Midland County, Texas: New American county. In 2024, voted R+60%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 174,8012024 5-year
- Median household income
- $92,8742024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 55.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 46.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+85 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+65 in 1984MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Kerr County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Midland CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Midland County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +83.7% |
| 1916 | +84.9% |
| 1920 | +59.5% |
| 1924 | +79.4% |
| 1928 | +0.4% |
| 1932 | +79.1% |
| 1936 | +72.8% |
| 1940 | +49.6% |
| 1944 | +47.3% |
| 1948 | +16.3% |
| 1952 | −42.1% |
| 1956 | −40.7% |
| 1960 | −31.2% |
| 1964 | −15.8% |
| 1968 | −34.6% |
| 1972 | −61.1% |
| 1976 | −42.1% |
| 1980 | −55.6% |
| 1984 | −64.6% |
| 1988 | −56.3% |
| 1992 | −36.2% |
| 1996 | −42.5% |
| 2000 | −60.3% |
| 2004 | −63.7% |
| 2008 | −57.3% |
| 2012 | −61.3% |
| 2016 | −54.8% |
| 2020 | −56.4% |
| 2024 | −60.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 11,351 | 46,944 | 58,968 | ||
| R | 12,329 | 45,624 | 58,988 | ||
| R | 10,025 | 36,973 | 49,212 | ||
| R | 8,286 | 35,689 | 44,697 | ||
| R | 9,691 | 36,155 | 46,216 | ||
| R | 8,005 | 36,585 | 44,834 | ||
| R | 7,534 | 31,514 | 39,740 | ||
| R | 9,513 | 25,382 | 37,320 | ||
| R | 9,160 | 24,143 | 41,347 | ||
| R | 8,487 | 30,618 | 39,326 | ||
| R | 7,214 | 33,706 | 41,039 | ||
| R | 6,839 | 25,027 | 32,692 | ||
| R | 7,725 | 19,178 | 27,195 | ||
| R | 4,388 | 18,905 | 23,750 | ||
| R | 4,756 | 12,789 | 23,222 | ||
| R | 8,646 | 11,906 | 20,605 | ||
| R | 5,842 | 11,343 | 17,645 | ||
| R | 3,468 | 8,287 | 11,841 | ||
| R | 3,244 | 7,956 | 11,200 | ||
| D | 2,032 | 1,410 | 3,818 | ||
| D | 1,688 | 302 | 2,929 | ||
| D | 1,921 | 646 | 2,570 | ||
| D | 1,229 | 190 | 1,428 | ||
| D | 1,245 | 136 | 1,402 | ||
| D | 350 | 347 | 700 | ||
| D | 399 | 44 | 447 | ||
| D | 271 | 68 | 341 | ||
| D | 339 | 24 | 371 | ||
| D | 215 | 10 | 245 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
8.1%
German
7.4%
American
5.7%
Irish
5.6%
Scottish
1.5%
Italian
1.0%
French
1.0%
African American
5.8%
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: 32.8 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
$92,874
Midland County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.
Midland County$92,874
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Midland County ranks in the top 10% 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 1814.1%
Working age (18–64)10.0%
Seniors (65+)13.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
68.4%
speak English only
Spanish28.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.7%
Other languages1.1%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Midland County posts some of the most lopsided presidential margins in Texas, a reflection of its identity as the administrative and corporate center of the Permian Basin, where the petrochemical industry anchors both the workforce and political culture.
Midland County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of eighty-five points in 1916. Between 2020 and 2024 it moved four points toward the Republican candidate — part of the sharpest rightward shift recorded among any group of places in the country.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $92,874, and a population of 174,801. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kerr County and Kendall County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Midland County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Midland County, Texas voted Republican by 60.4 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 58,968 votes cast, 11,351 went Democratic and 46,944 went Republican.
What is Midland County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Midland County, Texas in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. 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 Midland County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Midland County, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Midland County, Texas?
Midland County, Texas has a population of 174,801 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Midland County, Texas?
Median household income in Midland County, Texas is $92,874 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Midland County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Midland County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.