Callahan County, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+78%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+78MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,2412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,4362024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+78 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Runnels County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Callahan CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Callahan 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 | +73.3% |
| 1916 | +78.9% |
| 1920 | +49.1% |
| 1924 | +70.4% |
| 1928 | −2.0% |
| 1932 | +86.7% |
| 1936 | +75.0% |
| 1940 | +76.3% |
| 1944 | +70.6% |
| 1948 | +71.7% |
| 1952 | +2.4% |
| 1956 | +2.5% |
| 1960 | +10.5% |
| 1964 | +43.8% |
| 1968 | +16.7% |
| 1972 | −53.0% |
| 1976 | +17.1% |
| 1980 | −6.5% |
| 1984 | −45.9% |
| 1988 | −17.7% |
| 1992 | −8.3% |
| 1996 | −17.3% |
| 2000 | −50.7% |
| 2004 | −61.4% |
| 2008 | −61.7% |
| 2012 | −69.8% |
| 2016 | −77.0% |
| 2020 | −77.2% |
| 2024 | −77.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 761 | 6,180 | 6,988 | ||
| R | 734 | 6,012 | 6,838 | ||
| R | 569 | 4,865 | 5,579 | ||
| R | 751 | 4,378 | 5,197 | ||
| R | 1,063 | 4,589 | 5,716 | ||
| R | 1,073 | 4,542 | 5,654 | ||
| R | 1,174 | 3,656 | 4,896 | ||
| R | 1,666 | 2,480 | 4,695 | ||
| R | 1,694 | 2,134 | 5,285 | ||
| R | 2,017 | 2,887 | 4,921 | ||
| R | 1,305 | 3,538 | 4,867 | ||
| R | 2,002 | 2,284 | 4,331 | ||
| D | 2,241 | 1,581 | 3,864 | ||
| R | 665 | 2,223 | 2,939 | ||
| D | 1,437 | 921 | 3,096 | ||
| D | 2,178 | 849 | 3,037 | ||
| D | 1,559 | 1,261 | 2,838 | ||
| D | 1,199 | 1,140 | 2,353 | ||
| D | 1,502 | 1,431 | 2,938 | ||
| D | 1,844 | 258 | 2,211 | ||
| D | 1,962 | 224 | 2,463 | ||
| D | 2,310 | 309 | 2,623 | ||
| D | 1,739 | 245 | 1,991 | ||
| D | 2,133 | 152 | 2,285 | ||
| R | 940 | 979 | 1,919 | ||
| D | 1,614 | 244 | 1,946 | ||
| D | 804 | 213 | 1,204 | ||
| D | 959 | 74 | 1,121 | ||
| D | 782 | 45 | 1,006 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.1%
Irish
11.0%
American
10.1%
English
8.9%
Scottish
3.1%
French
1.6%
Italian
1.3%
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
$72,436
Callahan County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Callahan County$72,436
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Callahan 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
9.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1811.6%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)6.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
92.5%
speak English only
Spanish5.2%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Other languages0.7%
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 48.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
This rural county west of Abilene recorded an R+77.5 margin in 2024, reflecting a ranching and agricultural economy that has pushed Callahan toward some of the strongest Republican alignment in the state.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-eight points in 2024. The 2024 margin was seventy-eight points.
A median household income of $72,436, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 14,241 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Runnels County and Stephens County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Callahan County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Callahan County, Texas voted Republican by 77.5 points (R+78), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,988 votes cast, 761 went Democratic and 6,180 went Republican.
What is Callahan County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Callahan County, Texas in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 Callahan County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Callahan County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Callahan County, Texas?
Callahan County, Texas has a population of 14,241 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Callahan County, Texas?
Median household income in Callahan County, Texas is $72,436 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Callahan County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Callahan County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.