Galveston County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 358,9902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,1052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+27 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hardeman County, TX · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Galveston CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Galveston 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 | +62.2% |
| 1916 | +46.3% |
| 1920 | +24.4% |
| 1924 | +41.4% |
| 1928 | +14.9% |
| 1932 | +67.4% |
| 1936 | +69.4% |
| 1940 | +64.0% |
| 1944 | +67.7% |
| 1948 | +40.6% |
| 1952 | +9.6% |
| 1956 | −5.9% |
| 1960 | +18.5% |
| 1964 | +42.4% |
| 1968 | +18.7% |
| 1972 | −15.6% |
| 1976 | +19.8% |
| 1980 | +2.0% |
| 1984 | −5.4% |
| 1988 | +5.0% |
| 1992 | +8.1% |
| 1996 | +4.0% |
| 2000 | −11.2% |
| 2004 | −16.4% |
| 2008 | −19.5% |
| 2012 | −26.8% |
| 2016 | −24.5% |
| 2020 | −22.6% |
| 2024 | −27.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 56,732 | 100,295 | 159,424 | ||
| R | 58,842 | 93,911 | 155,346 | ||
| R | 43,658 | 73,757 | 122,903 | ||
| R | 39,511 | 69,059 | 110,078 | ||
| R | 41,805 | 62,258 | 105,004 | ||
| R | 43,919 | 61,290 | 105,981 | ||
| R | 40,020 | 50,397 | 92,983 | ||
| D | 38,458 | 35,251 | 80,089 | ||
| D | 38,623 | 31,303 | 90,242 | ||
| D | 38,633 | 34,913 | 74,042 | ||
| R | 36,092 | 40,262 | 76,836 | ||
| D | 30,778 | 29,527 | 63,297 | ||
| D | 37,873 | 25,251 | 63,735 | ||
| R | 22,565 | 30,936 | 53,811 | ||
| D | 26,041 | 16,229 | 52,592 | ||
| D | 30,672 | 12,365 | 43,173 | ||
| D | 23,940 | 16,373 | 40,828 | ||
| R | 15,603 | 17,567 | 33,506 | ||
| D | 19,058 | 15,715 | 34,920 | ||
| D | 12,491 | 4,857 | 18,792 | ||
| D | 11,748 | 1,542 | 15,074 | ||
| D | 11,161 | 2,443 | 13,632 | ||
| D | 9,370 | 1,666 | 11,106 | ||
| D | 10,491 | 2,011 | 12,582 | ||
| D | 5,951 | 4,401 | 10,372 | ||
| D | 5,068 | 1,912 | 7,619 | ||
| D | 2,933 | 1,625 | 5,369 | ||
| D | 3,543 | 1,263 | 4,925 | ||
| D | 2,513 | 336 | 3,499 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.6%
English
10.4%
Irish
8.4%
American
4.0%
Italian
3.4%
French
2.3%
Scottish
1.5%
African American
9.8%
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: 38.8 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
$86,105
Galveston County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Galveston County$86,105
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Galveston County ranks in the top 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
11.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.5%
speak English only
Spanish16.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Galveston County has trended sharply Republican over the past decade despite a diversifying population, delivering a 27-point margin in 2024 while absorbing steady migration from the Houston metro along its rapidly developing northern edge.
The Republican margin here reached twenty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
A population of 358,990, a 60% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $86,105 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardeman County and Knox County. A non-English-speaking share of 21% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Galveston County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Galveston County, Texas voted Republican by 27.3 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 159,424 votes cast, 56,732 went Democratic and 100,295 went Republican.
What is Galveston County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Galveston County, Texas in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 19 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Galveston County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Galveston County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Galveston County, Texas?
Galveston County, Texas has a population of 358,990 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Galveston County, Texas?
Median household income in Galveston County, Texas is $86,105 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Galveston County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Galveston County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.