Madison County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+64%. Democratic peak: D+97 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 13,6482024 5-year
- Median household income
- $74,5962024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 59.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+97 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Freestone County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Madison CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Madison 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 | +69.8% |
| 1916 | +68.0% |
| 1920 | +52.1% |
| 1924 | +83.0% |
| 1928 | +10.8% |
| 1932 | +97.1% |
| 1936 | +92.3% |
| 1940 | +83.7% |
| 1944 | +80.3% |
| 1948 | +58.8% |
| 1952 | +24.9% |
| 1956 | −1.4% |
| 1960 | +19.5% |
| 1964 | +33.6% |
| 1968 | +16.3% |
| 1972 | −46.6% |
| 1976 | +27.8% |
| 1980 | +6.4% |
| 1984 | −21.8% |
| 1988 | −1.6% |
| 1992 | +0.2% |
| 1996 | −3.2% |
| 2000 | −30.1% |
| 2004 | −39.1% |
| 2008 | −42.8% |
| 2012 | −51.2% |
| 2016 | −57.6% |
| 2020 | −58.2% |
| 2024 | −64.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 964 | 4,498 | 5,489 | ||
| R | 1,088 | 4,169 | 5,298 | ||
| R | 881 | 3,351 | 4,289 | ||
| R | 967 | 3,028 | 4,028 | ||
| R | 1,146 | 2,891 | 4,074 | ||
| R | 1,235 | 2,837 | 4,101 | ||
| R | 1,241 | 2,333 | 3,623 | ||
| R | 1,470 | 1,576 | 3,351 | ||
| D | 1,553 | 1,544 | 3,883 | ||
| R | 1,835 | 1,896 | 3,747 | ||
| R | 1,384 | 2,158 | 3,553 | ||
| D | 1,583 | 1,389 | 3,018 | ||
| D | 1,885 | 1,062 | 2,961 | ||
| R | 561 | 1,540 | 2,101 | ||
| D | 994 | 608 | 2,367 | ||
| D | 1,298 | 644 | 1,945 | ||
| D | 909 | 607 | 1,552 | ||
| R | 713 | 733 | 1,458 | ||
| D | 1,152 | 692 | 1,844 | ||
| D | 801 | 134 | 1,134 | ||
| D | 1,115 | 65 | 1,307 | ||
| D | 1,434 | 127 | 1,561 | ||
| D | 1,127 | 45 | 1,172 | ||
| D | 1,344 | 20 | 1,364 | ||
| D | 452 | 364 | 816 | ||
| D | 1,592 | 146 | 1,743 | ||
| D | 650 | 63 | 1,126 | ||
| D | 730 | 120 | 897 | ||
| D | 379 | 37 | 490 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.1%
Irish
11.0%
German
10.7%
American
4.1%
French
2.3%
Italian
2.0%
Scottish
0.7%
African American
12.4%
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: 36.8 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
$74,596
Madison County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Madison County$74,596
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Madison 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
10.9%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.7%
Working age (18–64)8.6%
Seniors (65+)24.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.4%
speak English only
Spanish17.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Madison County, a sparsely populated stretch of East Texas piney woods, recorded a 64-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — among the widest in the state — reflecting the region's deep rural conservative lean.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-four points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-four points.
A population of 13,648, a 59% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $74,596 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Freestone County and Lamar 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 Madison County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Madison County, Texas voted Republican by 64.4 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,489 votes cast, 964 went Democratic and 4,498 went Republican.
What is Madison County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Madison 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 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Madison County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Madison County, Texas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Madison County, Texas?
Madison County, Texas has a population of 13,648 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Madison County, Texas?
Median household income in Madison County, Texas is $74,596 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Madison County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Madison County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.