Jim Wells County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
21 precincts · 13,268 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 8Precinct 8 | 456 | 1,546 | 7 | 2,009 | 22.7% | 77.0% | R+54.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7 | 609 | 881 | 3 | 1,493 | 40.8% | 59.0% | R+18.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12 | 529 | 516 | 3 | 1,048 | 50.5% | 49.2% | D+1.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 10Precinct 10 | 574 | 390 | 5 | 969 | 59.2% | 40.2% | D+19.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 17Precinct 17 | 449 | 470 | 5 | 924 | 48.6% | 50.9% | R+2.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 22Precinct 22 | 482 | 417 | 7 | 906 | 53.2% | 46.0% | D+7.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 156 | 716 | 1 | 873 | 17.9% | 82.0% | R+64.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 15Precinct 15 | 379 | 466 | 1 | 846 | 44.8% | 55.1% | R+10.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 265 | 375 | 2 | 642 | 41.3% | 58.4% | R+17.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6 | 275 | 323 | 5 | 603 | 45.6% | 53.6% | R+8.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 16Precinct 16 | 245 | 156 | 0 | 401 | 61.1% | 38.9% | D+22.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 81 | 316 | 2 | 399 | 20.3% | 79.2% | R+58.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11 | 175 | 209 | 3 | 387 | 45.2% | 54.0% | R+8.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 20Precinct 20 | 218 | 129 | 2 | 349 | 62.5% | 37.0% | D+25.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9 | 152 | 150 | 4 | 306 | 49.7% | 49.0% | D+0.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 137 | 81 | 2 | 220 | 62.3% | 36.8% | D+25.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 13Precinct 13 | 144 | 73 | 0 | 217 | 66.4% | 33.6% | D+32.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 18Precinct 18 | 91 | 126 | 0 | 217 | 41.9% | 58.1% | R+16.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 19Precinct 19 | 48 | 152 | 0 | 200 | 24.0% | 76.0% | R+52.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 77 | 65 | 1 | 143 | 53.8% | 45.5% | D+8.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 14Precinct 14 | 35 | 79 | 2 | 116 | 30.2% | 68.1% | R+37.9 |
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1912 | +61.6% |
| 1916 | +49.6% |
| 1920 | +25.8% |
| 1924 | +44.5% |
| 1928 | +27.6% |
| 1932 | +79.4% |
| 1936 | +66.4% |
| 1940 | +39.4% |
| 1944 | +24.9% |
| 1948 | +44.9% |
| 1952 | +2.1% |
| 1956 | −9.7% |
| 1960 | +31.5% |
| 1964 | +55.0% |
| 1968 | +34.6% |
| 1972 | −9.1% |
| 1976 | +38.2% |
| 1980 | +22.2% |
| 1984 | +13.8% |
| 1988 | +32.3% |
| 1992 | +35.8% |
| 1996 | +39.0% |
| 2000 | +24.3% |
| 2004 | +7.9% |
| 2008 | +16.1% |
| 2012 | +17.0% |
| 2016 | +10.3% |
| 2020 | −9.8% |
| 2024 | −15.5% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 26,316 |
| 2018 | 26,445 |
| 2020 | 26,636 |
| 2022 | 26,593 |
| 2024 | 26,414 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−121 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −3,004 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $48,760 in average income, against $56,614 for residents who stayed — 14% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+8.4 on average — 7.1 points more Democratic-leaning than Jim Wells County, TX itself (R+15.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Nueces County, TX221R+11.5
- Duval County, TX80R+9.8
- Bexar County, TX56D+9.7
- San Patricio County, TX40R+36.4
- Kleberg County, TX38R+12.7
- Brooks County, TX29D+9.6
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Nueces County, TX224
- Bexar County, TX92
- Duval County, TX84
- San Patricio County, TX43
- Kleberg County, TX35
- Brooks County, TX30
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 | +52 |
| 2012 | +197 |
| 2013 | −235 |
| 2014 | −531 |
| 2015 | −310 |
| 2016 | −653 |
| 2017 | −511 |
| 2018 | −321 |
| 2019 | −424 |
| 2021 | +39 |
| 2022 | −63 |
| 2023 | −67 |
| 2024 | −56 |
| 2025 | −121 |
Jim Wells County, anchored by Alice in South Texas, has shifted sharply rightward over the past decade — a pattern visible across majority-Hispanic counties along the Eagle Ford Shale corridor, where energy employment and cultural conservatism have reshaped voter coalitions.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 79.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 15.5 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 15.5 points.
A population of 38,850, a 18% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $51,896 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of La Salle County and Brooks County.
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Jim Wells County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48249/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.