- Lead
- 6,729
- Total
- 11,301
- vs nation
- R+58.1
- Turnout
- 65.2%
Lampasas County, TX
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President margin by year
Place winner margin
President results by year
2024 turnout 65.2% of 17,393 citizens 18+
- Lead
- 5,942
- Total
- 10,399
- vs nation
- R+61.6
- Turnout
- 64.5%
- Lead
- 4,902
- Total
- 8,205
- vs nation
- R+61.8
- Turnout
- 56.7%
- Lead
- 4,142
- Total
- 7,204
- vs nation
- R+61.4
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 3,748
- Total
- 7,634
- vs nation
- R+56.4
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 3,829
- Total
- 7,025
- vs nation
- R+52.0
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 2,957
- Total
- 6,214
- vs nation
- R+48.1
- Turnout
- —
- Lead
- 1,189
- Total
- 5,362
- vs nation
- R+30.7
- Turnout
- —
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59.5MIT Election Lab
- Population
- 22,7152024 5-year
- Population density
- 32 / sq mi2024 5-year · TIGER/Line
- Land area
- 713 sq miTIGER/Line
- Median household income
- $81,7362024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 69.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 4.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 20.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+87.7 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59.7 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kimble County, TX · twin score 92.9
Turnout and midterm durability
Participation measured against the same-year citizen voting-age population. Audited cycles count total general-election participants — ballots or participating voters, not presidential candidate votes. Cycles before 2016 predate that series and are derived from the certified presidential returns instead; they are marked everywhere they appear and are excluded from the figures below.
- 2024 turnout
- 65.2%11,348 participants ÷ 17,393 CVAP
- 2020→2022 drop-off
- +14.8 ptsVolatile
- Drop-off vs state
- -4.3 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
- Mechanical 2026
- 50.5%–54.1%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast
Select a presidential cycle to show it on the map and results ledger above.
| Cycle | Participants | CVAP | Turnout | Series | Quality |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11,348 | 17,393 ± 323 | 65.2% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2022Mid | 8,280 | 16,654 ± 420 | 49.7% | Audited | A/A |
| 10,451 | 16,206 ± 324 | 64.5% | Audited | A/A | |
| 2018Mid | 7,590 | 15,433 ± 292 | 49.2% | Audited | A/A |
| 8,413 | 14,846 ± 293 | 56.7% | Audited | A/A | |
| 7,204 | 14,032 | 51.3% | Derived | — | |
| 7,634 | 14,560 | 52.4% | Derived | — | |
| 7,025 | 15,088 extrapolated | 46.6% | Derived | — |
Sources and methods
Audited cycles (2016, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2024) count total general-election participants against the same-year CVAP special tabulation, each cell carrying its own numerator and denominator quality grade. Derived cycles (2004, 2008, 2012) come from the certified presidential returns on this page over the ACS 5-year CVAP series, so they measure presidential votes cast rather than ballots — a floor on participation. Where a derived cycle predates the ACS its denominator is extrapolated rather than read, and says so on its own line below. They are shown for the longer arc and are excluded from the drop-off, excess-drop-off, and 2026 scenario figures above.
- 2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.
- 2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
- 2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
- 2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
- 2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
- 2012 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2008 (derived): Certified presidential returns · ACS 5-year CVAP (B05003); presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count.
- 2004 (derived): Certified presidential returns · extrapolated CVAP denominator; presidential votes cast — a floor on participation, not a ballot count; 2004 predates the ACS, so the denominator is a linear back-extrapolation from the 2008 and 2012 CVAP values, not a read figure.
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Precinct data
Results by precinct
10 precincts · 11,321 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 802 | 2,017 | 27 | 2,846 | 28.2% | 70.9% | R+42.7 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 424 | 1,933 | 28 | 2,385 | 17.8% | 81.0% | R+63.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 276 | 1,136 | 13 | 1,425 | 19.4% | 79.7% | R+60.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9 | 266 | 1,040 | 16 | 1,322 | 20.1% | 78.7% | R+58.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 183 | 1,042 | 18 | 1,243 | 14.7% | 83.8% | R+69.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6 | 87 | 538 | 5 | 630 | 13.8% | 85.4% | R+71.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7 | 74 | 442 | 8 | 524 | 14.1% | 84.4% | R+70.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 8Precinct 8 | 42 | 314 | 8 | 364 | 11.5% | 86.3% | R+74.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 49 | 304 | 4 | 357 | 13.7% | 85.2% | R+71.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 10Precinct 10 | 29 | 195 | 1 | 225 | 12.9% | 86.7% | R+73.8 |
presidential history
Party record book
Lampasas County, TX · the strongest Democratic and Republican presidential performances recorded here, measured three ways.
1904–2024 · 31 presidential cycles
Highest vote share
Largest share of the presidential candidate vote cast here.
Democratic
Franklin D. Roosevelt1932
93.8%
1,824 votes · D+87.7
Runner-up · Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1936 · 91.4%
Republican
Donald Trump2024
79.3%
8,961 votes · R+59.5
Runner-up · Mitt Romney, 2012 · 78.0%
Most votes
Largest number of votes cast for the party’s presidential nominee here.
Democratic
Jimmy Carter1976
2,376votes
59.7% of the vote · D+20.4
Runner-up · Kamala Harris, 2024 · 2,232 votes
Republican
Donald Trump2024
8,961votes
79.3% of the vote · R+59.5
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · 8,086 votes
Best relative to the U.S.
This Place’s margin against the national margin in the same election — positive when it leaned toward the party more than the country did.
Democratic
John W. Davis1924
+71.5pts D vs U.S.
Place D+46.4 · U.S. R+25.2
Runner-up · Woodrow Wilson, 1916 · +70.7 pts
Republican
Donald Trump2016
+61.8pts R vs U.S.
Place R+59.7 · U.S. D+2.1
Runner-up · Donald Trump, 2020 · +61.6 pts
Current officeholders
Seats representing Lampasas County, TX. A county elects none of these itself — they are the members for the 1 congressional, 1 state senate and 1 state house districts it falls inside, so parts of the county are represented by different members.
Senate and governor results are in the Office selector at the top of this page.
U.S. House
Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 13,545 |
| 2018 | 14,089 |
| 2020 | 15,424 |
| 2022 | 15,904 |
| 2024 | 16,913 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+132 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +3,519 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $66,784 in average income, against $84,436 for residents who stayed — 21% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+21.0 on average — 39 points more Democratic-leaning than Lampasas County, TX itself (R+59.5).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bell County, TX149R+16.2
- Coryell County, TX137R+40.7
- Williamson County, TX97R+2.4
- Burnet County, TX68R+55.7
- Travis County, TX42D+39.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Coryell County, TX141
- Bell County, TX130
- Burnet County, TX55
- Williamson County, TX53
- Travis County, TX38
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | +92 |
| 2012 | +51 |
| 2013 | +35 |
| 2014 | −90 |
| 2015 | +186 |
| 2016 | +173 |
| 2017 | +302 |
| 2018 | +262 |
| 2019 | +298 |
| 2021 | +642 |
| 2022 | +625 |
| 2023 | +560 |
| 2024 | +251 |
| 2025 | +132 |
Lampasas County's 2024 presidential margin of R+59.5 reflects a broader pattern across the Edwards Plateau, where small, majority-Anglo rural populations have shifted decisively toward Republicans over the past two decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 59.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 59.5 points.
A population of 22,715, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $81,736 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kimble County and Burnet County.
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