Gillespie County, Texas: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Republican peak: R+85 in 1956.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 27,5242024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,1622024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 81.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+60 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+85 in 1952MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kerr County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Gillespie CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Gillespie 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 | +5.5% |
| 1916 | −56.2% |
| 1920 | −53.8% |
| 1924 | −15.4% |
| 1928 | −10.4% |
| 1932 | +59.7% |
| 1936 | −16.1% |
| 1940 | −73.6% |
| 1944 | −73.2% |
| 1948 | −62.9% |
| 1952 | −84.8% |
| 1956 | −85.4% |
| 1960 | −53.4% |
| 1964 | +14.4% |
| 1968 | −54.1% |
| 1972 | −72.8% |
| 1976 | −46.7% |
| 1980 | −59.3% |
| 1984 | −65.5% |
| 1988 | −55.7% |
| 1992 | −37.2% |
| 1996 | −51.7% |
| 2000 | −66.4% |
| 2004 | −62.3% |
| 2008 | −56.6% |
| 2012 | −65.7% |
| 2016 | −61.7% |
| 2020 | −58.9% |
| 2024 | −60.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,160 | 13,202 | 16,492 | ||
| R | 3,176 | 12,514 | 15,850 | ||
| R | 2,288 | 10,446 | 13,214 | ||
| R | 2,055 | 10,306 | 12,550 | ||
| R | 2,576 | 9,563 | 12,338 | ||
| R | 2,104 | 9,297 | 11,553 | ||
| R | 1,511 | 8,096 | 9,920 | ||
| R | 1,655 | 5,867 | 8,151 | ||
| R | 1,600 | 4,712 | 8,372 | ||
| R | 1,588 | 5,662 | 7,313 | ||
| R | 1,137 | 5,496 | 6,651 | ||
| R | 1,170 | 4,736 | 6,018 | ||
| R | 1,260 | 3,541 | 4,885 | ||
| R | 526 | 3,490 | 4,074 | ||
| R | 725 | 2,945 | 4,105 | ||
| D | 2,264 | 1,695 | 3,960 | ||
| R | 816 | 2,687 | 3,507 | ||
| R | 240 | 3,070 | 3,315 | ||
| R | 300 | 3,687 | 3,995 | ||
| R | 593 | 2,741 | 3,413 | ||
| R | 333 | 2,950 | 3,573 | ||
| R | 487 | 3,213 | 3,704 | ||
| R | 1,016 | 1,421 | 2,514 | ||
| D | 2,642 | 662 | 3,317 | ||
| R | 1,174 | 1,447 | 2,625 | ||
| O | 352 | 768 | 2,702 | ||
| R | 137 | 1,270 | 2,104 | ||
| R | 405 | 1,463 | 1,882 | ||
| O | 307 | 219 | 1,606 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
30.2%
English
14.3%
Irish
9.7%
American
4.4%
Scottish
3.4%
Italian
1.4%
Polish
1.3%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 50.7 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
$76,162
Gillespie County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Gillespie County$76,162
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Gillespie 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
9.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 187.0%
Working age (18–64)9.0%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.5%
speak English only
Spanish13.9%
Other Indo-European2.1%
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 16.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Gillespie County's German-immigrant heritage shaped a conservative voting tradition that has deepened steadily over decades, with the 2024 presidential margin exceeding 60 points — among the widest in the Texas Hill Country.
The Democratic margin here reached sixty points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-one points.
A population of 27,524, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,162 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kerr County and Blaine County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Gillespie County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gillespie County, Texas voted Republican by 60.9 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,492 votes cast, 3,160 went Democratic and 13,202 went Republican.
What is Gillespie County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Gillespie 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 2 times, Republican 25 times, and other 2 times.
When did Gillespie County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gillespie County, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Gillespie County, Texas?
Gillespie County, Texas has a population of 27,524 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gillespie County, Texas?
Median household income in Gillespie County, Texas is $76,162 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Gillespie County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gillespie County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 25 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.