† 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
GroupStephenville, TXTexasUnited States
English13.7%7.9%9.5%
German12.7%8.3%12.5%
Irish10.8%6.0%9.4%
American7.8%4.6%5.3%
Scottish2.1%1.3%1.3%
Italian2.0%1.9%4.8%
French1.2%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish1.2%——
Mexican19.6%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Spanish0.2%——
African American†1.6%10.3%9.9%
Asian Indian0.4%1.8%1.4%
Chinese0.4%0.8%1.3%
Filipino0.1%0.5%0.9%
Taiwanese0.1%——
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
Stephenville, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
32
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
20.2%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
14.8%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Stephenville, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$65,115
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
32.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Stephenville, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
16.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
14.7%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Stephenville, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
7.3%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
31.6%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
52.4%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.9%
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.
Stephenville, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+62.6%
1916
+73.2%
1920
+56.7%
1924
+75.6%
1928
−16.3%
1932
+83.6%
1936
+80.3%
1940
+68.2%
1944
+70.0%
1948
+64.3%
1952
−9.9%
1956
−7.7%
1960
−3.9%
1964
+40.2%
1968
+11.7%
1972
−48.6%
1976
+24.3%
1980
+2.1%
1984
−30.7%
1988
−13.7%
1992
−2.9%
1996
−11.3%
2000
−47.9%
2004
−55.3%
2008
−54.5%
2012
−67.1%
2016
−65.1%
2020
−63.8%
2024
−68.0%
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
15.6%Harris2,871
83.6%Trump15,349
0.5%Oliver95 +2
R+68.0
R+4.2
R+66.5
18,351
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican83.6%15,349
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic15.6%2,871
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%95
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%35
OtherAll other candidates0.0%1
R
17.3%Biden2,916
81.1%Trump13,684
1.6%
R+63.8
D+1.3
R+68.3
16,877
R
15.5%Clinton2,160
80.7%Trump11,210
3.8%
R+65.1
D+1.9
R+67.2
13,893
R
15.8%Obama1,965
82.8%Romney10,329
1.4%
R+67.1
R+12.6
R+70.9
12,473
R
22.3%Obama3,128
76.8%McCain10,768
0.9%
R+54.5
D+0.8
R+61.8
14,019
R
22.1%Kerry2,710
77.4%Bush9,506
0.5%
R+55.3
R+7.5
R+52.9
12,281
R
25.2%Gore2,804
73.1%Bush8,126
1.7%
R+47.9
R+36.6
R+48.4
11,115
R
38.2%Clinton3,664
49.5%Dole4,750
12.3%
R+11.3
R+8.4
R+19.8
9,598
R
33.9%Clinton3,531
36.8%Bush3,835
29.4%
R+2.9
D+10.8
R+8.5
10,431
R
43.0%Dukakis4,113
56.7%Bush5,427
0.3%
R+13.7
D+17.0
R+6.0
9,570
R
34.4%Mondale3,234
65.2%Reagan6,122
0.4%
R+30.7
R+32.8
R+12.5
9,395
D
50.0%Carter4,156
47.9%Reagan3,981
2.0%
D+2.1
R+22.2
D+11.8
8,306
D
61.9%Carter4,821
37.5%Ford2,925
0.6%
D+24.3
D+73.0
D+22.3
7,790
R
25.6%McGovern1,648
74.3%Nixon4,777
0.1%
R+48.6
R+60.3
R+25.5
6,433
D
48.1%Humphrey2,915
36.5%Nixon2,209
15.4%
D+11.7
R+28.5
D+12.3
6,059
D
70.0%Johnson3,851
29.9%Goldwater1,642
0.1%
D+40.2
D+44.1
D+17.6
5,498
R
47.7%Kennedy2,490
51.7%Nixon2,696
0.6%
R+3.9
D+3.7
R+4.1
5,216
R
46.0%Stevenson2,377
53.7%Eisenhower2,775
0.4%
R+7.7
D+2.2
D+7.7
5,171
R
45.0%Stevenson2,664
54.9%Eisenhower3,249
0.0%
R+9.9
R+74.2
D+0.9
5,915
D
79.3%Truman3,172
14.9%Dewey598
5.8%
D+64.3
R+5.7
D+59.8
4,002
D
79.8%Roosevelt3,330
9.9%Dewey411
10.3%
D+70.0
D+1.8
D+62.5
4,171
D
83.9%Roosevelt3,459
15.7%Willkie646
0.4%
D+68.2
R+12.0
D+58.3
4,123
D
89.9%Roosevelt2,694
9.7%Landon290
0.4%
D+80.3
R+3.4
D+56.0
2,995
D
91.5%Roosevelt3,319
7.8%Hoover284
0.7%
D+83.6
D+99.9
D+65.8
3,629
R
40.6%Smith1,372
56.9%Hoover1,923
2.4%
R+16.3
R+91.9
D+1.2
3,377
D
85.9%Davis3,396
10.3%Coolidge406
3.8%
D+75.6
D+18.9
D+100.8
3,954
D
69.8%Cox1,914
13.1%Harding358
17.2%
D+56.7
R+16.5
D+82.9
2,743
D
80.6%Wilson2,024
7.3%Hughes184
12.1%
D+73.2
D+10.7
D+70.1
2,512
D
69.5%Wilson1,569
6.9%Taft156
23.6%
D+62.6
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D+43.0
2,258
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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
17.2%3,126
80.7%14,672
18,178
2020
R
16.2%2,707
81.2%13,564
16,708
2018
R
19.7%2,486
79.6%10,055
12,625
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Stephenville, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
21,535
2018
22,534
2020
23,935
2022
24,860
2024
25,961
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−147 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +3,997 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Stephenville, TX in Stephenville, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+843
2012
+273
2013
+240
2014
+404
2015
+484
2016
+61
2017
+223
2018
+377
2019
+336
2021
+642
2022
+388
2023
+329
2024
−456
2025
−147
Home to Tarleton State University, Stephenville sits at the edge of the Cross Timbers region and has voted Republican by double-digit margins in recent statewide cycles, with agriculture and livestock processing driving its local workforce.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 68.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 4.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 68.0 points.
A population of 43,794, a 72% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,115 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cornelia, GA and Borger, TX.
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In 2024, Stephenville, TX, Texas voted Republican by 68.0 points (R+68.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,351 votes cast, 2,871 went Democratic and 15,349 went Republican.
When did Stephenville, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Stephenville, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Stephenville, TX, Texas?
Stephenville, TX, Texas has a population of 43,794 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stephenville, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Stephenville, TX, Texas is $65,115 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Stephenville, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Stephenville, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
