Calhoun County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
11 precincts · 7,841 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7 | 356 | 959 | 13 | 1,328 | 26.8% | 72.2% | R+45.4 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 271 | 957 | 4 | 1,232 | 22.0% | 77.7% | R+55.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 10Precinct 10 | 123 | 957 | 1 | 1,081 | 11.4% | 88.5% | R+77.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11 | 91 | 735 | 6 | 832 | 10.9% | 88.3% | R+77.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 254 | 370 | 7 | 631 | 40.3% | 58.6% | R+18.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9 | 134 | 483 | 2 | 619 | 21.6% | 78.0% | R+56.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 270 | 333 | 5 | 608 | 44.4% | 54.8% | R+10.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 144 | 325 | 2 | 471 | 30.6% | 69.0% | R+38.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 8Precinct 8 | 59 | 388 | 1 | 448 | 13.2% | 86.6% | R+73.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 85 | 317 | 8 | 410 | 20.7% | 77.3% | R+56.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6 | 66 | 115 | 0 | 181 | 36.5% | 63.5% | R+27.1 |
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +47.6% |
| 1912 | +60.5% |
| 1916 | +55.9% |
| 1920 | +47.8% |
| 1924 | +56.0% |
| 1928 | +5.9% |
| 1932 | +77.8% |
| 1936 | +75.9% |
| 1940 | +72.0% |
| 1944 | +53.5% |
| 1948 | +23.6% |
| 1952 | −26.7% |
| 1956 | −28.2% |
| 1960 | +10.1% |
| 1964 | +53.4% |
| 1968 | +17.6% |
| 1972 | −30.1% |
| 1976 | +20.9% |
| 1980 | −4.2% |
| 1984 | −26.3% |
| 1988 | +2.0% |
| 1992 | −1.3% |
| 1996 | −1.3% |
| 2000 | −14.6% |
| 2004 | −25.8% |
| 2008 | −20.0% |
| 2012 | −26.1% |
| 2016 | −36.1% |
| 2020 | −44.4% |
| 2024 | −52.2% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,891 |
| 2018 | 12,491 |
| 2020 | 13,080 |
| 2022 | 12,874 |
| 2024 | 13,223 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−173 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,528 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $63,631 in average income, against $71,300 for residents who stayed — 11% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+30.7 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Calhoun County, TX itself (R+52.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Victoria County, TX107R+42.5
- Harris County, TX57D+5.5
- Galveston County, TX22R+27.4
- Jackson County, TX22R+70.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Victoria County, TX130
- Harris County, TX32
- Jackson County, TX28
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 | −59 |
| 2012 | +113 |
| 2013 | +48 |
| 2014 | −77 |
| 2015 | −73 |
| 2016 | −91 |
| 2017 | −329 |
| 2018 | −314 |
| 2019 | −267 |
| 2021 | −206 |
| 2022 | −107 |
| 2023 | −9 |
| 2024 | +16 |
| 2025 | −173 |
Calhoun County sits along the Texas Gulf Coast, anchored by the small port city of Port Lavaca. Its heavily blue-collar, energy-sector workforce has shifted the county's presidential margins sharply rightward over the past three election cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 77.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 52.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 7.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 52.2 points.
A population of 19,868, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $79,959 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Pecos County and Atascosa County.
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Calhoun County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48057/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.