Cottle County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+72%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+72MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,3682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,0632024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 50.7%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 42.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+72 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Swisher County, TX · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Cottle CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Cottle 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 | +65.1% |
| 1916 | +82.8% |
| 1920 | +52.9% |
| 1924 | +79.2% |
| 1928 | −2.4% |
| 1932 | +93.8% |
| 1936 | +86.8% |
| 1940 | +72.8% |
| 1944 | +87.2% |
| 1948 | +83.7% |
| 1952 | +46.9% |
| 1956 | +55.1% |
| 1960 | +45.3% |
| 1964 | +65.9% |
| 1968 | +37.1% |
| 1972 | +0.6% |
| 1976 | +54.1% |
| 1980 | +17.5% |
| 1984 | +10.1% |
| 1988 | +28.7% |
| 1992 | +29.0% |
| 1996 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | −34.5% |
| 2004 | −43.6% |
| 2008 | −45.7% |
| 2012 | −50.6% |
| 2016 | −67.6% |
| 2020 | −64.5% |
| 2024 | −72.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 89 | 565 | 658 | ||
| R | 113 | 540 | 662 | ||
| R | 92 | 506 | 612 | ||
| R | 180 | 555 | 741 | ||
| R | 187 | 509 | 705 | ||
| R | 214 | 549 | 768 | ||
| R | 241 | 502 | 757 | ||
| D | 404 | 331 | 818 | ||
| D | 542 | 245 | 1,025 | ||
| D | 690 | 379 | 1,083 | ||
| D | 623 | 507 | 1,150 | ||
| D | 732 | 511 | 1,266 | ||
| D | 1,047 | 311 | 1,361 | ||
| D | 571 | 564 | 1,135 | ||
| D | 742 | 268 | 1,276 | ||
| D | 1,122 | 230 | 1,353 | ||
| D | 986 | 370 | 1,361 | ||
| D | 1,138 | 329 | 1,469 | ||
| D | 1,368 | 494 | 1,862 | ||
| D | 1,318 | 102 | 1,453 | ||
| D | 2,551 | 130 | 2,776 | ||
| D | 1,506 | 237 | 1,743 | ||
| D | 1,265 | 86 | 1,359 | ||
| D | 1,196 | 38 | 1,234 | ||
| R | 451 | 473 | 924 | ||
| D | 580 | 59 | 658 | ||
| D | 472 | 121 | 664 | ||
| D | 455 | 12 | 535 | ||
| D | 277 | 8 | 413 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
12.4%
German
7.2%
English
6.8%
American
6.3%
French
2.3%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.8%
African American
1.8%
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: 46.4 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
$59,063
Cottle County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Cottle County$59,063
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Cottle 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
17.1%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1833.6%
Working age (18–64)14.2%
Seniors (65+)4.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.0%
speak English only
Spanish21.7%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 10.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Cottle County on the Rolling Plains has shed more than 80% of its mid-century population, and its remaining residents have voted Republican by some of the widest margins in the state across recent cycles.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-two points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-two points.
A population of 1,368, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,063 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Swisher County and Stonewall County. A non-English-speaking share of 22% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Cottle County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Cottle County, Texas voted Republican by 72.3 points (R+72), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 658 votes cast, 89 went Democratic and 565 went Republican.
What is Cottle County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Cottle 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 21 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Cottle County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Cottle County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Cottle County, Texas?
Cottle County, Texas has a population of 1,368 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Cottle County, Texas?
Median household income in Cottle County, Texas is $59,063 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Cottle County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Cottle County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.