Brown County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+74%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+74MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,3472024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,4702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Callahan County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Brown CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Brown 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 | +70.5% |
| 1916 | +79.3% |
| 1920 | +53.8% |
| 1924 | +77.5% |
| 1928 | −1.0% |
| 1932 | +84.4% |
| 1936 | +79.0% |
| 1940 | +74.3% |
| 1944 | +56.3% |
| 1948 | +61.5% |
| 1952 | −10.2% |
| 1956 | −6.8% |
| 1960 | +2.9% |
| 1964 | +43.1% |
| 1968 | +11.6% |
| 1972 | −46.4% |
| 1976 | +10.8% |
| 1980 | −14.3% |
| 1984 | −34.9% |
| 1988 | −17.6% |
| 1992 | −8.3% |
| 1996 | −20.2% |
| 2000 | −50.1% |
| 2004 | −64.0% |
| 2008 | −61.5% |
| 2012 | −71.6% |
| 2016 | −74.1% |
| 2020 | −72.6% |
| 2024 | −73.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,132 | 14,593 | 16,853 | ||
| R | 2,107 | 13,698 | 15,969 | ||
| R | 1,621 | 12,017 | 14,026 | ||
| R | 1,904 | 11,895 | 13,947 | ||
| R | 2,822 | 12,052 | 15,015 | ||
| R | 2,523 | 11,640 | 14,253 | ||
| R | 3,138 | 9,609 | 12,920 | ||
| R | 4,138 | 6,524 | 11,787 | ||
| R | 4,264 | 5,313 | 12,630 | ||
| R | 4,763 | 6,810 | 11,606 | ||
| R | 4,070 | 8,468 | 12,585 | ||
| R | 4,867 | 6,515 | 11,549 | ||
| D | 5,577 | 4,483 | 10,095 | ||
| R | 2,171 | 5,990 | 8,233 | ||
| D | 3,999 | 2,997 | 8,602 | ||
| D | 5,214 | 2,070 | 7,293 | ||
| D | 3,720 | 3,512 | 7,278 | ||
| R | 3,195 | 3,664 | 6,880 | ||
| R | 3,778 | 4,635 | 8,424 | ||
| D | 5,059 | 1,071 | 6,481 | ||
| D | 2,426 | 430 | 3,544 | ||
| D | 4,523 | 663 | 5,195 | ||
| D | 3,971 | 448 | 4,458 | ||
| D | 4,024 | 330 | 4,375 | ||
| R | 1,992 | 2,033 | 4,029 | ||
| D | 3,467 | 396 | 3,963 | ||
| D | 1,708 | 397 | 2,436 | ||
| D | 1,986 | 181 | 2,277 | ||
| D | 1,433 | 115 | 1,870 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.5%
English
10.8%
Irish
10.3%
American
5.4%
Scottish
2.4%
Italian
1.3%
French
0.9%
African American
3.0%
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: 41.8 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
$57,470
Brown County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Brown County$57,470
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Brown 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
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.8%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)18.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.5%
speak English only
Spanish14.5%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
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 37.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Brown County, anchored by Brownwood in west-central Texas, recorded an R+73.9 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most heavily one-sided counties in a region where ranching and oil-field economies have long shaped voting patterns.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-four points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-four points.
A population of 38,347, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,470 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Callahan County and Young County. A non-English-speaking share of 16% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Brown County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brown County, Texas voted Republican by 73.9 points (R+74), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,853 votes cast, 2,132 went Democratic and 14,593 went Republican.
What is Brown County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Brown 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 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Brown County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brown County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Brown County, Texas?
Brown County, Texas has a population of 38,347 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brown County, Texas?
Median household income in Brown County, Texas is $57,470 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Brown County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brown County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.