Kendall County, Texas: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+55%. Republican peak: R+69 in 1972.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 48,5672024 5-year
- Median household income
- $114,9622024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+48 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+69 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Randall County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kendall CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kendall County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +16.0% |
| 1916 | −43.1% |
| 1920 | −60.7% |
| 1924 | −44.9% |
| 1928 | −27.4% |
| 1932 | +47.8% |
| 1936 | −26.1% |
| 1940 | −51.6% |
| 1944 | −58.3% |
| 1948 | −38.9% |
| 1952 | −65.4% |
| 1956 | −62.9% |
| 1960 | −47.4% |
| 1964 | −10.6% |
| 1968 | −41.7% |
| 1972 | −69.0% |
| 1976 | −35.7% |
| 1980 | −55.3% |
| 1984 | −65.7% |
| 1988 | −53.6% |
| 1992 | −37.9% |
| 1996 | −43.8% |
| 2000 | −62.2% |
| 2004 | −63.3% |
| 2008 | −56.0% |
| 2012 | −64.5% |
| 2016 | −59.4% |
| 2020 | −53.0% |
| 2024 | −55.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,355 | 22,668 | 29,438 | ||
| R | 6,020 | 20,083 | 26,516 | ||
| R | 3,643 | 15,700 | 20,283 | ||
| R | 3,043 | 14,508 | 17,783 | ||
| R | 3,599 | 12,971 | 16,746 | ||
| R | 2,532 | 11,434 | 14,072 | ||
| R | 1,901 | 8,788 | 11,073 | ||
| R | 2,092 | 5,940 | 8,781 | ||
| R | 1,374 | 4,162 | 7,354 | ||
| R | 1,446 | 4,875 | 6,398 | ||
| R | 938 | 4,568 | 5,522 | ||
| R | 1,075 | 3,890 | 5,086 | ||
| R | 1,190 | 2,543 | 3,793 | ||
| R | 484 | 2,681 | 3,183 | ||
| R | 538 | 1,569 | 2,471 | ||
| R | 970 | 1,200 | 2,173 | ||
| R | 549 | 1,544 | 2,100 | ||
| R | 341 | 1,519 | 1,873 | ||
| R | 370 | 1,786 | 2,164 | ||
| R | 511 | 1,207 | 1,789 | ||
| R | 309 | 1,337 | 1,762 | ||
| R | 421 | 1,321 | 1,744 | ||
| R | 405 | 693 | 1,104 | ||
| D | 1,185 | 416 | 1,609 | ||
| R | 377 | 663 | 1,042 | ||
| R | 136 | 689 | 1,232 | ||
| R | 142 | 846 | 1,159 | ||
| R | 232 | 590 | 831 | ||
| D | 200 | 119 | 505 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.0%
English
16.0%
Irish
9.9%
American
5.0%
Italian
3.2%
Scottish
3.1%
Polish
2.8%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 43.2 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
$114,962
Kendall County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.
Kendall County$114,962
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Kendall County ranks in the top 0.5% 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
5.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 185.9%
Working age (18–64)4.3%
Seniors (65+)9.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.7%
speak English only
Spanish12.1%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 22.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kendall County, anchored by Boerne in the San Antonio exurbs, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 50 points in recent cycles, reflecting its fast-growing, affluent, and predominantly white suburban-rural electorate.
The Democratic margin here reached forty-eight points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-five points.
A population of 48,567, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $114,962 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Randall County and Kerr County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kendall County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kendall County, Texas voted Republican by 55.4 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 29,438 votes cast, 6,355 went Democratic and 22,668 went Republican.
What is Kendall County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Kendall 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 2 times, Republican 27 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kendall County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kendall County, Texas voted Democratic was 1932.
How many people live in Kendall County, Texas?
Kendall County, Texas has a population of 48,567 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kendall County, Texas?
Median household income in Kendall County, Texas is $114,962 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Kendall County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kendall County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 2 went Democratic and 27 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.