Gray County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+77%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+77MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 21,0452024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,6142024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 31.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+78 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Roberts County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Gray CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Gray 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 | +61.4% |
| 1916 | +70.2% |
| 1920 | +34.3% |
| 1924 | +2.3% |
| 1928 | −30.9% |
| 1932 | +74.0% |
| 1936 | +80.2% |
| 1940 | +55.9% |
| 1944 | +26.6% |
| 1948 | +37.0% |
| 1952 | −23.7% |
| 1956 | −24.7% |
| 1960 | −37.7% |
| 1964 | −15.9% |
| 1968 | −33.5% |
| 1972 | −69.9% |
| 1976 | −21.5% |
| 1980 | −43.4% |
| 1984 | −63.3% |
| 1988 | −49.1% |
| 1992 | −35.5% |
| 1996 | −45.2% |
| 2000 | −65.4% |
| 2004 | −69.7% |
| 2008 | −71.0% |
| 2012 | −75.2% |
| 2016 | −78.3% |
| 2020 | −77.2% |
| 2024 | −77.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 845 | 6,691 | 7,580 | ||
| R | 829 | 6,840 | 7,782 | ||
| R | 701 | 6,500 | 7,405 | ||
| R | 886 | 6,443 | 7,389 | ||
| R | 1,153 | 6,924 | 8,133 | ||
| R | 1,289 | 7,260 | 8,572 | ||
| R | 1,376 | 6,732 | 8,185 | ||
| R | 2,114 | 6,102 | 8,824 | ||
| R | 2,426 | 6,105 | 10,372 | ||
| R | 2,460 | 7,259 | 9,781 | ||
| R | 2,003 | 8,955 | 10,988 | ||
| R | 2,786 | 7,187 | 10,149 | ||
| R | 3,872 | 6,010 | 9,962 | ||
| R | 1,367 | 7,968 | 9,444 | ||
| R | 2,374 | 5,994 | 10,795 | ||
| R | 3,633 | 5,011 | 8,650 | ||
| R | 2,802 | 6,197 | 9,013 | ||
| R | 3,034 | 5,047 | 8,153 | ||
| R | 3,367 | 5,467 | 8,857 | ||
| D | 3,699 | 1,594 | 5,696 | ||
| D | 3,067 | 1,739 | 4,989 | ||
| D | 4,315 | 1,217 | 5,540 | ||
| D | 4,347 | 464 | 4,839 | ||
| D | 3,446 | 505 | 3,975 | ||
| R | 986 | 1,871 | 2,863 | ||
| D | 608 | 581 | 1,189 | ||
| D | 529 | 251 | 811 | ||
| D | 482 | 69 | 588 | ||
| D | 272 | 13 | 422 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.5%
German
11.4%
Irish
8.5%
American
7.3%
Scottish
3.0%
French
1.6%
Italian
1.1%
African American
3.7%
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: 36.9 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
$59,614
Gray County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Gray County$59,614
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Gray 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
15.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.7%
Working age (18–64)13.8%
Seniors (65+)7.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.0%
speak English only
Spanish21.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.6%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 16.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Gray County's 2024 presidential margin of R+77.1 ranks among the most lopsided in a region already defined by extreme partisan consistency, reflecting a sparsely populated, oil-adjacent economy with virtually no urban counterweight.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-eight points in 2016. The 2024 margin was seventy-seven points.
A population of 21,045, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $59,614 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Roberts County and Hutchinson County. A non-English-speaking share of 23% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Gray County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gray County, Texas voted Republican by 77.1 points (R+77), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 7,580 votes cast, 845 went Democratic and 6,691 went Republican.
What is Gray County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Gray 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 9 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Gray County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gray County, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Gray County, Texas?
Gray County, Texas has a population of 21,045 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gray County, Texas?
Median household income in Gray County, Texas is $59,614 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Gray County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gray County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.