Roberts County, Texas: Stable Rural Right county. In 2024, voted R+92%. Republican peak: R+93 in 2020.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+92MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Stable Rural RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 8322024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,8682024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 93.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+93 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Gray County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Roberts CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Roberts 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 | +70.5% |
| 1916 | +76.9% |
| 1920 | +47.3% |
| 1924 | +39.5% |
| 1928 | −40.1% |
| 1932 | +84.5% |
| 1936 | +88.1% |
| 1940 | +75.8% |
| 1944 | +47.8% |
| 1948 | +57.7% |
| 1952 | −61.3% |
| 1956 | −40.4% |
| 1960 | −52.8% |
| 1964 | −20.0% |
| 1968 | −43.0% |
| 1972 | −72.0% |
| 1976 | −26.3% |
| 1980 | −51.7% |
| 1984 | −67.1% |
| 1988 | −52.7% |
| 1992 | −42.9% |
| 1996 | −51.2% |
| 2000 | −72.9% |
| 2004 | −81.9% |
| 2008 | −84.2% |
| 2012 | −85.6% |
| 2016 | −91.0% |
| 2020 | −93.1% |
| 2024 | −92.1% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 20 | 547 | 572 | ||
| R | 17 | 529 | 550 | ||
| R | 20 | 524 | 554 | ||
| R | 33 | 468 | 508 | ||
| R | 41 | 477 | 518 | ||
| R | 46 | 461 | 507 | ||
| R | 72 | 472 | 549 | ||
| R | 122 | 421 | 584 | ||
| R | 126 | 391 | 617 | ||
| R | 135 | 441 | 581 | ||
| R | 106 | 539 | 645 | ||
| R | 150 | 482 | 642 | ||
| R | 202 | 350 | 562 | ||
| R | 71 | 467 | 550 | ||
| R | 90 | 311 | 514 | ||
| R | 198 | 297 | 495 | ||
| R | 104 | 339 | 445 | ||
| R | 118 | 279 | 399 | ||
| R | 91 | 379 | 470 | ||
| D | 317 | 76 | 418 | ||
| D | 289 | 89 | 418 | ||
| D | 408 | 55 | 466 | ||
| D | 426 | 27 | 453 | ||
| D | 451 | 36 | 491 | ||
| R | 104 | 243 | 347 | ||
| D | 241 | 104 | 347 | ||
| D | 173 | 60 | 239 | ||
| D | 220 | 27 | 251 | ||
| D | 183 | 16 | 237 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
21.3%
German
16.0%
American
7.1%
English
4.3%
French
3.5%
Italian
1.8%
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: 40.0 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
$67,868
Roberts County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Roberts County$67,868
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Roberts County ranks near the middle 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
5.6%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 188.0%
Working age (18–64)4.2%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
97.5%
speak English only
Other Indo-European1.6%
Spanish0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Roberts County recorded an R+92.1 margin in 2024, making it among the most one-sided counties in the country. With fewer than 900 residents spread across the Texas Panhandle, its small electorate consistently produces some of the most extreme margins in any statewide race.
The Republican margin here reached ninety-three points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was ninety-two points.
A population of 832, a 94% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,868 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Gray County and Major County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Roberts County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Roberts County, Texas voted Republican by 92.1 points (R+92), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 572 votes cast, 20 went Democratic and 547 went Republican.
What is Roberts County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Roberts County, Texas in the "Stable Rural Right" typology — Mountain, Plains, and rural Republican counties already near their ceiling, with little further room to swing. 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 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Roberts County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Roberts County, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Roberts County, Texas?
Roberts County, Texas has a population of 832 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Roberts County, Texas?
Median household income in Roberts County, Texas is $67,868 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Roberts County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Roberts County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The county's typology — "Stable Rural Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.