Palo Pinto County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
28 precincts · 13,336 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 8Precinct 8 | 155 | 1,321 | 14 | 1,490 | 10.4% | 88.7% | R+78.3 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 27Precinct 27 | 222 | 882 | 13 | 1,117 | 19.9% | 79.0% | R+59.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 23Precinct 23 | 205 | 650 | 9 | 864 | 23.7% | 75.2% | R+51.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6 | 152 | 685 | 8 | 845 | 18.0% | 81.1% | R+63.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 105 | 675 | 4 | 784 | 13.4% | 86.1% | R+72.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 22Precinct 22 | 76 | 692 | 3 | 771 | 9.9% | 89.8% | R+79.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 15Precinct 15 | 64 | 682 | 3 | 749 | 8.5% | 91.1% | R+82.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 21Precinct 21 | 123 | 447 | 3 | 573 | 21.5% | 78.0% | R+56.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 29Precinct 29 | 140 | 419 | 5 | 564 | 24.8% | 74.3% | R+49.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 13Precinct 13 | 79 | 443 | 2 | 524 | 15.1% | 84.5% | R+69.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 69 | 401 | 3 | 473 | 14.6% | 84.8% | R+70.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7 | 43 | 414 | 4 | 461 | 9.3% | 89.8% | R+80.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 30Precinct 30 | 142 | 308 | 4 | 454 | 31.3% | 67.8% | R+36.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 28Precinct 28 | 79 | 360 | 4 | 443 | 17.8% | 81.3% | R+63.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 17Precinct 17 | 118 | 320 | 4 | 442 | 26.7% | 72.4% | R+45.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 16Precinct 16 | 42 | 368 | 3 | 413 | 10.2% | 89.1% | R+78.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9 | 49 | 323 | 0 | 372 | 13.2% | 86.8% | R+73.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 70 | 274 | 6 | 350 | 20.0% | 78.3% | R+58.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 31 | 313 | 1 | 345 | 9.0% | 90.7% | R+81.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12 | 42 | 261 | 0 | 303 | 13.9% | 86.1% | R+72.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11 | 21 | 195 | 1 | 217 | 9.7% | 89.9% | R+80.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 20Precinct 20 | 13 | 167 | 0 | 180 | 7.2% | 92.8% | R+85.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 24Precinct 24 | 37 | 128 | 1 | 166 | 22.3% | 77.1% | R+54.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 18Precinct 18 | 21 | 140 | 0 | 161 | 13.0% | 87.0% | R+73.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 14Precinct 14 | 13 | 100 | 2 | 115 | 11.3% | 87.0% | R+75.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 25Precinct 25 | 21 | 64 | 1 | 86 | 24.4% | 74.4% | R+50.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 26Precinct 26 | 10 | 44 | 2 | 56 | 17.9% | 78.6% | R+60.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 1 | 17 | 0 | 18 | 5.6% | 94.4% | R+88.9 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +62.2% |
| 1908 | +63.6% |
| 1912 | +65.3% |
| 1916 | +70.7% |
| 1920 | +60.0% |
| 1924 | +55.2% |
| 1928 | −26.6% |
| 1932 | +74.5% |
| 1936 | +75.8% |
| 1940 | +66.7% |
| 1944 | +69.7% |
| 1948 | +54.7% |
| 1952 | −2.6% |
| 1956 | −8.6% |
| 1960 | +5.7% |
| 1964 | +36.9% |
| 1968 | +12.4% |
| 1972 | −39.7% |
| 1976 | +31.4% |
| 1980 | +2.1% |
| 1984 | −25.9% |
| 1988 | −8.3% |
| 1992 | +5.8% |
| 1996 | +3.1% |
| 2000 | −26.6% |
| 2004 | −43.1% |
| 2008 | −48.2% |
| 2012 | −59.7% |
| 2016 | −64.0% |
| 2020 | −64.1% |
| 2024 | −67.1% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 17,444 |
| 2018 | 17,991 |
| 2020 | 18,946 |
| 2022 | 19,390 |
| 2024 | 20,351 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+487 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +3,126 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $79,584 in average income, against $75,310 for residents who stayed — 6% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+46.5 on average — 21 points more Democratic-leaning than Palo Pinto County, TX itself (R+67.1).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Parker County, TX257R+66.4
- Tarrant County, TX167R+5.1
- Erath County, TX36R+68.0
- Young County, TX34R+76.2
- Hood County, TX31R+65.9
- Jack County, TX26R+82.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Parker County, TX214
- Tarrant County, TX110
- Hood County, TX36
- Denton County, TX25
- Erath County, TX23
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −68 |
| 2012 | −318 |
| 2013 | −50 |
| 2014 | +62 |
| 2015 | −100 |
| 2016 | +160 |
| 2017 | +405 |
| 2018 | +292 |
| 2019 | +304 |
| 2021 | +383 |
| 2022 | +637 |
| 2023 | +465 |
| 2024 | +467 |
| 2025 | +487 |
Palo Pinto's roughly 27,000 residents, spread across ranchland and small towns west of Fort Worth, have delivered Republican presidential margins above 60 points in multiple consecutive elections, making it among the state's most consistently one-sided counties.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.8 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 67.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 67.1 points.
A population of 29,295, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,674 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hopkins County and Hill County.
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