Pecos County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
9 precincts · 4,233 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 340 | 807 | 15 | 1,162 | 29.3% | 69.4% | R+40.2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 348 | 724 | 9 | 1,081 | 32.2% | 67.0% | R+34.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7 | 233 | 559 | 10 | 802 | 29.1% | 69.7% | R+40.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 10Precinct 10 | 138 | 285 | 7 | 430 | 32.1% | 66.3% | R+34.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 36 | 330 | 3 | 369 | 9.8% | 89.4% | R+79.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 13 | 128 | 0 | 141 | 9.2% | 90.8% | R+81.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9 | 16 | 123 | 2 | 141 | 11.3% | 87.2% | R+75.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6 | 20 | 53 | 1 | 74 | 27.0% | 71.6% | R+44.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 33 | 0.0% | 100.0% | R+100.0 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +55.9% |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +42.1% |
| 1916 | +60.1% |
| 1920 | −1.0% |
| 1924 | +37.5% |
| 1928 | +3.5% |
| 1932 | +74.7% |
| 1936 | +77.6% |
| 1940 | +65.0% |
| 1944 | +55.7% |
| 1948 | +61.8% |
| 1952 | −18.8% |
| 1956 | −20.9% |
| 1960 | +9.9% |
| 1964 | +19.4% |
| 1968 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | −47.5% |
| 1976 | −6.2% |
| 1980 | −25.5% |
| 1984 | −36.5% |
| 1988 | −11.7% |
| 1992 | −1.3% |
| 1996 | +2.2% |
| 2000 | −27.0% |
| 2004 | −43.5% |
| 2008 | −25.0% |
| 2012 | −22.2% |
| 2016 | −21.8% |
| 2020 | −39.2% |
| 2024 | −44.8% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,169 |
| 2018 | 8,223 |
| 2020 | 8,323 |
| 2022 | 8,210 |
| 2024 | 8,328 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−205 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,636 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $51,098 in average income, against $69,454 for residents who stayed — 26% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+60.5 on average — 16 points more Republican-leaning than Pecos County, TX itself (R+44.8).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Midland County, TX21R+60.5
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Midland County, TX44
- Ector County, TX25
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 | −22 |
| 2012 | −174 |
| 2013 | −11 |
| 2014 | +44 |
| 2015 | +83 |
| 2016 | −254 |
| 2017 | −296 |
| 2018 | −24 |
| 2019 | +25 |
| 2021 | −68 |
| 2022 | −477 |
| 2023 | −107 |
| 2024 | −150 |
| 2025 | −205 |
Pecos County spans more than 4,700 square miles of far West Texas, and its sparse, extraction-economy population has delivered Republican presidential margins exceeding 40 points in recent cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 77.6 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 47.5 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 5.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.8 points.
A population of 14,896, a 22% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,750 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of San Patricio County and Atascosa County.
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Pecos County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48371/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.