Gregg County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+42%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+42MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 125,4802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,5502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 57.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Johnson County, WY · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Gregg CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Gregg 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 | +59.0% |
| 1916 | +65.7% |
| 1920 | +52.1% |
| 1924 | +66.4% |
| 1928 | +21.3% |
| 1932 | +87.4% |
| 1936 | +82.4% |
| 1940 | +71.0% |
| 1944 | +55.0% |
| 1948 | +24.9% |
| 1952 | −13.9% |
| 1956 | −31.4% |
| 1960 | −15.6% |
| 1964 | −14.7% |
| 1968 | −15.3% |
| 1972 | −56.8% |
| 1976 | −28.1% |
| 1980 | −38.5% |
| 1984 | −46.7% |
| 1988 | −35.5% |
| 1992 | −18.5% |
| 1996 | −21.2% |
| 2000 | −40.3% |
| 2004 | −41.6% |
| 2008 | −37.6% |
| 2012 | −39.4% |
| 2016 | −40.9% |
| 2020 | −36.9% |
| 2024 | −42.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,294 | 33,026 | 46,738 | ||
| R | 14,796 | 32,493 | 47,982 | ||
| R | 11,677 | 28,764 | 41,749 | ||
| R | 12,398 | 28,742 | 41,507 | ||
| R | 13,166 | 29,203 | 42,610 | ||
| R | 12,306 | 29,939 | 42,398 | ||
| R | 11,244 | 26,739 | 38,433 | ||
| R | 13,659 | 21,611 | 37,478 | ||
| R | 12,797 | 20,542 | 41,829 | ||
| R | 12,486 | 26,465 | 39,387 | ||
| R | 10,700 | 29,697 | 40,643 | ||
| R | 10,219 | 23,399 | 34,190 | ||
| R | 9,827 | 17,582 | 27,612 | ||
| R | 5,325 | 19,927 | 25,716 | ||
| R | 5,733 | 9,278 | 23,120 | ||
| R | 8,741 | 11,761 | 20,584 | ||
| R | 7,765 | 10,679 | 18,737 | ||
| R | 4,881 | 9,440 | 14,519 | ||
| R | 7,969 | 10,583 | 18,794 | ||
| D | 5,104 | 2,477 | 10,565 | ||
| D | 6,401 | 1,412 | 9,077 | ||
| D | 9,391 | 1,584 | 10,990 | ||
| D | 6,489 | 621 | 7,121 | ||
| D | 5,204 | 341 | 5,565 | ||
| D | 996 | 646 | 1,644 | ||
| D | 1,286 | 177 | 1,671 | ||
| D | 1,050 | 257 | 1,522 | ||
| D | 820 | 159 | 1,006 | ||
| D | 590 | 129 | 782 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
11.7%
English
10.7%
Irish
8.9%
German
7.8%
Italian
2.0%
French
2.0%
Scottish
1.9%
African American
14.4%
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: 35.9 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
$66,550
Gregg County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Gregg County$66,550
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Gregg 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
16.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1821.8%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)10.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.6%
speak English only
Spanish15.3%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 13.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Gregg County's economy has been tied to East Texas petroleum since the 1930s Kilgore boom, and that industrial legacy correlates with some of the most consistent Republican margins in the region — R+42 in 2024.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-two points.
A population of 125,480, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,550 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Johnson County and Taylor County. A non-English-speaking share of 17% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Gregg County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Gregg County, Texas voted Republican by 42.2 points (R+42), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,738 votes cast, 13,294 went Democratic and 33,026 went Republican.
What is Gregg County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Gregg 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 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Gregg County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Gregg County, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Gregg County, Texas?
Gregg County, Texas has a population of 125,480 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Gregg County, Texas?
Median household income in Gregg County, Texas is $66,550 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Gregg County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Gregg County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.