Stephens County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+79%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+79MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 9,3512024 5-year
- Median household income
- $58,0082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 78.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 25.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+79 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Callahan County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Stephens CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Stephens 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 | +79.0% |
| 1916 | +81.5% |
| 1920 | +59.4% |
| 1924 | +68.1% |
| 1928 | −21.2% |
| 1932 | +81.8% |
| 1936 | +55.2% |
| 1940 | +70.7% |
| 1944 | +67.3% |
| 1948 | +54.0% |
| 1952 | −21.4% |
| 1956 | −23.8% |
| 1960 | −10.1% |
| 1964 | +22.1% |
| 1968 | −1.6% |
| 1972 | −53.7% |
| 1976 | +5.1% |
| 1980 | −21.9% |
| 1984 | −46.8% |
| 1988 | −21.2% |
| 1992 | −12.2% |
| 1996 | −15.1% |
| 2000 | −49.0% |
| 2004 | −59.7% |
| 2008 | −63.6% |
| 2012 | −70.8% |
| 2016 | −77.4% |
| 2020 | −78.5% |
| 2024 | −79.3% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 384 | 3,368 | 3,761 | ||
| R | 397 | 3,385 | 3,805 | ||
| R | 348 | 3,034 | 3,470 | ||
| R | 475 | 2,892 | 3,412 | ||
| R | 626 | 2,869 | 3,526 | ||
| R | 703 | 2,803 | 3,519 | ||
| R | 811 | 2,425 | 3,291 | ||
| R | 1,218 | 1,714 | 3,279 | ||
| R | 1,115 | 1,573 | 3,756 | ||
| R | 1,519 | 2,342 | 3,874 | ||
| R | 1,046 | 2,898 | 3,955 | ||
| R | 1,372 | 2,161 | 3,608 | ||
| D | 1,796 | 1,621 | 3,429 | ||
| R | 678 | 2,259 | 2,944 | ||
| R | 1,239 | 1,287 | 3,051 | ||
| D | 1,753 | 1,119 | 2,874 | ||
| R | 1,357 | 1,664 | 3,029 | ||
| R | 1,126 | 1,832 | 2,971 | ||
| R | 1,471 | 2,272 | 3,747 | ||
| D | 2,132 | 572 | 2,890 | ||
| D | 2,104 | 217 | 2,804 | ||
| D | 2,750 | 471 | 3,223 | ||
| D | 2,380 | 681 | 3,080 | ||
| D | 2,684 | 256 | 2,969 | ||
| R | 1,163 | 1,789 | 2,952 | ||
| D | 2,184 | 372 | 2,661 | ||
| D | 643 | 141 | 845 | ||
| D | 572 | 12 | 687 | ||
| D | 462 | 11 | 571 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
12.6%
American
10.9%
German
10.7%
English
7.4%
Scottish
3.2%
Polish
1.3%
French
1.1%
African American
2.5%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
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: 42.0 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
$58,008
Stephens County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Stephens County$58,008
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Stephens 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
14.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.6%
Working age (18–64)12.9%
Seniors (65+)8.3%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.1%
speak English only
Spanish16.1%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 17.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Stephens County, anchored by the small city of Breckenridge, delivered a 79-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — a spread typical of sparsely populated oil-patch counties in north-central Texas where the electorate skews heavily toward rural white voters.
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 9,351, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,008 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Callahan County and Dewey County. A non-English-speaking share of 17% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Stephens County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Stephens County, Texas voted Republican by 79.3 points (R+79), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,761 votes cast, 384 went Democratic and 3,368 went Republican.
What is Stephens County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Stephens 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 11 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Stephens County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Stephens County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Stephens County, Texas?
Stephens County, Texas has a population of 9,351 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stephens County, Texas?
Median household income in Stephens County, Texas is $58,008 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Stephens County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Stephens County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.