Denton County, Texas: New American county. In 2024, voted R+13%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+13MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 979,5612024 5-year
- Median household income
- $111,4982024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 56.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Placer County, CA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Denton CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Denton 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 | +75.3% |
| 1916 | +97.2% |
| 1920 | +13.7% |
| 1924 | +62.8% |
| 1928 | −4.1% |
| 1932 | +80.9% |
| 1936 | +82.3% |
| 1940 | +75.2% |
| 1944 | +67.7% |
| 1948 | +43.4% |
| 1952 | −4.9% |
| 1956 | −3.7% |
| 1960 | −3.2% |
| 1964 | +35.6% |
| 1968 | −4.0% |
| 1972 | −32.6% |
| 1976 | −3.9% |
| 1980 | −25.1% |
| 1984 | −51.7% |
| 1988 | −37.1% |
| 1992 | −17.7% |
| 1996 | −26.1% |
| 2000 | −42.3% |
| 2004 | −40.5% |
| 2008 | −24.2% |
| 2012 | −31.6% |
| 2016 | −20.0% |
| 2020 | −8.1% |
| 2024 | −13.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 191,503 | 250,521 | 449,188 | ||
| R | 188,695 | 222,480 | 417,964 | ||
| R | 110,890 | 170,603 | 298,645 | ||
| R | 80,978 | 157,579 | 242,781 | ||
| R | 91,160 | 149,935 | 243,263 | ||
| R | 59,346 | 140,891 | 201,410 | ||
| R | 40,144 | 102,171 | 146,790 | ||
| R | 36,138 | 65,313 | 111,596 | ||
| R | 27,891 | 48,492 | 116,576 | ||
| R | 26,204 | 57,444 | 84,210 | ||
| R | 16,772 | 52,865 | 69,796 | ||
| R | 17,381 | 29,908 | 49,908 | ||
| R | 18,887 | 20,440 | 39,692 | ||
| R | 9,720 | 19,138 | 28,920 | ||
| R | 7,463 | 8,222 | 18,863 | ||
| D | 9,137 | 4,335 | 13,494 | ||
| R | 5,366 | 5,724 | 11,119 | ||
| R | 4,972 | 5,350 | 10,346 | ||
| R | 5,289 | 5,840 | 11,137 | ||
| D | 4,549 | 1,531 | 6,953 | ||
| D | 5,584 | 771 | 7,110 | ||
| D | 6,386 | 899 | 7,292 | ||
| D | 5,021 | 476 | 5,523 | ||
| D | 5,115 | 520 | 5,677 | ||
| R | 2,384 | 2,587 | 4,986 | ||
| D | 2,186 | 479 | 2,716 | ||
| D | 1,257 | 900 | 2,600 | ||
| D | 2,844 | 451 | 2,462 | ||
| D | 2,287 | 189 | 2,787 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.8%
English
11.7%
Irish
8.4%
American
4.1%
Italian
3.0%
French
1.9%
Scottish
1.9%
African American
8.8%
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: 37.0 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
$111,498
Denton County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Denton County$111,498
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Denton County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
7.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.8%
Working age (18–64)6.8%
Seniors (65+)7.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
74.6%
speak English only
Spanish13.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander6.4%
Other Indo-European4.1%
Other languages1.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Denton County's rapid population growth — fueled by Dallas–Fort Worth spillover and a large university presence — has steadily compressed Republican margins from R+40 a decade ago to R+13 in 2024, making it a closely watched indicator of suburban realignment in Texas.
Denton County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of ninety-seven points in 1916. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved five points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $111,498, and a population of 979,561. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Placer County and Boone County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Denton County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Denton County, Texas voted Republican by 13.1 points (R+13), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 449,188 votes cast, 191,503 went Democratic and 250,521 went Republican.
What is Denton County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Denton County, Texas in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. 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 Denton County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Denton County, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Denton County, Texas?
Denton County, Texas has a population of 979,561 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Denton County, Texas?
Median household income in Denton County, Texas is $111,498 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Denton County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Denton County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.