Burnet County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
20 precincts · 28,153 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 19Precinct 19 | 873 | 2,525 | 26 | 3,424 | 25.5% | 73.7% | R+48.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 20Precinct 20 | 764 | 1,977 | 19 | 2,760 | 27.7% | 71.6% | R+43.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 526 | 1,832 | 21 | 2,379 | 22.1% | 77.0% | R+54.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 595 | 1,680 | 15 | 2,290 | 26.0% | 73.4% | R+47.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9 | 449 | 1,803 | 11 | 2,263 | 19.8% | 79.7% | R+59.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 17Precinct 17 | 308 | 1,653 | 10 | 1,971 | 15.6% | 83.9% | R+68.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12 | 338 | 1,352 | 17 | 1,707 | 19.8% | 79.2% | R+59.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 10Precinct 10 | 282 | 1,187 | 23 | 1,492 | 18.9% | 79.6% | R+60.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 232 | 1,146 | 7 | 1,385 | 16.8% | 82.7% | R+66.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 8Precinct 8 | 187 | 934 | 12 | 1,133 | 16.5% | 82.4% | R+65.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 13Precinct 13 | 218 | 802 | 7 | 1,027 | 21.2% | 78.1% | R+56.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 18Precinct 18 | 257 | 684 | 11 | 952 | 27.0% | 71.8% | R+44.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 248 | 656 | 13 | 917 | 27.0% | 71.5% | R+44.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 221 | 683 | 6 | 910 | 24.3% | 75.1% | R+50.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 15Precinct 15 | 137 | 673 | 11 | 821 | 16.7% | 82.0% | R+65.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11 | 82 | 494 | 2 | 578 | 14.2% | 85.5% | R+71.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7 | 108 | 428 | 7 | 543 | 19.9% | 78.8% | R+58.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 14Precinct 14 | 73 | 458 | 9 | 540 | 13.5% | 84.8% | R+71.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 16Precinct 16 | 97 | 431 | 6 | 534 | 18.2% | 80.7% | R+62.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6 | 119 | 397 | 11 | 527 | 22.6% | 75.3% | R+52.8 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +60.9% |
| 1908 | +51.1% |
| 1912 | +65.2% |
| 1916 | +75.4% |
| 1920 | +43.6% |
| 1924 | +70.3% |
| 1928 | −33.4% |
| 1932 | +85.9% |
| 1936 | +86.8% |
| 1940 | +80.6% |
| 1944 | +69.6% |
| 1948 | +71.8% |
| 1952 | +6.0% |
| 1956 | +10.0% |
| 1960 | +19.5% |
| 1964 | +51.7% |
| 1968 | +10.5% |
| 1972 | −47.2% |
| 1976 | +15.7% |
| 1980 | −4.1% |
| 1984 | −32.7% |
| 1988 | −8.2% |
| 1992 | −5.9% |
| 1996 | −14.7% |
| 2000 | −43.3% |
| 2004 | −46.4% |
| 2008 | −44.1% |
| 2012 | −54.6% |
| 2016 | −56.5% |
| 2020 | −53.1% |
| 2024 | −55.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 28,938 |
| 2018 | 30,985 |
| 2020 | 33,697 |
| 2022 | 36,364 |
| 2024 | 39,186 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+954 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +12,557 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $133,184 in average income, against $117,885 for residents who stayed — 13% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+1.3 on average — 57 points more Democratic-leaning than Burnet County, TX itself (R+55.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Williamson County, TX539R+2.4
- Travis County, TX426D+39.3
- Llano County, TX158R+60.8
- Bexar County, TX77D+9.7
- Harris County, TX72D+5.5
- Hays County, TX69D+5.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Llano County, TX293
- Travis County, TX249
- Williamson County, TX243
- Lampasas County, TX68
- Bexar County, TX61
- Bell County, TX50
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +396 |
| 2012 | +87 |
| 2013 | +191 |
| 2014 | +362 |
| 2015 | +838 |
| 2016 | +1,034 |
| 2017 | +804 |
| 2018 | +808 |
| 2019 | +854 |
| 2021 | +1,952 |
| 2022 | +1,473 |
| 2023 | +1,539 |
| 2024 | +1,265 |
| 2025 | +954 |
Burnet sits in the Texas Hill Country northwest of Austin, where rapid exurban growth has not eroded a deep Republican baseline — the county's 2024 presidential margin of R+55.7 reflects a pattern consistent across the last several cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 56.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.7 points.
A population of 52,652, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $78,732 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kerr County and Cooke County.
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Burnet County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48053/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.