Waller County, Texas: New American county. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 61,5522024 5-year
- Median household income
- $80,3972024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 44.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 23.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 33.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+28 in 2016MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Saline County, IL · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Waller CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Waller County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Margin—
Turnout—
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 | +52.4% |
| 1916 | +55.0% |
| 1920 | +40.6% |
| 1924 | +70.9% |
| 1928 | +14.5% |
| 1932 | +86.0% |
| 1936 | +77.6% |
| 1940 | +56.0% |
| 1944 | +56.9% |
| 1948 | +22.3% |
| 1952 | −8.1% |
| 1956 | −20.7% |
| 1960 | −0.6% |
| 1964 | +37.7% |
| 1968 | +21.1% |
| 1972 | −18.9% |
| 1976 | +17.2% |
| 1980 | +4.8% |
| 1984 | −3.6% |
| 1988 | +4.6% |
| 1992 | +13.3% |
| 1996 | +11.3% |
| 2000 | −5.9% |
| 2004 | −11.1% |
| 2008 | −7.2% |
| 2012 | −17.2% |
| 2016 | −28.5% |
| 2020 | −26.7% |
| 2024 | −25.0% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 10,183 | 17,077 | 27,561 | ||
| R | 8,191 | 14,260 | 22,734 | ||
| R | 5,748 | 10,531 | 16,784 | ||
| R | 6,514 | 9,244 | 15,902 | ||
| R | 7,153 | 8,265 | 15,508 | ||
| R | 6,145 | 7,679 | 13,881 | ||
| R | 5,046 | 5,686 | 10,858 | ||
| D | 4,535 | 3,559 | 8,622 | ||
| D | 4,270 | 3,065 | 9,058 | ||
| D | 3,957 | 3,607 | 7,624 | ||
| R | 3,828 | 4,116 | 7,963 | ||
| D | 3,329 | 3,019 | 6,463 | ||
| D | 2,828 | 1,992 | 4,862 | ||
| R | 1,538 | 2,263 | 3,839 | ||
| D | 1,684 | 958 | 3,439 | ||
| D | 2,167 | 980 | 3,149 | ||
| R | 1,101 | 1,115 | 2,267 | ||
| R | 929 | 1,426 | 2,397 | ||
| R | 1,264 | 1,487 | 2,753 | ||
| D | 812 | 448 | 1,634 | ||
| D | 1,007 | 190 | 1,436 | ||
| D | 1,065 | 300 | 1,366 | ||
| D | 889 | 111 | 1,002 | ||
| D | 1,192 | 89 | 1,283 | ||
| D | 504 | 376 | 881 | ||
| D | 1,239 | 203 | 1,461 | ||
| D | 674 | 167 | 1,250 | ||
| D | 636 | 182 | 826 | ||
| D | 594 | 144 | 858 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.4%
English
5.7%
Irish
5.3%
American
4.8%
Italian
2.4%
French
1.2%
Polish
0.9%
African American
18.9%
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: 31.3 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
$80,397
Waller County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Waller County$80,397
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Waller County ranks in the top 25% 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 1817.9%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)7.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
71.9%
speak English only
Spanish25.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages1.1%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 66.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Waller County sits on Houston's northwestern fringe, where rapid residential development has not yet shifted its presidential margins, which held at R+25 in 2024 despite population growth exceeding many neighboring counties.
Waller County has leaned Republican in recent presidential elections, reaching a Democratic margin of eighty-six points in 1932. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved two points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was twenty-five points.
Its demographics describe the shift: a 45% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $80,397, and a population of 61,552. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Saline County and Marshall County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Waller County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Waller County, Texas voted Republican by 25.0 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,561 votes cast, 10,183 went Democratic and 17,077 went Republican.
What is Waller County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Waller County, Texas in the "New American" typology — Communities where a large share of households speak a language other than English — multilingual, Democratic-leaning overall, yet the hardest-swinging bloc toward the Republican Party in 2024. 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 Waller County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Waller County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Waller County, Texas?
Waller County, Texas has a population of 61,552 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Waller County, Texas?
Median household income in Waller County, Texas is $80,397 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Waller County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Waller County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 12 went Republican. The county's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.