Starr County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
14 precincts · 16,421 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6 | 873 | 1,088 | 11 | 1,972 | 44.3% | 55.2% | R+10.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 8Precinct 8 | 670 | 1,130 | 9 | 1,809 | 37.0% | 62.5% | R+25.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12 | 658 | 985 | 3 | 1,646 | 40.0% | 59.8% | R+19.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11 | 785 | 850 | 3 | 1,638 | 47.9% | 51.9% | R+4.0 |
| Precinct -Precinct 10Precinct 10 | 654 | 968 | 2 | 1,624 | 40.3% | 59.6% | R+19.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 732 | 873 | 5 | 1,610 | 45.5% | 54.2% | R+8.8 |
| Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9 | 540 | 816 | 10 | 1,366 | 39.5% | 59.7% | R+20.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 606 | 735 | 7 | 1,348 | 45.0% | 54.5% | R+9.6 |
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 367 | 593 | 9 | 969 | 37.9% | 61.2% | R+23.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 14Precinct 14 | 303 | 502 | 7 | 812 | 37.3% | 61.8% | R+24.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 13Precinct 13 | 318 | 481 | 4 | 803 | 39.6% | 59.9% | R+20.3 |
| Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7 | 166 | 231 | 0 | 397 | 41.8% | 58.2% | R+16.4 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 164 | 193 | 1 | 358 | 45.8% | 53.9% | R+8.1 |
| Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5 | 26 | 42 | 1 | 69 | 37.7% | 60.9% | R+23.2 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +47.1% |
| 1908 | +37.2% |
| 1912 | +45.5% |
| 1916 | +63.5% |
| 1920 | +64.9% |
| 1924 | +94.1% |
| 1928 | +80.6% |
| 1932 | +91.9% |
| 1936 | +75.2% |
| 1940 | +89.3% |
| 1944 | +89.2% |
| 1948 | +83.0% |
| 1952 | +66.3% |
| 1956 | +66.6% |
| 1960 | +87.0% |
| 1964 | +71.2% |
| 1968 | +47.5% |
| 1972 | +16.3% |
| 1976 | +74.8% |
| 1980 | +54.3% |
| 1984 | +50.5% |
| 1988 | +69.9% |
| 1992 | +69.7% |
| 1996 | +76.5% |
| 2000 | +54.3% |
| 2004 | +47.5% |
| 2008 | +69.3% |
| 2012 | +73.3% |
| 2016 | +60.2% |
| 2020 | +5.0% |
| 2024 | −16.0% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 31,134 |
| 2018 | 33,110 |
| 2020 | 34,050 |
| 2022 | 34,065 |
| 2024 | 36,420 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−603 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −7,691 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $36,746 in average income, against $38,895 for residents who stayed — 6% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean R+0.7 on average — 15 points more Democratic-leaning than Starr County, TX itself (R+16.0).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Hidalgo County, TX261R+2.9
- Harris County, TX52D+5.5
- Bexar County, TX22D+9.7
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Hidalgo County, TX373
- Bexar County, TX44
- Harris County, TX38
- Travis 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 | −672 |
| 2012 | −824 |
| 2013 | −652 |
| 2014 | −540 |
| 2015 | −556 |
| 2016 | −639 |
| 2017 | −575 |
| 2018 | −617 |
| 2019 | −387 |
| 2021 | −279 |
| 2022 | −702 |
| 2023 | −269 |
| 2024 | −376 |
| 2025 | −603 |
Starr County, once among the most reliably Democratic counties in Texas, shifted to R+16 in 2024 — a dramatic realignment in a majority-Hispanic, rural border community where economic concerns increasingly override historical party loyalty.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 94.1 points in 1924 and a Republican high of 16.0 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 21.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 16.0 points.
A population of 66,067, a 2% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $37,639 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Zavala County and Duval County.
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Starr County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48427/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.