Kaufman County, Texas: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+28%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+28MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 172,6042024 5-year
- Median household income
- $89,4852024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 54.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 18.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 27.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+47 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Wichita County, TX · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kaufman CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kaufman 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 | +67.2% |
| 1916 | +69.6% |
| 1920 | +56.0% |
| 1924 | +71.8% |
| 1928 | +21.5% |
| 1932 | +87.7% |
| 1936 | +89.0% |
| 1940 | +82.0% |
| 1944 | +74.4% |
| 1948 | +55.5% |
| 1952 | +11.9% |
| 1956 | +1.5% |
| 1960 | +5.0% |
| 1964 | +42.5% |
| 1968 | +10.9% |
| 1972 | −29.2% |
| 1976 | +23.9% |
| 1980 | +3.4% |
| 1984 | −25.4% |
| 1988 | −7.0% |
| 1992 | −0.4% |
| 1996 | −7.3% |
| 2000 | −34.0% |
| 2004 | −40.7% |
| 2008 | −35.8% |
| 2012 | −44.3% |
| 2016 | −46.8% |
| 2020 | −33.8% |
| 2024 | −27.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 24,726 | 44,063 | 69,538 | ||
| R | 18,405 | 37,624 | 56,839 | ||
| R | 10,278 | 29,587 | 41,265 | ||
| R | 9,472 | 24,846 | 34,670 | ||
| R | 11,161 | 23,735 | 35,145 | ||
| R | 8,947 | 21,304 | 30,366 | ||
| R | 7,455 | 15,290 | 23,063 | ||
| R | 7,383 | 8,697 | 17,993 | ||
| R | 6,498 | 6,578 | 19,060 | ||
| R | 7,358 | 8,466 | 15,916 | ||
| R | 5,554 | 9,343 | 14,938 | ||
| D | 6,266 | 5,852 | 12,287 | ||
| D | 6,302 | 3,867 | 10,204 | ||
| R | 2,795 | 5,100 | 7,906 | ||
| D | 3,311 | 2,431 | 8,092 | ||
| D | 4,766 | 1,922 | 6,694 | ||
| D | 3,008 | 2,717 | 5,768 | ||
| D | 2,902 | 2,816 | 5,750 | ||
| D | 3,762 | 2,964 | 6,729 | ||
| D | 3,479 | 764 | 4,890 | ||
| D | 4,251 | 430 | 5,136 | ||
| D | 5,232 | 516 | 5,751 | ||
| D | 3,943 | 229 | 4,175 | ||
| D | 4,116 | 268 | 4,389 | ||
| D | 2,657 | 1,718 | 4,375 | ||
| D | 5,573 | 884 | 6,531 | ||
| D | 3,070 | 573 | 4,462 | ||
| D | 2,780 | 427 | 3,380 | ||
| D | 2,039 | 248 | 2,667 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
8.6%
German
7.2%
Irish
6.1%
American
5.8%
Italian
1.4%
Scottish
1.3%
French
1.0%
African American
14.9%
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: 33.8 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
$89,485
Kaufman County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Kaufman County$89,485
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Kaufman County ranks in the top 10% 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
9.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.8%
Working age (18–64)8.4%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
77.4%
speak English only
Spanish18.0%
Other languages2.5%
Other Indo-European1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kaufman County's population has climbed steadily as Dallas sprawl pushes southeast, yet it continues to return lopsided Republican margins — R+27.9 in 2024 — suggesting suburban growth here hasn't yet shifted its partisan baseline.
The Democratic margin here reached eighty-nine points in 1936. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-eight points.
A population of 172,604, a 54% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $89,485 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wichita County and Johnson County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kaufman County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kaufman County, Texas voted Republican by 27.8 points (R+28), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 69,538 votes cast, 24,726 went Democratic and 44,063 went Republican.
What is Kaufman County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Kaufman County, Texas in the "Diversifying Metro" typology — Mid-size metropolitan counties growing more diverse and trending Democratic. 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 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kaufman County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kaufman County, Texas voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Kaufman County, Texas?
Kaufman County, Texas has a population of 172,604 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kaufman County, Texas?
Median household income in Kaufman County, Texas is $89,485 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Kaufman County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kaufman County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.