Presidio County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
7 precincts · 1,992 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7 | 542 | 203 | 7 | 752 | 72.1% | 27.0% | D+45.1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 238 | 141 | 5 | 384 | 62.0% | 36.7% | D+25.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 175 | 125 | 2 | 302 | 57.9% | 41.4% | D+16.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 154 | 114 | 1 | 269 | 57.2% | 42.4% | D+14.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 166 | 93 | 3 | 262 | 63.4% | 35.5% | D+27.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 12 | 58.3% | 41.7% | D+16.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 11 | 54.5% | 45.5% | D+9.1 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | −34.6% |
| 1908 | +26.4% |
| 1912 | +29.1% |
| 1916 | +79.9% |
| 1920 | +31.7% |
| 1924 | +57.2% |
| 1928 | +10.7% |
| 1932 | +76.9% |
| 1936 | +79.3% |
| 1940 | +69.6% |
| 1944 | +42.7% |
| 1948 | +60.3% |
| 1952 | −10.7% |
| 1956 | +2.3% |
| 1960 | +39.3% |
| 1964 | +45.7% |
| 1968 | +30.8% |
| 1972 | −7.6% |
| 1976 | +28.2% |
| 1980 | +17.6% |
| 1984 | +8.1% |
| 1988 | +33.3% |
| 1992 | +41.7% |
| 1996 | +47.9% |
| 2000 | +25.4% |
| 2004 | +23.5% |
| 2008 | +43.4% |
| 2012 | +42.8% |
| 2016 | +36.5% |
| 2020 | +33.4% |
| 2024 | +30.2% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 4,806 |
| 2018 | 4,884 |
| 2020 | 4,789 |
| 2022 | 4,399 |
| 2024 | 4,429 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−202 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −3,015 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $70,438 in average income, against $58,254 for residents who stayed — 21% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+52.9 on average — 83 points more Republican-leaning than Presidio County, TX itself (D+30.2).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Ector County, TX23R+52.9
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Ector County, TX66
- Midland County, TX35
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 | −235 |
| 2012 | −232 |
| 2013 | −351 |
| 2014 | −347 |
| 2015 | −289 |
| 2016 | −38 |
| 2017 | −154 |
| 2018 | −308 |
| 2019 | −221 |
| 2021 | −17 |
| 2022 | −242 |
| 2023 | −236 |
| 2024 | −143 |
| 2025 | −202 |
Despite covering nearly 4,000 square miles of Chihuahuan Desert, Presidio holds fewer than 8,000 residents — most concentrated in the border town of Presidio — and has backed Democratic presidential nominees by wide margins for decades.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 79.9 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 34.6 points in 1904. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 3.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 30.2 points.
A population of 5,930, a 18% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $43,802 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Santa Cruz County and San Miguel County.
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Presidio County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48377/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.