† 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
GroupVernon, TXTexasUnited States
German12.9%8.3%12.5%
English10.2%7.9%9.5%
Irish6.7%6.0%9.4%
American6.4%4.6%5.3%
Scottish1.7%1.3%1.3%
Italian0.8%1.9%4.8%
French0.6%1.5%1.6%
Swedish0.6%——
Mexican25.0%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard2.7%0.3%—
Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†4.6%10.3%9.9%
African1.2%0.6%0.5%
Burmese2.6%——
Filipino0.3%0.5%0.9%
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
Vernon, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
40.5
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
19.8%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Vernon, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$54,102
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.5%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
17.2%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Vernon, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
18.0%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
15.2%
28.2%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
2.3%
1.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Vernon, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
5.5%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
68.1%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
13.6%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.0%
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.
Vernon, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+72.9%
1916
+78.3%
1920
+50.8%
1924
+60.4%
1928
−4.7%
1932
+88.6%
1936
+82.0%
1940
+64.6%
1944
+64.8%
1948
+64.1%
1952
−6.6%
1956
+2.6%
1960
−9.3%
1964
+35.0%
1968
+1.7%
1972
−45.2%
1976
+20.7%
1980
−12.5%
1984
−28.8%
1988
−8.5%
1992
−0.7%
1996
−7.2%
2000
−38.9%
2004
−48.1%
2008
−46.3%
2012
−49.9%
2016
−57.4%
2020
−56.8%
2024
−60.6%
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
19.3%Harris860
79.8%Trump3,566
0.6%Oliver28 +2
R+60.6
R+3.8
R+59.1
4,467
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican79.8%3,566
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic19.3%860
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%28
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%9
OtherAll other candidates0.1%4
R
21.1%Biden956
77.9%Trump3,524
1.0%
R+56.8
D+0.7
R+61.2
4,524
R
19.7%Clinton809
77.1%Trump3,166
3.2%
R+57.4
R+7.5
R+59.5
4,105
R
24.4%Obama971
74.3%Romney2,956
1.3%
R+49.9
R+3.6
R+53.7
3,980
R
26.5%Obama1,196
72.8%McCain3,283
0.7%
R+46.3
D+1.8
R+53.6
4,509
R
25.7%Kerry1,284
73.8%Bush3,685
0.4%
R+48.1
R+9.2
R+45.7
4,990
R
29.6%Gore1,356
68.6%Bush3,138
1.8%
R+38.9
R+31.7
R+39.5
4,577
R
40.5%Clinton1,730
47.7%Dole2,037
11.7%
R+7.2
R+6.5
R+15.7
4,268
R
36.0%Clinton1,924
36.7%Bush1,959
27.3%
R+0.7
D+7.9
R+6.2
5,340
R
45.6%Dukakis2,248
54.1%Bush2,669
0.2%
R+8.5
D+20.2
R+0.8
4,929
R
35.4%Mondale2,011
64.2%Reagan3,644
0.3%
R+28.8
R+16.3
R+10.6
5,673
R
43.0%Carter2,347
55.5%Reagan3,031
1.6%
R+12.5
R+33.2
R+2.8
5,463
D
59.9%Carter3,280
39.2%Ford2,145
0.9%
D+20.7
D+66.0
D+18.7
5,476
R
25.2%McGovern1,139
70.4%Nixon3,183
4.4%
R+45.2
R+46.9
R+22.1
4,519
D
38.4%Humphrey1,996
36.7%Nixon1,909
24.9%
D+1.7
R+33.4
D+2.4
5,198
D
67.5%Johnson3,200
32.5%Goldwater1,539
0.1%
D+35.0
D+44.3
D+12.4
4,742
R
45.2%Kennedy2,319
54.5%Nixon2,796
0.3%
R+9.3
R+11.9
R+9.5
5,129
D
51.2%Stevenson2,347
48.6%Eisenhower2,230
0.2%
D+2.6
D+9.1
D+18.0
4,587
R
46.7%Stevenson2,646
53.3%Eisenhower3,019
0.0%
R+6.6
R+70.6
D+4.2
5,666
D
78.0%Truman2,963
13.9%Dewey529
8.1%
D+64.1
R+0.8
D+59.6
3,800
D
76.5%Roosevelt3,382
11.7%Dewey517
11.8%
D+64.8
D+0.3
D+57.3
4,419
D
82.2%Roosevelt3,249
17.6%Willkie697
0.2%
D+64.6
R+17.4
D+54.6
3,952
D
90.8%Roosevelt3,279
8.7%Landon316
0.5%
D+82.0
R+6.6
D+57.7
3,613
D
94.1%Roosevelt3,397
5.5%Hoover199
0.4%
D+88.6
D+93.3
D+70.8
3,609
R
47.6%Smith1,447
52.3%Hoover1,590
0.1%
R+4.7
R+65.1
D+12.8
3,040
D
77.4%Davis1,222
17.0%Coolidge269
5.5%
D+60.4
D+9.6
D+85.6
1,578
D
72.5%Cox1,118
21.7%Harding335
5.8%
D+50.8
R+27.6
D+77.0
1,542
D
85.1%Wilson1,242
6.8%Hughes99
8.1%
D+78.3
D+5.4
D+75.2
1,459
D
76.3%Wilson993
3.4%Taft44
20.3%
D+72.9
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D+53.4
1,301
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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
20.9%926
77.1%3,419
4,433
2020
R
19.8%874
78.6%3,473
4,419
2018
R
22.6%776
76.7%2,639
3,439
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Vernon, TX
Year
Total registered
2018
8,137
2020
8,196
2022
8,360
2024
8,126
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+6 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −1,208 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Vernon, TX in Vernon, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−93
2012
−225
2013
−84
2014
−221
2015
+48
2016
−202
2017
−173
2018
+72
2019
−20
2021
−92
2022
−158
2023
−15
2024
−51
2025
+6
Vernon, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 88.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 60.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 3.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.6 points.
A population of 12,616, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,102 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pampa, TX and Altus, OK.
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In 2024, Vernon, TX, Texas voted Republican by 60.6 points (R+60.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,467 votes cast, 860 went Democratic and 3,566 went Republican.
When did Vernon, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vernon, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Vernon, TX, Texas?
Vernon, TX, Texas has a population of 12,616 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vernon, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Vernon, TX, Texas is $54,102 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Vernon, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Vernon, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.
