† 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
GroupSherman-Denison, TXTexasUnited States
English13.3%7.9%9.5%
German12.4%8.3%12.5%
Irish11.0%6.0%9.4%
American5.9%4.6%5.3%
Scottish2.7%1.3%1.3%
Italian2.2%1.9%4.8%
French2.0%1.5%1.6%
Dutch1.2%——
Mexican13.7%32.1%11.3%
Salvadoran1.0%1.2%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.8%1.8%
Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%
Spaniard0.2%0.3%—
Spanish0.2%——
African American†4.9%10.3%9.9%
Asian Indian0.5%1.8%1.4%
Aztec0.2%——
Chickasaw0.1%——
Marshallese0.1%——
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
Sherman-Denison, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
39
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.1%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sherman-Denison, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$72,182
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.9%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sherman-Denison, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
12.4%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
10.4%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sherman-Denison, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
4.8%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
32.1%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
54.6%
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.
Sherman-Denison, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+67.4%
1916
+63.4%
1920
+39.2%
1924
+52.6%
1928
−15.4%
1932
+75.6%
1936
+83.5%
1940
+80.6%
1944
+72.9%
1948
+62.3%
1952
+14.8%
1956
+9.0%
1960
+14.8%
1964
+44.1%
1968
+10.3%
1972
−41.4%
1976
+17.3%
1980
−9.6%
1984
−31.2%
1988
−13.5%
1992
+0.6%
1996
−8.0%
2000
−29.9%
2004
−39.0%
2008
−37.9%
2012
−48.0%
2016
−52.8%
2020
−49.8%
2024
−54.2%
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
22.5%Harris14,800
76.7%Trump50,556
0.5%Oliver343 +2
R+54.2
R+4.5
R+52.8
65,915
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.7%50,556
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic22.5%14,800
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%343
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%189
OtherAll other candidates0.0%27
R
24.3%Biden14,506
74.1%Trump44,163
1.5%
R+49.8
D+3.0
R+54.2
59,576
R
21.7%Clinton10,301
74.5%Trump35,325
3.8%
R+52.8
R+4.8
R+54.9
47,416
R
25.2%Obama10,670
73.2%Romney30,936
1.6%
R+48.0
R+10.1
R+51.8
42,264
R
30.6%Obama13,900
68.5%McCain31,136
1.0%
R+37.9
D+1.1
R+45.2
45,477
R
30.3%Kerry13,452
69.3%Bush30,777
0.4%
R+39.0
R+9.1
R+36.5
44,423
R
34.2%Gore13,647
64.1%Bush25,596
1.7%
R+29.9
R+21.9
R+30.4
39,940
R
40.5%Clinton14,338
48.5%Dole17,169
11.0%
R+8.0
R+8.6
R+16.5
35,411
D
32.7%Clinton12,547
32.1%Bush12,322
35.1%
D+0.6
D+14.0
R+5.0
38,332
R
43.1%Dukakis14,347
56.6%Bush18,825
0.3%
R+13.5
D+17.8
R+5.7
33,287
R
34.3%Mondale11,803
65.5%Reagan22,554
0.3%
R+31.2
R+21.6
R+13.0
34,450
R
44.1%Carter13,807
53.7%Reagan16,811
2.3%
R+9.6
R+26.9
D+0.1
31,326
D
58.5%Carter17,015
41.2%Ford11,981
0.3%
D+17.3
D+58.7
D+15.2
29,095
R
29.3%McGovern6,952
70.7%Nixon16,769
0.1%
R+41.4
R+51.7
R+18.2
23,734
D
45.1%Humphrey10,379
34.8%Nixon8,007
20.1%
D+10.3
R+33.8
D+11.0
23,001
D
72.0%Johnson14,207
27.9%Goldwater5,500
0.1%
D+44.1
D+29.3
D+21.6
19,728
D
57.3%Kennedy9,866
42.4%Nixon7,312
0.3%
D+14.8
D+5.8
D+14.7
17,231
D
54.4%Stevenson8,876
45.3%Eisenhower7,402
0.3%
D+9.0
R+5.8
D+24.4
16,330
D
57.4%Stevenson10,435
42.5%Eisenhower7,736
0.1%
D+14.8
R+47.5
D+25.6
18,194
D
77.7%Truman10,991
15.4%Dewey2,174
6.9%
D+62.3
R+10.6
D+57.8
14,148
D
82.7%Roosevelt11,636
9.8%Dewey1,372
7.5%
D+72.9
R+7.6
D+65.5
14,070
D
90.2%Roosevelt12,530
9.7%Willkie1,340
0.1%
D+80.6
R+2.9
D+70.6
13,884
D
91.6%Roosevelt10,627
8.2%Landon947
0.2%
D+83.5
D+7.8
D+59.2
11,597
D
87.6%Roosevelt9,631
12.0%Hoover1,317
0.4%
D+75.6
D+91.0
D+57.8
10,992
R
42.2%Smith4,600
57.6%Hoover6,277
0.1%
R+15.4
R+68.0
D+2.1
10,892
D
71.7%Davis7,413
19.1%Coolidge1,973
9.2%
D+52.6
D+13.4
D+77.8
10,335
D
66.0%Cox5,241
26.7%Harding2,125
7.3%
D+39.2
R+24.1
D+65.4
7,945
D
79.3%Wilson5,092
15.9%Hughes1,024
4.8%
D+63.4
R+4.0
D+60.2
6,421
D
75.2%Wilson3,938
7.9%Taft411
16.9%
D+67.4
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D+47.8
5,234
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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
23.7%15,453
74.3%48,504
65,276
2020
R
23.6%13,938
74.2%43,735
58,974
2018
R
25.9%11,157
73.4%31,655
43,144
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Sherman-Denison, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
78,723
2018
80,942
2020
86,740
2022
92,038
2024
100,124
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+2,423 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +28,731 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Sherman-Denison, TX in Sherman-Denison, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+56
2012
+215
2013
+274
2014
+858
2015
+1,669
2016
+2,327
2017
+2,533
2018
+2,467
2019
+2,193
2021
+3,971
2022
+3,449
2023
+3,304
2024
+2,992
2025
+2,423
Straddling the Oklahoma line, the Sherman-Denison metro has trended reliably Republican in recent cycles while absorbing spillover population from the Dallas-Fort Worth expansion, adding younger, suburban-patterned households to an otherwise heavily Republican baseline.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.5 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 54.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.2 points.
A population of 143,337, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,182 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Athens, TX and Borger, TX.
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In 2024, Sherman-Denison, TX, Texas voted Republican by 54.2 points (R+54.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 65,915 votes cast, 14,800 went Democratic and 50,556 went Republican.
When did Sherman-Denison, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sherman-Denison, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Sherman-Denison, TX, Texas?
Sherman-Denison, TX, Texas has a population of 143,337 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sherman-Denison, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Sherman-Denison, TX, Texas is $72,182 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Sherman-Denison, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Sherman-Denison, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican.
