Burnet County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+56%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+56MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 52,6522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $78,7322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 23.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Shackelford County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Burnet CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Burnet 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 | +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% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,114 | 21,795 | 28,153 | ||
| R | 5,639 | 18,767 | 24,717 | ||
| R | 3,797 | 14,638 | 19,204 | ||
| R | 3,674 | 12,843 | 16,796 | ||
| R | 4,608 | 12,059 | 16,893 | ||
| R | 4,147 | 11,456 | 15,742 | ||
| R | 3,557 | 9,286 | 13,232 | ||
| R | 4,123 | 5,744 | 11,049 | ||
| R | 3,638 | 4,272 | 10,807 | ||
| R | 4,343 | 5,120 | 9,508 | ||
| R | 2,983 | 5,895 | 8,907 | ||
| R | 3,711 | 4,033 | 7,933 | ||
| D | 3,818 | 2,777 | 6,636 | ||
| R | 1,227 | 3,438 | 4,688 | ||
| D | 1,876 | 1,459 | 3,978 | ||
| D | 2,585 | 821 | 3,410 | ||
| D | 1,770 | 1,189 | 2,976 | ||
| D | 1,422 | 1,163 | 2,590 | ||
| D | 1,431 | 1,270 | 2,703 | ||
| D | 1,955 | 287 | 2,324 | ||
| D | 1,697 | 228 | 2,112 | ||
| D | 2,177 | 233 | 2,412 | ||
| D | 1,583 | 111 | 1,696 | ||
| D | 1,904 | 144 | 2,050 | ||
| R | 467 | 936 | 1,404 | ||
| D | 1,725 | 277 | 2,060 | ||
| D | 795 | 241 | 1,270 | ||
| D | 913 | 115 | 1,058 | ||
| D | 623 | 85 | 825 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.1%
English
13.6%
Irish
10.7%
American
4.8%
Scottish
2.2%
French
1.9%
Italian
1.7%
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: 44.1 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
$78,732
Burnet County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Burnet County$78,732
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Burnet County ranks in the top 25% 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
8.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1810.7%
Working age (18–64)7.1%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.7%
speak English only
Spanish15.0%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-six points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-six points.
A population of 52,652, a 79% 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 Shackelford County and Emery 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 Burnet County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Burnet County, Texas voted Republican by 55.7 points (R+56), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,153 votes cast, 6,114 went Democratic and 21,795 went Republican.
What is Burnet County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Burnet 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 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Burnet County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Burnet County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Burnet County, Texas?
Burnet County, Texas has a population of 52,652 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Burnet County, Texas?
Median household income in Burnet County, Texas is $78,732 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Burnet County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Burnet County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.