Cooke County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+67%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+67MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,0462024 5-year
- Median household income
- $73,9322024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Lampasas County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cooke CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cooke 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 | +67.1% |
| 1916 | +70.2% |
| 1920 | +34.4% |
| 1924 | +64.7% |
| 1928 | −8.1% |
| 1932 | +77.5% |
| 1936 | +68.3% |
| 1940 | +53.4% |
| 1944 | +47.6% |
| 1948 | +40.7% |
| 1952 | −24.5% |
| 1956 | −29.2% |
| 1960 | −11.4% |
| 1964 | +13.4% |
| 1968 | −13.7% |
| 1972 | −57.2% |
| 1976 | −3.4% |
| 1980 | −27.0% |
| 1984 | −43.1% |
| 1988 | −26.0% |
| 1992 | −16.8% |
| 1996 | −28.8% |
| 2000 | −51.8% |
| 2004 | −58.0% |
| 2008 | −58.7% |
| 2012 | −67.6% |
| 2016 | −67.9% |
| 2020 | −65.1% |
| 2024 | −66.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,310 | 16,975 | 20,487 | ||
| R | 3,210 | 15,596 | 19,025 | ||
| R | 2,352 | 13,181 | 15,955 | ||
| R | 2,246 | 11,951 | 14,351 | ||
| R | 3,051 | 11,871 | 15,032 | ||
| R | 3,142 | 11,908 | 15,107 | ||
| R | 3,153 | 10,128 | 13,469 | ||
| R | 3,782 | 7,320 | 12,297 | ||
| R | 3,105 | 5,299 | 13,084 | ||
| R | 4,217 | 7,196 | 11,452 | ||
| R | 3,278 | 8,260 | 11,564 | ||
| R | 3,842 | 6,760 | 10,802 | ||
| R | 4,483 | 4,804 | 9,329 | ||
| R | 1,702 | 6,317 | 8,070 | ||
| R | 2,711 | 3,799 | 7,922 | ||
| D | 4,083 | 3,117 | 7,211 | ||
| R | 3,168 | 3,983 | 7,176 | ||
| R | 2,272 | 4,164 | 6,473 | ||
| R | 2,657 | 4,385 | 7,050 | ||
| D | 3,241 | 1,194 | 5,026 | ||
| D | 3,270 | 919 | 4,938 | ||
| D | 4,483 | 1,358 | 5,853 | ||
| D | 3,686 | 686 | 4,392 | ||
| D | 3,775 | 470 | 4,265 | ||
| R | 1,924 | 2,262 | 4,190 | ||
| D | 3,170 | 525 | 4,086 | ||
| D | 2,170 | 1,003 | 3,388 | ||
| D | 2,273 | 353 | 2,735 | ||
| D | 1,780 | 206 | 2,347 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.3%
English
10.5%
Irish
10.0%
American
6.6%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.7%
French
1.0%
African American
2.6%
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: 40.5 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
$73,932
Cooke County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cooke County$73,932
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Cooke 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
13.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1824.7%
Working age (18–64)10.4%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.1%
speak English only
Spanish13.7%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
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 31.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cooke County, anchored by Gainesville on I-35 near the Oklahoma border, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in each of the last three cycles, reflecting a predominantly rural, non-Hispanic white electorate with little urban counterweight.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-eight points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-seven points.
A population of 43,046, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $73,932 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lampasas County and Carson County. A non-English-speaking share of 15% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cooke County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cooke County, Texas voted Republican by 66.7 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 20,487 votes cast, 3,310 went Democratic and 16,975 went Republican.
What is Cooke County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Cooke 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 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cooke County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cooke County, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Cooke County, Texas?
Cooke County, Texas has a population of 43,046 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cooke County, Texas?
Median household income in Cooke County, Texas is $73,932 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Cooke County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cooke County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.