Nolan County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+59%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+59MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 14,4542024 5-year
- Median household income
- $50,7472024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 66.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 37.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Mitchell County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Nolan CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Nolan 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 | +72.6% |
| 1916 | +78.5% |
| 1920 | +64.8% |
| 1924 | +58.9% |
| 1928 | −17.5% |
| 1932 | +83.5% |
| 1936 | +82.8% |
| 1940 | +74.9% |
| 1944 | +73.4% |
| 1948 | +70.2% |
| 1952 | +3.6% |
| 1956 | +6.3% |
| 1960 | +14.6% |
| 1964 | +37.4% |
| 1968 | +13.7% |
| 1972 | −46.1% |
| 1976 | +12.0% |
| 1980 | +0.3% |
| 1984 | −17.7% |
| 1988 | +2.1% |
| 1992 | +8.4% |
| 1996 | +7.7% |
| 2000 | −27.5% |
| 2004 | −41.2% |
| 2008 | −38.8% |
| 2012 | −45.2% |
| 2016 | −51.9% |
| 2020 | −55.3% |
| 2024 | −59.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,020 | 4,048 | 5,122 | ||
| R | 1,162 | 4,131 | 5,367 | ||
| R | 1,029 | 3,552 | 4,857 | ||
| R | 1,216 | 3,282 | 4,575 | ||
| R | 1,521 | 3,485 | 5,063 | ||
| R | 1,541 | 3,722 | 5,289 | ||
| R | 1,874 | 3,337 | 5,312 | ||
| D | 2,582 | 2,166 | 5,391 | ||
| D | 2,490 | 1,993 | 5,952 | ||
| D | 2,853 | 2,734 | 5,609 | ||
| R | 2,524 | 3,608 | 6,136 | ||
| D | 2,796 | 2,781 | 5,695 | ||
| D | 3,094 | 2,431 | 5,545 | ||
| R | 1,338 | 3,634 | 4,976 | ||
| D | 2,784 | 1,969 | 5,938 | ||
| D | 3,540 | 1,610 | 5,162 | ||
| D | 3,247 | 2,421 | 5,675 | ||
| D | 2,535 | 2,232 | 4,780 | ||
| D | 3,123 | 2,907 | 6,043 | ||
| D | 3,408 | 552 | 4,069 | ||
| D | 3,071 | 322 | 3,747 | ||
| D | 3,314 | 471 | 3,794 | ||
| D | 2,913 | 268 | 3,196 | ||
| D | 2,453 | 219 | 2,675 | ||
| R | 1,035 | 1,475 | 2,510 | ||
| D | 1,421 | 337 | 1,840 | ||
| D | 923 | 175 | 1,154 | ||
| D | 1,048 | 91 | 1,219 | ||
| D | 655 | 60 | 820 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.8%
German
8.7%
Irish
8.7%
American
8.0%
French
1.4%
Scottish
1.1%
Italian
0.8%
African American
2.2%
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: 39.3 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
$50,747
Nolan County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Nolan County$50,747
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Nolan County ranks in the bottom 25% 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
22.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.1%
Working age (18–64)20.3%
Seniors (65+)20.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
78.0%
speak English only
Spanish20.8%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 41.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nolan County sits along the I-20 corridor in the rolling plains west of Abilene, where a sparse, energy-dependent economy has anchored some of the most lopsided Republican presidential margins in Texas for well over a decade.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-nine points.
A population of 14,454, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $50,747 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Mitchell 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 Nolan County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nolan County, Texas voted Republican by 59.1 points (R+59), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,122 votes cast, 1,020 went Democratic and 4,048 went Republican.
What is Nolan County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Nolan 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 19 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Nolan County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Nolan County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Nolan County, Texas?
Nolan County, Texas has a population of 14,454 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nolan County, Texas?
Median household income in Nolan County, Texas is $50,747 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Nolan County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nolan County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.