Cherokee County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
25 precincts · 20,507 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 15Precinct 15 | 547 | 1,488 | 26 | 2,061 | 26.5% | 72.2% | R+45.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 33Precinct 33 | 250 | 1,283 | 12 | 1,545 | 16.2% | 83.0% | R+66.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 34Precinct 34 | 145 | 1,185 | 6 | 1,336 | 10.9% | 88.7% | R+77.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 36Precinct 36 | 182 | 1,050 | 16 | 1,248 | 14.6% | 84.1% | R+69.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 24Precinct 24 | 269 | 922 | 10 | 1,201 | 22.4% | 76.8% | R+54.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 14Precinct 14 | 111 | 988 | 7 | 1,106 | 10.0% | 89.3% | R+79.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 44Precinct 44 | 123 | 919 | 5 | 1,047 | 11.7% | 87.8% | R+76.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12 | 145 | 798 | 8 | 951 | 15.2% | 83.9% | R+68.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 32Precinct 32 | 126 | 747 | 4 | 877 | 14.4% | 85.2% | R+70.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 13Precinct 13 | 79 | 754 | 1 | 834 | 9.5% | 90.4% | R+80.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 23Precinct 23 | 83 | 727 | 7 | 817 | 10.2% | 89.0% | R+78.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 35Precinct 35 | 141 | 642 | 7 | 790 | 17.8% | 81.3% | R+63.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 27Precinct 27 | 183 | 564 | 7 | 754 | 24.3% | 74.8% | R+50.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 25Precinct 25 | 104 | 616 | 6 | 726 | 14.3% | 84.8% | R+70.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 26Precinct 26 | 154 | 565 | 7 | 726 | 21.2% | 77.8% | R+56.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 43Precinct 43 | 222 | 395 | 14 | 631 | 35.2% | 62.6% | R+27.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 46Precinct 46 | 73 | 538 | 1 | 612 | 11.9% | 87.9% | R+76.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 45Precinct 45 | 109 | 449 | 4 | 562 | 19.4% | 79.9% | R+60.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 22Precinct 22 | 113 | 431 | 5 | 549 | 20.6% | 78.5% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 48Precinct 48 | 61 | 486 | 2 | 549 | 11.1% | 88.5% | R+77.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 42Precinct 42 | 315 | 146 | 7 | 468 | 67.3% | 31.2% | D+36.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 28Precinct 28 | 30 | 428 | 4 | 462 | 6.5% | 92.6% | R+86.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 37Precinct 37 | 76 | 175 | 1 | 252 | 30.2% | 69.4% | R+39.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 38Precinct 38 | 93 | 113 | 3 | 209 | 44.5% | 54.1% | R+9.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 47Precinct 47 | 10 | 184 | 0 | 194 | 5.2% | 94.8% | R+89.7 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +47.3% |
| 1908 | +72.0% |
| 1912 | +70.9% |
| 1916 | +70.7% |
| 1920 | +49.1% |
| 1924 | +72.1% |
| 1928 | +0.1% |
| 1932 | +89.1% |
| 1936 | +85.5% |
| 1940 | +73.6% |
| 1944 | +64.5% |
| 1948 | +40.1% |
| 1952 | +0.6% |
| 1956 | −15.9% |
| 1960 | +16.6% |
| 1964 | +28.6% |
| 1968 | +6.9% |
| 1972 | −39.5% |
| 1976 | +24.7% |
| 1980 | +0.8% |
| 1984 | −29.1% |
| 1988 | −14.6% |
| 1992 | −6.0% |
| 1996 | −10.2% |
| 2000 | −33.3% |
| 2004 | −43.5% |
| 2008 | −43.2% |
| 2012 | −51.0% |
| 2016 | −56.3% |
| 2020 | −55.8% |
| 2024 | −62.7% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 26,256 |
| 2018 | 27,629 |
| 2020 | 29,166 |
| 2022 | 30,080 |
| 2024 | 32,121 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+61 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +2,083 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $65,976 in average income, against $64,478 for residents who stayed — 2% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+38.2 on average — 24 points more Democratic-leaning than Cherokee County, TX itself (R+62.7).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Smith County, TX425R+45.1
- Anderson County, TX56R+61.8
- Harris County, TX54D+5.5
- Dallas County, TX35D+22.2
- Henderson County, TX32R+63.5
- Tarrant County, TX32R+5.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Smith County, TX352
- Angelina County, TX56
- Anderson County, TX54
- Harris County, TX44
- Nacogdoches County, TX43
- Dallas County, TX40
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 | −91 |
| 2012 | −43 |
| 2013 | −364 |
| 2014 | −214 |
| 2015 | +98 |
| 2016 | +62 |
| 2017 | +55 |
| 2018 | +120 |
| 2019 | +94 |
| 2021 | +753 |
| 2022 | +408 |
| 2023 | +803 |
| 2024 | +341 |
| 2025 | +61 |
Cherokee County sits in the Piney Woods of East Texas, where a heavily rural, working-class white electorate has delivered lopsided Republican margins for decades, with the 2024 presidential result continuing that pattern at R+62.7.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 89.1 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 62.7 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.7 points.
A population of 51,886, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,261 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Anderson County and Scurry County.
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Cherokee County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48073/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.