Hunt County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+55%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 108,9722024 5-year
- Median household income
- $71,9382024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Stephens County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hunt CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hunt 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 | +74.7% |
| 1916 | +78.9% |
| 1920 | +60.8% |
| 1924 | +76.7% |
| 1928 | +7.7% |
| 1932 | +87.1% |
| 1936 | +88.9% |
| 1940 | +80.5% |
| 1944 | +68.3% |
| 1948 | +55.0% |
| 1952 | −6.2% |
| 1956 | −5.3% |
| 1960 | +0.4% |
| 1964 | +33.0% |
| 1968 | +1.0% |
| 1972 | −44.4% |
| 1976 | +12.2% |
| 1980 | −2.8% |
| 1984 | −34.4% |
| 1988 | −16.5% |
| 1992 | −9.3% |
| 1996 | −8.9% |
| 2000 | −34.0% |
| 2004 | −42.9% |
| 2008 | −40.6% |
| 2012 | −51.1% |
| 2016 | −55.5% |
| 2020 | −52.5% |
| 2024 | −55.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,212 | 36,137 | 46,733 | ||
| R | 8,906 | 29,163 | 38,597 | ||
| R | 6,396 | 23,910 | 31,554 | ||
| R | 6,671 | 21,011 | 28,049 | ||
| R | 8,594 | 20,573 | 29,524 | ||
| R | 7,971 | 20,065 | 28,194 | ||
| R | 7,857 | 16,177 | 24,466 | ||
| R | 8,801 | 10,746 | 21,876 | ||
| R | 7,452 | 9,739 | 24,650 | ||
| R | 8,820 | 12,331 | 21,238 | ||
| R | 6,971 | 14,303 | 21,322 | ||
| R | 8,773 | 9,283 | 18,501 | ||
| D | 8,543 | 6,676 | 15,314 | ||
| R | 3,655 | 9,535 | 13,239 | ||
| D | 4,785 | 4,651 | 12,905 | ||
| D | 6,567 | 3,302 | 9,879 | ||
| D | 4,116 | 4,084 | 8,242 | ||
| R | 4,051 | 4,508 | 8,592 | ||
| R | 4,953 | 5,614 | 10,581 | ||
| D | 5,082 | 1,195 | 7,067 | ||
| D | 6,200 | 714 | 8,037 | ||
| D | 8,156 | 877 | 9,044 | ||
| D | 5,801 | 335 | 6,147 | ||
| D | 6,856 | 465 | 7,340 | ||
| D | 3,510 | 3,009 | 6,519 | ||
| D | 6,828 | 836 | 7,810 | ||
| D | 4,397 | 880 | 5,788 | ||
| D | 4,242 | 424 | 4,838 | ||
| D | 3,410 | 225 | 4,262 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.2%
German
9.7%
Irish
9.5%
American
5.8%
Scottish
2.2%
Italian
2.1%
French
1.5%
African American
6.4%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 36.8 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
$71,938
Hunt County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hunt County$71,938
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Hunt 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
11.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.0%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.7%
speak English only
Spanish14.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Hunt County has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting a rural-to-exurban demographic profile that has grown more politically uniform even as the Dallas-Fort Worth metro edge creeps toward its western boundary.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-six points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-five points.
A population of 108,972, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $71,938 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Stephens County and Colorado County. A non-English-speaking share of 17% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hunt County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hunt County, Texas voted Republican by 55.5 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 46,733 votes cast, 10,212 went Democratic and 36,137 went Republican.
What is Hunt County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Hunt 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hunt County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hunt County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Hunt County, Texas?
Hunt County, Texas has a population of 108,972 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hunt County, Texas?
Median household income in Hunt County, Texas is $71,938 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Hunt County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hunt County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.