Anderson County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+62%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+62MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 58,4392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,0682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+62 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Grayson County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Anderson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Anderson County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +49.9% |
| 1916 | +55.4% |
| 1920 | +51.8% |
| 1924 | −15.8% |
| 1928 | −1.9% |
| 1932 | +88.5% |
| 1936 | +85.6% |
| 1940 | +76.9% |
| 1944 | +70.8% |
| 1948 | +39.3% |
| 1952 | −14.5% |
| 1956 | −21.3% |
| 1960 | −5.0% |
| 1964 | +17.7% |
| 1968 | +6.5% |
| 1972 | −44.6% |
| 1976 | +13.7% |
| 1980 | −7.1% |
| 1984 | −29.0% |
| 1988 | −12.3% |
| 1992 | −1.9% |
| 1996 | −5.7% |
| 2000 | −31.8% |
| 2004 | −42.0% |
| 2008 | −43.6% |
| 2012 | −52.1% |
| 2016 | −57.9% |
| 2020 | −58.0% |
| 2024 | −61.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,635 | 15,597 | 19,381 | ||
| R | 3,955 | 15,110 | 19,227 | ||
| R | 3,369 | 13,201 | 16,977 | ||
| R | 3,813 | 12,262 | 16,212 | ||
| R | 4,630 | 11,884 | 16,655 | ||
| R | 4,678 | 11,525 | 16,301 | ||
| R | 5,041 | 9,835 | 15,080 | ||
| R | 5,693 | 6,458 | 13,400 | ||
| R | 5,322 | 5,598 | 14,466 | ||
| R | 6,128 | 7,858 | 14,045 | ||
| R | 4,747 | 8,634 | 13,423 | ||
| R | 5,163 | 5,970 | 11,330 | ||
| D | 5,499 | 4,172 | 9,715 | ||
| R | 2,233 | 5,826 | 8,065 | ||
| D | 3,447 | 2,828 | 9,471 | ||
| D | 4,809 | 3,362 | 8,181 | ||
| R | 3,296 | 3,642 | 6,982 | ||
| R | 2,710 | 4,181 | 6,914 | ||
| R | 3,462 | 4,637 | 8,109 | ||
| D | 3,242 | 1,199 | 5,198 | ||
| D | 4,342 | 467 | 5,474 | ||
| D | 5,281 | 688 | 5,976 | ||
| D | 3,749 | 289 | 4,040 | ||
| D | 4,354 | 259 | 4,627 | ||
| R | 1,747 | 1,814 | 3,561 | ||
| R | 374 | 562 | 1,191 | ||
| D | 2,355 | 323 | 3,926 | ||
| D | 1,984 | 501 | 2,677 | ||
| D | 1,737 | 444 | 2,590 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.9%
Irish
9.4%
English
9.0%
American
4.7%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.9%
Scottish
0.9%
African American
14.9%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,068
Anderson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Anderson County$62,068
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Anderson County ranks near the middle of US counties by median household income.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.4%
Working age (18–64)15.3%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.7%
speak English only
Spanish12.0%
Other languages1.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anderson County delivered a 61.8-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the deep-red shift that has consolidated across rural East Texas over the past two decades. Its county seat, Palestine, anchors a sparse, timber-belt economy.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-two points.
A population of 58,439, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,068 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grayson County and Eastland County. A non-English-speaking share of 14% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Anderson County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Anderson County, Texas voted Republican by 61.7 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,381 votes cast, 3,635 went Democratic and 15,597 went Republican.
What is Anderson County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Anderson County, Texas in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Anderson County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Anderson County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Anderson County, Texas?
Anderson County, Texas has a population of 58,439 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Anderson County, Texas?
Median household income in Anderson County, Texas is $62,068 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Anderson County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Anderson County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.