King County, Texas: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+91%. Democratic peak: D+98 in 1920.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+91MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 2112024 5-year
- Median household income
- $46,6452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 16.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+98 in 1920MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+92 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Llano County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of King CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for King 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 | +91.5% |
| 1916 | +88.0% |
| 1920 | +98.1% |
| 1924 | +90.8% |
| 1928 | −30.8% |
| 1932 | +96.5% |
| 1936 | +88.4% |
| 1940 | +84.1% |
| 1944 | +84.0% |
| 1948 | +93.4% |
| 1952 | +48.2% |
| 1956 | +58.5% |
| 1960 | +54.3% |
| 1964 | +68.2% |
| 1968 | +29.0% |
| 1972 | −31.1% |
| 1976 | +2.0% |
| 1980 | −43.4% |
| 1984 | −45.4% |
| 1988 | −26.9% |
| 1992 | −13.2% |
| 1996 | −28.0% |
| 2000 | −77.4% |
| 2004 | −76.3% |
| 2008 | −87.7% |
| 2012 | −92.4% |
| 2016 | −90.6% |
| 2020 | −89.9% |
| 2024 | −91.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 6 | 129 | 135 | ||
| R | 8 | 151 | 159 | ||
| R | 5 | 149 | 159 | ||
| R | 5 | 139 | 145 | ||
| R | 8 | 151 | 163 | ||
| R | 18 | 137 | 156 | ||
| R | 14 | 120 | 137 | ||
| R | 46 | 97 | 182 | ||
| R | 54 | 79 | 189 | ||
| R | 64 | 111 | 175 | ||
| R | 53 | 141 | 194 | ||
| R | 55 | 144 | 205 | ||
| D | 100 | 96 | 197 | ||
| R | 75 | 143 | 219 | ||
| D | 109 | 44 | 224 | ||
| D | 180 | 34 | 214 | ||
| D | 133 | 39 | 173 | ||
| D | 177 | 46 | 224 | ||
| D | 189 | 66 | 255 | ||
| D | 231 | 6 | 241 | ||
| D | 228 | 13 | 256 | ||
| D | 266 | 23 | 289 | ||
| D | 211 | 13 | 224 | ||
| D | 224 | 4 | 228 | ||
| R | 45 | 85 | 130 | ||
| D | 83 | 4 | 87 | ||
| D | 157 | 0 | 160 | ||
| D | 47 | 3 | 50 | ||
| D | 77 | 2 | 82 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
22.7%
Irish
15.6%
Scottish
11.4%
French
9.5%
German
9.0%
American
3.3%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 49.4 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
$46,645
King County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
King County$46,645
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
King County ranks in the bottom 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
23.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 180.0%
Working age (18–64)27.2%
Seniors (65+)31.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
100.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 0.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
With fewer than 400 residents, King County recorded one of the widest presidential margins in the country in 2024, reflecting the deeply rural, ranching character of the Rolling Plains region where Democratic votes are a rare exception.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at ninety-two points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was ninety-one points.
A median household income of $46,645, a 24% poverty rate, and a 69% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Llano County and Brown County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did King County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, King County, Texas voted Republican by 91.1 points (R+91), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 135 votes cast, 6 went Democratic and 129 went Republican.
What is King County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places King County, Texas in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did King County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which King County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in King County, Texas?
King County, Texas has a population of 211 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in King County, Texas?
Median household income in King County, Texas is $46,645 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of King County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in King County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.