Grimes County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+60%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 31,3402024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,8032024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 11.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 25.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jones County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Grimes CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Grimes County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
—
Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +86.1% |
| 1916 | +80.5% |
| 1920 | +56.1% |
| 1924 | +83.5% |
| 1928 | +25.3% |
| 1932 | +86.0% |
| 1936 | +86.2% |
| 1940 | +81.3% |
| 1944 | +72.2% |
| 1948 | +32.8% |
| 1952 | −6.7% |
| 1956 | −8.5% |
| 1960 | +23.8% |
| 1964 | +37.4% |
| 1968 | +11.3% |
| 1972 | −33.4% |
| 1976 | +28.5% |
| 1980 | +7.7% |
| 1984 | −17.3% |
| 1988 | −1.5% |
| 1992 | +3.1% |
| 1996 | +0.4% |
| 2000 | −25.7% |
| 2004 | −31.8% |
| 2008 | −34.3% |
| 2012 | −44.2% |
| 2016 | −51.1% |
| 2020 | −53.2% |
| 2024 | −60.2% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,734 | 11,197 | 14,051 | ||
| R | 2,833 | 9,432 | 12,414 | ||
| R | 2,194 | 7,065 | 9,533 | ||
| R | 2,339 | 6,141 | 8,601 | ||
| R | 2,704 | 5,562 | 8,322 | ||
| R | 2,713 | 5,263 | 8,030 | ||
| R | 2,450 | 4,197 | 6,802 | ||
| D | 2,584 | 2,564 | 5,701 | ||
| D | 2,594 | 2,402 | 6,217 | ||
| R | 2,735 | 2,820 | 5,582 | ||
| R | 2,370 | 3,365 | 5,752 | ||
| D | 2,440 | 2,087 | 4,602 | ||
| D | 2,656 | 1,473 | 4,148 | ||
| R | 1,116 | 2,243 | 3,376 | ||
| D | 1,473 | 1,076 | 3,525 | ||
| D | 2,229 | 1,014 | 3,247 | ||
| D | 1,713 | 1,053 | 2,778 | ||
| R | 1,079 | 1,281 | 2,374 | ||
| R | 1,362 | 1,557 | 2,920 | ||
| D | 901 | 336 | 1,720 | ||
| D | 1,559 | 137 | 1,970 | ||
| D | 2,899 | 298 | 3,199 | ||
| D | 1,851 | 136 | 1,989 | ||
| D | 2,065 | 153 | 2,223 | ||
| D | 1,175 | 701 | 1,876 | ||
| D | 2,136 | 177 | 2,345 | ||
| D | 1,027 | 214 | 1,449 | ||
| D | 1,108 | 108 | 1,243 | ||
| D | 941 | 35 | 1,052 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.3%
English
9.7%
Irish
7.2%
Polish
5.4%
American
4.1%
French
2.0%
Scottish
1.6%
African American
9.1%
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: 40.1 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
$69,803
Grimes County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Grimes County$69,803
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Grimes 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
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.6%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)13.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.0%
speak English only
Spanish19.5%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
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 51.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Grimes County, a sparsely populated stretch of East Texas pine and farmland, has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 60 points, reflecting a rural demographic shift that accelerated sharply over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached sixty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty points.
A population of 31,340, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,803 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jones County and Polk County. A non-English-speaking share of 21% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
Most similar counties
Compare two places, side by side
Twelve curated comparisons line up election history, demographics, and the divergence story for two places at a glance. Browse all comparisons →
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Grimes County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48185/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
More texan right counties
Frequently asked questions
How did Grimes County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Grimes County, Texas voted Republican by 60.2 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 14,051 votes cast, 2,734 went Democratic and 11,197 went Republican.
What is Grimes County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Grimes 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 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Grimes County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Grimes County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Grimes County, Texas?
Grimes County, Texas has a population of 31,340 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Grimes County, Texas?
Median household income in Grimes County, Texas is $69,803 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Grimes County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Grimes County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.