Camp County, Texas: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+53%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+53MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,7982024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,8432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 27.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+90 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+53 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Graves County, KY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Camp CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Camp 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 | +44.3% |
| 1916 | +53.4% |
| 1920 | +38.2% |
| 1924 | +70.6% |
| 1928 | +12.9% |
| 1932 | +90.1% |
| 1936 | +84.7% |
| 1940 | +74.0% |
| 1944 | +58.3% |
| 1948 | +49.9% |
| 1952 | +23.5% |
| 1956 | +4.7% |
| 1960 | +19.7% |
| 1964 | +43.2% |
| 1968 | +24.7% |
| 1972 | −21.1% |
| 1976 | +30.8% |
| 1980 | +14.4% |
| 1984 | −7.7% |
| 1988 | +5.3% |
| 1992 | +18.1% |
| 1996 | +11.6% |
| 2000 | −13.1% |
| 2004 | −19.4% |
| 2008 | −23.3% |
| 2012 | −33.5% |
| 2016 | −42.7% |
| 2020 | −44.1% |
| 2024 | −53.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,201 | 4,011 | 5,253 | ||
| R | 1,394 | 3,626 | 5,060 | ||
| R | 1,260 | 3,201 | 4,542 | ||
| R | 1,428 | 2,881 | 4,335 | ||
| R | 1,734 | 2,798 | 4,567 | ||
| R | 1,778 | 2,638 | 4,439 | ||
| R | 1,625 | 2,121 | 3,784 | ||
| D | 1,912 | 1,488 | 3,662 | ||
| D | 1,938 | 1,219 | 3,980 | ||
| D | 2,121 | 1,908 | 4,042 | ||
| R | 1,917 | 2,238 | 4,168 | ||
| D | 2,052 | 1,531 | 3,618 | ||
| D | 2,146 | 1,133 | 3,285 | ||
| R | 1,041 | 1,599 | 2,641 | ||
| D | 1,272 | 555 | 2,901 | ||
| D | 1,841 | 729 | 2,577 | ||
| D | 1,307 | 873 | 2,200 | ||
| D | 1,053 | 958 | 2,029 | ||
| D | 1,535 | 951 | 2,487 | ||
| D | 923 | 180 | 1,488 | ||
| D | 977 | 180 | 1,368 | ||
| D | 1,343 | 200 | 1,545 | ||
| D | 939 | 78 | 1,017 | ||
| D | 1,416 | 73 | 1,491 | ||
| D | 640 | 494 | 1,134 | ||
| D | 1,186 | 187 | 1,416 | ||
| D | 661 | 156 | 1,321 | ||
| D | 721 | 206 | 964 | ||
| D | 472 | 155 | 715 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.0%
German
7.1%
Irish
6.4%
American
6.3%
French
0.9%
Scottish
0.7%
African American
12.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 38.2 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
$58,843
Camp County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Camp County$58,843
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Camp 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
19.9%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.5%
Working age (18–64)16.3%
Seniors (65+)25.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.0%
speak English only
Spanish18.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.6%
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 35.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Camp County's roughly 11,500 residents are concentrated around Pittsburg, the county seat, and the electorate has shifted decisively rightward over the past decade, producing some of the largest Republican margins in the Piney Woods region.
The Democratic margin here once reached ninety points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved nine points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-three points.
A population of 12,798, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,843 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Graves County and San Augustine County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Camp County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Camp County, Texas voted Republican by 53.5 points (R+53), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,253 votes cast, 1,201 went Democratic and 4,011 went Republican.
What is Camp County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Camp County, Texas in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Camp County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Camp County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Camp County, Texas?
Camp County, Texas has a population of 12,798 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Camp County, Texas?
Median household income in Camp County, Texas is $58,843 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Camp County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Camp County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.