Gonzales County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 7,769 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 389 | 1,318 | 16 | 1,723 | 22.6% | 76.5% | R+53.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 278 | 746 | 9 | 1,033 | 26.9% | 72.2% | R+45.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 241 | 704 | 8 | 953 | 25.3% | 73.9% | R+48.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4/6Precinct 4/6 | 176 | 596 | 1 | 773 | 22.8% | 77.1% | R+54.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9 | 263 | 450 | 4 | 717 | 36.7% | 62.8% | R+26.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 88 | 430 | 5 | 523 | 16.8% | 82.2% | R+65.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7 | 64 | 342 | 5 | 411 | 15.6% | 83.2% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 10Precinct 10 | 61 | 347 | 2 | 410 | 14.9% | 84.6% | R+69.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 8Precinct 8 | 46 | 240 | 4 | 290 | 15.9% | 82.8% | R+66.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 15Precinct 15 | 33 | 242 | 3 | 278 | 11.9% | 87.1% | R+75.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 13Precinct 13 | 37 | 224 | 2 | 263 | 14.1% | 85.2% | R+71.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11 | 16 | 187 | 0 | 203 | 7.9% | 92.1% | R+84.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12 | 28 | 92 | 0 | 120 | 23.3% | 76.7% | R+53.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 14Precinct 14 | 9 | 63 | 0 | 72 | 12.5% | 87.5% | R+75.0 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +40.9% |
| 1908 | +40.5% |
| 1912 | +55.1% |
| 1916 | +43.1% |
| 1920 | +22.2% |
| 1924 | +61.9% |
| 1928 | +8.5% |
| 1932 | +81.7% |
| 1936 | +76.6% |
| 1940 | +61.3% |
| 1944 | +49.2% |
| 1948 | +54.1% |
| 1952 | +6.5% |
| 1956 | +12.2% |
| 1960 | +27.4% |
| 1964 | +47.5% |
| 1968 | +10.3% |
| 1972 | −39.8% |
| 1976 | +28.5% |
| 1980 | −0.6% |
| 1984 | −28.6% |
| 1988 | −1.5% |
| 1992 | −8.9% |
| 1996 | −11.1% |
| 2000 | −36.5% |
| 2004 | −42.9% |
| 2008 | −30.4% |
| 2012 | −40.3% |
| 2016 | −47.5% |
| 2020 | −48.1% |
| 2024 | −54.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,267 |
| 2018 | 12,210 |
| 2020 | 12,629 |
| 2022 | 12,685 |
| 2024 | 13,174 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−29 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +344 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $63,571 in average income, against $78,062 for residents who stayed — 19% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+7.4 on average — 47 points more Democratic-leaning than Gonzales County, TX itself (R+54.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bexar County, TX48D+9.7
- Caldwell County, TX43R+14.4
- Guadalupe County, TX33R+29.5
- Hays County, TX27D+5.6
- Harris County, TX24D+5.5
- Lavaca County, TX21R+76.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Guadalupe County, TX60
- Bexar County, TX44
- Caldwell County, TX31
- Travis County, TX28
- Lavaca County, TX23
- Comal County, TX21
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 | −116 |
| 2012 | +69 |
| 2013 | +125 |
| 2014 | +135 |
| 2015 | +19 |
| 2016 | +185 |
| 2017 | −106 |
| 2018 | −34 |
| 2019 | +7 |
| 2021 | −49 |
| 2022 | +159 |
| 2023 | +62 |
| 2024 | −83 |
| 2025 | −29 |
Gonzales County, anchored by its small namesake seat southeast of San Antonio, has delivered lopsided Republican presidential margins for decades, with 2024's R+54.8 result continuing a pattern common to rural South Texas counties outside the Rio Grande corridor.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 81.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 54.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 6.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 54.8 points.
A population of 19,851, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,672 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cochran County and Crosby County.
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Gonzales County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48177/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.