Dawson County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 3,513 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 180 | 847 | 10 | 1,037 | 17.4% | 81.7% | R+64.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 127 | 808 | 9 | 944 | 13.5% | 85.6% | R+72.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 155 | 406 | 6 | 567 | 27.3% | 71.6% | R+44.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 165 | 368 | 9 | 542 | 30.4% | 67.9% | R+37.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11 | 13 | 96 | 1 | 110 | 11.8% | 87.3% | R+75.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 8 | 94 | 0 | 102 | 7.8% | 92.2% | R+84.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 13Precinct 13 | 7 | 87 | 0 | 94 | 7.4% | 92.6% | R+85.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 17Precinct 17 | 4 | 59 | 1 | 64 | 6.3% | 92.2% | R+85.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12 | 8 | 45 | 0 | 53 | 15.1% | 84.9% | R+69.8 |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +62.6% |
| 1916 | +86.2% |
| 1920 | +52.7% |
| 1924 | +68.8% |
| 1928 | −54.5% |
| 1932 | +83.1% |
| 1936 | +84.0% |
| 1940 | +77.1% |
| 1944 | +58.4% |
| 1948 | +70.4% |
| 1952 | −6.6% |
| 1956 | +11.8% |
| 1960 | −2.3% |
| 1964 | +30.4% |
| 1968 | −12.6% |
| 1972 | −58.6% |
| 1976 | −6.7% |
| 1980 | −26.9% |
| 1984 | −34.7% |
| 1988 | −18.8% |
| 1992 | −21.7% |
| 1996 | −16.9% |
| 2000 | −38.7% |
| 2004 | −50.7% |
| 2008 | −42.8% |
| 2012 | −43.2% |
| 2016 | −50.5% |
| 2020 | −56.6% |
| 2024 | −61.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,330 |
| 2018 | 7,065 |
| 2020 | 7,104 |
| 2022 | 6,919 |
| 2024 | 6,776 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−87 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −2,481 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $47,639 in average income, against $81,507 for residents who stayed — 42% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+47.3 on average — 14 points more Democratic-leaning than Dawson County, TX itself (R+61.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Lubbock County, TX36R+39.5
- Midland County, TX21R+60.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Lubbock County, TX68
- Midland County, TX33
- Howard County, TX20
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −146 |
| 2012 | −219 |
| 2013 | −475 |
| 2014 | +168 |
| 2015 | −541 |
| 2016 | −67 |
| 2017 | −329 |
| 2018 | −220 |
| 2019 | +60 |
| 2021 | −60 |
| 2022 | −201 |
| 2023 | −273 |
| 2024 | −91 |
| 2025 | −87 |
Dawson County's cotton-farming economy and sparse population of roughly 15,000 typify the Texas South Plains, where Republican presidential margins have grown steadily over two decades and now rank among the widest in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.2 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 61.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 61.0 points.
A population of 12,134, a 35% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,360 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Lamb County and Ward County.
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Dawson County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48115/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.