Parker County, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+66%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+66MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 165,1682024 5-year
- Median household income
- $104,4432024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 83.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 14.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hood County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Parker CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Parker 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 | +65.0% |
| 1916 | +72.9% |
| 1920 | +53.9% |
| 1924 | +65.6% |
| 1928 | −32.5% |
| 1932 | +77.6% |
| 1936 | +73.1% |
| 1940 | +73.6% |
| 1944 | +64.6% |
| 1948 | +55.3% |
| 1952 | −1.3% |
| 1956 | −3.4% |
| 1960 | +2.3% |
| 1964 | +41.5% |
| 1968 | +13.3% |
| 1972 | −38.3% |
| 1976 | +26.9% |
| 1980 | −7.2% |
| 1984 | −38.4% |
| 1988 | −24.5% |
| 1992 | −8.7% |
| 1996 | −19.1% |
| 2000 | −44.5% |
| 2004 | −55.7% |
| 2008 | −55.2% |
| 2012 | −65.8% |
| 2016 | −67.1% |
| 2020 | −64.4% |
| 2024 | −66.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 14,872 | 75,168 | 90,840 | ||
| R | 13,017 | 62,045 | 76,128 | ||
| R | 8,344 | 46,473 | 56,817 | ||
| R | 7,853 | 39,243 | 47,694 | ||
| R | 10,502 | 36,974 | 47,951 | ||
| R | 8,966 | 31,795 | 40,957 | ||
| R | 8,878 | 23,651 | 33,225 | ||
| R | 9,447 | 14,580 | 26,855 | ||
| R | 7,934 | 10,321 | 27,494 | ||
| R | 8,517 | 14,090 | 22,723 | ||
| R | 6,050 | 13,647 | 19,759 | ||
| R | 7,336 | 8,505 | 16,155 | ||
| D | 8,186 | 4,692 | 12,969 | ||
| R | 3,184 | 7,152 | 10,349 | ||
| D | 4,301 | 3,068 | 9,303 | ||
| D | 5,270 | 2,175 | 7,458 | ||
| D | 3,629 | 3,467 | 7,148 | ||
| R | 3,165 | 3,390 | 6,588 | ||
| R | 3,434 | 3,523 | 6,976 | ||
| D | 3,061 | 806 | 4,080 | ||
| D | 3,503 | 559 | 4,555 | ||
| D | 3,687 | 558 | 4,253 | ||
| D | 2,493 | 375 | 2,896 | ||
| D | 3,074 | 372 | 3,482 | ||
| R | 1,110 | 2,178 | 3,288 | ||
| D | 2,391 | 438 | 2,979 | ||
| D | 1,765 | 488 | 2,369 | ||
| D | 1,797 | 173 | 2,227 | ||
| D | 1,700 | 135 | 2,406 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.5%
German
14.3%
Irish
10.0%
American
7.0%
Italian
2.3%
Scottish
2.3%
French
2.2%
African American
1.0%
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: 39.1 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
$104,443
Parker County ranks in the top 5% of US counties.
Parker County$104,443
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Parker County ranks in the top 5% 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
8.0%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 189.1%
Working age (18–64)7.4%
Seniors (65+)10.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.7%
speak English only
Spanish7.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other Indo-European0.6%
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 55.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Parker County's exurban and rural mix produced an R+66.4 margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most consistently one-sided presidential results despite its proximity to the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-seven points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-six points.
A median household income of $104,443, a 83% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 165,168 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hood County and Brown County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Parker County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Parker County, Texas voted Republican by 66.4 points (R+66), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 90,840 votes cast, 14,872 went Democratic and 75,168 went Republican.
What is Parker County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Parker County, Texas in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Parker County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Parker County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Parker County, Texas?
Parker County, Texas has a population of 165,168 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Parker County, Texas?
Median household income in Parker County, Texas is $104,443 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Parker County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Parker County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.