Bandera County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+62%. Republican peak: R+63 in 2016.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+62MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 22,0212024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,8132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+49 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cherry County, NE · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bandera CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bandera County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +32.0% |
| 1916 | +49.1% |
| 1920 | +10.1% |
| 1924 | −1.8% |
| 1928 | −49.3% |
| 1932 | +42.0% |
| 1936 | +24.7% |
| 1940 | +34.1% |
| 1944 | −8.1% |
| 1948 | −11.0% |
| 1952 | −58.0% |
| 1956 | −52.5% |
| 1960 | −27.2% |
| 1964 | +7.0% |
| 1968 | −17.1% |
| 1972 | −60.3% |
| 1976 | −13.4% |
| 1980 | −44.0% |
| 1984 | −60.5% |
| 1988 | −45.9% |
| 1992 | −30.3% |
| 1996 | −40.8% |
| 2000 | −57.6% |
| 2004 | −59.4% |
| 2008 | −50.4% |
| 2012 | −58.9% |
| 2016 | −63.0% |
| 2020 | −59.3% |
| 2024 | −61.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,532 | 10,939 | 13,600 | ||
| R | 2,505 | 10,057 | 12,726 | ||
| R | 1,726 | 8,163 | 10,218 | ||
| R | 1,864 | 7,426 | 9,448 | ||
| R | 2,250 | 6,935 | 9,297 | ||
| R | 1,738 | 6,933 | 8,741 | ||
| R | 1,426 | 5,613 | 7,273 | ||
| R | 1,383 | 3,700 | 5,673 | ||
| R | 1,059 | 2,674 | 5,322 | ||
| R | 1,251 | 3,435 | 4,761 | ||
| R | 771 | 3,152 | 3,938 | ||
| R | 894 | 2,373 | 3,360 | ||
| R | 1,183 | 1,554 | 2,766 | ||
| R | 434 | 1,796 | 2,259 | ||
| R | 535 | 842 | 1,800 | ||
| D | 876 | 762 | 1,639 | ||
| R | 539 | 942 | 1,484 | ||
| R | 336 | 1,083 | 1,424 | ||
| R | 358 | 1,350 | 1,710 | ||
| R | 445 | 570 | 1,132 | ||
| R | 532 | 634 | 1,258 | ||
| D | 881 | 432 | 1,317 | ||
| D | 720 | 431 | 1,171 | ||
| D | 883 | 359 | 1,249 | ||
| R | 317 | 936 | 1,256 | ||
| R | 425 | 442 | 924 | ||
| D | 311 | 249 | 611 | ||
| D | 537 | 168 | 752 | ||
| D | 412 | 158 | 793 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
20.8%
English
14.8%
Irish
11.7%
American
4.7%
Scottish
3.8%
Polish
2.8%
Italian
2.5%
African American
1.0%
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: 53.5 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
$75,813
Bandera County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Bandera County$75,813
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Bandera County ranks in the top 25% 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
13.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.7%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.8%
speak English only
Spanish12.7%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-three points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-two points.
A population of 22,021, a 77% 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 Cherry County and Sheridan 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 Bandera County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bandera County, Texas voted Republican by 61.8 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 13,600 votes cast, 2,532 went Democratic and 10,939 went Republican.
What is Bandera County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Bandera 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 7 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
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, 7 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.