Wheeler County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+85%. Democratic peak: D+86 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+85MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 4,8622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $60,1672024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 80.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.4%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 25.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+86 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+85 in 2020MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Grant County, OK · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wheeler CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wheeler 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 | +66.1% |
| 1916 | +71.1% |
| 1920 | +42.3% |
| 1924 | +61.8% |
| 1928 | −16.1% |
| 1932 | +85.8% |
| 1936 | +79.1% |
| 1940 | +66.7% |
| 1944 | +51.9% |
| 1948 | +66.7% |
| 1952 | −2.9% |
| 1956 | +3.0% |
| 1960 | −17.1% |
| 1964 | +11.7% |
| 1968 | −14.2% |
| 1972 | −55.7% |
| 1976 | +11.3% |
| 1980 | −19.5% |
| 1984 | −47.2% |
| 1988 | −22.9% |
| 1992 | −18.8% |
| 1996 | −26.4% |
| 2000 | −50.6% |
| 2004 | −64.3% |
| 2008 | −71.4% |
| 2012 | −77.3% |
| 2016 | −82.1% |
| 2020 | −85.2% |
| 2024 | −84.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 169 | 2,093 | 2,274 | ||
| R | 168 | 2,159 | 2,337 | ||
| R | 194 | 2,087 | 2,306 | ||
| R | 232 | 1,878 | 2,128 | ||
| R | 314 | 1,918 | 2,245 | ||
| R | 420 | 1,960 | 2,394 | ||
| R | 579 | 1,787 | 2,389 | ||
| R | 750 | 1,355 | 2,289 | ||
| R | 938 | 1,458 | 2,767 | ||
| R | 1,067 | 1,703 | 2,777 | ||
| R | 805 | 2,251 | 3,062 | ||
| R | 1,090 | 1,626 | 2,743 | ||
| D | 1,598 | 1,273 | 2,888 | ||
| R | 502 | 1,766 | 2,268 | ||
| R | 812 | 1,176 | 2,558 | ||
| D | 1,440 | 1,138 | 2,580 | ||
| R | 1,011 | 1,428 | 2,444 | ||
| D | 1,252 | 1,178 | 2,443 | ||
| R | 1,551 | 1,645 | 3,202 | ||
| D | 2,010 | 370 | 2,460 | ||
| D | 1,869 | 511 | 2,615 | ||
| D | 2,600 | 517 | 3,124 | ||
| D | 2,415 | 277 | 2,704 | ||
| D | 2,263 | 165 | 2,445 | ||
| R | 750 | 1,038 | 1,794 | ||
| D | 908 | 197 | 1,151 | ||
| D | 516 | 198 | 752 | ||
| D | 554 | 56 | 700 | ||
| D | 402 | 35 | 555 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.0%
Irish
8.6%
German
8.2%
American
5.8%
Scottish
2.9%
French
1.0%
African American
1.1%
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: 41.3 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
$60,167
Wheeler County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wheeler County$60,167
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Wheeler 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
15.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.7%
Working age (18–64)15.9%
Seniors (65+)8.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
80.4%
speak English only
Spanish18.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.3%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 63.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wheeler County's 2024 presidential margin of R+84.6 places it among the most one-sided counties in Texas, reflecting the deep-red alignment common to the sparsely populated ranching communities of the High Plains.
The Republican margin here reached eighty-five points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved one point toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was eighty-five points.
A population of 4,862, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,167 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Grant County and George County. A non-English-speaking share of 20% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wheeler County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wheeler County, Texas voted Republican by 84.6 points (R+85), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,274 votes cast, 169 went Democratic and 2,093 went Republican.
What is Wheeler County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Wheeler 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 12 times, Republican 17 times, and other 0 times.
When did Wheeler County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wheeler County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Wheeler County, Texas?
Wheeler County, Texas has a population of 4,862 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wheeler County, Texas?
Median household income in Wheeler County, Texas is $60,167 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Wheeler County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wheeler County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 12 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.