Falls County, Texas: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+45%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+45MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 17,2912024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,2472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 25.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Camp County, TX · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Falls CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Falls 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 | +54.5% |
| 1916 | +43.4% |
| 1920 | +33.3% |
| 1924 | +68.5% |
| 1928 | +47.7% |
| 1932 | +91.0% |
| 1936 | +92.0% |
| 1940 | +60.9% |
| 1944 | +66.7% |
| 1948 | +67.3% |
| 1952 | +25.2% |
| 1956 | +19.0% |
| 1960 | +37.1% |
| 1964 | +52.7% |
| 1968 | +28.9% |
| 1972 | −24.5% |
| 1976 | +30.7% |
| 1980 | +12.0% |
| 1984 | −5.0% |
| 1988 | +10.2% |
| 1992 | +16.2% |
| 1996 | +16.6% |
| 2000 | −14.4% |
| 2004 | −17.4% |
| 2008 | −19.7% |
| 2012 | −24.3% |
| 2016 | −33.5% |
| 2020 | −37.1% |
| 2024 | −44.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,713 | 4,520 | 6,277 | ||
| R | 1,899 | 4,177 | 6,133 | ||
| R | 1,684 | 3,441 | 5,248 | ||
| R | 2,033 | 3,356 | 5,434 | ||
| R | 2,225 | 3,328 | 5,599 | ||
| R | 2,427 | 3,454 | 5,902 | ||
| R | 2,417 | 3,239 | 5,715 | ||
| D | 3,256 | 2,260 | 6,012 | ||
| D | 2,761 | 1,826 | 5,773 | ||
| D | 2,877 | 2,344 | 5,237 | ||
| R | 2,834 | 3,133 | 5,986 | ||
| D | 3,328 | 2,606 | 6,007 | ||
| D | 4,277 | 2,261 | 6,567 | ||
| R | 1,825 | 3,017 | 4,857 | ||
| D | 2,990 | 1,345 | 5,699 | ||
| D | 3,933 | 1,216 | 5,151 | ||
| D | 3,399 | 1,559 | 4,965 | ||
| D | 2,674 | 1,819 | 4,507 | ||
| D | 3,287 | 1,962 | 5,257 | ||
| D | 3,385 | 546 | 4,218 | ||
| D | 3,191 | 377 | 4,219 | ||
| D | 3,949 | 958 | 4,908 | ||
| D | 3,411 | 140 | 3,556 | ||
| D | 3,896 | 181 | 4,084 | ||
| D | 2,484 | 877 | 3,368 | ||
| D | 2,817 | 448 | 3,456 | ||
| D | 1,878 | 585 | 3,883 | ||
| D | 2,037 | 729 | 3,015 | ||
| D | 1,663 | 353 | 2,404 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.7%
English
7.5%
Irish
5.9%
American
5.6%
Italian
2.8%
Polish
1.6%
French
1.6%
African American
15.0%
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: 40.6 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
$57,247
Falls County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Falls County$57,247
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Falls 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
14.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.2%
Working age (18–64)15.0%
Seniors (65+)16.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.1%
speak English only
Spanish14.3%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 45.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Falls County's small, aging population and agricultural economy anchor one of Central Texas's most lopsided presidential margins, with the GOP topping 70 percent in recent cycles despite a historically Democratic past rooted in its Black Belt cotton heritage.
The Democratic margin here once reached ninety-two points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-five points.
A population of 17,291, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,247 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Camp County and Milam County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Falls County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Falls County, Texas voted Republican by 44.7 points (R+45), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 6,277 votes cast, 1,713 went Democratic and 4,520 went Republican.
What is Falls County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Falls County, Texas in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 Falls County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Falls County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Falls County, Texas?
Falls County, Texas has a population of 17,291 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Falls County, Texas?
Median household income in Falls County, Texas is $57,247 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Falls County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Falls County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.