Panola County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
19 precincts · 11,439 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 18Precinct 18 | 204 | 1,344 | 2 | 1,550 | 13.2% | 86.7% | R+73.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 293 | 1,182 | 6 | 1,481 | 19.8% | 79.8% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 28Precinct 28 | 232 | 1,226 | 2 | 1,460 | 15.9% | 84.0% | R+68.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 233 | 1,021 | 8 | 1,262 | 18.5% | 80.9% | R+62.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 163 | 816 | 1 | 980 | 16.6% | 83.3% | R+66.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 27Precinct 27 | 250 | 519 | 3 | 772 | 32.4% | 67.2% | R+34.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7 | 91 | 495 | 2 | 588 | 15.5% | 84.2% | R+68.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9 | 80 | 407 | 5 | 492 | 16.3% | 82.7% | R+66.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 22 | 368 | 0 | 390 | 5.6% | 94.4% | R+88.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 14Precinct 14 | 22 | 324 | 0 | 346 | 6.4% | 93.6% | R+87.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12 | 13 | 325 | 0 | 338 | 3.8% | 96.2% | R+92.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 20Precinct 20 | 12 | 250 | 1 | 263 | 4.6% | 95.1% | R+90.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 19Precinct 19 | 20 | 241 | 1 | 262 | 7.6% | 92.0% | R+84.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 22Precinct 22 | 97 | 157 | 1 | 255 | 38.0% | 61.6% | R+23.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 29Precinct 29 | 9 | 228 | 1 | 238 | 3.8% | 95.8% | R+92.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 13Precinct 13 | 57 | 172 | 0 | 229 | 24.9% | 75.1% | R+50.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 10Precinct 10 | 55 | 173 | 0 | 228 | 24.1% | 75.9% | R+51.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 8Precinct 8 | 26 | 154 | 1 | 181 | 14.4% | 85.1% | R+70.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 26Precinct 26 | 26 | 98 | 0 | 124 | 21.0% | 79.0% | R+58.1 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +52.7% |
| 1908 | +61.9% |
| 1912 | +73.4% |
| 1916 | +77.3% |
| 1920 | +49.3% |
| 1924 | +88.2% |
| 1928 | +51.4% |
| 1932 | +95.2% |
| 1936 | +91.6% |
| 1940 | +88.2% |
| 1944 | +75.3% |
| 1948 | +53.1% |
| 1952 | +16.4% |
| 1956 | −6.5% |
| 1960 | −1.7% |
| 1964 | −3.9% |
| 1968 | +2.1% |
| 1972 | −48.0% |
| 1976 | +7.4% |
| 1980 | −5.0% |
| 1984 | −28.1% |
| 1988 | −5.9% |
| 1992 | +5.1% |
| 1996 | +1.8% |
| 2000 | −32.7% |
| 2004 | −40.6% |
| 2008 | −48.9% |
| 2012 | −56.1% |
| 2016 | −63.5% |
| 2020 | −63.4% |
| 2024 | −66.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 16,372 |
| 2018 | 16,392 |
| 2020 | 16,808 |
| 2022 | 17,176 |
| 2024 | 17,836 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+22 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +46 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $55,833 in average income, against $92,088 for residents who stayed — 39% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+46.4 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Panola County, TX itself (R+66.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Harrison County, TX58R+50.6
- Rusk County, TX49R+59.4
- Gregg County, TX43R+42.2
- Shelby County, TX34R+64.6
- Caddo Parish, LA25D+4.6
- Smith County, TX23R+45.1
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Gregg County, TX59
- Harrison County, TX44
- Shelby County, TX36
- Rusk County, TX31
- Smith County, TX28
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 | +166 |
| 2012 | −55 |
| 2013 | −246 |
| 2014 | −47 |
| 2015 | −149 |
| 2016 | −271 |
| 2017 | −226 |
| 2018 | −82 |
| 2019 | +53 |
| 2021 | +194 |
| 2022 | +274 |
| 2023 | +164 |
| 2024 | +249 |
| 2025 | +22 |
Panola County sits in East Texas's forested Sabine River corridor, where an economy built on timber and natural gas has accompanied decades of increasingly lopsided Republican margins, reaching R+66 in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 95.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 66.4 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 66.4 points.
A population of 22,726, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $64,894 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of LaSalle Parish and Pearl River County.
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Panola County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48365/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.