Kerr County, Texas: Diversifying Metro county. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Diversifying MetroAkashic typology
- Population
- 53,4892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,3952024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Gillespie County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kerr CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kerr County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
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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 | +50.6% |
| 1916 | +37.6% |
| 1920 | +12.9% |
| 1924 | −8.7% |
| 1928 | −46.8% |
| 1932 | +55.0% |
| 1936 | +22.9% |
| 1940 | +18.9% |
| 1944 | +0.6% |
| 1948 | −0.5% |
| 1952 | −46.6% |
| 1956 | −55.1% |
| 1960 | −42.0% |
| 1964 | +3.4% |
| 1968 | −27.3% |
| 1972 | −58.4% |
| 1976 | −22.6% |
| 1980 | −44.4% |
| 1984 | −58.3% |
| 1988 | −51.0% |
| 1992 | −31.1% |
| 1996 | −41.6% |
| 2000 | −55.3% |
| 2004 | −56.4% |
| 2008 | −49.6% |
| 2012 | −59.1% |
| 2016 | −56.0% |
| 2020 | −51.7% |
| 2024 | −54.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6,315 | 21,615 | 28,170 | ||
| R | 6,524 | 20,879 | 27,745 | ||
| R | 4,681 | 17,727 | 23,297 | ||
| R | 4,338 | 17,274 | 21,879 | ||
| R | 5,570 | 16,752 | 22,556 | ||
| R | 4,557 | 16,538 | 21,246 | ||
| R | 4,002 | 14,637 | 19,228 | ||
| R | 4,192 | 11,173 | 16,775 | ||
| R | 3,707 | 8,787 | 16,358 | ||
| R | 3,587 | 11,207 | 14,937 | ||
| R | 3,102 | 11,829 | 14,974 | ||
| R | 3,387 | 9,090 | 12,855 | ||
| R | 3,767 | 6,021 | 9,978 | ||
| R | 1,511 | 6,039 | 7,760 | ||
| R | 1,878 | 3,692 | 6,643 | ||
| D | 2,894 | 2,706 | 5,608 | ||
| R | 1,323 | 3,252 | 4,596 | ||
| R | 1,025 | 3,555 | 4,594 | ||
| R | 1,337 | 3,683 | 5,029 | ||
| R | 1,505 | 1,520 | 3,204 | ||
| D | 1,377 | 1,358 | 2,943 | ||
| D | 1,634 | 1,112 | 2,756 | ||
| D | 1,586 | 994 | 2,589 | ||
| D | 2,165 | 623 | 2,804 | ||
| R | 570 | 1,575 | 2,147 | ||
| R | 735 | 892 | 1,809 | ||
| D | 612 | 464 | 1,149 | ||
| D | 621 | 272 | 927 | ||
| D | 577 | 126 | 892 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.6%
German
16.4%
Irish
10.8%
American
4.5%
Italian
2.4%
French
2.4%
Scottish
2.4%
African American
1.3%
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: 48.8 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
$69,395
Kerr County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kerr County$69,395
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Kerr 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
11.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.7%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.6%
speak English only
Spanish12.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kerr County's rugged Hill Country terrain and retirement-destination growth have reinforced a Republican lean that has deepened every presidential cycle, with the 2024 margin of R+54.3 ranking among the widest in the Texas midsize-county tier.
The Democratic margin here reached fifty-five points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-four points.
A population of 53,489, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,395 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gillespie County and Kendall County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kerr County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kerr County, Texas voted Republican by 54.3 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,170 votes cast, 6,315 went Democratic and 21,615 went Republican.
What is Kerr County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Kerr 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 8 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kerr County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kerr County, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kerr County, Texas?
Kerr County, Texas has a population of 53,489 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kerr County, Texas?
Median household income in Kerr County, Texas is $69,395 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Kerr County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kerr County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The county's typology — "Diversifying Metro" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.