San Saba County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+79%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+79MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 5,6962024 5-year
- Median household income
- $55,8192024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 72.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 30.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+79 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Throckmorton County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of San Saba CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for San Saba 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 | +69.5% |
| 1916 | +79.3% |
| 1920 | +47.0% |
| 1924 | +80.7% |
| 1928 | +4.9% |
| 1932 | +87.9% |
| 1936 | +82.1% |
| 1940 | +82.4% |
| 1944 | +80.7% |
| 1948 | +81.0% |
| 1952 | +32.1% |
| 1956 | +28.0% |
| 1960 | +19.1% |
| 1964 | +63.3% |
| 1968 | +28.3% |
| 1972 | −32.1% |
| 1976 | +41.2% |
| 1980 | +19.2% |
| 1984 | −18.7% |
| 1988 | +2.9% |
| 1992 | −0.3% |
| 1996 | −13.8% |
| 2000 | −46.0% |
| 2004 | −56.1% |
| 2008 | −59.2% |
| 2012 | −70.0% |
| 2016 | −73.5% |
| 2020 | −77.7% |
| 2024 | −78.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 276 | 2,412 | 2,709 | ||
| R | 287 | 2,308 | 2,602 | ||
| R | 293 | 2,025 | 2,357 | ||
| R | 323 | 1,905 | 2,259 | ||
| R | 487 | 1,941 | 2,457 | ||
| R | 529 | 1,894 | 2,431 | ||
| R | 618 | 1,691 | 2,333 | ||
| R | 726 | 991 | 1,916 | ||
| R | 716 | 723 | 2,103 | ||
| D | 1,165 | 1,099 | 2,277 | ||
| R | 1,070 | 1,566 | 2,647 | ||
| D | 1,405 | 948 | 2,385 | ||
| D | 1,408 | 582 | 2,005 | ||
| R | 567 | 1,106 | 1,681 | ||
| D | 1,140 | 535 | 2,140 | ||
| D | 1,859 | 418 | 2,277 | ||
| D | 1,251 | 849 | 2,108 | ||
| D | 1,419 | 797 | 2,222 | ||
| D | 1,752 | 900 | 2,653 | ||
| D | 2,050 | 184 | 2,303 | ||
| D | 2,109 | 177 | 2,393 | ||
| D | 2,304 | 221 | 2,528 | ||
| D | 1,505 | 147 | 1,654 | ||
| D | 1,904 | 122 | 2,028 | ||
| D | 752 | 682 | 1,434 | ||
| D | 1,814 | 187 | 2,017 | ||
| D | 874 | 180 | 1,476 | ||
| D | 935 | 66 | 1,096 | ||
| D | 692 | 39 | 939 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
16.3%
German
12.9%
Irish
10.7%
American
5.7%
Polish
1.5%
Italian
1.1%
Scottish
1.1%
African American
2.0%
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: 40.7 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
$55,819
San Saba County ranks near the middle of US counties.
San Saba County$55,819
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
San Saba 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
10.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.4%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.3%
speak English only
Spanish18.8%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Other languages0.3%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 22.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
San Saba's 2024 presidential margin of R+78.8 ranks among Texas's most lopsided, reflecting a sparsely populated ranching economy where fewer than 6,200 residents anchor one of the state's least-contested electoral landscapes.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-nine points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-nine points.
A population of 5,696, a 73% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $55,819 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Throckmorton County and Collingsworth County. A non-English-speaking share of 20% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did San Saba County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, San Saba County, Texas voted Republican by 78.8 points (R+79), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,709 votes cast, 276 went Democratic and 2,412 went Republican.
What is San Saba County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places San Saba County, Texas in the "Texan Right" typology — East Texas and the Piney Woods — solidly Republican, with a meaningful Latino presence. 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 18 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did San Saba County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which San Saba County, Texas voted Democratic was 1988.
How many people live in San Saba County, Texas?
San Saba County, Texas has a population of 5,696 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in San Saba County, Texas?
Median household income in San Saba County, Texas is $55,819 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of San Saba County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in San Saba County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.