Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupKenedy CountyTexasUnited States
Mexican63.4%32.1%11.3%
Salvadoran24.8%1.2%0.7%
German2.8%8.3%12.5%
Italian2.1%1.9%4.8%
Irish1.4%6.0%9.4%
French0.7%1.5%1.6%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Kenedy County
Texas
United States
Median age
54.8
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
1.4%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
39.4%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Kenedy County
Texas
United States
Median household income
$38,882
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
15.3%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
13.0%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Kenedy County
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
87.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
86.9%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Kenedy County
Texas
United States
Catholic
63.1%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
36.9%
45.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Kenedy County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
6 precincts · 158 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
Kenedy County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024
Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1
13
31
1
45
28.9%
68.9%
R+40.0
Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2
12
23
1
36
33.3%
63.9%
R+30.6
Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4
3
31
0
34
8.8%
91.2%
R+82.4
Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3
8
17
0
25
32.0%
68.0%
R+36.0
Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5
4
7
0
11
36.4%
63.6%
R+27.3
Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6
1
6
0
7
14.3%
85.7%
R+71.4
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1924–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1924
+80.0%
1928
+81.5%
1932
+91.5%
1936
+52.4%
1940
−28.3%
1944
−53.7%
1948
+17.3%
1952
−77.0%
1956
−85.2%
1960
+2.6%
1964
+58.2%
1968
+13.1%
1972
−16.9%
1976
+36.1%
1980
+16.0%
1984
+6.8%
1988
+21.9%
1992
+10.3%
1996
+29.8%
2000
+5.7%
2004
+1.8%
2008
+6.9%
2012
−1.2%
2016
+8.1%
2020
−32.0%
2024
−46.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
25.9%Harris41
72.8%Trump115
1.3%Oliver2
R+46.8
R+14.9
R+45.4
158
All 3 candidates in 2024 · 1 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican72.8%115
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic25.9%41
Chase OliverLibertarian1.3%2
R
33.5%Biden65
65.5%Trump127
1.0%
R+32.0
R+40.0
R+36.4
194
D
53.2%Clinton99
45.2%Trump84
1.6%Johnson3
D+8.1
D+9.3
D+6.0
186
R
49.1%Obama82
50.3%Romney84
0.6%Gray1
R+1.2
R+8.1
R+5.1
167
D
53.5%Obama108
46.5%McCain94
0.0%
D+6.9
D+5.2
R+0.3
202
D
50.3%Kerry85
48.5%Bush82
1.2%
D+1.8
R+3.9
D+4.2
169
D
52.2%Gore119
46.5%Bush106
0.9%Nader2
D+5.7
R+24.1
D+5.2
228
D
63.9%Clinton133
34.1%Dole71
1.9%Perot4
D+29.8
D+19.5
D+21.3
208
D
50.0%Clinton87
39.7%Bush69
10.3%Perot18
D+10.3
R+11.6
D+4.8
174
D
60.7%Dukakis119
38.8%Bush76
0.5%
D+21.9
D+15.2
D+29.7
196
D
53.1%Mondale110
46.4%Reagan96
0.5%
D+6.8
R+9.3
D+25.0
207
D
56.7%Carter106
40.6%Reagan76
2.7%
D+16.0
R+20.1
D+25.8
187
D
67.8%Carter139
31.7%Ford65
0.5%
D+36.1
D+53.0
D+34.0
205
R
41.3%McGovern88
58.2%Nixon124
0.5%
R+16.9
R+30.0
D+6.3
213
D
54.6%Humphrey100
41.5%Nixon76
3.8%
D+13.1
R+45.1
D+13.8
183
D
78.8%Johnson115
20.5%Goldwater30
0.7%
D+58.2
D+55.6
D+35.6
146
D
51.3%Kennedy78
48.7%Nixon74
0.0%
D+2.6
D+87.8
D+2.5
152
R
7.4%Stevenson10
92.6%Eisenhower125
0.0%
R+85.2
R+8.1
R+69.8
135
R
11.5%Stevenson14
88.5%Eisenhower108
0.0%
R+77.0
R+94.3
R+66.3
122
D
55.6%Truman45
38.3%Dewey31
6.2%
D+17.3
D+70.9
D+12.8
81
R
19.5%Roosevelt16
73.2%Dewey60
7.3%
R+53.7
R+25.4
R+61.2
82
R
35.8%Roosevelt38
64.2%Willkie68
0.0%
R+28.3
R+80.7
R+38.2
106
D
76.2%Roosevelt96
23.8%Landon30
0.0%
D+52.4
R+39.1
D+28.1
126
D
95.3%Roosevelt123
3.9%Hoover5
0.8%
D+91.5
D+9.9
D+73.7
129
D
90.8%Smith118
9.2%Hoover12
0.0%
D+81.5
D+1.5
D+99.0
130
D
89.3%Davis67
9.3%Coolidge7
1.3%La Follette1
D+80.0
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D+105.2
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
33.3%48
63.9%92
144
2020
R
33.7%57
63.3%107
169
2018
R
42.8%77
55.6%100
180
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Kenedy County, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
318
2018
311
2020
296
2022
301
2024
270
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−8 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −151 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Kenedy County, TX in Kenedy County, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+9
2012
+3
2013
−24
2014
−14
2015
−8
2016
−15
2017
−22
2018
+8
2019
−48
2021
−6
2022
+13
2023
−11
2024
−28
2025
−8
Kenedy County's 414 residents are spread across nearly 1,400 square miles of South Texas ranchland, and it has returned lopsided Republican margins in recent cycles despite sitting in a heavily Hispanic region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.5 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 85.2 points in 1956. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 14.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 46.8 points.
A population of 145, a 9% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $38,882 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of La Salle County and Hidalgo County.
Akashic
Political twins — counties
The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.
In 2024, Kenedy County, Texas voted Republican by 46.8 points (R+46.8), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 158 votes cast, 41 went Democratic and 115 went Republican.
When did Kenedy County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kenedy County, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Kenedy County, Texas?
Kenedy County, Texas has a population of 145 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kenedy County, Texas?
Median household income in Kenedy County, Texas is $38,882 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Kenedy County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kenedy County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 8 went Republican.
