Goliad County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 3,990 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 21Precinct 21 | 236 | 448 | 8 | 692 | 34.1% | 64.7% | R+30.6 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11 | 193 | 412 | 4 | 609 | 31.7% | 67.7% | R+36.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 42Precinct 42 | 58 | 454 | 3 | 515 | 11.3% | 88.2% | R+76.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 32Precinct 32 | 53 | 452 | 5 | 510 | 10.4% | 88.6% | R+78.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 31Precinct 31 | 84 | 369 | 7 | 460 | 18.3% | 80.2% | R+62.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12 | 35 | 327 | 3 | 365 | 9.6% | 89.6% | R+80.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 43Precinct 43 | 38 | 304 | 3 | 345 | 11.0% | 88.1% | R+77.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 41Precinct 41 | 46 | 262 | 0 | 308 | 14.9% | 85.1% | R+70.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 22Precinct 22 | 35 | 150 | 1 | 186 | 18.8% | 80.6% | R+61.8 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +14.9% |
| 1908 | −22.4% |
| 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% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 5,531 |
| 2018 | 5,263 |
| 2020 | 5,766 |
| 2022 | 5,771 |
| 2024 | 5,833 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+32 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +843 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $57,889 in average income, against $85,062 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+42.5 on average — 18 points more Democratic-leaning than Goliad County, TX itself (R+60.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Victoria County, TX59R+42.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Victoria County, TX62
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −9 |
| 2012 | +143 |
| 2013 | +108 |
| 2014 | +92 |
| 2015 | +19 |
| 2016 | +9 |
| 2017 | +48 |
| 2018 | +44 |
| 2019 | +61 |
| 2021 | +155 |
| 2022 | +28 |
| 2023 | +52 |
| 2024 | +61 |
| 2025 | +32 |
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.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 79.9 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 60.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 60.2 points.
A population of 7,141, a 60% 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 Crockett County and Crowley County.
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Goliad County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48175/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.