Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupHemphill CountyTexasUnited States
German18.3%8.3%12.5%
Irish9.4%6.0%9.4%
English7.2%7.9%9.5%
American2.8%4.6%5.3%
Scottish2.4%1.3%1.3%
Welsh2.2%——
Scotch-Irish1.4%——
Dutch1.1%——
Mexican32.3%32.1%11.3%
Spanish0.2%——
African American†2.2%10.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Hemphill County
Texas
United States
Median age
45.1
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
6.4%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
23.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Hemphill County
Texas
United States
Median household income
$61,563
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
6.2%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
21.9%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Hemphill County
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
31.5%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
31.5%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Hemphill County
Texas
United States
Catholic
18.3%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
41.0%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
24.2%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
16.5%
4.5%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Hemphill County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
8 precincts · 1,614 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Hemphill County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -Precinct 301Precinct 301
50
398
2
450
11.1%
88.4%
R+77.3
Precinct -Precinct 201Precinct 201
51
292
3
346
14.7%
84.4%
R+69.7
Precinct -Precinct 101Precinct 101
37
289
4
330
11.2%
87.6%
R+76.4
Precinct -Precinct 401Precinct 401
22
246
1
269
8.2%
91.4%
R+83.3
Precinct -Precinct 402Precinct 402
16
79
2
97
16.5%
81.4%
R+64.9
Precinct -Precinct 303Precinct 303
12
64
0
76
15.8%
84.2%
R+68.4
Precinct -Precinct 302Precinct 302
2
22
0
24
8.3%
91.7%
R+83.3
Precinct -Precinct 202Precinct 202
0
22
0
22
0.0%
100.0%
R+100.0
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1904
+53.6%
1908
+36.5%
1912
+47.3%
1916
+52.6%
1920
+24.2%
1924
+37.0%
1928
−21.3%
1932
+74.6%
1936
+78.2%
1940
+67.2%
1944
+45.3%
1948
+61.9%
1952
−20.4%
1956
−21.4%
1960
−43.5%
1964
+7.1%
1968
−23.0%
1972
−62.9%
1976
−9.6%
1980
−31.5%
1984
−59.8%
1988
−37.7%
1992
−30.0%
1996
−44.6%
2000
−64.6%
2004
−68.4%
2008
−71.9%
2012
−73.3%
2016
−75.2%
2020
−74.4%
2024
−75.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
11.8%Harris190
87.6%Trump1,412
0.4%Oliver7 +1
R+75.8
R+1.4
R+74.3
1,612
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican87.6%1,412
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic11.8%190
Chase OliverLibertarian0.4%7
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%3
R
12.0%Biden206
86.4%Trump1,486
1.5%Jorgensen25
R+74.4
D+0.8
R+78.9
1,720
R
10.6%Clinton181
85.8%Trump1,462
2.6%Johnson44
R+75.2
R+1.9
R+77.3
1,704
R
12.7%Obama192
86.0%Romney1,298
1.3%Gray19
R+73.3
R+1.4
R+77.1
1,509
R
13.8%Obama216
85.7%McCain1,345
0.6%
R+71.9
R+3.6
R+79.2
1,570
R
15.6%Kerry257
84.0%Bush1,380
0.4%
R+68.4
R+3.8
R+65.9
1,643
R
17.0%Gore251
81.6%Bush1,203
0.9%Nader13
R+64.6
R+19.9
R+65.1
1,474
R
23.9%Clinton344
68.6%Dole986
7.2%Perot104
R+44.6
R+14.6
R+53.2
1,438
R
28.2%Clinton479
58.2%Bush989
13.6%Perot232
R+30.0
D+7.7
R+35.6
1,700
R
30.9%Dukakis527
68.6%Bush1,170
0.5%
R+37.7
D+22.1
R+30.0
1,705
R
20.0%Mondale413
79.8%Reagan1,650
0.2%
R+59.8
R+28.4
R+41.6
2,067
R
33.3%Carter592
64.7%Reagan1,152
2.0%
R+31.5
R+21.9
R+21.7
1,780
R
44.8%Carter707
54.4%Ford858
0.8%
R+9.6
D+53.4
R+11.6
1,578
R
18.5%McGovern214
81.4%Nixon942
0.1%
R+62.9
R+39.9
R+39.8
1,157
R
30.8%Humphrey400
53.8%Nixon699
15.5%
R+23.0
R+30.1
R+22.3
1,300
D
53.5%Johnson649
46.4%Goldwater563
0.1%
D+7.1
D+50.6
R+15.5
1,213
R
28.2%Kennedy333
71.7%Nixon847
0.1%
R+43.5
R+22.1
R+43.7
1,181
R
39.2%Stevenson401
60.7%Eisenhower620
0.1%
R+21.4
R+1.1
R+6.0
1,022
R
39.8%Stevenson590
60.2%Eisenhower892
0.0%
R+20.4
R+82.3
R+9.6
1,482
D
78.9%Truman930
17.1%Dewey201
4.0%
D+61.9
D+16.6
D+57.4
1,178
D
69.3%Roosevelt792
24.0%Dewey274
6.7%
D+45.3
R+21.9
D+37.8
1,143
D
83.6%Roosevelt868
16.4%Willkie170
0.0%
D+67.2
R+11.0
D+57.3
1,038
D
88.9%Roosevelt1,008
10.7%Landon121
0.4%
D+78.2
D+3.6
D+54.0
1,134
D
87.3%Roosevelt918
12.6%Hoover133
0.1%
D+74.6
D+96.0
D+56.8
1,052
R
39.3%Smith317
60.7%Hoover489
0.0%
R+21.3
R+58.4
R+3.9
806
D
63.0%Davis405
26.0%Coolidge167
11.0%La Follette71
D+37.0
D+12.8
D+62.2
643
D
61.5%Cox417
37.3%Harding253
1.2%
D+24.2
R+28.4
D+50.4
678
D
73.5%Wilson496
20.9%Hughes141
5.6%
D+52.6
D+5.3
D+49.4
675
D
58.8%Wilson312
11.5%Taft61
29.8%
D+47.3
D+10.8
D+27.7
531
D
64.9%Bryan187
28.5%Taft82
6.6%
D+36.5
R+17.1
D+46.0
288
D
74.5%Parker146
20.9%Roosevelt41
4.6%
D+53.6
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
12.2%195
86.3%1,380
1,600
2020
R
11.6%197
86.5%1,465
1,693
2018
R
11.4%157
87.9%1,209
1,375
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Hemphill County, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
2,336
2018
2,194
2020
2,355
2022
2,303
2024
2,347
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−38 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −523 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $66,237 in average income, against $97,016 for residents who stayed — 32% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
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.
Domestic migration in Hemphill County, TX in Hemphill County, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+111
2012
+91
2013
+26
2014
−19
2015
+49
2016
−204
2017
−171
2018
−108
2019
−49
2021
−48
2022
−115
2023
−47
2024
−1
2025
−38
Hemphill County's sparse population and ranching economy anchor a voting pattern typical of the Texas Panhandle, where the 2024 presidential margin exceeded 75 points—among the widest gaps recorded statewide.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 78.2 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 75.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 75.8 points.
A population of 3,234, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,563 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Beaver County and Lipscomb County.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Hemphill County, Texas voted Republican by 75.8 points (R+75.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,612 votes cast, 190 went Democratic and 1,412 went Republican.
When did Hemphill County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hemphill County, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Hemphill County, Texas?
Hemphill County, Texas has a population of 3,234 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hemphill County, Texas?
Median household income in Hemphill County, Texas is $61,563 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Hemphill County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hemphill County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 19 went Republican.
