Hardin County, Texas: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+76%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+76MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 57,6422024 5-year
- Median household income
- $75,8082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+90 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Clay County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hardin CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hardin 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 | +62.3% |
| 1916 | +73.1% |
| 1920 | +57.9% |
| 1924 | +38.2% |
| 1928 | +4.1% |
| 1932 | +89.1% |
| 1936 | +90.4% |
| 1940 | +85.9% |
| 1944 | +76.4% |
| 1948 | +66.9% |
| 1952 | +34.8% |
| 1956 | +5.3% |
| 1960 | +34.1% |
| 1964 | +44.2% |
| 1968 | +10.2% |
| 1972 | −27.4% |
| 1976 | +23.5% |
| 1980 | +9.3% |
| 1984 | −10.5% |
| 1988 | +8.9% |
| 1992 | +5.2% |
| 1996 | −7.5% |
| 2000 | −35.7% |
| 2004 | −45.5% |
| 2008 | −61.2% |
| 2012 | −67.6% |
| 2016 | −73.9% |
| 2020 | −73.8% |
| 2024 | −75.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,347 | 24,691 | 28,157 | ||
| R | 3,474 | 23,858 | 27,635 | ||
| R | 2,780 | 19,606 | 22,780 | ||
| R | 3,359 | 17,746 | 21,297 | ||
| R | 3,939 | 16,603 | 20,702 | ||
| R | 5,608 | 15,030 | 20,710 | ||
| R | 5,595 | 11,962 | 17,836 | ||
| R | 7,179 | 8,529 | 17,900 | ||
| D | 6,753 | 5,885 | 16,793 | ||
| D | 8,245 | 6,897 | 15,173 | ||
| R | 6,782 | 8,380 | 15,206 | ||
| D | 7,358 | 6,087 | 13,732 | ||
| D | 6,558 | 4,046 | 10,688 | ||
| R | 2,952 | 5,190 | 8,157 | ||
| O | 2,894 | 1,986 | 8,862 | ||
| D | 5,143 | 1,987 | 7,146 | ||
| D | 4,315 | 2,115 | 6,451 | ||
| D | 2,371 | 2,130 | 4,520 | ||
| D | 3,423 | 1,653 | 5,082 | ||
| D | 2,233 | 196 | 3,043 | ||
| D | 2,632 | 243 | 3,126 | ||
| D | 2,997 | 226 | 3,225 | ||
| D | 2,351 | 119 | 2,470 | ||
| D | 2,783 | 161 | 2,944 | ||
| D | 1,032 | 951 | 1,983 | ||
| D | 1,516 | 645 | 2,278 | ||
| D | 999 | 202 | 1,376 | ||
| D | 1,279 | 158 | 1,534 | ||
| D | 979 | 101 | 1,409 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.8%
German
12.4%
Irish
10.3%
French
7.6%
American
7.4%
Italian
2.8%
Scottish
2.1%
African American
4.6%
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: 39.4 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
$75,808
Hardin County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Hardin County$75,808
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Hardin County ranks in the top 25% 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
12.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.3%
Working age (18–64)11.4%
Seniors (65+)14.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
95.4%
speak English only
Spanish3.6%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hardin County, anchored by Kountze and Silsbee in the East Texas timber belt, recorded an R+75.8 presidential margin in 2024—among the widest of any county in the state and consistent with deep-red voting patterns across rural Southeast Texas.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at seventy-six points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-six points.
A median household income of $75,808, a 12% poverty rate, and a 84% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Clay County and Montague County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hardin County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hardin County, Texas voted Republican by 75.8 points (R+76), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,157 votes cast, 3,347 went Democratic and 24,691 went Republican.
What is Hardin County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Hardin County, Texas in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 18 times, Republican 10 times, and other 1 times.
When did Hardin County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hardin County, Texas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Hardin County, Texas?
Hardin County, Texas has a population of 57,642 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hardin County, Texas?
Median household income in Hardin County, Texas is $75,808 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Hardin County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hardin County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.