Goliad County, Texas: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+60%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,1412024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,3592024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 32.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Matagorda County, TX · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Goliad CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Goliad 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 | +7.0% |
| 1916 | +4.7% |
| 1920 | −5.6% |
| 1924 | +22.1% |
| 1928 | −8.4% |
| 1932 | +79.9% |
| 1936 | +57.0% |
| 1940 | +19.8% |
| 1944 | +2.4% |
| 1948 | +0.4% |
| 1952 | −40.4% |
| 1956 | −45.2% |
| 1960 | −2.1% |
| 1964 | +28.6% |
| 1968 | −1.1% |
| 1972 | −37.3% |
| 1976 | +1.7% |
| 1980 | −3.9% |
| 1984 | −29.6% |
| 1988 | −2.5% |
| 1992 | −5.9% |
| 1996 | −7.6% |
| 2000 | −25.8% |
| 2004 | −29.9% |
| 2008 | −26.5% |
| 2012 | −33.7% |
| 2016 | −44.4% |
| 2020 | −55.3% |
| 2024 | −60.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 778 | 3,178 | 3,987 | ||
| R | 877 | 3,085 | 3,995 | ||
| R | 973 | 2,620 | 3,708 | ||
| R | 1,127 | 2,294 | 3,458 | ||
| R | 1,329 | 2,298 | 3,655 | ||
| R | 1,219 | 2,267 | 3,501 | ||
| R | 1,233 | 2,108 | 3,392 | ||
| R | 1,135 | 1,335 | 2,635 | ||
| R | 1,069 | 1,236 | 2,831 | ||
| R | 1,358 | 1,427 | 2,792 | ||
| R | 836 | 1,540 | 2,377 | ||
| R | 1,081 | 1,170 | 2,287 | ||
| D | 875 | 846 | 1,731 | ||
| R | 464 | 1,018 | 1,484 | ||
| R | 690 | 707 | 1,553 | ||
| D | 990 | 549 | 1,541 | ||
| R | 711 | 741 | 1,455 | ||
| R | 338 | 902 | 1,247 | ||
| R | 452 | 1,065 | 1,518 | ||
| D | 454 | 450 | 1,035 | ||
| D | 641 | 609 | 1,348 | ||
| D | 868 | 580 | 1,453 | ||
| D | 1,184 | 323 | 1,511 | ||
| D | 1,542 | 170 | 1,718 | ||
| R | 468 | 554 | 1,024 | ||
| D | 733 | 438 | 1,333 | ||
| R | 448 | 513 | 1,163 | ||
| D | 605 | 548 | 1,217 | ||
| D | 500 | 425 | 1,076 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
18.5%
English
7.1%
Irish
5.7%
American
5.2%
Polish
2.9%
Scottish
0.7%
French
0.5%
African American
4.2%
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: 44.6 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
$59,359
Goliad County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Goliad County$59,359
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Goliad 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
13.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.0%
Working age (18–64)11.8%
Seniors (65+)22.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.4%
speak English only
Spanish13.7%
Other Indo-European0.7%
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 62.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Goliad County, one of Texas's oldest, sits along the San Antonio River in the Coastal Bend and has shifted from a historically Democratic ranching community to one of the state's most lopsided Republican presidential performers over the past 20 years.
The Democratic margin here once reached eighty points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty points.
A population of 7,141, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,359 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Matagorda County and Calhoun County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Goliad County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Goliad County, Texas voted Republican by 60.2 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,987 votes cast, 778 went Democratic and 3,178 went Republican.
What is Goliad County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Goliad 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 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Goliad County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Goliad County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Goliad County, Texas?
Goliad County, Texas has a population of 7,141 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Goliad County, Texas?
Median household income in Goliad County, Texas is $59,359 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Goliad County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Goliad County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.