Mills County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+77%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+77MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,5112024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,6202024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 77.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+78 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Coleman County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Mills CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Mills 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 | +52.5% |
| 1916 | +58.2% |
| 1920 | +35.1% |
| 1924 | +73.5% |
| 1928 | −27.3% |
| 1932 | +83.0% |
| 1936 | +71.8% |
| 1940 | +70.5% |
| 1944 | +69.1% |
| 1948 | +65.6% |
| 1952 | −10.9% |
| 1956 | −10.7% |
| 1960 | −7.6% |
| 1964 | +42.5% |
| 1968 | +4.6% |
| 1972 | −47.3% |
| 1976 | +19.2% |
| 1980 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | −29.3% |
| 1988 | −10.6% |
| 1992 | +2.6% |
| 1996 | −14.6% |
| 2000 | −51.4% |
| 2004 | −61.8% |
| 2008 | −62.2% |
| 2012 | −72.8% |
| 2016 | −76.1% |
| 2020 | −77.7% |
| 2024 | −76.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 310 | 2,418 | 2,742 | ||
| R | 271 | 2,217 | 2,505 | ||
| R | 243 | 1,951 | 2,245 | ||
| R | 279 | 1,882 | 2,201 | ||
| R | 398 | 1,753 | 2,177 | ||
| R | 416 | 1,794 | 2,231 | ||
| R | 548 | 1,738 | 2,314 | ||
| R | 748 | 1,044 | 2,033 | ||
| D | 753 | 702 | 1,990 | ||
| R | 842 | 1,043 | 1,888 | ||
| R | 688 | 1,262 | 1,960 | ||
| D | 1,028 | 985 | 2,059 | ||
| D | 1,012 | 684 | 1,710 | ||
| R | 388 | 1,089 | 1,483 | ||
| D | 722 | 645 | 1,663 | ||
| D | 1,228 | 495 | 1,723 | ||
| R | 869 | 1,012 | 1,887 | ||
| R | 735 | 912 | 1,648 | ||
| R | 875 | 1,089 | 1,966 | ||
| D | 1,135 | 205 | 1,418 | ||
| D | 1,428 | 172 | 1,817 | ||
| D | 1,658 | 287 | 1,946 | ||
| D | 1,005 | 165 | 1,170 | ||
| D | 1,434 | 133 | 1,567 | ||
| R | 442 | 774 | 1,216 | ||
| D | 1,289 | 175 | 1,515 | ||
| D | 669 | 247 | 1,201 | ||
| D | 640 | 129 | 878 | ||
| D | 573 | 92 | 917 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
15.7%
English
13.3%
Irish
10.4%
American
6.8%
Scottish
2.6%
Italian
0.8%
French
0.7%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 47.9 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
$67,620
Mills County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mills County$67,620
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Mills 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
7.2%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 186.2%
Working age (18–64)7.6%
Seniors (65+)6.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.4%
speak English only
Spanish13.3%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 13.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Mills County's sparse Hill Country ranching economy and population under 6,000 produce some of the state's widest presidential margins, with the 2024 result landing nearly 77 points to the right of the national median.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-eight points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-seven points.
A population of 4,511, a 77% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,620 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coleman County and Coke County. A non-English-speaking share of 15% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mills County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mills County, Texas voted Republican by 76.9 points (R+77), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,742 votes cast, 310 went Democratic and 2,418 went Republican.
What is Mills County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Mills 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Mills County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mills County, Texas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Mills County, Texas?
Mills County, Texas has a population of 4,511 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mills County, Texas?
Median household income in Mills County, Texas is $67,620 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Mills County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mills County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 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.