Knox County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+68%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 3,3072024 5-year
- Median household income
- $56,6672024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 33.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hardeman County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Knox CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Knox 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 | +71.4% |
| 1916 | +77.7% |
| 1920 | +59.6% |
| 1924 | +48.8% |
| 1928 | −11.7% |
| 1932 | +87.8% |
| 1936 | +82.6% |
| 1940 | +74.1% |
| 1944 | +76.1% |
| 1948 | +81.4% |
| 1952 | +20.2% |
| 1956 | +20.3% |
| 1960 | +30.3% |
| 1964 | +60.2% |
| 1968 | +30.2% |
| 1972 | −28.3% |
| 1976 | +46.0% |
| 1980 | +19.3% |
| 1984 | −5.4% |
| 1988 | +13.9% |
| 1992 | +18.3% |
| 1996 | +12.1% |
| 2000 | −20.9% |
| 2004 | −39.8% |
| 2008 | −45.2% |
| 2012 | −54.8% |
| 2016 | −60.8% |
| 2020 | −62.8% |
| 2024 | −68.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 214 | 1,156 | 1,376 | ||
| R | 265 | 1,180 | 1,457 | ||
| R | 247 | 1,078 | 1,367 | ||
| R | 332 | 1,160 | 1,510 | ||
| R | 367 | 986 | 1,368 | ||
| R | 464 | 1,081 | 1,552 | ||
| R | 617 | 947 | 1,576 | ||
| D | 785 | 599 | 1,537 | ||
| D | 854 | 521 | 1,815 | ||
| D | 1,013 | 765 | 1,782 | ||
| R | 921 | 1,027 | 1,952 | ||
| D | 1,163 | 783 | 1,968 | ||
| D | 1,498 | 551 | 2,060 | ||
| R | 638 | 1,148 | 1,800 | ||
| D | 1,222 | 580 | 2,127 | ||
| D | 1,773 | 439 | 2,216 | ||
| D | 1,365 | 729 | 2,098 | ||
| D | 1,262 | 835 | 2,100 | ||
| D | 1,556 | 1,033 | 2,590 | ||
| D | 1,792 | 157 | 2,008 | ||
| D | 1,785 | 156 | 2,142 | ||
| D | 1,699 | 253 | 1,952 | ||
| D | 1,823 | 171 | 2,000 | ||
| D | 1,600 | 102 | 1,706 | ||
| R | 784 | 992 | 1,781 | ||
| D | 1,399 | 455 | 1,935 | ||
| D | 773 | 159 | 1,030 | ||
| D | 884 | 64 | 1,055 | ||
| D | 643 | 32 | 856 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.9%
English
8.6%
American
8.3%
Irish
8.0%
Scottish
2.3%
Polish
0.5%
French
0.5%
African American
3.9%
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: 41.2 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
$56,667
Knox County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Knox County$56,667
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Knox 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
15.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.8%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)17.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.4%
speak English only
Spanish21.1%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 24.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Knox County's sparse population — anchored by the small city of Benjamin — delivered a 68.5-point Republican margin in 2024, typical of the deeply conservative rural ranching counties stretching across the Rolling Plains of northwest Texas.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-eight points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-eight points.
A population of 3,307, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $56,667 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardeman County and Kent County. A non-English-speaking share of 22% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Knox County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Knox County, Texas voted Republican by 68.5 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,376 votes cast, 214 went Democratic and 1,156 went Republican.
What is Knox County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Knox County, Texas in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 Knox County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Knox County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Knox County, Texas?
Knox County, Texas has a population of 3,307 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Knox County, Texas?
Median household income in Knox County, Texas is $56,667 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Knox County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Knox County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.