Baylor County, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+77%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+77MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,4852024 5-year
- Median household income
- $45,3702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 82.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+77 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hardeman County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Baylor CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Baylor 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 | +75.4% |
| 1916 | +79.4% |
| 1920 | +57.4% |
| 1924 | +75.4% |
| 1928 | +23.0% |
| 1932 | +92.6% |
| 1936 | +87.8% |
| 1940 | +84.6% |
| 1944 | +81.9% |
| 1948 | +84.8% |
| 1952 | +13.0% |
| 1956 | +18.8% |
| 1960 | +25.4% |
| 1964 | +56.5% |
| 1968 | +18.8% |
| 1972 | −33.1% |
| 1976 | +25.9% |
| 1980 | +3.7% |
| 1984 | −12.6% |
| 1988 | +11.5% |
| 1992 | +17.8% |
| 1996 | +4.6% |
| 2000 | −31.4% |
| 2004 | −42.8% |
| 2008 | −54.5% |
| 2012 | −64.7% |
| 2016 | −71.8% |
| 2020 | −77.0% |
| 2024 | −76.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 184 | 1,471 | 1,675 | ||
| R | 183 | 1,494 | 1,702 | ||
| R | 191 | 1,267 | 1,499 | ||
| R | 267 | 1,297 | 1,592 | ||
| R | 366 | 1,262 | 1,643 | ||
| R | 467 | 1,169 | 1,640 | ||
| R | 663 | 1,285 | 1,984 | ||
| D | 955 | 860 | 2,086 | ||
| D | 990 | 611 | 2,132 | ||
| D | 1,153 | 914 | 2,070 | ||
| R | 1,019 | 1,314 | 2,346 | ||
| D | 1,183 | 1,098 | 2,306 | ||
| D | 1,335 | 783 | 2,130 | ||
| R | 598 | 1,190 | 1,789 | ||
| D | 1,064 | 657 | 2,164 | ||
| D | 1,403 | 389 | 1,794 | ||
| D | 1,199 | 713 | 1,913 | ||
| D | 1,047 | 715 | 1,766 | ||
| D | 1,142 | 879 | 2,024 | ||
| D | 1,522 | 101 | 1,676 | ||
| D | 1,568 | 102 | 1,789 | ||
| D | 1,667 | 139 | 1,807 | ||
| D | 1,541 | 100 | 1,642 | ||
| D | 1,437 | 55 | 1,493 | ||
| D | 784 | 491 | 1,275 | ||
| D | 1,012 | 135 | 1,163 | ||
| D | 632 | 139 | 859 | ||
| D | 711 | 47 | 836 | ||
| D | 551 | 15 | 711 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.5%
German
11.6%
Irish
10.7%
American
9.1%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
1.1%
French
0.9%
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: 48.1 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
$45,370
Baylor County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Baylor County$45,370
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Baylor County ranks in the bottom 10% 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
21.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.5%
Working age (18–64)19.9%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.5%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 3.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
This sparsely populated ranching county in north-central Texas recorded an R+76.8 margin in 2024, making it among the most one-sided presidential results in the state. Fewer than 4,100 residents live across its 871 square miles.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-seven points in 2020. The 2024 margin was seventy-seven points.
A median household income of $45,370, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 3,485 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardeman County and Comanche County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Baylor County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Baylor County, Texas voted Republican by 76.8 points (R+77), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,675 votes cast, 184 went Democratic and 1,471 went Republican.
What is Baylor County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Baylor County, Texas in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Baylor County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Baylor County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Baylor County, Texas?
Baylor County, Texas has a population of 3,485 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Baylor County, Texas?
Median household income in Baylor County, Texas is $45,370 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Baylor County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Baylor County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.