Hutchinson County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+77%. Republican peak: R+77 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+77MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,1842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,2282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+73 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+77 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Cimarron County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Hutchinson CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Hutchinson 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 | +59.1% |
| 1916 | +57.0% |
| 1920 | +11.7% |
| 1924 | +38.5% |
| 1928 | −20.9% |
| 1932 | +58.7% |
| 1936 | +72.7% |
| 1940 | +46.5% |
| 1944 | +49.6% |
| 1948 | +52.3% |
| 1952 | −2.7% |
| 1956 | −9.9% |
| 1960 | −32.2% |
| 1964 | −7.3% |
| 1968 | −23.6% |
| 1972 | −65.8% |
| 1976 | −24.6% |
| 1980 | −42.4% |
| 1984 | −62.9% |
| 1988 | −43.5% |
| 1992 | −29.4% |
| 1996 | −38.7% |
| 2000 | −60.4% |
| 2004 | −67.6% |
| 2008 | −68.9% |
| 2012 | −72.6% |
| 2016 | −75.9% |
| 2020 | −76.4% |
| 2024 | −77.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 913 | 7,273 | 8,256 | ||
| R | 965 | 7,681 | 8,785 | ||
| R | 854 | 7,042 | 8,155 | ||
| R | 1,045 | 6,804 | 7,928 | ||
| R | 1,322 | 7,361 | 8,761 | ||
| R | 1,503 | 7,839 | 9,369 | ||
| R | 1,796 | 7,443 | 9,351 | ||
| R | 2,553 | 6,350 | 9,803 | ||
| R | 2,833 | 6,034 | 10,888 | ||
| R | 2,950 | 7,526 | 10,526 | ||
| R | 2,052 | 9,078 | 11,171 | ||
| R | 2,935 | 7,439 | 10,632 | ||
| R | 3,691 | 6,137 | 9,933 | ||
| R | 1,405 | 7,411 | 9,121 | ||
| R | 2,416 | 4,813 | 10,148 | ||
| R | 4,625 | 5,358 | 10,000 | ||
| R | 3,295 | 6,432 | 9,747 | ||
| R | 4,184 | 5,110 | 9,336 | ||
| R | 5,083 | 5,369 | 10,465 | ||
| D | 4,527 | 1,382 | 6,009 | ||
| D | 2,760 | 864 | 3,826 | ||
| D | 3,019 | 1,101 | 4,129 | ||
| D | 2,478 | 390 | 2,873 | ||
| D | 1,976 | 505 | 2,508 | ||
| R | 730 | 1,115 | 1,845 | ||
| D | 159 | 69 | 234 | ||
| D | 135 | 106 | 247 | ||
| D | 114 | 28 | 151 | ||
| D | 71 | 16 | 93 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.1%
German
11.1%
Irish
10.2%
American
6.5%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
2.5%
French
0.9%
African American
1.8%
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: 39.3 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
$67,228
Hutchinson County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hutchinson County$67,228
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Hutchinson 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
13.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)16.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.5%
speak English only
Spanish13.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by the petrochemical hub of Borger, Hutchinson County delivered a 77-point Republican presidential margin in 2024, reflecting the deep conservative alignment typical of the Texas Panhandle's energy-economy communities.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-seven points.
A population of 20,184, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,228 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Cimarron County and Roberts County. A non-English-speaking share of 15% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Hutchinson County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hutchinson County, Texas voted Republican by 77.0 points (R+77), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,256 votes cast, 913 went Democratic and 7,273 went Republican.
What is Hutchinson County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Hutchinson 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 9 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hutchinson County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hutchinson County, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Hutchinson County, Texas?
Hutchinson County, Texas has a population of 20,184 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hutchinson County, Texas?
Median household income in Hutchinson County, Texas is $67,228 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Hutchinson County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hutchinson County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.