Comal County, Texas: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 183,8262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $101,8892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 71.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 28.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+85 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kendall County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Comal CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Comal 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 | +46.1% |
| 1916 | −25.6% |
| 1920 | −32.1% |
| 1924 | +0.7% |
| 1928 | +57.6% |
| 1932 | +84.7% |
| 1936 | +48.7% |
| 1940 | −37.0% |
| 1944 | −41.3% |
| 1948 | −17.6% |
| 1952 | −45.5% |
| 1956 | −49.5% |
| 1960 | −25.0% |
| 1964 | +24.2% |
| 1968 | −19.5% |
| 1972 | −57.2% |
| 1976 | −21.9% |
| 1980 | −45.2% |
| 1984 | −52.4% |
| 1988 | −41.4% |
| 1992 | −25.4% |
| 1996 | −37.0% |
| 2000 | −53.3% |
| 2004 | −54.6% |
| 2008 | −47.4% |
| 2012 | −54.1% |
| 2016 | −49.7% |
| 2020 | −42.7% |
| 2024 | −45.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 27,680 | 74,756 | 103,491 | ||
| R | 24,826 | 62,740 | 88,892 | ||
| R | 14,238 | 45,136 | 62,178 | ||
| R | 11,450 | 39,318 | 51,529 | ||
| R | 12,384 | 35,233 | 48,158 | ||
| R | 9,153 | 31,574 | 41,043 | ||
| R | 7,131 | 24,599 | 32,748 | ||
| R | 7,132 | 16,763 | 26,057 | ||
| R | 6,312 | 12,651 | 24,941 | ||
| R | 5,716 | 13,994 | 19,980 | ||
| R | 4,179 | 13,452 | 17,683 | ||
| R | 3,554 | 9,758 | 13,714 | ||
| R | 4,068 | 6,377 | 10,554 | ||
| R | 1,823 | 6,761 | 8,628 | ||
| R | 2,338 | 3,646 | 6,710 | ||
| D | 3,644 | 2,223 | 5,875 | ||
| R | 1,845 | 3,082 | 4,941 | ||
| R | 1,140 | 3,397 | 4,557 | ||
| R | 1,252 | 3,350 | 4,606 | ||
| R | 1,212 | 1,752 | 3,074 | ||
| R | 787 | 2,021 | 2,989 | ||
| R | 851 | 1,852 | 2,706 | ||
| D | 1,611 | 554 | 2,171 | ||
| D | 2,211 | 176 | 2,402 | ||
| D | 1,893 | 508 | 2,403 | ||
| O | 330 | 312 | 2,465 | ||
| O | 181 | 765 | 1,820 | ||
| R | 432 | 743 | 1,213 | ||
| D | 602 | 157 | 965 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.6%
English
13.8%
Irish
9.3%
American
4.8%
Italian
2.7%
Scottish
2.5%
Polish
2.4%
African American
2.2%
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: 41.8 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
$101,889
Comal County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Comal County$101,889
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Comal County ranks in the top 5% 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
6.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.0%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.8%
speak English only
Spanish12.8%
Other Indo-European1.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 39.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Comal County, anchored by New Braunfels north of San Antonio, has absorbed rapid population growth from the metro's sprawl while maintaining some of the widest Republican presidential margins in the state, hitting R+45.5 in 2024.
The Democratic margin here reached eighty-five points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.
A population of 183,826, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $101,889 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kendall County and Randall County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Comal County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Comal County, Texas voted Republican by 45.5 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 103,491 votes cast, 27,680 went Democratic and 74,756 went Republican.
What is Comal County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Comal County, Texas in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 5 times, Republican 22 times, and other 2 times.
When did Comal County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Comal County, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Comal County, Texas?
Comal County, Texas has a population of 183,826 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Comal County, Texas?
Median household income in Comal County, Texas is $101,889 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Comal County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Comal County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 5 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.