Kent County, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+76%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+76MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 7342024 5-year
- Median household income
- $72,8892024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 85.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+92 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+79 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hardeman County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kent CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kent 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 | +69.9% |
| 1916 | +87.9% |
| 1920 | +59.7% |
| 1924 | +64.6% |
| 1928 | −38.0% |
| 1932 | +91.7% |
| 1936 | +89.0% |
| 1940 | +79.9% |
| 1944 | +82.2% |
| 1948 | +83.5% |
| 1952 | +34.0% |
| 1956 | +37.7% |
| 1960 | +41.0% |
| 1964 | +66.1% |
| 1968 | +25.2% |
| 1972 | −35.2% |
| 1976 | +46.8% |
| 1980 | +1.7% |
| 1984 | −13.4% |
| 1988 | +18.4% |
| 1992 | +15.7% |
| 1996 | +14.2% |
| 2000 | −30.0% |
| 2004 | −46.7% |
| 2008 | −54.2% |
| 2012 | −66.4% |
| 2016 | −69.4% |
| 2020 | −78.8% |
| 2024 | −76.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 50 | 390 | 445 | ||
| R | 47 | 411 | 462 | ||
| R | 59 | 360 | 434 | ||
| R | 66 | 335 | 405 | ||
| R | 99 | 342 | 448 | ||
| R | 138 | 382 | 522 | ||
| R | 185 | 346 | 536 | ||
| D | 260 | 187 | 515 | ||
| D | 271 | 175 | 610 | ||
| D | 398 | 274 | 674 | ||
| R | 253 | 332 | 588 | ||
| D | 351 | 339 | 694 | ||
| D | 474 | 171 | 647 | ||
| R | 223 | 465 | 688 | ||
| D | 303 | 143 | 634 | ||
| D | 563 | 115 | 678 | ||
| D | 491 | 205 | 698 | ||
| D | 519 | 234 | 755 | ||
| D | 526 | 259 | 786 | ||
| D | 479 | 33 | 534 | ||
| D | 572 | 31 | 658 | ||
| D | 712 | 79 | 792 | ||
| D | 533 | 31 | 564 | ||
| D | 561 | 23 | 587 | ||
| R | 163 | 363 | 526 | ||
| D | 386 | 80 | 474 | ||
| D | 214 | 45 | 283 | ||
| D | 212 | 2 | 239 | ||
| D | 135 | 7 | 183 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.2%
Irish
8.0%
Scottish
6.4%
American
5.7%
German
4.5%
African American
0.8%
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: 60.0 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
$72,889
Kent County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kent County$72,889
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Kent 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
9.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 180.0%
Working age (18–64)12.0%
Seniors (65+)7.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.5%
speak English only
Spanish9.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 11.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With fewer than 900 residents spread across the Rolling Plains, Kent County has recorded Republican presidential margins above 70 points in recent cycles, making it a reliable benchmark for measuring deep-rural Texas voting patterns.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-nine points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-six points.
A median household income of $72,889, a 85% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 734 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardeman County and Knox County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kent County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kent County, Texas voted Republican by 76.4 points (R+76), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 445 votes cast, 50 went Democratic and 390 went Republican.
What is Kent County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Kent County, Texas in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 19 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kent County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kent County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Kent County, Texas?
Kent County, Texas has a population of 734 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kent County, Texas?
Median household income in Kent County, Texas is $72,889 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Kent County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kent County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.