Van Zandt County, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative county. In 2024, voted R+75%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+75MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
- Population
- 62,6492024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,4752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 84.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 13.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+75 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Eastland County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Van Zandt CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Van Zandt County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Harris +50Trump +50
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 | +58.9% |
| 1916 | +61.7% |
| 1920 | +38.4% |
| 1924 | +58.4% |
| 1928 | +8.7% |
| 1932 | +90.6% |
| 1936 | +85.3% |
| 1940 | +74.4% |
| 1944 | +62.7% |
| 1948 | +61.7% |
| 1952 | +26.3% |
| 1956 | +15.3% |
| 1960 | +14.2% |
| 1964 | +42.9% |
| 1968 | +11.1% |
| 1972 | −42.7% |
| 1976 | +31.0% |
| 1980 | +1.9% |
| 1984 | −30.5% |
| 1988 | −9.0% |
| 1992 | −3.0% |
| 1996 | −11.3% |
| 2000 | −39.9% |
| 2004 | −51.1% |
| 2008 | −55.1% |
| 2012 | −66.5% |
| 2016 | −71.6% |
| 2020 | −72.1% |
| 2024 | −74.7% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 3,450 | 24,351 | 27,997 | ||
| R | 3,516 | 22,270 | 26,029 | ||
| R | 2,799 | 18,473 | 21,890 | ||
| R | 3,084 | 15,794 | 19,100 | ||
| R | 4,505 | 15,734 | 20,395 | ||
| R | 4,822 | 14,976 | 19,856 | ||
| R | 5,245 | 12,383 | 17,891 | ||
| R | 5,752 | 7,453 | 15,026 | ||
| R | 5,310 | 5,810 | 16,396 | ||
| R | 6,153 | 7,371 | 13,559 | ||
| R | 4,506 | 8,474 | 13,003 | ||
| D | 5,707 | 5,495 | 11,340 | ||
| D | 6,449 | 3,385 | 9,898 | ||
| R | 1,939 | 4,839 | 6,784 | ||
| D | 2,706 | 1,954 | 6,751 | ||
| D | 4,047 | 1,614 | 5,676 | ||
| D | 2,825 | 2,120 | 4,967 | ||
| D | 2,919 | 2,142 | 5,070 | ||
| D | 3,911 | 2,279 | 6,203 | ||
| D | 3,264 | 578 | 4,350 | ||
| D | 3,139 | 503 | 4,205 | ||
| D | 4,975 | 721 | 5,715 | ||
| D | 3,257 | 245 | 3,531 | ||
| D | 4,203 | 190 | 4,428 | ||
| D | 1,789 | 1,502 | 3,312 | ||
| D | 3,957 | 1,038 | 4,999 | ||
| D | 1,958 | 728 | 3,206 | ||
| D | 2,040 | 232 | 2,931 | ||
| D | 1,790 | 110 | 2,852 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.1%
Irish
8.9%
German
8.7%
American
7.7%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.5%
French
1.5%
African American
1.8%
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: 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
$69,475
Van Zandt County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Van Zandt County$69,475
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Van Zandt 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
11.1%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1813.8%
Working age (18–64)9.9%
Seniors (65+)13.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
90.0%
speak English only
Spanish9.2%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 57.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
A rural East Texas county east of Dallas, Van Zandt recorded an R+74.8 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most one-sided results. Its small-town and agricultural character has tracked a decades-long shift toward near-unanimous Republican alignment.
The Republican margin here reached seventy-five points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-five points.
A median household income of $69,475, a 84% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 62,649 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Eastland County and Leon County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Van Zandt County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Van Zandt County, Texas voted Republican by 74.7 points (R+75), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,997 votes cast, 3,450 went Democratic and 24,351 went Republican.
What is Van Zandt County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Van Zandt County, Texas in the "Sunbelt Conservative" typology — Affluent, predominantly white Sunbelt counties — reliably Republican. 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 17 times, Republican 12 times, and other 0 times.
When did Van Zandt County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Van Zandt County, Texas voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Van Zandt County, Texas?
Van Zandt County, Texas has a population of 62,649 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Van Zandt County, Texas?
Median household income in Van Zandt County, Texas is $69,475 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Van Zandt County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Van Zandt County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.