Upshur County, Texas: Evangelical Deep South county. In 2024, voted R+71%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+71MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Evangelical Deep SouthAkashic typology
- Population
- 42,5672024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,2082024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 10.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+71 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Henderson County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Upshur CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Upshur 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 | +60.1% |
| 1916 | +68.5% |
| 1920 | +26.0% |
| 1924 | +80.8% |
| 1928 | +40.9% |
| 1932 | +91.2% |
| 1936 | +74.9% |
| 1940 | +74.1% |
| 1944 | +57.1% |
| 1948 | +49.4% |
| 1952 | +11.9% |
| 1956 | −15.6% |
| 1960 | +17.8% |
| 1964 | +28.8% |
| 1968 | +14.0% |
| 1972 | −43.1% |
| 1976 | +19.9% |
| 1980 | +0.6% |
| 1984 | −22.6% |
| 1988 | −6.6% |
| 1992 | +2.2% |
| 1996 | −1.3% |
| 2000 | −33.3% |
| 2004 | −41.4% |
| 2008 | −49.0% |
| 2012 | −59.7% |
| 2016 | −67.6% |
| 2020 | −68.4% |
| 2024 | −71.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 2,820 | 16,939 | 19,887 | ||
| R | 2,877 | 15,809 | 18,919 | ||
| R | 2,380 | 13,209 | 16,013 | ||
| R | 2,971 | 12,015 | 15,138 | ||
| R | 3,790 | 11,222 | 15,164 | ||
| R | 4,225 | 10,232 | 14,526 | ||
| R | 4,180 | 8,448 | 12,808 | ||
| R | 5,032 | 5,174 | 11,320 | ||
| D | 4,776 | 4,511 | 12,208 | ||
| R | 5,242 | 5,991 | 11,265 | ||
| R | 4,614 | 7,325 | 11,976 | ||
| D | 4,894 | 4,836 | 9,852 | ||
| D | 4,902 | 3,272 | 8,211 | ||
| R | 1,879 | 4,736 | 6,624 | ||
| O | 2,480 | 1,519 | 6,885 | ||
| D | 4,027 | 2,222 | 6,262 | ||
| D | 3,248 | 2,262 | 5,554 | ||
| R | 1,995 | 2,737 | 4,764 | ||
| D | 3,040 | 2,391 | 5,437 | ||
| D | 2,118 | 555 | 3,165 | ||
| D | 2,369 | 446 | 3,369 | ||
| D | 3,480 | 518 | 3,998 | ||
| D | 2,243 | 321 | 2,567 | ||
| D | 2,900 | 129 | 3,040 | ||
| D | 1,553 | 649 | 2,210 | ||
| D | 2,611 | 258 | 2,911 | ||
| D | 1,222 | 616 | 2,330 | ||
| D | 1,346 | 198 | 1,675 | ||
| D | 896 | 168 | 1,211 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.2%
Irish
11.8%
German
10.7%
American
9.2%
Scottish
2.3%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.2%
African American
5.8%
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: 40.6 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
$66,208
Upshur County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Upshur County$66,208
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Upshur 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
12.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)11.7%
Seniors (65+)11.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
93.6%
speak English only
Spanish5.5%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Upshur County delivered a 71-point Republican margin in 2024, reflecting the deep-red realignment that has reshaped rural East Texas over the past two decades. Its economy centers on timber, agriculture, and oil-field services.
The Republican margin here reached its widest at seventy-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-one points.
A median household income of $66,208, a 12% poverty rate, and a 79% non-Hispanic-white share describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Henderson County and Lamar County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Upshur County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Upshur County, Texas voted Republican by 71.0 points (R+71), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,887 votes cast, 2,820 went Democratic and 16,939 went Republican.
What is Upshur County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Upshur County, Texas in the "Evangelical Deep South" typology — Deeply Republican, heavily Baptist counties of the Deep South. 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 16 times, Republican 12 times, and other 1 times.
When did Upshur County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Upshur County, Texas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Upshur County, Texas?
Upshur County, Texas has a population of 42,567 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Upshur County, Texas?
Median household income in Upshur County, Texas is $66,208 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Upshur County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Upshur County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Evangelical Deep South" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.