Real County, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+67%. Democratic peak: D+80 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+67MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 2,8022024 5-year
- Median household income
- $39,6052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 18.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+80 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+67 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Medina County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Real CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Real 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 | No data |
| 1916 | +80.3% |
| 1920 | +21.4% |
| 1924 | −22.5% |
| 1928 | −66.0% |
| 1932 | +58.0% |
| 1936 | +58.5% |
| 1940 | +56.5% |
| 1944 | +29.7% |
| 1948 | +47.1% |
| 1952 | −19.5% |
| 1956 | −29.4% |
| 1960 | −15.9% |
| 1964 | +31.2% |
| 1968 | −1.8% |
| 1972 | −51.9% |
| 1976 | +6.4% |
| 1980 | −15.8% |
| 1984 | −47.0% |
| 1988 | −24.2% |
| 1992 | −19.8% |
| 1996 | −29.8% |
| 2000 | −55.7% |
| 2004 | −60.1% |
| 2008 | −53.0% |
| 2012 | −62.5% |
| 2016 | −66.6% |
| 2020 | −66.8% |
| 2024 | −66.9% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 315 | 1,625 | 1,958 | ||
| R | 320 | 1,643 | 1,982 | ||
| R | 262 | 1,382 | 1,681 | ||
| R | 277 | 1,236 | 1,535 | ||
| R | 375 | 1,238 | 1,628 | ||
| R | 325 | 1,314 | 1,645 | ||
| R | 316 | 1,146 | 1,490 | ||
| R | 414 | 845 | 1,447 | ||
| R | 463 | 787 | 1,640 | ||
| R | 483 | 795 | 1,291 | ||
| R | 360 | 1,004 | 1,369 | ||
| R | 603 | 832 | 1,453 | ||
| D | 510 | 448 | 969 | ||
| R | 150 | 483 | 642 | ||
| R | 277 | 290 | 703 | ||
| D | 487 | 255 | 743 | ||
| R | 273 | 377 | 653 | ||
| R | 191 | 350 | 541 | ||
| R | 303 | 450 | 753 | ||
| D | 446 | 156 | 616 | ||
| D | 326 | 163 | 549 | ||
| D | 453 | 126 | 579 | ||
| D | 210 | 55 | 265 | ||
| D | 335 | 89 | 424 | ||
| R | 98 | 479 | 577 | ||
| R | 188 | 300 | 498 | ||
| D | 177 | 111 | 309 | ||
| D | 242 | 14 | 284 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
19.2%
Irish
12.6%
English
5.7%
American
3.0%
Polish
2.6%
French
2.6%
Scottish
1.6%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 59.5 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
$39,605
Real County ranks in the bottom 5% of US counties.
Real County$39,605
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Real County ranks in the bottom 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
17.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.4%
Working age (18–64)18.5%
Seniors (65+)17.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.2%
speak English only
Spanish12.7%
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 29.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Real County's sparse Hill Country ranching economy correlates with some of the widest Republican presidential margins in the state — the 2024 gap of nearly 67 points came from a total pool of roughly 1,500 votes.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-seven points in 2024. The 2024 margin was sixty-seven points.
A median household income of $39,605, a 93% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 2,802 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Medina County and Lampasas County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Real County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Real County, Texas voted Republican by 66.9 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,958 votes cast, 315 went Democratic and 1,625 went Republican.
What is Real County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Real 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 9 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Real County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Real County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Real County, Texas?
Real County, Texas has a population of 2,802 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Real County, Texas?
Median household income in Real County, Texas is $39,605 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Real County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Real County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.