Bowie County, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+49%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+49MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 92,1152024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,8032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 64.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 24.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Vernon Parish, LA · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Bowie CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Bowie County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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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 | +47.6% |
| 1916 | +58.0% |
| 1920 | +35.4% |
| 1924 | +60.8% |
| 1928 | +14.9% |
| 1932 | +81.1% |
| 1936 | +82.6% |
| 1940 | +72.4% |
| 1944 | +70.3% |
| 1948 | +56.7% |
| 1952 | +23.2% |
| 1956 | +5.8% |
| 1960 | +21.5% |
| 1964 | +19.2% |
| 1968 | +2.6% |
| 1972 | −47.4% |
| 1976 | +12.9% |
| 1980 | −10.1% |
| 1984 | −28.7% |
| 1988 | −11.2% |
| 1992 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | −22.0% |
| 2004 | −29.4% |
| 2008 | −37.9% |
| 2012 | −41.4% |
| 2016 | −46.5% |
| 2020 | −42.8% |
| 2024 | −48.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 9,282 | 27,122 | 36,711 | ||
| R | 10,747 | 27,116 | 38,261 | ||
| R | 8,838 | 24,924 | 34,602 | ||
| R | 10,196 | 24,869 | 35,404 | ||
| R | 10,815 | 24,162 | 35,186 | ||
| R | 11,880 | 21,791 | 33,760 | ||
| R | 11,662 | 18,325 | 30,320 | ||
| D | 13,657 | 12,750 | 29,270 | ||
| D | 11,825 | 11,776 | 30,365 | ||
| R | 12,331 | 15,454 | 27,941 | ||
| R | 10,077 | 18,244 | 28,409 | ||
| R | 11,339 | 13,942 | 25,650 | ||
| D | 12,445 | 9,590 | 22,214 | ||
| R | 5,227 | 14,722 | 20,015 | ||
| O | 6,468 | 5,966 | 19,599 | ||
| D | 10,368 | 7,018 | 17,410 | ||
| D | 9,198 | 5,927 | 15,193 | ||
| D | 7,675 | 6,823 | 14,602 | ||
| D | 10,437 | 6,501 | 16,954 | ||
| D | 7,028 | 1,161 | 10,343 | ||
| D | 7,045 | 790 | 8,902 | ||
| D | 6,937 | 1,107 | 8,049 | ||
| D | 5,030 | 472 | 5,521 | ||
| D | 5,269 | 541 | 5,829 | ||
| D | 3,002 | 2,225 | 5,227 | ||
| D | 3,455 | 740 | 4,464 | ||
| D | 2,396 | 1,032 | 3,851 | ||
| D | 1,941 | 414 | 2,634 | ||
| D | 1,542 | 317 | 2,573 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
21.3%
English
8.5%
Irish
6.6%
German
6.2%
Scottish
1.4%
Italian
1.2%
French
1.0%
African American
19.8%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 38.5 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
$59,803
Bowie County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Bowie County$59,803
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Bowie 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
16.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.0%
Working age (18–64)14.8%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.2%
speak English only
Spanish5.8%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 29.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Bowie County's presidential margins have exceeded R+40 in each of the last three cycles, driven by a predominantly rural, working-class electorate centered on Texarkana's Texas side. Its cross-state border city adds an unusual twin-metro dynamic rare in rural East Texas.
The Republican margin here reached forty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-nine points.
A median household income of $59,803, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 92,115 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Vernon Parish and Sabine Parish.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Bowie County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bowie County, Texas voted Republican by 48.6 points (R+49), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 36,711 votes cast, 9,282 went Democratic and 27,122 went Republican.
What is Bowie County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Bowie 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 17 times, Republican 11 times, and other 1 times.
When did Bowie County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bowie County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Bowie County, Texas?
Bowie County, Texas has a population of 92,115 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bowie County, Texas?
Median household income in Bowie County, Texas is $59,803 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Bowie County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bowie County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.