HarrisDemocratic18.6%2,532TrumpRepublican80.4%10,939OliverLibertarian0.6%76
R+61.8- Lead
- 8,407
- Total
- 13,600
- vs nation
- R+60.3
- Turnout
- 76.9%
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Bandera County, TX
Contests in this Place (87 available)
President31 · 1904–2024 · 3 mapped
▦ precinct · ▥ counties · ▢ no spatial detail
President margin by year
Place winner margin
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
The precinct map shows the 2024 presidential vote; the timeline scrubs the county’s overall result across 1904–2024.
President results by year
2024 turnout 76.9% of 17,729 citizens 18+
BidenDemocratic19.7%2,505TrumpRepublican79.0%10,057JorgensenLibertarian0.9%120
R+59.3- Lead
- 7,552
- Total
- 12,726
- vs nation
- R+63.8
- Turnout
- 70.6%
ClintonDemocratic16.9%1,726TrumpRepublican79.9%8,163JohnsonLibertarian2.6%262
R+63.0- Lead
- 6,437
- Total
- 10,218
- vs nation
- R+65.1
- Turnout
- 60.9%
ObamaDemocratic19.7%1,864RomneyRepublican78.6%7,426GrayLibertarian1.3%121
R+58.9- Lead
- 5,562
- Total
- 9,448
- vs nation
- R+62.7
- Turnout
- —
ObamaDemocratic24.2%2,250McCainRepublican74.6%6,935OtherAll other candidates1.2%112
R+50.4- Lead
- 4,685
- Total
- 9,297
- vs nation
- R+57.7
- Turnout
- —
KerryDemocratic19.9%1,738BushRepublican79.3%6,933OtherAll other candidates0.8%70
R+59.4- Lead
- 5,195
- Total
- 8,741
- vs nation
- R+57.0
- Turnout
- —
GoreDemocratic19.6%1,426BushRepublican77.2%5,613NaderGreen2.2%157
R+57.6- Lead
- 4,187
- Total
- 7,273
- vs nation
- R+58.1
- Turnout
- —
ClintonDemocratic24.4%1,383DoleRepublican65.2%3,700PerotReform9.2%520
R+40.8- Lead
- 2,317
- Total
- 5,673
- vs nation
- R+49.4
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61.8MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 22,0212024 5-year
- Population density
- 28 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 791 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $75,8132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+57.3 in 1904MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63.0 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kerr County, TX · twin score 92.3
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
2004–20248 cycles · 5 audited
- 2024 turnout
- 76.9%13,630 participants ÷ 17,729 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +9.0 ptsHigh-turnout, durable
- Drop-off vs state
- -10.1 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 67.9%–69.6%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Participation by cycle
Presidential Midterm Derived, pre-2016
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13,630 | 17,729 ± 359 | 76.9% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 10,513 | 17,068 ± 342 | 61.6% | Audited | A/A |
| 12,888 | 18,260 ± 398 | 70.6% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 9,619 | 17,401 ± 373 | 55.3% | Audited | A/A |
| 10,345 | 16,993 ± 297 | 60.9% | Audited | A/A | |
| 9,448 | 16,073 | 58.8% | Derived | — | |
| 9,297 | 15,674 | 59.3% | Derived | — | |
| 8,741 | 15,275 extrapolated | 57.2% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Bandera County result
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ANDREW WHITE0—
ANGELA "TIAANGIE" VILLESCAZ0—
BOBBY COLE0—
CARLTON W. HART0—
CHRIS BELL0—
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 13,600 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 407Precinct 407 | 372 | 1,899 | 15 | 2,286 | 16.3% | 83.1% | R+66.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 102Precinct 102 | 415 | 1,757 | 19 | 2,191 | 18.9% | 80.2% | R+61.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 305Precinct 305 | 338 | 1,740 | 24 | 2,102 | 16.1% | 82.8% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 203Precinct 203 | 395 | 1,339 | 15 | 1,749 | 22.6% | 76.6% | R+54.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 101Precinct 101 | 262 | 1,132 | 18 | 1,412 | 18.6% | 80.2% | R+61.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 204Precinct 204 | 314 | 1,038 | 9 | 1,361 | 23.1% | 76.3% | R+53.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 306Precinct 306 | 175 | 987 | 11 | 1,173 | 14.9% | 84.1% | R+69.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 409Precinct 409 | 124 | 520 | 14 | 658 | 18.8% | 79.0% | R+60.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 410Precinct 410 | 81 | 350 | 3 | 434 | 18.7% | 80.6% | R+62.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 408Precinct 408 | 56 | 177 | 1 | 234 | 23.9% | 75.6% | R+51.7 |
presidential history
Party record book
Bandera County, TX · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1904–2024 · 31 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Alton B. Parker1904
75.3%
536 votes · D+57.3
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · 71.4%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
80.4%
10,939 votes · R+61.8
Runner-up · Ronald Reagan, 1984 · 80.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Kamala Harris2024
2,532votes
18.6% of the vote · R+61.8
Runner-up · Joe Biden, 2020 · 2,505 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
10,939votes
80.4% of the vote · R+61.8
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 10,057 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
Alton B. Parker1904
+77.0pts D vs U.S.
Place D+57.3 · U.S. R+19.7
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · +45.9 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+65.1pts R vs U.S.
Place R+63.0 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +63.8 pts
current representation
Current officeholders
RPete FloresState Senate · 24
RWes VirdellState House · 53
Seats representing Bandera County, TX. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
U.S. House elections · 3 House
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 14,759 |
| 2018 | 15,333 |
| 2020 | 17,098 |
| 2022 | 17,963 |
| 2024 | 19,026 |
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+247 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +5,513 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $98,800 in average income, against $96,885 for residents who stayed — 2% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+7.1 on average — 55 points more Democratic-leaning than Bandera County, TX itself (R+61.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bexar County, TX321D+9.7
- Kendall County, TX54R+55.6
- Kerr County, TX51R+54.3
- Harris County, TX25D+5.5
- Medina County, TX20R+42.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bexar County, TX195
- Kerr County, TX53
- Kendall County, TX37
- Medina County, TX35
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +9 |
| 2012 | +45 |
| 2013 | +7 |
| 2014 | +327 |
| 2015 | +374 |
| 2016 | +608 |
| 2017 | +657 |
| 2018 | +541 |
| 2019 | +370 |
| 2021 | +766 |
| 2022 | +662 |
| 2023 | +597 |
| 2024 | +303 |
| 2025 | +247 |
Bandera County, a sparsely populated ranching and tourism hub west of San Antonio, has delivered presidential margins above R+60 in recent cycles, reflecting the heavily rural, Anglo demographic that dominates the Texas Hill Country.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 57.3 points in 1904 and a Republican high of 63.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.8 points.
A population of 22,021, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $75,813 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kerr County and Gillespie County.
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Kerr County
Texas
92.3twin score
2000–2012 trajectory≠ Polish ancestry
Gillespie County
Texas
91.6twin score
2000–2012 trajectory≠ % Catholic
Mason County
Texas
88.9twin score
2000–2012 trajectorymedian age≠ college share
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bandera County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bandera County, Texas voted Republican by 61.8 points (R+61.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,600 votes cast, 2,532 went Democratic and 10,939 went Republican.
When did Bandera County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bandera County, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Bandera County, Texas?
Bandera County, Texas has a population of 22,021 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bandera County, Texas?
Median household income in Bandera County, Texas is $75,813 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Bandera County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bandera County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.