Irion County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+76%. Democratic peak: D+90 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+76MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,4092024 5-year
- Median household income
- $70,3572024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 27.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+90 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+76 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Llano County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Irion CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Irion 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 | +89.8% |
| 1916 | +87.3% |
| 1920 | +46.0% |
| 1924 | +45.8% |
| 1928 | −37.0% |
| 1932 | +77.0% |
| 1936 | +80.6% |
| 1940 | +76.3% |
| 1944 | +68.2% |
| 1948 | +68.9% |
| 1952 | +2.5% |
| 1956 | −17.1% |
| 1960 | +1.6% |
| 1964 | +27.6% |
| 1968 | −4.9% |
| 1972 | −52.8% |
| 1976 | −0.8% |
| 1980 | −28.1% |
| 1984 | −51.1% |
| 1988 | −24.6% |
| 1992 | −3.2% |
| 1996 | −25.1% |
| 2000 | −58.3% |
| 2004 | −65.6% |
| 2008 | −58.8% |
| 2012 | −70.6% |
| 2016 | −74.4% |
| 2020 | −71.9% |
| 2024 | −75.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 105 | 761 | 868 | ||
| R | 120 | 763 | 894 | ||
| R | 90 | 660 | 766 | ||
| R | 112 | 668 | 788 | ||
| R | 164 | 644 | 817 | ||
| R | 141 | 684 | 828 | ||
| R | 162 | 624 | 793 | ||
| R | 213 | 386 | 690 | ||
| R | 256 | 283 | 831 | ||
| R | 326 | 539 | 867 | ||
| R | 199 | 619 | 822 | ||
| R | 239 | 427 | 670 | ||
| R | 297 | 302 | 604 | ||
| R | 111 | 363 | 477 | ||
| R | 187 | 211 | 490 | ||
| D | 351 | 199 | 550 | ||
| D | 246 | 238 | 487 | ||
| R | 178 | 252 | 432 | ||
| D | 282 | 268 | 550 | ||
| D | 366 | 63 | 440 | ||
| D | 363 | 54 | 453 | ||
| D | 560 | 74 | 637 | ||
| D | 476 | 49 | 530 | ||
| D | 398 | 47 | 456 | ||
| R | 119 | 259 | 378 | ||
| D | 205 | 73 | 288 | ||
| D | 148 | 45 | 224 | ||
| D | 150 | 5 | 166 | ||
| D | 132 | 0 | 147 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
23.6%
German
15.0%
American
7.1%
Irish
5.9%
Italian
3.0%
Scottish
2.4%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 40.5 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
$70,357
Irion County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Irion County$70,357
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Irion 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
10.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.9%
Working age (18–64)6.5%
Seniors (65+)18.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.7%
speak English only
Spanish19.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Irion County sits in the Permian Basin with fewer than 1,800 residents, and its lopsided presidential margins reflect a ranching and energy-dependent economy typical of sparsely settled West Texas counties.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-six points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-six points.
A population of 1,409, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,357 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Llano County and Mason County. A non-English-speaking share of 19% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Irion County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Irion County, Texas voted Republican by 75.6 points (R+76), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 868 votes cast, 105 went Democratic and 761 went Republican.
What is Irion County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Irion 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 12 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Irion County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Irion County, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Irion County, Texas?
Irion County, Texas has a population of 1,409 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Irion County, Texas?
Median household income in Irion County, Texas is $70,357 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Irion County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Irion County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.