Motley County, Texas: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+89%. Democratic peak: D+93 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+89MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,1832024 5-year
- Median household income
- $61,1542024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+93 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+89 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Donley County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Motley CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Motley 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 | +74.9% |
| 1916 | +89.3% |
| 1920 | +78.0% |
| 1924 | +74.5% |
| 1928 | −12.6% |
| 1932 | +92.5% |
| 1936 | +86.1% |
| 1940 | +80.1% |
| 1944 | +68.1% |
| 1948 | +77.6% |
| 1952 | −13.6% |
| 1956 | +10.8% |
| 1960 | −4.4% |
| 1964 | +35.3% |
| 1968 | −1.6% |
| 1972 | −47.1% |
| 1976 | +9.8% |
| 1980 | −25.0% |
| 1984 | −30.6% |
| 1988 | −24.1% |
| 1992 | −23.2% |
| 1996 | −35.7% |
| 2000 | −61.7% |
| 2004 | −65.9% |
| 2008 | −76.6% |
| 2012 | −80.5% |
| 2016 | −85.5% |
| 2020 | −85.6% |
| 2024 | −88.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 35 | 612 | 650 | ||
| R | 46 | 604 | 652 | ||
| R | 40 | 566 | 615 | ||
| R | 55 | 538 | 600 | ||
| R | 67 | 522 | 594 | ||
| R | 113 | 564 | 684 | ||
| R | 118 | 514 | 642 | ||
| R | 164 | 380 | 605 | ||
| R | 256 | 446 | 819 | ||
| R | 262 | 429 | 692 | ||
| R | 282 | 533 | 819 | ||
| R | 341 | 573 | 929 | ||
| D | 522 | 428 | 961 | ||
| R | 230 | 657 | 906 | ||
| R | 397 | 415 | 1,107 | ||
| D | 678 | 324 | 1,004 | ||
| R | 439 | 480 | 932 | ||
| D | 511 | 411 | 926 | ||
| R | 513 | 675 | 1,190 | ||
| D | 774 | 75 | 901 | ||
| D | 744 | 107 | 935 | ||
| D | 907 | 100 | 1,007 | ||
| D | 867 | 64 | 933 | ||
| D | 900 | 34 | 936 | ||
| R | 349 | 450 | 799 | ||
| D | 453 | 62 | 525 | ||
| D | 345 | 40 | 391 | ||
| D | 393 | 9 | 430 | ||
| D | 193 | 8 | 247 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
16.0%
Irish
13.2%
English
7.7%
American
5.3%
French
4.1%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
1.0%
African American
4.2%
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: 52.3 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
$61,154
Motley County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Motley County$61,154
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Motley 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
16.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.3%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)23.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.5%
speak English only
Spanish6.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 35.7% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Motley County sits deep in the Rolling Plains with roughly 1,400 residents, and its 2024 presidential margin of R+88.8 reflects the lopsided partisanship typical of sparsely settled West Texas ranching communities.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at eighty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was eighty-nine points.
A median household income of $61,154, a 16% poverty rate, and a 81% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Donley County and Borden County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Motley County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Motley County, Texas voted Republican by 88.8 points (R+89), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 650 votes cast, 35 went Democratic and 612 went Republican.
What is Motley County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Motley County, Texas in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 12 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Motley County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Motley County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Motley County, Texas?
Motley County, Texas has a population of 1,183 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Motley County, Texas?
Median household income in Motley County, Texas is $61,154 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Motley County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Motley County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.