Mitchell County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+71%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+71MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,0182024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,5502024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 38.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+71 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Nolan County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Mitchell CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Mitchell 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 | +78.2% |
| 1916 | +82.8% |
| 1920 | +71.2% |
| 1924 | +74.2% |
| 1928 | −19.1% |
| 1932 | +81.8% |
| 1936 | +82.6% |
| 1940 | +80.9% |
| 1944 | +77.6% |
| 1948 | +78.5% |
| 1952 | +17.7% |
| 1956 | +26.8% |
| 1960 | +27.6% |
| 1964 | +53.3% |
| 1968 | +23.3% |
| 1972 | −43.8% |
| 1976 | +24.0% |
| 1980 | −0.3% |
| 1984 | −20.1% |
| 1988 | +5.2% |
| 1992 | +7.3% |
| 1996 | +11.0% |
| 2000 | −33.8% |
| 2004 | −49.8% |
| 2008 | −50.6% |
| 2012 | −52.6% |
| 2016 | −64.9% |
| 2020 | −68.7% |
| 2024 | −71.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 352 | 2,144 | 2,514 | ||
| R | 397 | 2,170 | 2,580 | ||
| R | 354 | 1,780 | 2,196 | ||
| R | 538 | 1,756 | 2,316 | ||
| R | 586 | 1,815 | 2,431 | ||
| R | 639 | 1,912 | 2,558 | ||
| R | 837 | 1,708 | 2,574 | ||
| D | 1,213 | 949 | 2,405 | ||
| D | 1,353 | 1,128 | 3,093 | ||
| D | 1,773 | 1,596 | 3,376 | ||
| R | 1,332 | 2,007 | 3,357 | ||
| R | 1,446 | 1,455 | 2,926 | ||
| D | 1,730 | 1,058 | 2,804 | ||
| R | 699 | 1,790 | 2,492 | ||
| D | 1,589 | 893 | 2,981 | ||
| D | 2,420 | 737 | 3,159 | ||
| D | 2,131 | 1,208 | 3,350 | ||
| D | 1,891 | 1,091 | 2,982 | ||
| D | 2,031 | 1,417 | 3,460 | ||
| D | 2,181 | 230 | 2,484 | ||
| D | 2,215 | 218 | 2,573 | ||
| D | 2,401 | 251 | 2,657 | ||
| D | 2,035 | 192 | 2,231 | ||
| D | 1,490 | 148 | 1,640 | ||
| R | 746 | 1,099 | 1,845 | ||
| D | 1,242 | 169 | 1,446 | ||
| D | 694 | 89 | 850 | ||
| D | 803 | 39 | 923 | ||
| D | 573 | 19 | 708 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
13.0%
English
8.8%
Irish
7.9%
American
6.5%
French
1.9%
Scottish
1.7%
Polish
1.0%
African American
6.8%
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: 36.7 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
$60,550
Mitchell County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Mitchell County$60,550
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Mitchell 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
13.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.3%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)17.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.3%
speak English only
Spanish20.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 25.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Mitchell County, anchored by the small city of Colorado City, delivered a 71-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — a spread typical of sparsely populated West Texas oil-patch counties where GOP alignment has deepened steadily over two decades.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-one points.
A population of 9,018, a 61% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,550 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Nolan County and Navarro County. A non-English-speaking share of 22% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Mitchell County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Mitchell County, Texas voted Republican by 71.3 points (R+71), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,514 votes cast, 352 went Democratic and 2,144 went Republican.
What is Mitchell County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Mitchell 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 18 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Mitchell County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Mitchell County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Mitchell County, Texas?
Mitchell County, Texas has a population of 9,018 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Mitchell County, Texas?
Median household income in Mitchell County, Texas is $60,550 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Mitchell County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Mitchell County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.