Rains County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
8 precincts · 6,556 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 203Precinct 203 | 135 | 1,079 | 4 | 1,218 | 11.1% | 88.6% | R+77.5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 101Precinct 101 | 73 | 921 | 3 | 997 | 7.3% | 92.4% | R+85.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 306Precinct 306 | 161 | 692 | 7 | 860 | 18.7% | 80.5% | R+61.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 407Precinct 407 | 103 | 712 | 7 | 822 | 12.5% | 86.6% | R+74.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 408Precinct 408 | 123 | 659 | 1 | 783 | 15.7% | 84.2% | R+68.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 305Precinct 305 | 110 | 634 | 8 | 752 | 14.6% | 84.3% | R+69.7 |
| Precinct -Precinct 102Precinct 102 | 104 | 501 | 4 | 609 | 17.1% | 82.3% | R+65.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 204Precinct 204 | 60 | 451 | 4 | 515 | 11.7% | 87.6% | R+75.9 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +42.8% |
| 1908 | +62.6% |
| 1912 | +49.1% |
| 1916 | +50.4% |
| 1920 | +34.6% |
| 1924 | +68.1% |
| 1928 | +45.5% |
| 1932 | +91.0% |
| 1936 | +82.7% |
| 1940 | +62.2% |
| 1944 | +53.6% |
| 1948 | +66.5% |
| 1952 | +8.1% |
| 1956 | +10.2% |
| 1960 | +25.8% |
| 1964 | +53.2% |
| 1968 | +18.1% |
| 1972 | −23.7% |
| 1976 | +44.7% |
| 1980 | +17.9% |
| 1984 | −20.6% |
| 1988 | +6.1% |
| 1992 | +4.5% |
| 1996 | +5.2% |
| 2000 | −24.7% |
| 2004 | −42.2% |
| 2008 | −49.5% |
| 2012 | −61.6% |
| 2016 | −71.0% |
| 2020 | −71.3% |
| 2024 | −72.9% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 7,054 |
| 2018 | 7,668 |
| 2020 | 8,320 |
| 2022 | 8,775 |
| 2024 | 9,404 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
+252 net domestic migration · 2025
Net +3,372 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $62,729 in average income, against $73,447 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+29.4 on average — 44 points more Democratic-leaning than Rains County, TX itself (R+72.9).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hunt County, TX94R+55.5
- Dallas County, TX79D+22.2
- Wood County, TX30R+69.7
- Collin County, TX27R+11.1
- Van Zandt County, TX20R+74.8
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hunt County, TX63
- Wood County, TX60
- Hopkins County, TX34
- Van Zandt County, TX32
- Dallas County, TX20
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 | +96 |
| 2012 | −61 |
| 2013 | +98 |
| 2014 | +34 |
| 2015 | +157 |
| 2016 | +228 |
| 2017 | +469 |
| 2018 | +424 |
| 2019 | +354 |
| 2021 | +389 |
| 2022 | +432 |
| 2023 | +225 |
| 2024 | +275 |
| 2025 | +252 |
Rains County, anchored by the town of Emory east of Dallas, consistently delivers lopsided Republican margins — its 2024 spread of nearly 73 points ranks among the most one-sided results in the state.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 91.0 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 72.9 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.7 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 72.9 points.
A population of 12,775, a 82% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,413 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Montague County and Clay County.
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Rains County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48379/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.