Dickens County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+70%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+70MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,7472024 5-year
- Median household income
- $49,3352024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 32.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+73 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Swisher County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Dickens CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Dickens 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 | +61.0% |
| 1916 | +84.4% |
| 1920 | +56.0% |
| 1924 | +67.5% |
| 1928 | −28.2% |
| 1932 | +91.4% |
| 1936 | +85.2% |
| 1940 | +74.9% |
| 1944 | +78.6% |
| 1948 | +81.0% |
| 1952 | +22.9% |
| 1956 | +37.5% |
| 1960 | +34.5% |
| 1964 | +59.1% |
| 1968 | +25.0% |
| 1972 | −14.0% |
| 1976 | +56.0% |
| 1980 | +24.2% |
| 1984 | +7.6% |
| 1988 | +22.9% |
| 1992 | +14.1% |
| 1996 | +8.4% |
| 2000 | −34.6% |
| 2004 | −53.6% |
| 2008 | −51.0% |
| 2012 | −56.6% |
| 2016 | −69.0% |
| 2020 | −73.2% |
| 2024 | −70.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 146 | 844 | 993 | ||
| R | 130 | 853 | 988 | ||
| R | 128 | 755 | 909 | ||
| R | 216 | 793 | 1,019 | ||
| R | 234 | 730 | 972 | ||
| R | 245 | 815 | 1,063 | ||
| R | 284 | 589 | 881 | ||
| D | 509 | 421 | 1,053 | ||
| D | 536 | 373 | 1,160 | ||
| D | 696 | 435 | 1,141 | ||
| D | 692 | 594 | 1,294 | ||
| D | 912 | 554 | 1,481 | ||
| D | 1,222 | 343 | 1,571 | ||
| R | 534 | 708 | 1,245 | ||
| D | 811 | 428 | 1,534 | ||
| D | 1,324 | 339 | 1,667 | ||
| D | 1,075 | 521 | 1,607 | ||
| D | 1,243 | 565 | 1,808 | ||
| D | 1,249 | 782 | 2,035 | ||
| D | 1,492 | 115 | 1,700 | ||
| D | 1,617 | 141 | 1,879 | ||
| D | 1,728 | 246 | 1,979 | ||
| D | 1,445 | 115 | 1,561 | ||
| D | 1,491 | 63 | 1,562 | ||
| R | 415 | 741 | 1,156 | ||
| D | 849 | 161 | 1,020 | ||
| D | 433 | 109 | 579 | ||
| D | 389 | 15 | 443 | ||
| D | 277 | 11 | 436 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.0%
Irish
9.0%
American
6.8%
German
3.9%
Scottish
3.0%
French
0.7%
African American
1.1%
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: 47.6 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
$49,335
Dickens County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Dickens County$49,335
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Dickens County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
18.0%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.0%
Working age (18–64)16.2%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.8%
speak English only
Spanish17.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 23.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Dickens County on the Texas Panhandle plains logged an R+70.3 presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep rural realignment that has reshaped sparsely populated West Texas counties over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-three points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy points.
A population of 1,747, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $49,335 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Swisher County and Kent County. A non-English-speaking share of 19% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dickens County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dickens County, Texas voted Republican by 70.3 points (R+70), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 993 votes cast, 146 went Democratic and 844 went Republican.
What is Dickens County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Dickens 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 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Dickens County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dickens County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Dickens County, Texas?
Dickens County, Texas has a population of 1,747 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dickens County, Texas?
Median household income in Dickens County, Texas is $49,335 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Dickens County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dickens County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.