† 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
GroupSulphur Springs, TXTexasUnited States
English11.0%7.9%9.5%
German8.7%8.3%12.5%
American8.0%4.6%5.3%
Irish7.1%6.0%9.4%
French1.9%1.5%1.6%
Scottish1.7%1.3%1.3%
Dutch1.3%——
Italian0.9%1.9%4.8%
Mexican16.7%32.1%11.3%
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.4%1.2%0.7%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Cuban0.3%0.5%0.7%
African American†6.6%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
Sulphur Springs, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
39.5
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
8.3%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
18.7%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Sulphur Springs, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$70,888
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
11.9%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.9%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Sulphur Springs, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
17.0%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
15.9%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Sulphur Springs, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
5.3%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
35.6%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
44.3%
45.2%
51.5%
Black Protestant
8.1%
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.
Sulphur Springs, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+73.1%
1916
+77.5%
1920
+46.3%
1924
+74.5%
1928
+2.2%
1932
+89.7%
1936
+82.6%
1940
+79.9%
1944
+70.7%
1948
+73.0%
1952
+20.7%
1956
+17.1%
1960
+20.7%
1964
+46.3%
1968
+12.9%
1972
−38.9%
1976
+32.1%
1980
+6.1%
1984
−21.8%
1988
−1.5%
1992
+6.5%
1996
+1.8%
2000
−31.0%
2004
−42.6%
2008
−44.7%
2012
−55.4%
2016
−60.5%
2020
−60.7%
2024
−64.6%
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
17.4%Harris2,917
82.0%Trump13,754
0.4%Oliver65 +2
R+64.6
R+3.9
R+63.1
16,778
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.0%13,754
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic17.4%2,917
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%65
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%37
OtherAll other candidates0.0%5
R
19.1%Biden3,046
79.8%Trump12,719
1.1%
R+60.7
R+0.1
R+65.1
15,941
R
18.5%Clinton2,510
79.1%Trump10,707
2.4%
R+60.5
R+5.2
R+62.6
13,538
R
21.8%Obama2,777
77.1%Romney9,836
1.1%
R+55.4
R+10.7
R+59.2
12,753
R
27.3%Obama3,530
72.0%McCain9,299
0.7%
R+44.7
R+2.1
R+51.9
12,919
R
28.5%Kerry3,443
71.1%Bush8,582
0.3%
R+42.6
R+11.6
R+40.1
12,062
R
33.8%Gore3,692
64.9%Bush7,076
1.3%
R+31.0
R+32.8
R+31.5
10,910
D
45.5%Clinton4,522
43.7%Dole4,341
10.7%
D+1.8
R+4.6
R+6.7
9,929
D
38.4%Clinton4,085
31.9%Bush3,398
29.7%
D+6.5
D+7.9
D+0.9
10,643
R
49.1%Dukakis4,984
50.6%Bush5,133
0.2%
R+1.5
D+20.3
D+6.3
10,142
R
39.0%Mondale3,707
60.8%Reagan5,772
0.1%
R+21.8
R+27.9
R+3.5
9,493
D
52.2%Carter4,344
46.1%Reagan3,834
1.7%
D+6.1
R+26.0
D+15.9
8,318
D
65.8%Carter4,992
33.7%Ford2,556
0.6%
D+32.1
D+71.0
D+30.0
7,592
R
30.3%McGovern1,710
69.2%Nixon3,903
0.5%
R+38.9
R+51.8
R+15.7
5,640
D
41.6%Humphrey2,700
28.7%Nixon1,860
29.8%
D+12.9
R+33.3
D+13.6
6,492
D
73.1%Johnson4,133
26.9%Goldwater1,518
0.0%
D+46.3
D+25.5
D+23.7
5,651
D
60.3%Kennedy3,228
39.5%Nixon2,117
0.2%
D+20.7
D+3.7
D+20.6
5,357
D
58.3%Stevenson3,118
41.3%Eisenhower2,206
0.4%
D+17.1
R+3.7
D+32.5
5,347
D
60.3%Stevenson3,750
39.6%Eisenhower2,460
0.1%
D+20.7
R+52.2
D+31.5
6,218
D
83.2%Truman3,885
10.3%Dewey479
6.5%
D+73.0
D+2.3
D+68.5
4,667
D
81.6%Roosevelt3,981
10.9%Dewey533
7.4%
D+70.7
R+9.2
D+63.2
4,876
D
89.9%Roosevelt4,955
10.0%Willkie551
0.1%
D+79.9
R+2.7
D+70.0
5,511
D
91.2%Roosevelt2,753
8.6%Landon261
0.1%
D+82.6
R+7.2
D+58.3
3,018
D
94.8%Roosevelt4,891
5.1%Hoover261
0.1%
D+89.7
D+87.6
D+72.0
5,159
D
51.0%Smith1,845
48.9%Hoover1,767
0.1%
D+2.2
R+72.3
D+19.6
3,617
D
86.0%Davis4,156
11.5%Coolidge557
2.5%
D+74.5
D+28.1
D+99.6
4,834
D
69.0%Cox2,548
22.7%Harding837
8.4%
D+46.3
R+31.2
D+72.5
3,694
D
84.7%Wilson2,568
7.2%Hughes218
8.1%
D+77.5
D+4.4
D+74.4
3,031
D
78.9%Wilson1,999
5.8%Taft146
15.4%
D+73.1
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D+53.6
2,534
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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
18.8%3,142
79.4%13,269
16,705
2020
R
18.1%2,833
79.9%12,497
15,647
2018
R
21.4%2,545
78.1%9,306
11,920
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Sulphur Springs, TX
Year
Total registered
2020
23,954
2022
24,724
2024
25,383
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+202 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +3,303 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Sulphur Springs, TX in Sulphur Springs, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−77
2012
−30
2013
−30
2014
+283
2015
+235
2016
+137
2017
+219
2018
+280
2019
+296
2021
+497
2022
+563
2023
+328
2024
+400
2025
+202
Sulphur Springs, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 89.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 64.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 64.6 points.
A population of 37,784, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,888 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mineral Wells, TX and Calhoun, GA.
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In 2024, Sulphur Springs, TX, Texas voted Republican by 64.6 points (R+64.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,778 votes cast, 2,917 went Democratic and 13,754 went Republican.
When did Sulphur Springs, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Sulphur Springs, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Sulphur Springs, TX, Texas?
Sulphur Springs, TX, Texas has a population of 37,784 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Sulphur Springs, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Sulphur Springs, TX, Texas is $70,888 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Sulphur Springs, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Sulphur Springs, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican.
