Morris County, Texas: Florida Surge county. In 2024, voted R+51%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+51MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Florida SurgeAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,0762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,6452024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 22.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 11.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+51 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- St. Martin Parish, LA · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Morris CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Morris 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 | +29.5% |
| 1916 | +49.3% |
| 1920 | +55.6% |
| 1924 | +63.5% |
| 1928 | +46.2% |
| 1932 | +94.1% |
| 1936 | +91.8% |
| 1940 | +91.1% |
| 1944 | +77.7% |
| 1948 | +65.6% |
| 1952 | +31.8% |
| 1956 | +4.2% |
| 1960 | +10.8% |
| 1964 | +31.9% |
| 1968 | +15.6% |
| 1972 | −39.6% |
| 1976 | +24.9% |
| 1980 | +18.4% |
| 1984 | +2.6% |
| 1988 | +25.2% |
| 1992 | +29.2% |
| 1996 | +31.6% |
| 2000 | +1.5% |
| 2004 | −7.2% |
| 2008 | −21.0% |
| 2012 | −26.7% |
| 2016 | −40.6% |
| 2020 | −39.4% |
| 2024 | −51.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,312 | 4,092 | 5,446 | ||
| R | 1,669 | 3,872 | 5,587 | ||
| R | 1,425 | 3,446 | 4,973 | ||
| R | 1,858 | 3,232 | 5,139 | ||
| R | 2,055 | 3,158 | 5,248 | ||
| R | 2,437 | 2,818 | 5,278 | ||
| D | 2,455 | 2,381 | 4,889 | ||
| D | 2,973 | 1,449 | 4,828 | ||
| D | 3,028 | 1,400 | 5,569 | ||
| D | 3,522 | 2,104 | 5,630 | ||
| D | 2,925 | 2,778 | 5,727 | ||
| D | 3,105 | 2,133 | 5,280 | ||
| D | 3,071 | 1,843 | 4,931 | ||
| R | 1,162 | 2,699 | 3,885 | ||
| D | 1,701 | 1,064 | 4,088 | ||
| D | 2,366 | 1,218 | 3,594 | ||
| D | 1,952 | 1,569 | 3,544 | ||
| D | 1,592 | 1,463 | 3,075 | ||
| D | 1,722 | 890 | 2,613 | ||
| D | 1,164 | 143 | 1,556 | ||
| D | 1,269 | 122 | 1,476 | ||
| D | 1,752 | 82 | 1,834 | ||
| D | 1,220 | 52 | 1,272 | ||
| D | 1,253 | 38 | 1,291 | ||
| D | 780 | 287 | 1,067 | ||
| D | 964 | 215 | 1,179 | ||
| D | 669 | 164 | 908 | ||
| D | 689 | 163 | 1,067 | ||
| D | 191 | 89 | 346 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
22.6%
English
8.2%
Irish
7.3%
German
5.9%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
0.9%
French
0.7%
African American
17.9%
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: 42.1 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
$58,645
Morris County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Morris County$58,645
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Morris 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
19.5%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.6%
Working age (18–64)19.3%
Seniors (65+)9.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.6%
speak English only
Spanish8.8%
Other languages1.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.0%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 0.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Morris County sits in the Piney Woods of northeast Texas, where a shrinking rural population and a decades-long partisan realignment have pushed its presidential margins past 50 points Republican in 2024.
The Democratic margin here once reached ninety-four points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved twelve points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-one points.
A population of 12,076, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,645 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of St. Martin Parish and Okmulgee County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Morris County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Morris County, Texas voted Republican by 51.0 points (R+51), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,446 votes cast, 1,312 went Democratic and 4,092 went Republican.
What is Morris County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Morris County, Texas in the "Florida Surge" typology — Florida coastal and retiree counties that moved sharply Republican across the Trump era. 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 22 times, Republican 7 times, and other 0 times.
When did Morris County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Morris County, Texas voted Democratic was 2000.
How many people live in Morris County, Texas?
Morris County, Texas has a population of 12,076 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Morris County, Texas?
Median household income in Morris County, Texas is $58,645 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Morris County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Morris County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 22 went Democratic and 7 went Republican. The county's typology — "Florida Surge" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.