Lee County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+60%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 17,9712024 5-year
- Median household income
- $76,3712024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 65.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 9.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Madison County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lee CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lee 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 | +56.0% |
| 1916 | −17.8% |
| 1920 | +17.4% |
| 1924 | +56.5% |
| 1928 | +44.7% |
| 1932 | +88.7% |
| 1936 | +61.9% |
| 1940 | −9.3% |
| 1944 | +8.3% |
| 1948 | +50.7% |
| 1952 | +2.7% |
| 1956 | −6.1% |
| 1960 | +13.1% |
| 1964 | +34.2% |
| 1968 | +7.0% |
| 1972 | −34.0% |
| 1976 | +17.8% |
| 1980 | −6.4% |
| 1984 | −28.2% |
| 1988 | +0.3% |
| 1992 | −5.2% |
| 1996 | −7.2% |
| 2000 | −35.5% |
| 2004 | −37.1% |
| 2008 | −36.3% |
| 2012 | −46.1% |
| 2016 | −55.3% |
| 2020 | −55.6% |
| 2024 | −60.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,640 | 6,724 | 8,427 | ||
| R | 1,750 | 6,255 | 8,100 | ||
| R | 1,372 | 4,997 | 6,558 | ||
| R | 1,632 | 4,507 | 6,236 | ||
| R | 2,000 | 4,312 | 6,377 | ||
| R | 1,899 | 4,160 | 6,088 | ||
| R | 1,733 | 3,699 | 5,536 | ||
| R | 2,008 | 2,354 | 4,804 | ||
| R | 1,847 | 2,108 | 5,058 | ||
| D | 2,527 | 2,513 | 5,067 | ||
| R | 1,659 | 2,967 | 4,632 | ||
| R | 1,581 | 1,803 | 3,462 | ||
| D | 1,937 | 1,348 | 3,303 | ||
| R | 920 | 1,877 | 2,814 | ||
| D | 1,283 | 1,075 | 2,989 | ||
| D | 1,884 | 923 | 2,809 | ||
| D | 1,369 | 1,048 | 2,451 | ||
| R | 1,061 | 1,200 | 2,274 | ||
| D | 1,389 | 1,316 | 2,707 | ||
| D | 1,540 | 465 | 2,122 | ||
| D | 953 | 771 | 2,196 | ||
| R | 954 | 1,150 | 2,106 | ||
| D | 1,155 | 271 | 1,427 | ||
| D | 1,831 | 110 | 1,941 | ||
| D | 1,176 | 449 | 1,625 | ||
| D | 1,561 | 271 | 2,284 | ||
| O | 712 | 325 | 2,219 | ||
| R | 571 | 836 | 1,490 | ||
| D | 687 | 134 | 988 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.8%
Irish
7.3%
English
7.3%
American
5.1%
Polish
1.9%
French
1.7%
Scottish
1.7%
African American
7.7%
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: 42.6 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
$76,371
Lee County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Lee County$76,371
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Lee County ranks in the top 25% 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
11.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.5%
Working age (18–64)11.3%
Seniors (65+)5.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.5%
speak English only
Spanish17.2%
Other Indo-European1.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 32.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Lee County, anchored by the small city of Giddings, has shifted steadily toward supermajority Republican margins over the past two decades, reflecting the broader realignment of rural, predominantly white small-county Texas away from its historically Democratic roots.
The Republican margin here reached sixty points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty points.
A population of 17,971, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $76,371 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Madison County and San Saba County. A non-English-speaking share of 19% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lee County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lee County, Texas voted Republican by 60.3 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,427 votes cast, 1,640 went Democratic and 6,724 went Republican.
What is Lee County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Lee 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 13 times, Republican 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Lee County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lee County, Texas voted Democratic was 1988.
How many people live in Lee County, Texas?
Lee County, Texas has a population of 17,971 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lee County, Texas?
Median household income in Lee County, Texas is $76,371 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Lee County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lee County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.