Briscoe County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+80%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+80MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,3012024 5-year
- Median household income
- $45,4172024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+80 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Comanche County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Briscoe CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Briscoe 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 | +90.1% |
| 1916 | +89.5% |
| 1920 | +67.2% |
| 1924 | +72.3% |
| 1928 | +5.5% |
| 1932 | +91.4% |
| 1936 | +86.0% |
| 1940 | +70.9% |
| 1944 | +64.6% |
| 1948 | +75.5% |
| 1952 | −15.3% |
| 1956 | +28.9% |
| 1960 | +3.3% |
| 1964 | +46.9% |
| 1968 | +10.1% |
| 1972 | −29.3% |
| 1976 | +48.1% |
| 1980 | −0.1% |
| 1984 | −6.6% |
| 1988 | +10.5% |
| 1992 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | −0.9% |
| 2000 | −41.5% |
| 2004 | −52.9% |
| 2008 | −49.6% |
| 2012 | −65.7% |
| 2016 | −72.6% |
| 2020 | −77.4% |
| 2024 | −79.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 72 | 666 | 745 | ||
| R | 78 | 639 | 725 | ||
| R | 91 | 625 | 736 | ||
| R | 117 | 578 | 702 | ||
| R | 205 | 617 | 830 | ||
| R | 191 | 620 | 811 | ||
| R | 224 | 544 | 772 | ||
| R | 408 | 416 | 892 | ||
| D | 430 | 360 | 957 | ||
| D | 574 | 464 | 1,048 | ||
| R | 471 | 538 | 1,017 | ||
| R | 561 | 562 | 1,150 | ||
| D | 823 | 285 | 1,119 | ||
| R | 349 | 642 | 1,000 | ||
| D | 528 | 411 | 1,158 | ||
| D | 966 | 348 | 1,317 | ||
| D | 570 | 533 | 1,112 | ||
| D | 648 | 357 | 1,008 | ||
| R | 508 | 692 | 1,203 | ||
| D | 692 | 83 | 807 | ||
| D | 615 | 80 | 828 | ||
| D | 910 | 154 | 1,066 | ||
| D | 849 | 64 | 913 | ||
| D | 977 | 42 | 1,023 | ||
| D | 336 | 301 | 641 | ||
| D | 397 | 53 | 476 | ||
| D | 262 | 39 | 332 | ||
| D | 260 | 4 | 286 | ||
| D | 148 | 2 | 162 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.4%
German
10.8%
Irish
7.5%
American
3.8%
French
2.4%
Scottish
2.2%
African American
4.9%
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: 49.2 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
$45,417
Briscoe County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Briscoe County$45,417
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Briscoe 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
16.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.0%
Working age (18–64)17.1%
Seniors (65+)31.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.2%
speak English only
Spanish21.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
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 11.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Briscoe County's 1,790 residents make it among the least-populous counties in Texas, yet it consistently produces some of the state's widest presidential margins — the 2024 gap exceeded 79 points.
The Republican margin here reached eighty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighty points.
A population of 1,301, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $45,417 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Comanche County and Throckmorton County. A non-English-speaking share of 23% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Briscoe County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Briscoe County, Texas voted Republican by 79.7 points (R+80), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 745 votes cast, 72 went Democratic and 666 went Republican.
What is Briscoe County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Briscoe 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 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Briscoe County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Briscoe County, Texas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Briscoe County, Texas?
Briscoe County, Texas has a population of 1,301 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Briscoe County, Texas?
Median household income in Briscoe County, Texas is $45,417 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Briscoe County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Briscoe County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.