Hill County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 37,3282024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,5912024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 23.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Freestone County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hill CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hill 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 | +82.5% |
| 1916 | +80.5% |
| 1920 | +43.3% |
| 1924 | +74.3% |
| 1928 | −0.7% |
| 1932 | +87.2% |
| 1936 | +89.3% |
| 1940 | +81.1% |
| 1944 | +72.9% |
| 1948 | +70.5% |
| 1952 | +16.3% |
| 1956 | +25.5% |
| 1960 | +32.1% |
| 1964 | +53.4% |
| 1968 | +23.0% |
| 1972 | −40.7% |
| 1976 | +33.0% |
| 1980 | +6.4% |
| 1984 | −21.9% |
| 1988 | −4.5% |
| 1992 | +2.5% |
| 1996 | −4.4% |
| 2000 | −32.9% |
| 2004 | −41.9% |
| 2008 | −41.3% |
| 2012 | −53.0% |
| 2016 | −58.3% |
| 2020 | −60.7% |
| 2024 | −64.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,919 | 13,669 | 16,706 | ||
| R | 2,860 | 11,926 | 14,931 | ||
| R | 2,547 | 10,108 | 12,970 | ||
| R | 2,752 | 9,132 | 12,045 | ||
| R | 3,811 | 9,264 | 13,188 | ||
| R | 3,751 | 9,225 | 13,053 | ||
| R | 3,524 | 7,054 | 10,735 | ||
| R | 3,988 | 4,401 | 9,473 | ||
| D | 3,929 | 3,669 | 10,376 | ||
| R | 4,381 | 4,796 | 9,198 | ||
| R | 3,420 | 5,344 | 8,790 | ||
| D | 4,688 | 4,113 | 8,936 | ||
| D | 5,327 | 2,680 | 8,032 | ||
| R | 1,882 | 4,481 | 6,379 | ||
| D | 3,415 | 1,809 | 6,977 | ||
| D | 5,130 | 1,557 | 6,696 | ||
| D | 4,340 | 2,226 | 6,593 | ||
| D | 4,199 | 2,487 | 6,707 | ||
| D | 4,504 | 3,242 | 7,747 | ||
| D | 4,362 | 657 | 5,255 | ||
| D | 4,876 | 516 | 5,984 | ||
| D | 6,002 | 627 | 6,629 | ||
| D | 4,710 | 265 | 4,980 | ||
| D | 5,297 | 360 | 5,662 | ||
| R | 2,413 | 2,446 | 4,859 | ||
| D | 5,778 | 807 | 6,688 | ||
| D | 3,254 | 1,022 | 5,155 | ||
| D | 3,951 | 382 | 4,436 | ||
| D | 2,674 | 129 | 3,084 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.6%
German
10.8%
Irish
10.3%
American
5.6%
French
1.6%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
0.9%
African American
4.5%
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: 41.0 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
$64,591
Hill County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hill County$64,591
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Hill 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 1819.9%
Working age (18–64)13.5%
Seniors (65+)9.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.2%
speak English only
Spanish14.4%
Other Indo-European1.0%
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 38.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hill County's R+64.3 margin in 2024 places it among the most heavily Republican jurisdictions in Texas, reflecting a broader pattern of rural, small-population counties consolidating sharply away from competitive voting over the past two decades.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A population of 37,328, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,591 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Freestone County and Madison County. A non-English-speaking share of 16% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hill County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hill County, Texas voted Republican by 64.3 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,706 votes cast, 2,919 went Democratic and 13,669 went Republican.
What is Hill County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Hill 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 Hill County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hill County, Texas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Hill County, Texas?
Hill County, Texas has a population of 37,328 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hill County, Texas?
Median household income in Hill County, Texas is $64,591 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Hill County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hill 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.