Howard County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
31 precincts · 9,650 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 205Precinct 205 | 73 | 907 | 2 | 982 | 7.4% | 92.4% | R+84.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 25Precinct 25 | 163 | 644 | 10 | 817 | 20.0% | 78.8% | R+58.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 33Precinct 33 | 178 | 616 | 2 | 796 | 22.4% | 77.4% | R+55.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 34Precinct 34 | 161 | 597 | 11 | 769 | 20.9% | 77.6% | R+56.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 207Precinct 207 | 70 | 634 | 6 | 710 | 9.9% | 89.3% | R+79.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 46Precinct 46 | 150 | 484 | 8 | 642 | 23.4% | 75.4% | R+52.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11 | 229 | 384 | 4 | 617 | 37.1% | 62.2% | R+25.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 207CPrecinct 207C | 41 | 403 | 0 | 444 | 9.2% | 90.8% | R+81.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 404Precinct 404 | 50 | 347 | 3 | 400 | 12.5% | 86.8% | R+74.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 304Precinct 304 | 29 | 365 | 2 | 396 | 7.3% | 92.2% | R+84.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 42Precinct 42 | 76 | 288 | 2 | 366 | 20.8% | 78.7% | R+57.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 409Precinct 409 | 22 | 328 | 1 | 351 | 6.3% | 93.4% | R+87.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 24Precinct 24 | 57 | 224 | 10 | 291 | 19.6% | 77.0% | R+57.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 45Precinct 45 | 62 | 212 | 1 | 275 | 22.5% | 77.1% | R+54.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 35Precinct 35 | 55 | 192 | 3 | 250 | 22.0% | 76.8% | R+54.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12 | 84 | 157 | 0 | 241 | 34.9% | 65.1% | R+30.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 26Precinct 26 | 37 | 191 | 0 | 228 | 16.2% | 83.8% | R+67.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 405Precinct 405 | 19 | 182 | 2 | 203 | 9.4% | 89.7% | R+80.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 13Precinct 13 | 63 | 105 | 4 | 172 | 36.6% | 61.0% | R+24.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 208CPrecinct 208C | 12 | 121 | 0 | 133 | 9.0% | 91.0% | R+82.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 103Precinct 103 | 18 | 86 | 1 | 105 | 17.1% | 81.9% | R+64.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 32Precinct 32 | 18 | 69 | 0 | 87 | 20.7% | 79.3% | R+58.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 31Precinct 31 | 18 | 61 | 1 | 80 | 22.5% | 76.3% | R+53.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 16Precinct 16 | 25 | 42 | 0 | 67 | 37.3% | 62.7% | R+25.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 104Precinct 104 | 6 | 60 | 0 | 66 | 9.1% | 90.9% | R+81.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12APrecinct 12A | 19 | 40 | 0 | 59 | 32.2% | 67.8% | R+35.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 14Precinct 14 | 23 | 35 | 0 | 58 | 39.7% | 60.3% | R+20.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 408Precinct 408 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 36 | 0.0% | 97.2% | R+97.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 34APrecinct 34A | 1 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 16.7% | 83.3% | R+66.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 208Precinct 208 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 41Precinct 41 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +76.1% |
| 1908 | +74.3% |
| 1912 | +72.5% |
| 1916 | +81.8% |
| 1920 | +65.7% |
| 1924 | +63.2% |
| 1928 | −9.9% |
| 1932 | +89.3% |
| 1936 | +86.0% |
| 1940 | +84.2% |
| 1944 | +75.1% |
| 1948 | +71.6% |
| 1952 | +16.7% |
| 1956 | +19.2% |
| 1960 | +17.3% |
| 1964 | +30.0% |
| 1968 | +0.8% |
| 1972 | −45.9% |
| 1976 | +17.4% |
| 1980 | −19.5% |
| 1984 | −29.1% |
| 1988 | −15.0% |
| 1992 | −12.8% |
| 1996 | −12.9% |
| 2000 | −41.1% |
| 2004 | −47.2% |
| 2008 | −46.3% |
| 2012 | −49.9% |
| 2016 | −55.8% |
| 2020 | −58.4% |
| 2024 | −62.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 17,041 |
| 2018 | 16,893 |
| 2020 | 17,526 |
| 2022 | 16,934 |
| 2024 | 17,198 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−187 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −4,898 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $54,518 in average income, against $108,240 for residents who stayed — 50% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+50.6 on average — 12 points more Democratic-leaning than Howard County, TX itself (R+62.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Midland County, TX63R+60.5
- Lubbock County, TX25R+39.5
- Tom Green County, TX24R+48.0
- Mitchell County, TX22R+71.3
- Tarrant County, TX22R+5.1
- Ector County, TX21R+52.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Midland County, TX79
- Lubbock County, TX45
- Tom Green County, TX35
- Tarrant County, TX24
- Ector County, TX22
- Bexar County, TX21
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 | −112 |
| 2012 | +370 |
| 2013 | +548 |
| 2014 | +194 |
| 2015 | +348 |
| 2016 | −1,154 |
| 2017 | −556 |
| 2018 | −57 |
| 2019 | +568 |
| 2021 | −379 |
| 2022 | −3,941 |
| 2023 | −189 |
| 2024 | −351 |
| 2025 | −187 |
Howard County anchors the eastern Permian Basin around Big Spring, where the petroleum economy has driven some of Texas's most consistent Republican margins—62.8 points in 2024—across a generation of elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 89.3 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 62.8 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 62.8 points.
A population of 32,290, a 43% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,649 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Andrews County and Moore County.
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Howard County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48227/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.