Henderson County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
30 precincts · 38,603 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 4SEPrecinct 4SE | 437 | 2,216 | 24 | 2,677 | 16.3% | 82.8% | R+66.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 3BPrecinct 3B | 226 | 1,899 | 16 | 2,141 | 10.6% | 88.7% | R+78.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4LPPrecinct 4LP | 331 | 1,597 | 18 | 1,946 | 17.0% | 82.1% | R+65.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2PSSPrecinct 2PSS | 341 | 1,547 | 10 | 1,898 | 18.0% | 81.5% | R+63.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1TCPrecinct 1TC | 353 | 1,497 | 15 | 1,865 | 18.9% | 80.3% | R+61.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2GBNPrecinct 2GBN | 387 | 1,458 | 16 | 1,861 | 20.8% | 78.3% | R+57.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2EPrecinct 2E | 229 | 1,461 | 12 | 1,702 | 13.5% | 85.8% | R+72.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1CRPrecinct 1CR | 201 | 1,412 | 7 | 1,620 | 12.4% | 87.2% | R+74.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2PSNPrecinct 2PSN | 281 | 1,294 | 9 | 1,584 | 17.7% | 81.7% | R+64.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3CPrecinct 3C | 269 | 1,276 | 17 | 1,562 | 17.2% | 81.7% | R+64.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2GBSPrecinct 2GBS | 277 | 1,273 | 11 | 1,561 | 17.7% | 81.6% | R+63.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1TPrecinct 1T | 310 | 1,221 | 10 | 1,541 | 20.1% | 79.2% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1MPrecinct 1M | 342 | 1,164 | 17 | 1,523 | 22.5% | 76.4% | R+54.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3CSPrecinct 3CS | 206 | 1,263 | 12 | 1,481 | 13.9% | 85.3% | R+71.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1APrecinct 1A | 183 | 1,206 | 9 | 1,398 | 13.1% | 86.3% | R+73.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4NLPPrecinct 4NLP | 129 | 1,205 | 4 | 1,338 | 9.6% | 90.1% | R+80.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 288 | 925 | 19 | 1,232 | 23.4% | 75.1% | R+51.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3MPrecinct 3M | 148 | 1,013 | 8 | 1,169 | 12.7% | 86.7% | R+74.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4BPrecinct 4B | 309 | 791 | 8 | 1,108 | 27.9% | 71.4% | R+43.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3WSPrecinct 3WS | 157 | 782 | 3 | 942 | 16.7% | 83.0% | R+66.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1MNPrecinct 1MN | 170 | 750 | 12 | 932 | 18.2% | 80.5% | R+62.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3NPrecinct 3N | 104 | 812 | 2 | 918 | 11.3% | 88.5% | R+77.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4WPrecinct 4W | 149 | 686 | 5 | 840 | 17.7% | 81.7% | R+63.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4MSPrecinct 4MS | 251 | 516 | 5 | 772 | 32.5% | 66.8% | R+34.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 374 | 320 | 17 | 711 | 52.6% | 45.0% | D+7.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3NWPrecinct 3NW | 106 | 473 | 5 | 584 | 18.2% | 81.0% | R+62.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2MPrecinct 2M | 88 | 441 | 2 | 531 | 16.6% | 83.1% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4APrecinct 4A | 150 | 314 | 2 | 466 | 32.2% | 67.4% | R+35.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 90 | 330 | 4 | 424 | 21.2% | 77.8% | R+56.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 33 | 237 | 6 | 276 | 12.0% | 85.9% | R+73.9 |
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +59.2% |
| 1912 | +61.4% |
| 1916 | +63.1% |
| 1920 | +39.7% |
| 1924 | +79.3% |
| 1928 | +21.0% |
| 1932 | +87.8% |
| 1936 | +85.1% |
| 1940 | +67.3% |
| 1944 | +66.2% |
| 1948 | +70.9% |
| 1952 | +27.3% |
| 1956 | +10.5% |
| 1960 | +14.9% |
| 1964 | +40.3% |
| 1968 | +10.1% |
| 1972 | −39.1% |
| 1976 | +27.7% |
| 1980 | +1.8% |
| 1984 | −27.0% |
| 1988 | −5.7% |
| 1992 | +3.0% |
| 1996 | −1.1% |
| 2000 | −30.8% |
| 2004 | −40.6% |
| 2008 | −44.6% |
| 2012 | −54.7% |
| 2016 | −59.8% |
| 2020 | −60.1% |
| 2024 | −63.5% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 50,704 |
| 2018 | 50,899 |
| 2020 | 54,663 |
| 2022 | 58,253 |
| 2024 | 59,479 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+1,377 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +13,316 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $78,090 in average income, against $70,863 for residents who stayed — 10% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+24.6 on average — 39 points more Democratic-leaning than Henderson County, TX itself (R+63.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Kaufman County, TX463R+27.9
- Dallas County, TX384D+22.2
- Smith County, TX340R+45.1
- Van Zandt County, TX157R+74.8
- Tarrant County, TX155R+5.1
- Anderson County, TX107R+61.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Smith County, TX358
- Kaufman County, TX335
- Dallas County, TX203
- Van Zandt County, TX169
- Tarrant County, TX114
- Anderson County, TX96
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.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +178 |
| 2012 | +186 |
| 2013 | −160 |
| 2014 | +682 |
| 2015 | +311 |
| 2016 | +693 |
| 2017 | +1,075 |
| 2018 | +1,398 |
| 2019 | +836 |
| 2021 | +1,990 |
| 2022 | +1,353 |
| 2023 | +1,964 |
| 2024 | +1,433 |
| 2025 | +1,377 |
Henderson County, anchored by the city of Athens in the Piney Woods region, delivered an R+63.5 margin in 2024 — a gap that reflects both its rural character and a decades-long rightward shift among East Texas working-class voters.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.8 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 63.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.5 points.
A population of 84,862, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,179 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Van Zandt County and Montague County.
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Henderson County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48213/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.