Eastland County, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+77%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+77MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,0112024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,5492024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+77 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Van Zandt County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Eastland CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Eastland County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +70.0% |
| 1916 | +69.1% |
| 1920 | +49.2% |
| 1924 | +62.9% |
| 1928 | −12.8% |
| 1932 | +78.5% |
| 1936 | +72.6% |
| 1940 | +69.0% |
| 1944 | +65.3% |
| 1948 | +59.2% |
| 1952 | −14.5% |
| 1956 | −17.5% |
| 1960 | −4.7% |
| 1964 | +39.1% |
| 1968 | +6.8% |
| 1972 | −43.1% |
| 1976 | +29.6% |
| 1980 | −1.4% |
| 1984 | −31.4% |
| 1988 | −10.0% |
| 1992 | −1.3% |
| 1996 | −10.3% |
| 2000 | −43.0% |
| 2004 | −53.5% |
| 2008 | −59.8% |
| 2012 | −68.9% |
| 2016 | −75.2% |
| 2020 | −75.4% |
| 2024 | −77.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 918 | 7,397 | 8,364 | ||
| R | 983 | 7,237 | 8,293 | ||
| R | 776 | 6,011 | 6,963 | ||
| R | 970 | 5,444 | 6,495 | ||
| R | 1,271 | 5,165 | 6,509 | ||
| R | 1,582 | 5,249 | 6,857 | ||
| R | 1,774 | 4,531 | 6,414 | ||
| R | 2,594 | 3,272 | 6,596 | ||
| R | 2,738 | 2,830 | 7,281 | ||
| R | 3,215 | 3,929 | 7,166 | ||
| R | 2,522 | 4,841 | 7,389 | ||
| R | 3,346 | 3,442 | 6,877 | ||
| D | 4,320 | 2,340 | 6,695 | ||
| R | 1,630 | 4,106 | 5,743 | ||
| D | 2,884 | 2,453 | 6,350 | ||
| D | 4,692 | 2,049 | 6,752 | ||
| R | 3,058 | 3,359 | 6,449 | ||
| R | 2,512 | 3,580 | 6,108 | ||
| R | 3,370 | 4,518 | 7,906 | ||
| D | 5,121 | 1,177 | 6,665 | ||
| D | 4,607 | 643 | 6,072 | ||
| D | 5,818 | 1,063 | 6,887 | ||
| D | 4,659 | 724 | 5,418 | ||
| D | 4,958 | 598 | 5,556 | ||
| R | 2,501 | 3,233 | 5,734 | ||
| D | 4,548 | 972 | 5,682 | ||
| D | 2,942 | 941 | 4,069 | ||
| D | 1,486 | 146 | 1,939 | ||
| D | 1,498 | 66 | 2,045 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.3%
German
13.2%
Irish
9.4%
American
8.5%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.3%
French
0.6%
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: 43.1 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
$53,549
Eastland County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Eastland County$53,549
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Eastland 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
16.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.0%
Working age (18–64)14.9%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.6%
speak English only
Spanish12.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 9.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Eastland County, anchored by the small city of Eastland, delivered a roughly 77-point Republican margin in 2024—among the widest in a state already dominated by rural red counties. Its economy leans on ranching, oil, and a steadily shrinking population base.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-seven points.
A median household income of $53,549, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 18,011 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Van Zandt County and Leon County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Eastland County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Eastland County, Texas voted Republican by 77.5 points (R+77), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,364 votes cast, 918 went Democratic and 7,397 went Republican.
What is Eastland County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Eastland 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 Eastland County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Eastland County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Eastland County, Texas?
Eastland County, Texas has a population of 18,011 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Eastland County, Texas?
Median household income in Eastland County, Texas is $53,549 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Eastland County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Eastland 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.