Zavala County, Texas
Precinct data
Results by precinct
6 precincts · 3,490 votes
Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.
| Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2 | 562 | 359 | 7 | 928 | 60.6% | 38.7% | D+21.9 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3 | 556 | 295 | 4 | 855 | 65.0% | 34.5% | D+30.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4 | 283 | 365 | 9 | 657 | 43.1% | 55.6% | R+12.5 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1APrecinct 1A | 253 | 206 | 2 | 461 | 54.9% | 44.7% | D+10.2 |
| Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1 | 174 | 126 | 1 | 301 | 57.8% | 41.9% | D+15.9 |
| Precinct -Precinct 4APrecinct 4A | 156 | 129 | 3 | 288 | 54.2% | 44.8% | D+9.4 |
Presidential margin, 1904–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1904 | +84.4% |
| 1908 | +57.3% |
| 1912 | +47.9% |
| 1916 | +63.9% |
| 1920 | +41.3% |
| 1924 | +51.0% |
| 1928 | −42.8% |
| 1932 | +64.7% |
| 1936 | +57.8% |
| 1940 | +48.1% |
| 1944 | +31.4% |
| 1948 | +31.6% |
| 1952 | −21.2% |
| 1956 | −25.8% |
| 1960 | −3.7% |
| 1964 | +49.7% |
| 1968 | +27.7% |
| 1972 | −6.8% |
| 1976 | +42.2% |
| 1980 | +50.6% |
| 1984 | +52.0% |
| 1988 | +68.2% |
| 1992 | +64.3% |
| 1996 | +67.8% |
| 2000 | +55.0% |
| 2004 | +49.9% |
| 2008 | +68.8% |
| 2012 | +67.6% |
| 2016 | +57.2% |
| 2020 | +31.4% |
| 2024 | +14.4% |
U.S. Senate
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
| Year | Total registered |
|---|---|
| 2016 | 8,619 |
| 2020 | 8,066 |
| 2022 | 7,817 |
| 2024 | 7,810 |
Who moves in and out
Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote
−153 net domestic migration · 2025
Net −1,729 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Arrivals reported $35,894 in average income, against $47,777 for residents who stayed — 25% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)
The places arrivals came from lean D+7.1 on average — 7.3 points more Republican-leaning than Zavala County, TX itself (D+14.4).
Where arrivals came from lean of each source
- Bexar County, TX34D+9.7
- Dimmit County, TX24D+3.3
Where departures went households, 2022–23
- Bexar County, TX49
- Uvalde County, TX37
- Dimmit County, TX27
Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.
| Year | Net domestic migration |
|---|---|
| 2011 | −10 |
| 2012 | +2 |
| 2013 | +40 |
| 2014 | −96 |
| 2015 | −76 |
| 2016 | −311 |
| 2017 | −264 |
| 2018 | −114 |
| 2019 | −175 |
| 2021 | −158 |
| 2022 | −103 |
| 2023 | −100 |
| 2024 | −211 |
| 2025 | −153 |
Zavala County, anchored by Crystal City, runs heavily Democratic in statewide contests, though its D+14.4 margin in 2024 reflects a notable rightward shift from the double-digit Democratic leads that once exceeded 40 points in this predominantly Hispanic, rural border region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 84.4 points in 1904 and a Republican high of 42.8 points in 1928. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 17.0 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 14.4 points.
A population of 9,412, a 6% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $36,749 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Dimmit County and Starr County.
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Zavala County, Texas. Akashic. https://akashic.app/county/48507/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.