Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupFoard CountyTexasUnited States
German18.3%8.3%12.5%
English13.6%7.9%9.5%
Irish8.1%6.0%9.4%
American5.8%4.6%5.3%
Czech4.2%——
French Canadian3.1%——
Dutch1.2%——
Swedish0.5%——
Mexican9.4%32.1%11.3%
Spanish1.8%——
Puerto Rican0.7%0.8%1.8%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Foard County
Texas
United States
Median age
49.1
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.4%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
31.9%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Foard County
Texas
United States
Median household income
$61,563
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
5.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
20.6%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Foard County
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
6.1%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
4.7%
28.2%
13.6%
Russian, Polish, or other Slavic
1.2%
0.3%
0.7%
Religious landscape
Measure
Foard County
Texas
United States
Catholic
5.6%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
37.0%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
42.9%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
14.5%
4.5%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Foard County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
4 precincts · 545 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Foard County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -Precinct 201Precinct 201
26
145
3
174
14.9%
83.3%
R+68.4
Precinct -Precinct 401Precinct 401
23
109
1
133
17.3%
82.0%
R+64.7
Precinct -Precinct 101Precinct 101
24
94
1
119
20.2%
79.0%
R+58.8
Precinct -Precinct 301Precinct 301
19
100
0
119
16.0%
84.0%
R+68.1
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1904
+73.1%
1908
No data
1912
+66.9%
1916
+71.9%
1920
+62.0%
1924
+68.5%
1928
+4.0%
1932
+87.4%
1936
+85.0%
1940
+75.1%
1944
+77.9%
1948
+75.5%
1952
+32.8%
1956
+47.6%
1960
+45.5%
1964
+70.1%
1968
+38.7%
1972
−8.3%
1976
+49.1%
1980
+27.4%
1984
−2.6%
1988
+25.2%
1992
+28.6%
1996
+33.0%
2000
−4.1%
2004
−19.1%
2008
−24.0%
2012
−42.0%
2016
−52.6%
2020
−62.8%
2024
−65.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
16.9%Harris92
82.2%Trump448
0.6%Oliver3 +1
R+65.3
R+2.5
R+63.8
545
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.2%448
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic16.9%92
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%3
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%2
R
18.0%Biden99
80.8%Trump445
1.1%Jorgensen6
R+62.8
R+10.2
R+67.2
551
R
22.0%Clinton113
74.7%Trump383
2.7%Johnson14
R+52.6
R+10.6
R+54.7
513
R
28.3%Obama140
70.3%Romney348
0.8%Honkala4
R+42.0
R+18.0
R+45.9
495
R
36.8%Obama198
60.8%McCain327
2.4%
R+24.0
R+4.9
R+31.2
538
R
40.0%Kerry235
59.1%Bush347
0.9%
R+19.1
R+14.9
R+16.6
587
R
47.3%Gore263
51.4%Bush286
0.9%Nader5
R+4.1
R+37.1
R+4.7
556
D
62.0%Clinton355
29.0%Dole166
9.1%Perot52
D+33.0
D+4.3
D+24.5
573
D
54.6%Clinton435
26.0%Bush207
19.1%Perot152
D+28.6
D+3.4
D+23.1
796
D
62.6%Dukakis513
37.3%Bush306
0.1%
D+25.2
D+27.8
D+33.0
820
R
48.4%Mondale448
51.0%Reagan472
0.5%
R+2.6
R+30.0
D+15.6
925
D
63.1%Carter617
35.7%Reagan349
1.2%
D+27.4
R+21.6
D+37.1
978
D
74.3%Carter706
25.3%Ford240
0.4%
D+49.1
D+57.4
D+47.0
950
R
45.5%McGovern312
53.9%Nixon369
0.6%
R+8.3
R+47.0
D+14.8
685
D
60.7%Humphrey594
22.1%Nixon216
17.2%
D+38.7
R+31.5
D+39.3
978
D
85.0%Johnson833
14.9%Goldwater146
0.1%
D+70.1
D+24.6
D+47.5
980
D
72.7%Kennedy723
27.1%Nixon270
0.2%
D+45.5
R+2.1
D+45.4
995
D
73.7%Stevenson687
26.1%Eisenhower243
0.2%
D+47.6
D+14.8
D+63.0
932
D
66.1%Stevenson830
33.3%Eisenhower418
0.6%
D+32.8
R+42.7
D+43.6
1,256
D
85.7%Truman751
10.3%Dewey90
4.0%
D+75.5
R+2.4
D+71.0
876
D
85.6%Roosevelt925
7.8%Dewey84
6.6%
D+77.9
D+2.8
D+70.4
1,080
D
87.5%Roosevelt997
12.5%Willkie142
0.0%
D+75.1
R+9.9
D+65.1
1,139
D
92.3%Roosevelt928
7.4%Landon74
0.3%
D+85.0
R+2.5
D+60.7
1,005
D
93.0%Roosevelt882
5.6%Hoover53
1.4%
D+87.4
D+83.5
D+69.7
948
D
51.5%Smith466
47.5%Hoover430
1.0%
D+4.0
R+64.6
D+21.4
905
D
81.8%Davis585
13.3%Coolidge95
4.9%La Follette35
D+68.5
D+6.5
D+93.7
715
D
78.1%Cox491
16.1%Harding101
5.9%
D+62.0
R+9.9
D+88.2
629
D
78.6%Wilson475
6.8%Hughes41
14.6%
D+71.9
D+4.9
D+68.7
604
D
69.9%Wilson429
2.9%Taft18
27.2%
D+66.9
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D
80.3%Parker257
7.2%Roosevelt23
12.5%
D+73.1
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D+92.8
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
17.5%94
81.4%438
538
2020
R
20.6%107
77.8%404
519
2018
R
26.0%113
73.8%321
435
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Foard County, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
948
2018
914
2020
884
2022
824
2024
806
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+11 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −85 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Foard County, TX in Foard County, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+18
2012
−55
2013
−15
2014
+11
2015
−39
2016
−15
2017
+12
2018
−2
2019
−31
2021
−8
2022
+9
2023
+41
2024
−22
2025
+11
Foard County's roughly 1,600 residents make it among the smallest in Texas by population, and its presidential margins have grown steadily more lopsided over two decades as rural depopulation has concentrated a predominantly older, agricultural electorate.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 65.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 65.3 points.
A population of 991, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,563 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Trinity County and Carlisle County.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Foard County, Texas voted Republican by 65.3 points (R+65.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 545 votes cast, 92 went Democratic and 448 went Republican.
When did Foard County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Foard County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Foard County, Texas?
Foard County, Texas has a population of 991 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Foard County, Texas?
Median household income in Foard County, Texas is $61,563 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Foard County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Foard County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 9 went Republican.
