Taylor County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+50%. Democratic peak: D+85 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+50MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 145,8632024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,1392024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 67.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 25.1%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+85 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+57 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Smith County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Taylor CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Taylor 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 | +78.6% |
| 1916 | +84.8% |
| 1920 | +66.9% |
| 1924 | +74.2% |
| 1928 | −36.3% |
| 1932 | +78.1% |
| 1936 | +79.6% |
| 1940 | +77.6% |
| 1944 | +75.7% |
| 1948 | +62.9% |
| 1952 | −12.7% |
| 1956 | −13.8% |
| 1960 | −13.4% |
| 1964 | +18.3% |
| 1968 | −12.1% |
| 1972 | −57.1% |
| 1976 | −15.5% |
| 1980 | −26.2% |
| 1984 | −56.1% |
| 1988 | −36.9% |
| 1992 | −22.5% |
| 1996 | −26.2% |
| 2000 | −49.3% |
| 2004 | −55.2% |
| 2008 | −45.6% |
| 2012 | −53.5% |
| 2016 | −50.6% |
| 2020 | −45.2% |
| 2024 | −49.8% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 13,624 | 41,198 | 55,417 | ||
| R | 14,588 | 39,547 | 55,233 | ||
| R | 10,085 | 33,250 | 45,759 | ||
| R | 9,750 | 32,904 | 43,263 | ||
| R | 12,690 | 34,317 | 47,439 | ||
| R | 10,648 | 37,197 | 48,099 | ||
| R | 10,504 | 31,701 | 43,020 | ||
| R | 13,213 | 23,682 | 40,021 | ||
| R | 12,382 | 22,614 | 45,454 | ||
| R | 13,073 | 28,563 | 42,024 | ||
| R | 9,628 | 34,444 | 44,202 | ||
| R | 13,245 | 22,961 | 37,032 | ||
| R | 14,453 | 19,822 | 34,543 | ||
| R | 6,024 | 22,417 | 28,731 | ||
| R | 9,107 | 12,218 | 25,626 | ||
| D | 13,366 | 9,220 | 22,620 | ||
| R | 9,347 | 12,258 | 21,650 | ||
| R | 7,177 | 9,488 | 16,699 | ||
| R | 7,936 | 10,260 | 18,251 | ||
| D | 8,184 | 1,658 | 10,373 | ||
| D | 7,975 | 602 | 9,742 | ||
| D | 7,852 | 983 | 8,850 | ||
| D | 6,169 | 678 | 6,898 | ||
| D | 5,235 | 639 | 5,885 | ||
| R | 1,891 | 4,050 | 5,950 | ||
| D | 3,157 | 441 | 3,660 | ||
| D | 1,932 | 300 | 2,438 | ||
| D | 2,134 | 120 | 2,374 | ||
| D | 1,536 | 59 | 1,880 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.2%
German
9.3%
Irish
8.2%
American
5.1%
Italian
1.8%
Scottish
1.6%
French
1.1%
African American
6.5%
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: 33.1 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
$67,139
Taylor County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Taylor County$67,139
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Taylor 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
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)11.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.6%
speak English only
Spanish12.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.5%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Taylor County's presidential margins have exceeded R+45 in each of the last four cycles, driven by a population concentrated in Abilene — a mid-sized city whose military and energy-sector workforce tilts heavily Republican.
The Republican margin here reached fifty-seven points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved five points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty points.
A population of 145,863, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,139 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Smith County and Potter County. A non-English-speaking share of 15% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Taylor County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Taylor County, Texas voted Republican by 49.8 points (R+50), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,417 votes cast, 13,624 went Democratic and 41,198 went Republican.
What is Taylor County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Taylor 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 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Taylor County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Taylor County, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Taylor County, Texas?
Taylor County, Texas has a population of 145,863 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Taylor County, Texas?
Median household income in Taylor County, Texas is $67,139 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Taylor County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Taylor County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.