Bosque County, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+67%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+67MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,6872024 5-year
- Median household income
- $68,9142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 19.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Somervell County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bosque CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bosque 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 | +79.1% |
| 1916 | +76.1% |
| 1920 | +38.9% |
| 1924 | +70.5% |
| 1928 | −10.5% |
| 1932 | +84.3% |
| 1936 | +73.3% |
| 1940 | +67.6% |
| 1944 | +59.9% |
| 1948 | +61.0% |
| 1952 | −1.1% |
| 1956 | +0.5% |
| 1960 | +5.6% |
| 1964 | +44.8% |
| 1968 | +11.2% |
| 1972 | −48.6% |
| 1976 | +21.3% |
| 1980 | −8.8% |
| 1984 | −31.4% |
| 1988 | −12.8% |
| 1992 | −2.0% |
| 1996 | −6.9% |
| 2000 | −41.6% |
| 2004 | −51.7% |
| 2008 | −51.9% |
| 2012 | −61.4% |
| 2016 | −64.3% |
| 2020 | −64.6% |
| 2024 | −67.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,524 | 7,969 | 9,586 | ||
| R | 1,561 | 7,469 | 9,140 | ||
| R | 1,278 | 6,339 | 7,867 | ||
| R | 1,367 | 5,885 | 7,356 | ||
| R | 1,797 | 5,762 | 7,646 | ||
| R | 1,815 | 5,737 | 7,586 | ||
| R | 1,930 | 4,745 | 6,770 | ||
| R | 2,427 | 2,840 | 6,026 | ||
| R | 2,173 | 2,300 | 6,489 | ||
| R | 2,670 | 3,458 | 6,147 | ||
| R | 2,046 | 3,923 | 5,983 | ||
| R | 2,431 | 2,908 | 5,437 | ||
| D | 2,954 | 1,912 | 4,883 | ||
| R | 1,014 | 2,947 | 3,976 | ||
| D | 1,817 | 1,377 | 3,921 | ||
| D | 2,690 | 1,024 | 3,721 | ||
| D | 1,852 | 1,653 | 3,525 | ||
| D | 1,670 | 1,654 | 3,331 | ||
| R | 1,940 | 1,982 | 3,929 | ||
| D | 2,303 | 501 | 2,956 | ||
| D | 2,502 | 504 | 3,335 | ||
| D | 3,083 | 595 | 3,680 | ||
| D | 2,283 | 350 | 2,638 | ||
| D | 3,214 | 272 | 3,489 | ||
| R | 1,235 | 1,526 | 2,765 | ||
| D | 2,524 | 403 | 3,007 | ||
| D | 1,556 | 567 | 2,544 | ||
| D | 1,561 | 179 | 1,817 | ||
| D | 1,217 | 64 | 1,458 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.4%
English
11.2%
Irish
9.7%
American
6.4%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.4%
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: 46.2 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
$68,914
Bosque County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bosque County$68,914
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Bosque 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
9.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.6%
Working age (18–64)9.3%
Seniors (65+)12.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.5%
speak English only
Spanish12.8%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bosque County's 2024 presidential margin of R+67.3 places it among the most heavily Republican counties in Texas, reflecting a broader pattern of rural central-Texas counties consolidating sharply away from statewide competitiveness over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-seven points.
A median household income of $68,914, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 18,687 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Somervell County and Hamilton County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bosque County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bosque County, Texas voted Republican by 67.2 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,586 votes cast, 1,524 went Democratic and 7,969 went Republican.
What is Bosque County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Bosque 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bosque County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bosque County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Bosque County, Texas?
Bosque County, Texas has a population of 18,687 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bosque County, Texas?
Median household income in Bosque County, Texas is $68,914 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Bosque County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bosque County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.