Lubbock County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+40MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 318,8842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,1552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 36.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2004MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Rockwall County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Lubbock CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Lubbock 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 | +81.6% |
| 1916 | +85.8% |
| 1920 | +67.2% |
| 1924 | +56.2% |
| 1928 | −21.7% |
| 1932 | +79.6% |
| 1936 | +82.2% |
| 1940 | +72.6% |
| 1944 | +59.7% |
| 1948 | +54.4% |
| 1952 | −16.1% |
| 1956 | −5.4% |
| 1960 | −13.3% |
| 1964 | +11.9% |
| 1968 | −20.4% |
| 1972 | −47.6% |
| 1976 | −21.5% |
| 1980 | −41.2% |
| 1984 | −50.3% |
| 1988 | −39.0% |
| 1992 | −32.1% |
| 1996 | −32.9% |
| 2000 | −49.4% |
| 2004 | −51.2% |
| 2008 | −36.7% |
| 2012 | −40.8% |
| 2016 | −38.0% |
| 2020 | −32.2% |
| 2024 | −39.5% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 37,148 | 86,547 | 125,038 | ||
| R | 40,017 | 78,861 | 120,817 | ||
| R | 28,023 | 65,651 | 99,013 | ||
| R | 26,271 | 63,469 | 91,184 | ||
| R | 30,486 | 66,304 | 97,534 | ||
| R | 22,472 | 70,135 | 93,151 | ||
| R | 18,469 | 56,054 | 76,008 | ||
| R | 22,786 | 47,304 | 74,489 | ||
| R | 22,240 | 48,847 | 82,858 | ||
| R | 22,202 | 50,760 | 73,292 | ||
| R | 18,793 | 57,151 | 76,219 | ||
| R | 18,732 | 46,711 | 67,867 | ||
| R | 24,797 | 38,478 | 63,707 | ||
| R | 15,353 | 43,564 | 59,296 | ||
| R | 15,430 | 25,646 | 50,154 | ||
| D | 22,057 | 17,372 | 39,463 | ||
| R | 15,340 | 20,065 | 35,607 | ||
| R | 12,540 | 13,970 | 26,576 | ||
| R | 11,650 | 16,137 | 27,845 | ||
| D | 11,114 | 2,837 | 15,207 | ||
| D | 7,654 | 1,169 | 10,856 | ||
| D | 8,113 | 1,283 | 9,413 | ||
| D | 6,425 | 622 | 7,063 | ||
| D | 5,330 | 590 | 5,953 | ||
| R | 1,979 | 3,079 | 5,065 | ||
| D | 1,710 | 411 | 2,313 | ||
| D | 1,180 | 204 | 1,452 | ||
| D | 633 | 34 | 698 | ||
| D | 366 | 16 | 429 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.5%
German
9.6%
Irish
7.1%
American
5.3%
Scottish
1.9%
Italian
1.3%
French
1.0%
African American
5.9%
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: 31.9 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
$64,155
Lubbock County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lubbock County$64,155
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Lubbock 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
17.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.0%
Working age (18–64)17.2%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.2%
speak English only
Spanish16.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 48.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Texas Tech University and a regional medical center, Lubbock County anchors the southern Llano Estacado yet continues to post Republican presidential margins well above 35 points, resisting the urban drift seen elsewhere.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-one points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty points.
A population of 318,884, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,155 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Rockwall County and Garfield County. A non-English-speaking share of 20% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Lubbock County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lubbock County, Texas voted Republican by 39.5 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 125,038 votes cast, 37,148 went Democratic and 86,547 went Republican.
What is Lubbock County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Lubbock 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 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Lubbock County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lubbock County, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lubbock County, Texas?
Lubbock County, Texas has a population of 318,884 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lubbock County, Texas?
Median household income in Lubbock County, Texas is $64,155 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Lubbock County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lubbock County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.