Polk County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
22 precincts · 24,292 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6 | 388 | 2,402 | 15 | 2,805 | 13.8% | 85.6% | R+71.8 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 22Precinct 22 | 636 | 1,305 | 15 | 1,956 | 32.5% | 66.7% | R+34.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 21Precinct 21 | 286 | 1,489 | 10 | 1,785 | 16.0% | 83.4% | R+67.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 19Precinct 19 | 546 | 1,216 | 15 | 1,777 | 30.7% | 68.4% | R+37.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 20Precinct 20 | 504 | 1,215 | 18 | 1,737 | 29.0% | 69.9% | R+40.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 16Precinct 16 | 241 | 1,329 | 15 | 1,585 | 15.2% | 83.8% | R+68.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 15Precinct 15 | 154 | 1,378 | 9 | 1,541 | 10.0% | 89.4% | R+79.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 14Precinct 14 | 160 | 1,190 | 14 | 1,364 | 11.7% | 87.2% | R+75.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 222 | 1,093 | 11 | 1,326 | 16.7% | 82.4% | R+65.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 10Precinct 10 | 327 | 980 | 8 | 1,315 | 24.9% | 74.5% | R+49.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 17Precinct 17 | 205 | 1,067 | 3 | 1,275 | 16.1% | 83.7% | R+67.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 207 | 833 | 4 | 1,044 | 19.8% | 79.8% | R+60.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 183 | 675 | 2 | 860 | 21.3% | 78.5% | R+57.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 8Precinct 8 | 164 | 638 | 5 | 807 | 20.3% | 79.1% | R+58.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 18Precinct 18 | 236 | 371 | 8 | 615 | 38.4% | 60.3% | R+22.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9 | 92 | 466 | 2 | 560 | 16.4% | 83.2% | R+66.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7 | 116 | 345 | 4 | 465 | 24.9% | 74.2% | R+49.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 44 | 317 | 2 | 363 | 12.1% | 87.3% | R+75.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 13Precinct 13 | 28 | 319 | 0 | 347 | 8.1% | 91.9% | R+83.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11 | 63 | 250 | 2 | 315 | 20.0% | 79.4% | R+59.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 26 | 276 | 3 | 305 | 8.5% | 90.5% | R+82.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12 | 82 | 62 | 1 | 145 | 56.6% | 42.8% | D+13.8 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +49.8% |
| 1908 | +44.0% |
| 1912 | +73.5% |
| 1916 | +71.2% |
| 1920 | +43.2% |
| 1924 | +73.2% |
| 1928 | +32.3% |
| 1932 | +90.0% |
| 1936 | +83.9% |
| 1940 | +80.8% |
| 1944 | +73.8% |
| 1948 | +48.7% |
| 1952 | +21.2% |
| 1956 | −6.3% |
| 1960 | +22.9% |
| 1964 | +34.9% |
| 1968 | +18.1% |
| 1972 | −26.7% |
| 1976 | +26.6% |
| 1980 | +5.5% |
| 1984 | −21.1% |
| 1988 | +0.9% |
| 1992 | +3.9% |
| 1996 | −0.8% |
| 2000 | −25.6% |
| 2004 | −32.7% |
| 2008 | −37.2% |
| 2012 | −48.1% |
| 2016 | −55.4% |
| 2020 | −54.5% |
| 2024 | −58.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 38,209 |
| 2018 | 36,469 |
| 2020 | 40,520 |
| 2022 | 42,228 |
| 2024 | 44,308 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+201 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +10,504 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $86,733 in average income, against $75,016 for residents who stayed — 16% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+21.5 on average — 37 points more Democratic-leaning than Polk County, TX itself (R+58.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Harris County, TX394D+5.5
- Montgomery County, TX218R+45.5
- Liberty County, TX99R+61.6
- San Jacinto County, TX83R+65.3
- Angelina County, TX64R+52.0
- Travis County, TX56D+39.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Harris County, TX245
- Sumter County, FL146
- Montgomery County, TX141
- Angelina County, TX78
- San Jacinto County, TX78
- Pennington County, SD60
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 | +161 |
| 2012 | −39 |
| 2013 | +17 |
| 2014 | +283 |
| 2015 | +804 |
| 2016 | +1,029 |
| 2017 | +1,310 |
| 2018 | +1,023 |
| 2019 | +1,423 |
| 2021 | +1,726 |
| 2022 | +1,456 |
| 2023 | +1,010 |
| 2024 | +100 |
| 2025 | +201 |
Polk County sits in East Texas's timber belt, where a rural, majority-white electorate has delivered Republican presidential candidates some of the widest margins in the state for over a decade.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 90.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 58.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.9 points.
A population of 52,800, a 71% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,259 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of San Jacinto County and Holmes County.
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Polk County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48373/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.