† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupFairfieldTexasUnited States
English8.7%7.9%9.5%
German7.5%8.3%12.5%
Irish6.1%6.0%9.4%
American3.9%4.6%5.3%
French2.5%1.5%1.6%
Scottish2.5%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.0%1.9%4.8%
Scotch-Irish1.0%——
African American†25.0%10.3%9.9%
Mexican16.7%32.1%11.3%
Guatemalan1.1%0.4%0.5%
Spaniard0.3%0.3%—
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
Fairfield
Texas
United States
Median age
42.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
7.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
21.6%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Fairfield
Texas
United States
Median household income
$47,250
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
21.5%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.2%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Fairfield
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
16.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
16.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Fairfield
Texas
United States
Catholic
—
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
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.
Fairfield, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−57.9%
2008
−56.1%
2012
−62.0%
2016
−67.3%
2020
−68.1%
2024
−63.3%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
18.1%Harris243
81.3%Trump1,094
0.6%
R+63.3
D+4.8
R+61.8
1,345
R
15.5%Biden208
83.6%Trump1,120
0.8%
R+68.1
R+0.8
R+72.6
1,339
R
14.9%Clinton179
82.3%Trump987
2.8%
R+67.3
R+5.3
R+69.4
1,200
R
18.5%Obama219
80.5%Romney953
1.0%
R+62.0
R+5.9
R+65.8
1,184
R
21.3%Obama242
77.4%McCain880
1.3%
R+56.1
D+1.8
R+63.4
1,137
R
21.0%Kerry235
79.0%Bush882
0.0%
R+57.9
—
R+55.5
1,117
With fewer than 3,000 residents, Fairfield functions as the administrative and commercial hub of Freestone County, a historically Democratic stronghold that has shifted decisively toward Republican candidates in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 68.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 4.8 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.3 points.
A population of 2,924, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $47,250 describe the city.
In 2024, Fairfield, Texas voted Republican by 63.3 points (R+63.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,345 votes cast, 243 went Democratic and 1,094 went Republican.
How many people live in Fairfield, Texas?
Fairfield, Texas has a population of 2,924 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fairfield, Texas?
Median household income in Fairfield, Texas is $47,250 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Fairfield, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Fairfield, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
