Henderson County, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+63%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+63MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 84,8622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,1792024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+63 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Upshur County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Henderson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Henderson 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 | +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 | −63.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,919 | 31,379 | 38,603 | ||
| R | 7,060 | 28,911 | 36,368 | ||
| R | 5,669 | 23,650 | 30,045 | ||
| R | 6,106 | 21,231 | 27,627 | ||
| R | 7,913 | 20,857 | 28,993 | ||
| R | 8,505 | 20,210 | 28,849 | ||
| R | 8,704 | 16,607 | 25,627 | ||
| R | 10,085 | 10,345 | 22,772 | ||
| D | 9,105 | 8,368 | 24,261 | ||
| R | 9,819 | 11,005 | 20,918 | ||
| R | 7,302 | 12,725 | 20,076 | ||
| D | 8,199 | 7,903 | 16,305 | ||
| D | 8,245 | 4,658 | 12,937 | ||
| R | 2,741 | 6,263 | 9,013 | ||
| D | 3,119 | 2,315 | 7,932 | ||
| D | 4,697 | 1,988 | 6,714 | ||
| D | 3,411 | 2,521 | 5,970 | ||
| D | 3,065 | 2,479 | 5,569 | ||
| D | 4,439 | 2,534 | 6,974 | ||
| D | 3,669 | 540 | 4,413 | ||
| D | 3,219 | 427 | 4,220 | ||
| D | 4,111 | 803 | 4,914 | ||
| D | 3,259 | 260 | 3,525 | ||
| D | 3,522 | 219 | 3,760 | ||
| D | 1,726 | 1,128 | 2,854 | ||
| D | 3,819 | 405 | 4,304 | ||
| D | 1,684 | 538 | 2,889 | ||
| D | 1,790 | 268 | 2,413 | ||
| D | 1,370 | 137 | 2,009 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.0%
Irish
11.3%
German
9.4%
American
6.6%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.5%
African American
4.1%
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: 43.8 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
$65,179
Henderson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Henderson County$65,179
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Henderson 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
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.7%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.1%
speak English only
Spanish9.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
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 51.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
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.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-three points.
A median household income of $65,179, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 84,862 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Upshur County and Lamar County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Henderson County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Henderson County, Texas voted Republican by 63.4 points (R+63), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,603 votes cast, 6,919 went Democratic and 31,379 went Republican.
What is Henderson County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Henderson County, Texas in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Henderson County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Henderson County, Texas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Henderson County, Texas?
Henderson County, Texas has a population of 84,862 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Henderson County, Texas?
Median household income in Henderson County, Texas is $65,179 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Henderson County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Henderson County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.