Coryell County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+41%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+41MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 84,7482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,3012024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 58.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Nacogdoches County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Coryell CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Coryell 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 | +81.2% |
| 1916 | +78.2% |
| 1920 | +40.3% |
| 1924 | +72.6% |
| 1928 | +7.5% |
| 1932 | +89.1% |
| 1936 | +86.1% |
| 1940 | +70.3% |
| 1944 | +66.6% |
| 1948 | +73.9% |
| 1952 | +18.9% |
| 1956 | +22.2% |
| 1960 | +29.2% |
| 1964 | +61.4% |
| 1968 | +22.0% |
| 1972 | −60.4% |
| 1976 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | −14.1% |
| 1984 | −48.7% |
| 1988 | −29.5% |
| 1992 | −13.9% |
| 1996 | −13.2% |
| 2000 | −38.6% |
| 2004 | −41.4% |
| 2008 | −26.9% |
| 2012 | −36.5% |
| 2016 | −39.2% |
| 2020 | −33.5% |
| 2024 | −40.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,959 | 16,688 | 23,926 | ||
| R | 7,565 | 15,438 | 23,535 | ||
| R | 5,064 | 12,225 | 18,253 | ||
| R | 5,158 | 11,220 | 16,604 | ||
| R | 6,619 | 11,550 | 18,332 | ||
| R | 5,122 | 12,421 | 17,625 | ||
| R | 4,493 | 10,321 | 15,087 | ||
| R | 5,300 | 7,143 | 13,944 | ||
| R | 4,157 | 6,144 | 14,312 | ||
| R | 4,026 | 7,461 | 11,627 | ||
| R | 3,113 | 9,056 | 12,199 | ||
| R | 4,097 | 5,494 | 9,920 | ||
| D | 4,710 | 4,140 | 8,929 | ||
| R | 1,235 | 5,077 | 6,366 | ||
| D | 2,987 | 1,698 | 5,857 | ||
| D | 3,679 | 877 | 4,564 | ||
| D | 2,700 | 1,477 | 4,192 | ||
| D | 2,372 | 1,509 | 3,883 | ||
| D | 2,432 | 1,658 | 4,092 | ||
| D | 2,350 | 310 | 2,761 | ||
| D | 2,518 | 413 | 3,159 | ||
| D | 3,155 | 549 | 3,705 | ||
| D | 2,064 | 150 | 2,223 | ||
| D | 3,347 | 191 | 3,541 | ||
| D | 1,306 | 1,123 | 2,430 | ||
| D | 2,890 | 429 | 3,389 | ||
| D | 1,542 | 444 | 2,722 | ||
| D | 1,802 | 188 | 2,065 | ||
| D | 1,271 | 67 | 1,482 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.6%
Irish
9.8%
English
9.3%
American
8.2%
Italian
2.6%
French
1.9%
Scottish
1.7%
African American
11.4%
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: 32.8 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
$71,301
Coryell County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Coryell County$71,301
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Coryell 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
11.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.8%
Working age (18–64)10.3%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.3%
speak English only
Spanish11.2%
Other Indo-European2.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 58.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Fort Cavazos (formerly Fort Hood), one of the largest U.S. military installations in the world, Coryell County combines a transient military population with a rural conservative base that has delivered Republican presidential margins above 35 points for over a decade.
The Republican margin here reached sixty points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-one points.
A population of 84,748, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,301 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Nacogdoches County and Elko County. A non-English-speaking share of 16% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Coryell County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Coryell County, Texas voted Republican by 40.7 points (R+41), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 23,926 votes cast, 6,959 went Democratic and 16,688 went Republican.
What is Coryell County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Coryell 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 16 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Coryell County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Coryell County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Coryell County, Texas?
Coryell County, Texas has a population of 84,748 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Coryell County, Texas?
Median household income in Coryell County, Texas is $71,301 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Coryell County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Coryell County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.