Houston County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
21 precincts · 9,373 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 311 | 919 | 12 | 1,242 | 25.0% | 74.0% | R+49.0 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 233 | 761 | 4 | 998 | 23.3% | 76.3% | R+52.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 111 | 870 | 4 | 985 | 11.3% | 88.3% | R+77.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6 | 165 | 629 | 6 | 800 | 20.6% | 78.6% | R+58.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 450 | 330 | 5 | 785 | 57.3% | 42.0% | D+15.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 236 | 461 | 9 | 706 | 33.4% | 65.3% | R+31.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7 | 84 | 556 | 1 | 641 | 13.1% | 86.7% | R+73.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 19Precinct 19 | 102 | 380 | 5 | 487 | 20.9% | 78.0% | R+57.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9 | 26 | 361 | 0 | 387 | 6.7% | 93.3% | R+86.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 8Precinct 8 | 47 | 245 | 1 | 293 | 16.0% | 83.6% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 21Precinct 21 | 64 | 222 | 3 | 289 | 22.1% | 76.8% | R+54.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 17Precinct 17 | 12 | 238 | 1 | 251 | 4.8% | 94.8% | R+90.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 16Precinct 16 | 19 | 210 | 0 | 229 | 8.3% | 91.7% | R+83.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 15Precinct 15 | 41 | 168 | 1 | 210 | 19.5% | 80.0% | R+60.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 10Precinct 10 | 33 | 156 | 2 | 191 | 17.3% | 81.7% | R+64.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 14Precinct 14 | 17 | 169 | 1 | 187 | 9.1% | 90.4% | R+81.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 22Precinct 22 | 34 | 142 | 4 | 180 | 18.9% | 78.9% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 20Precinct 20 | 9 | 155 | 0 | 164 | 5.5% | 94.5% | R+89.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12 | 17 | 104 | 0 | 121 | 14.0% | 86.0% | R+71.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11 | 15 | 99 | 0 | 114 | 13.2% | 86.8% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 18Precinct 18 | 39 | 72 | 2 | 113 | 34.5% | 63.7% | R+29.2 |
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1908 | +44.4% |
| 1912 | +52.9% |
| 1916 | +59.9% |
| 1920 | +36.6% |
| 1924 | +74.8% |
| 1928 | +27.3% |
| 1932 | +89.8% |
| 1936 | +92.2% |
| 1940 | +76.6% |
| 1944 | +66.6% |
| 1948 | +47.7% |
| 1952 | +13.2% |
| 1956 | +1.4% |
| 1960 | +25.4% |
| 1964 | +37.4% |
| 1968 | +22.3% |
| 1972 | −28.4% |
| 1976 | +17.5% |
| 1980 | +18.1% |
| 1984 | −16.2% |
| 1988 | −0.5% |
| 1992 | +2.3% |
| 1996 | −0.8% |
| 2000 | −30.1% |
| 2004 | −33.2% |
| 2008 | −37.3% |
| 2012 | −44.0% |
| 2016 | −50.6% |
| 2020 | −50.2% |
| 2024 | −55.3% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 12,591 |
| 2018 | 13,090 |
| 2020 | 13,444 |
| 2022 | 13,472 |
| 2024 | 13,901 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+98 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +612 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $60,890 in average income, against $59,769 for residents who stayed — 2% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+37.1 on average — 18 points more Democratic-leaning than Houston County, TX itself (R+55.3).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Harris County, TX60D+5.5
- Anderson County, TX46R+61.8
- Montgomery County, TX45R+45.5
- Walker County, TX26R+39.9
- Trinity County, TX22R+67.0
- Angelina County, TX21R+52.0
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Anderson County, TX62
- Harris County, TX45
- Walker County, TX39
- Montgomery County, TX34
- Angelina County, TX22
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 | −209 |
| 2012 | −188 |
| 2013 | −326 |
| 2014 | +58 |
| 2015 | −13 |
| 2016 | +178 |
| 2017 | +237 |
| 2018 | +61 |
| 2019 | −14 |
| 2021 | +60 |
| 2022 | +106 |
| 2023 | +195 |
| 2024 | +369 |
| 2025 | +98 |
Houston County, anchored by the small city of Crockett, is a heavily rural East Texas county where Republican presidential candidates have carried more than three-quarters of the vote in recent cycles, reflecting the region's long shift away from its historically Democratic roots.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 92.2 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 55.3 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 55.3 points.
A population of 22,051, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,531 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Anderson County and Shelby County.
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Houston County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48225/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.