Comanche County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+74%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+74MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 13,9502024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,6352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 29.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Briscoe County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Comanche CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Comanche 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 | +64.4% |
| 1916 | +68.8% |
| 1920 | +24.6% |
| 1924 | −8.5% |
| 1928 | −6.2% |
| 1932 | +88.1% |
| 1936 | +74.3% |
| 1940 | +68.2% |
| 1944 | +68.3% |
| 1948 | +71.5% |
| 1952 | −5.0% |
| 1956 | +1.6% |
| 1960 | +3.9% |
| 1964 | +49.5% |
| 1968 | +13.2% |
| 1972 | −37.5% |
| 1976 | +44.7% |
| 1980 | +12.5% |
| 1984 | −8.7% |
| 1988 | +10.5% |
| 1992 | +12.0% |
| 1996 | +0.3% |
| 2000 | −33.8% |
| 2004 | −45.2% |
| 2008 | −47.5% |
| 2012 | −62.3% |
| 2016 | −67.7% |
| 2020 | −71.0% |
| 2024 | −74.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 834 | 5,679 | 6,544 | ||
| R | 853 | 5,177 | 6,086 | ||
| R | 789 | 4,333 | 5,237 | ||
| R | 890 | 3,944 | 4,906 | ||
| R | 1,334 | 3,813 | 5,217 | ||
| R | 1,431 | 3,813 | 5,268 | ||
| R | 1,636 | 3,334 | 5,022 | ||
| D | 2,138 | 2,123 | 4,779 | ||
| D | 2,296 | 1,666 | 5,248 | ||
| D | 2,622 | 2,120 | 4,761 | ||
| R | 2,248 | 2,678 | 4,948 | ||
| D | 2,550 | 1,977 | 4,588 | ||
| D | 3,414 | 1,297 | 4,731 | ||
| R | 1,176 | 2,608 | 3,818 | ||
| D | 1,980 | 1,436 | 4,125 | ||
| D | 2,851 | 962 | 3,819 | ||
| D | 1,979 | 1,828 | 3,830 | ||
| D | 1,962 | 1,900 | 3,878 | ||
| R | 2,181 | 2,411 | 4,596 | ||
| D | 2,915 | 408 | 3,505 | ||
| D | 2,941 | 356 | 3,787 | ||
| D | 3,226 | 610 | 3,837 | ||
| D | 2,587 | 355 | 3,005 | ||
| D | 3,134 | 192 | 3,339 | ||
| R | 1,311 | 1,483 | 2,794 | ||
| R | 376 | 456 | 946 | ||
| D | 1,633 | 930 | 2,860 | ||
| D | 1,494 | 148 | 1,956 | ||
| D | 1,659 | 68 | 2,472 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
14.6%
German
11.5%
Irish
10.0%
American
5.5%
Scottish
3.0%
French
1.8%
Polish
1.1%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 44.2 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
$59,635
Comanche County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Comanche County$59,635
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Comanche 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
16.2%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.7%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)12.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.4%
speak English only
Spanish19.5%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
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 40.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Comanche County, anchored by the small city of Comanche in the Cross Timbers region, recorded a 74-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — a figure consistent with the dramatic rural realignment that has reshaped small-town Texas over the past decade.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-four points.
A population of 13,950, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,635 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Briscoe County and Menard County. A non-English-speaking share of 21% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Comanche County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Comanche County, Texas voted Republican by 74.0 points (R+74), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,544 votes cast, 834 went Democratic and 5,679 went Republican.
What is Comanche County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Comanche County, Texas in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Comanche County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Comanche County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Comanche County, Texas?
Comanche County, Texas has a population of 13,950 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Comanche County, Texas?
Median household income in Comanche County, Texas is $59,635 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Comanche County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Comanche County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.