Ellis County, Texas: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+31%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+31MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 213,1602024 5-year
- Median household income
- $99,5952024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 14.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 28.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+49 in 2004MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mesa County, CO · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Ellis CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Ellis 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 | +78.3% |
| 1916 | +85.7% |
| 1920 | +55.7% |
| 1924 | +18.9% |
| 1928 | +10.4% |
| 1932 | +85.6% |
| 1936 | +89.1% |
| 1940 | +83.8% |
| 1944 | +77.1% |
| 1948 | +61.8% |
| 1952 | +20.0% |
| 1956 | +18.4% |
| 1960 | +22.8% |
| 1964 | +44.7% |
| 1968 | +13.6% |
| 1972 | −39.1% |
| 1976 | +17.6% |
| 1980 | −4.2% |
| 1984 | −35.4% |
| 1988 | −18.9% |
| 1992 | −12.0% |
| 1996 | −17.5% |
| 2000 | −41.4% |
| 2004 | −49.4% |
| 2008 | −42.2% |
| 2012 | −47.4% |
| 2016 | −44.7% |
| 2020 | −34.0% |
| 2024 | −31.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 33,850 | 64,763 | 99,818 | ||
| R | 27,565 | 56,717 | 85,688 | ||
| R | 16,253 | 44,941 | 64,110 | ||
| R | 13,881 | 39,574 | 54,254 | ||
| R | 15,333 | 38,078 | 53,853 | ||
| R | 11,640 | 34,602 | 46,444 | ||
| R | 10,629 | 26,091 | 37,307 | ||
| R | 10,832 | 16,046 | 29,766 | ||
| R | 9,537 | 13,564 | 33,495 | ||
| R | 11,169 | 16,422 | 27,749 | ||
| R | 8,029 | 16,873 | 24,974 | ||
| R | 9,219 | 10,046 | 19,580 | ||
| D | 9,991 | 6,996 | 17,055 | ||
| R | 3,839 | 8,779 | 12,626 | ||
| D | 5,431 | 3,794 | 12,067 | ||
| D | 7,278 | 2,779 | 10,062 | ||
| D | 5,841 | 3,666 | 9,543 | ||
| D | 5,211 | 3,585 | 8,820 | ||
| D | 6,275 | 4,183 | 10,482 | ||
| D | 5,792 | 1,055 | 7,665 | ||
| D | 7,065 | 666 | 8,304 | ||
| D | 7,881 | 692 | 8,578 | ||
| D | 5,644 | 319 | 5,975 | ||
| D | 7,033 | 527 | 7,604 | ||
| D | 4,399 | 3,569 | 7,981 | ||
| D | 6,220 | 4,078 | 11,330 | ||
| D | 4,081 | 819 | 5,857 | ||
| D | 4,718 | 324 | 5,127 | ||
| D | 3,483 | 293 | 4,075 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.8%
German
8.5%
Irish
7.9%
American
6.9%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.1%
African American
11.6%
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: 36.3 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
$99,595
Ellis County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Ellis County$99,595
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Ellis County ranks in the top 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
6.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.1%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)6.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.7%
speak English only
Spanish18.6%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 49.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ellis County has absorbed rapid population growth from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex while maintaining lopsided Republican margins, with the 2024 presidential race decided by more than 31 points — a pattern that has held even as newcomers reshape its demographics.
The Democratic margin here reached eighty-nine points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was thirty-one points.
A population of 213,160, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $99,595 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mesa County and Hall County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ellis County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ellis County, Texas voted Republican by 31.0 points (R+31), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 99,818 votes cast, 33,850 went Democratic and 64,763 went Republican.
What is Ellis County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Ellis County, Texas in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 16 times, Republican 13 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ellis County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ellis County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Ellis County, Texas?
Ellis County, Texas has a population of 213,160 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ellis County, Texas?
Median household income in Ellis County, Texas is $99,595 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Ellis County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ellis County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 13 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.