Wilbarger County, Texas: Texan Right county. In 2024, voted R+61%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- Texan RightAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,6162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,1022024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 30.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Coke County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Wilbarger CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Wilbarger 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 | +72.9% |
| 1916 | +78.3% |
| 1920 | +50.8% |
| 1924 | +60.4% |
| 1928 | −4.7% |
| 1932 | +88.6% |
| 1936 | +82.0% |
| 1940 | +64.6% |
| 1944 | +64.8% |
| 1948 | +64.1% |
| 1952 | −6.6% |
| 1956 | +2.6% |
| 1960 | −9.3% |
| 1964 | +35.0% |
| 1968 | +1.7% |
| 1972 | −45.2% |
| 1976 | +20.7% |
| 1980 | −12.5% |
| 1984 | −28.8% |
| 1988 | −8.5% |
| 1992 | −0.7% |
| 1996 | −7.2% |
| 2000 | −38.9% |
| 2004 | −48.1% |
| 2008 | −46.3% |
| 2012 | −49.9% |
| 2016 | −57.4% |
| 2020 | −56.8% |
| 2024 | −60.6% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 860 | 3,566 | 4,467 | ||
| R | 956 | 3,524 | 4,524 | ||
| R | 809 | 3,166 | 4,105 | ||
| R | 971 | 2,956 | 3,980 | ||
| R | 1,196 | 3,283 | 4,509 | ||
| R | 1,284 | 3,685 | 4,990 | ||
| R | 1,356 | 3,138 | 4,577 | ||
| R | 1,730 | 2,037 | 4,268 | ||
| R | 1,924 | 1,959 | 5,340 | ||
| R | 2,248 | 2,669 | 4,929 | ||
| R | 2,011 | 3,644 | 5,673 | ||
| R | 2,347 | 3,031 | 5,463 | ||
| D | 3,280 | 2,145 | 5,476 | ||
| R | 1,139 | 3,183 | 4,519 | ||
| D | 1,996 | 1,909 | 5,198 | ||
| D | 3,200 | 1,539 | 4,742 | ||
| R | 2,319 | 2,796 | 5,129 | ||
| D | 2,347 | 2,230 | 4,587 | ||
| R | 2,646 | 3,019 | 5,666 | ||
| D | 2,963 | 529 | 3,800 | ||
| D | 3,382 | 517 | 4,419 | ||
| D | 3,249 | 697 | 3,952 | ||
| D | 3,279 | 316 | 3,613 | ||
| D | 3,397 | 199 | 3,609 | ||
| R | 1,447 | 1,590 | 3,040 | ||
| D | 1,222 | 269 | 1,578 | ||
| D | 1,118 | 335 | 1,542 | ||
| D | 1,242 | 99 | 1,459 | ||
| D | 993 | 44 | 1,301 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.9%
English
10.2%
Irish
6.7%
American
6.4%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
0.8%
French
0.6%
African American
4.7%
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: 40.5 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
$54,102
Wilbarger County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Wilbarger County$54,102
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Wilbarger County ranks in the bottom 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
17.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.4%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.0%
speak English only
Spanish15.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
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 13.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Wilbarger County anchors the far north Texas plains around Vernon, where an agriculture-driven economy and sparse population have produced some of the state's most lopsided presidential margins over the past decade.
The Republican margin here reached sixty-one points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-one points.
A population of 12,616, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $54,102 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coke County and Bosque County. A non-English-speaking share of 18% reflects a meaningful Latino presence that votes, here, with the Republican grain.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Wilbarger County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wilbarger County, Texas voted Republican by 60.6 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,467 votes cast, 860 went Democratic and 3,566 went Republican.
What is Wilbarger County, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Wilbarger 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 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Wilbarger County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wilbarger County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Wilbarger County, Texas?
Wilbarger County, Texas has a population of 12,616 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wilbarger County, Texas?
Median household income in Wilbarger County, Texas is $54,102 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Wilbarger County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wilbarger County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.