Donley County, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+78%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+78MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,2572024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,7502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 12.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+78 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Motley County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Donley CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Donley 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 | +78.0% |
| 1916 | +79.5% |
| 1920 | +55.9% |
| 1924 | +50.2% |
| 1928 | −37.9% |
| 1932 | +83.8% |
| 1936 | +82.9% |
| 1940 | +76.3% |
| 1944 | +57.0% |
| 1948 | +66.8% |
| 1952 | −12.2% |
| 1956 | +4.4% |
| 1960 | −10.9% |
| 1964 | +20.3% |
| 1968 | −16.8% |
| 1972 | −55.6% |
| 1976 | +21.7% |
| 1980 | −18.8% |
| 1984 | −41.9% |
| 1988 | −22.3% |
| 1992 | −18.2% |
| 1996 | −31.1% |
| 2000 | −56.6% |
| 2004 | −60.5% |
| 2008 | −64.1% |
| 2012 | −69.1% |
| 2016 | −70.6% |
| 2020 | −75.2% |
| 2024 | −78.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 174 | 1,512 | 1,712 | ||
| R | 198 | 1,438 | 1,648 | ||
| R | 191 | 1,225 | 1,465 | ||
| R | 226 | 1,287 | 1,535 | ||
| R | 291 | 1,374 | 1,690 | ||
| R | 349 | 1,429 | 1,784 | ||
| R | 360 | 1,333 | 1,719 | ||
| R | 495 | 988 | 1,585 | ||
| R | 578 | 893 | 1,735 | ||
| R | 661 | 1,043 | 1,713 | ||
| R | 529 | 1,297 | 1,831 | ||
| R | 751 | 1,106 | 1,888 | ||
| D | 1,095 | 704 | 1,804 | ||
| R | 350 | 1,229 | 1,581 | ||
| R | 543 | 816 | 1,627 | ||
| D | 1,068 | 708 | 1,776 | ||
| R | 764 | 951 | 1,720 | ||
| D | 903 | 826 | 1,731 | ||
| R | 900 | 1,150 | 2,056 | ||
| D | 1,372 | 241 | 1,692 | ||
| D | 1,170 | 280 | 1,562 | ||
| D | 1,619 | 213 | 1,843 | ||
| D | 1,513 | 133 | 1,664 | ||
| D | 1,626 | 141 | 1,773 | ||
| R | 491 | 1,092 | 1,585 | ||
| D | 893 | 273 | 1,234 | ||
| D | 766 | 206 | 1,001 | ||
| D | 636 | 42 | 747 | ||
| D | 387 | 12 | 481 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
14.2%
English
11.3%
German
7.9%
Scottish
3.2%
American
2.2%
Italian
1.5%
French
0.6%
African American
4.2%
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: 40.7 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
$58,750
Donley County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Donley County$58,750
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Donley 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
7.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 181.7%
Working age (18–64)9.5%
Seniors (65+)8.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.0%
speak English only
Spanish5.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander3.1%
Other Indo-European1.0%
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 17.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Donley County's 2024 presidential result landed at R+78.2, placing it among the most one-sided counties in the state. Its sparse population and ranching economy track closely with broader rural Panhandle voting patterns.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-eight points.
A median household income of $58,750, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 3,257 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Motley County and Borden County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Donley County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Donley County, Texas voted Republican by 78.2 points (R+78), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,712 votes cast, 174 went Democratic and 1,512 went Republican.
What is Donley County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Donley County, Texas in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 12 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Donley County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Donley County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Donley County, Texas?
Donley County, Texas has a population of 3,257 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Donley County, Texas?
Median household income in Donley County, Texas is $58,750 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Donley County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Donley County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.