Fannin County, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+67%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+67MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,3262024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,2952024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Tyler County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Fannin CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Fannin 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 | +71.4% |
| 1916 | +71.8% |
| 1920 | +45.5% |
| 1924 | +76.5% |
| 1928 | +8.7% |
| 1932 | +83.9% |
| 1936 | +86.8% |
| 1940 | +80.8% |
| 1944 | +74.1% |
| 1948 | +79.0% |
| 1952 | +43.7% |
| 1956 | +40.4% |
| 1960 | +39.7% |
| 1964 | +66.1% |
| 1968 | +32.7% |
| 1972 | −24.8% |
| 1976 | +46.9% |
| 1980 | +24.2% |
| 1984 | −3.2% |
| 1988 | +12.4% |
| 1992 | +17.2% |
| 1996 | +8.9% |
| 2000 | −19.1% |
| 2004 | −32.5% |
| 2008 | −39.6% |
| 2012 | −52.5% |
| 2016 | −61.6% |
| 2020 | −63.4% |
| 2024 | −67.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,607 | 13,648 | 16,395 | ||
| R | 2,655 | 12,171 | 15,007 | ||
| R | 2,132 | 9,548 | 12,044 | ||
| R | 2,486 | 8,161 | 10,804 | ||
| R | 3,464 | 8,092 | 11,694 | ||
| R | 4,001 | 7,893 | 11,960 | ||
| R | 4,102 | 6,074 | 10,340 | ||
| D | 4,276 | 3,495 | 8,796 | ||
| D | 4,164 | 2,510 | 9,615 | ||
| D | 5,163 | 4,024 | 9,214 | ||
| R | 4,399 | 4,692 | 9,106 | ||
| D | 5,284 | 3,196 | 8,611 | ||
| D | 5,845 | 2,102 | 7,985 | ||
| R | 2,295 | 3,826 | 6,181 | ||
| D | 3,931 | 1,585 | 7,177 | ||
| D | 5,976 | 1,219 | 7,200 | ||
| D | 4,282 | 1,844 | 6,138 | ||
| D | 4,504 | 1,910 | 6,420 | ||
| D | 5,363 | 2,099 | 7,465 | ||
| D | 6,132 | 553 | 7,065 | ||
| D | 5,984 | 677 | 7,163 | ||
| D | 7,478 | 792 | 8,276 | ||
| D | 5,242 | 368 | 5,617 | ||
| D | 5,338 | 460 | 5,815 | ||
| D | 2,525 | 2,122 | 4,651 | ||
| D | 5,596 | 653 | 6,462 | ||
| D | 3,461 | 1,103 | 5,182 | ||
| D | 3,493 | 471 | 4,209 | ||
| D | 2,661 | 227 | 3,411 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.7%
English
10.1%
German
9.9%
American
5.0%
French
2.0%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.5%
African American
4.7%
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: 41.0 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
$72,295
Fannin County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Fannin County$72,295
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Fannin 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
13.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.7%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)7.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.8%
speak English only
Spanish10.3%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Fannin County's R+67.3 margin in 2024 places it among the most lopsided rural counties along Texas's northern border, where small-town agricultural communities have shifted decisively away from competitive voting patterns over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-seven points.
A median household income of $72,295, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 37,326 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Tyler County and Jasper County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Fannin County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Fannin County, Texas voted Republican by 67.3 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,395 votes cast, 2,607 went Democratic and 13,648 went Republican.
What is Fannin County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Fannin 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 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Fannin County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Fannin County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Fannin County, Texas?
Fannin County, Texas has a population of 37,326 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Fannin County, Texas?
Median household income in Fannin County, Texas is $72,295 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Fannin County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Fannin County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.