, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+69.0%
1916
+72.3%
1920
+54.5%
1924
+81.0%
1928
+31.2%
1932
+89.0%
1936
+83.9%
1940
+82.5%
1944
+57.4%
1948
+53.3%
1952
+13.9%
1956
−4.9%
1960
+15.0%
1964
+21.7%
1968
+3.3%
1972
−39.1%
1976
+14.8%
1980
+1.2%
1984
−23.6%
1988
−7.9%
1992
+2.3%
1996
−1.7%
2000
−24.8%
2004
−34.0%
2008
−35.0%
2012
−43.9%
2016
−47.2%
2020
−46.0%
2024
−52.0%
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
23.7%Harris8,146
75.7%Trump26,049
0.4%Oliver143 +2
R+52.0
R+6.0
R+50.5
34,422
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.7%26,049
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic23.7%8,146
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%143
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%81
OtherAll other candidates0.0%3
R
26.4%Biden9,143
72.4%Trump25,076
1.2%
R+46.0
D+1.2
R+50.5
34,635
R
25.2%Clinton7,538
72.4%Trump21,668
2.4%
R+47.2
R+3.3
R+49.3
29,911
R
27.6%Obama7,834
71.5%Romney20,303
0.9%
R+43.9
R+8.9
R+47.8
28,406
R
32.2%Obama9,379
67.1%McCain19,569
0.7%
R+35.0
R+1.0
R+42.2
29,153
R
32.8%Kerry9,302
66.7%Bush18,932
0.5%
R+34.0
R+9.1
R+31.5
28,364
R
36.9%Gore9,957
61.7%Bush16,648
1.4%
R+24.8
R+23.1
R+25.3
26,974
R
44.6%Clinton11,346
46.4%Dole11,789
9.0%
R+1.7
R+4.0
R+10.3
25,421
D
39.3%Clinton10,318
37.0%Bush9,722
23.7%
D+2.3
D+10.2
R+3.3
26,281
R
45.5%Dukakis10,849
53.4%Bush12,738
1.1%
R+7.9
D+15.7
R+0.2
23,852
R
38.0%Mondale9,054
61.6%Reagan14,685
0.4%
R+23.6
R+24.8
R+5.4
23,831
D
49.7%Carter10,140
48.5%Reagan9,900
1.7%
D+1.2
R+13.6
D+10.9
20,394
D
57.0%Carter9,750
42.2%Ford7,223
0.8%
D+14.8
D+53.8
D+12.7
17,112
R
30.0%McGovern4,970
69.0%Nixon11,453
1.0%
R+39.1
R+42.4
R+15.9
16,589
O
32.5%Humphrey5,174
29.2%Nixon4,645
38.4%
Wallace +5.9
R+18.4
D+4.0
15,930
D
60.8%Johnson8,194
39.0%Goldwater5,262
0.2%
D+21.7
D+6.7
R+0.8
13,484
D
56.3%Kennedy7,046
41.3%Nixon5,169
2.4%
D+15.0
D+19.9
D+14.8
12,510
R
47.4%Stevenson4,781
52.2%Eisenhower5,274
0.4%
R+4.9
R+18.8
D+10.5
10,096
D
56.9%Stevenson6,224
43.0%Eisenhower4,705
0.1%
D+13.9
R+39.4
D+24.6
10,942
D
69.0%Truman4,377
15.8%Dewey1,000
15.2%
D+53.3
R+4.1
D+48.8
6,339
D
74.4%Roosevelt4,387
17.0%Dewey1,001
8.6%
D+57.4
R+25.1
D+49.9
5,898
D
91.2%Roosevelt5,993
8.7%Willkie572
0.1%
D+82.5
R+1.5
D+72.5
6,572
D
91.9%Roosevelt3,943
8.0%Landon342
0.1%
D+83.9
R+5.1
D+59.7
4,290
D
94.5%Roosevelt4,962
5.5%Hoover287
0.1%
D+89.0
D+57.8
D+71.2
5,253
D
65.6%Smith2,305
34.4%Hoover1,209
0.0%
D+31.2
R+49.8
D+48.7
3,514
D
88.6%Davis3,914
7.5%Coolidge333
3.9%
D+81.0
D+26.5
D+106.2
4,419
D
62.2%Cox1,661
7.7%Harding205
30.2%
D+54.5
R+17.8
D+80.7
2,672
D
76.5%Wilson1,344
4.3%Hughes75
19.2%
D+72.3
D+3.2
D+69.1
1,756
D
72.1%Wilson1,068
3.0%Taft45
24.9%
D+69.0
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D+49.5
1,482
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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
24.6%8,382
73.4%24,994
34,066
2020
R
25.5%8,771
72.7%24,962
34,355
2018
R
27.0%7,130
72.5%19,166
26,449
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Lufkin, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
51,603
2018
51,641
2020
53,166
2022
54,088
2024
55,965
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+89 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,635 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Lufkin, TX in Lufkin, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−6
2012
−186
2013
−507
2014
−139
2015
−94
2016
−492
2017
−372
2018
−889
2019
−173
2021
+365
2022
+482
2023
+210
2024
+77
2025
+89
Lufkin's metropolitan area, centered on the Piney Woods economy of forestry and healthcare, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting the broader realignment of rural East Texas over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 89.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 52.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 6.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.0 points.
A population of 87,275, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,960 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jacksonville, TX and Pampa, TX.
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In 2024, Lufkin, TX, Texas voted Republican by 52.0 points (R+52.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 34,422 votes cast, 8,146 went Democratic and 26,049 went Republican.
When did Lufkin, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lufkin, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Lufkin, TX, Texas?
Lufkin, TX, Texas has a population of 87,275 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lufkin, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Lufkin, TX, Texas is $60,960 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Lufkin, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lufkin, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 12 went Republican.
