† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
6 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · MIT Election Lab
People and households
Who lives here
Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.
Race · ethnicity · ancestry
Communities and origins
GroupAmarillo-Borger, TXTexasUnited States
German10.1%8.3%12.5%
English10.1%7.9%9.5%
Irish8.0%6.0%9.4%
American6.2%4.6%5.3%
Scottish2.1%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.3%1.9%4.8%
French1.1%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.5%——
Mexican26.1%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard0.6%0.3%—
Spanish0.5%——
Cuban0.4%0.5%0.7%
Puerto Rican0.2%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%
Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%
African American†4.7%10.3%9.9%
African0.8%0.6%0.5%
Vietnamese0.9%1.0%0.6%
Burmese0.4%——
Laotian0.4%——
Asian Indian0.4%1.8%1.4%
Chinese0.2%0.8%1.3%
Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.
Age and life stage
Measure
Amarillo-Borger, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
36.3
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
9.4%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
15.5%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Amarillo-Borger, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$70,486
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
14.4%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
26.3%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Amarillo-Borger, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
20.1%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
16.0%
28.2%
13.6%
Other Asian & Pacific Island
1.2%
1.1%
1.1%
Religious landscape
Measure
Amarillo-Borger, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
8.5%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
44.0%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
39.2%
45.2%
51.5%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Amarillo-Borger, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+67.7%
1916
+68.2%
1920
+47.3%
1924
+43.0%
1928
−14.2%
1932
+68.2%
1936
+76.3%
1940
+55.2%
1944
+42.8%
1948
+44.5%
1952
−19.9%
1956
−14.7%
1960
−26.5%
1964
−0.7%
1968
−25.5%
1972
−59.1%
1976
−17.7%
1980
−38.7%
1984
−56.2%
1988
−41.7%
1992
−29.1%
1996
−37.8%
2000
−56.4%
2004
−61.2%
2008
−56.5%
2012
−62.1%
2016
−59.5%
2020
−55.2%
2024
−58.1%
DemocraticRepublican
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
20.5%Harris23,037
78.5%Trump88,384
0.6%Oliver668 +2
R+58.1
R+2.8
R+56.6
112,526
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican78.5%88,384
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic20.5%23,037
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%668
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%352
OtherAll other candidates0.1%85
R
21.5%Biden24,141
76.8%Trump86,028
1.7%
R+55.2
D+4.3
R+59.7
112,039
R
18.0%Clinton17,275
77.4%Trump74,528
4.6%
R+59.5
D+2.6
R+61.6
96,229
R
18.3%Obama16,206
80.4%Romney71,238
1.4%
R+62.1
R+5.6
R+65.9
88,656
R
21.3%Obama20,365
77.8%McCain74,287
0.9%
R+56.5
D+4.7
R+63.7
95,496
R
19.2%Kerry17,604
80.4%Bush73,773
0.5%
R+61.2
R+4.8
R+58.7
91,803
R
21.0%Gore16,985
77.4%Bush62,640
1.7%
R+56.4
R+18.6
R+56.9
80,971
R
27.7%Clinton22,230
65.5%Dole52,518
6.8%
R+37.8
R+8.7
R+46.3
80,222
R
27.1%Clinton22,807
56.1%Bush47,306
16.8%
R+29.1
D+12.7
R+34.6
84,272
R
28.9%Dukakis22,656
70.6%Bush55,423
0.6%
R+41.7
D+14.5
R+34.0
78,515
R
21.7%Mondale17,751
77.9%Reagan63,688
0.4%
R+56.2
R+17.5
R+38.0
81,760
R
29.2%Carter21,520
67.9%Reagan50,056
2.9%
R+38.7
R+21.0
R+29.0
73,726
R
40.6%Carter27,291
58.3%Ford39,200
1.1%
R+17.7
D+41.4
R+19.8
67,255
R
19.7%McGovern12,050
78.9%Nixon48,161
1.4%
R+59.1
R+33.6
R+36.0
61,059
R
26.8%Humphrey16,156
52.3%Nixon31,516
20.8%
R+25.5
R+24.8
R+24.8
60,226
R
49.5%Johnson26,006
50.3%Goldwater26,384
0.2%
R+0.7
D+25.8
R+23.3
52,500
R
36.6%Kennedy17,266
63.2%Nixon29,780
0.2%
R+26.5
R+11.8
R+26.7
47,155
R
42.5%Stevenson17,370
57.2%Eisenhower23,379
0.3%
R+14.7
D+5.2
D+0.7
40,868
R
40.0%Stevenson18,023
59.8%Eisenhower26,979
0.2%
R+19.9
R+64.4
R+9.1
45,083
D
70.7%Truman18,411
26.2%Dewey6,824
3.1%
D+44.5
D+1.7
D+40.0
26,032
D
67.6%Roosevelt12,834
24.8%Dewey4,703
7.7%
D+42.8
R+12.4
D+35.3
18,997
D
77.5%Roosevelt14,944
22.3%Willkie4,294
0.2%
D+55.2
R+21.0
D+45.3
19,278
D
87.6%Roosevelt13,532
11.3%Landon1,750
1.0%
D+76.3
D+8.1
D+52.0
15,443
D
83.8%Roosevelt12,372
15.6%Hoover2,305
0.6%
D+68.2
D+82.4
D+50.4
14,762
R
42.9%Smith5,148
57.1%Hoover6,854
0.0%
R+14.2
R+57.2
D+3.3
12,004
D
66.0%Davis4,404
23.0%Coolidge1,537
10.9%
D+43.0
R+4.3
D+68.2
6,670
D
72.8%Cox2,841
25.5%Harding994
1.8%
D+47.3
R+20.9
D+73.5
3,905
D
81.6%Wilson2,560
13.4%Hughes420
5.0%
D+68.2
D+0.6
D+65.1
3,137
D
74.3%Wilson1,707
6.7%Taft153
19.0%
D+67.7
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D+48.1
2,297
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
21.4%23,991
76.5%85,765
112,171
2020
R
19.9%22,110
77.5%86,063
111,046
2018
R
21.9%18,288
77.4%64,765
83,695
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
Voter registration in Amarillo-Borger, TX
Year
Total registered
2016
156,712
2018
164,021
2020
171,850
2022
174,239
2024
180,294
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+540 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −7,296 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Amarillo-Borger, TX in Amarillo-Borger, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+843
2012
−556
2013
−1,356
2014
−762
2015
−1,627
2016
−951
2017
−878
2018
−1,582
2019
−1,050
2021
+699
2022
−428
2023
+434
2024
−622
2025
+540
Amarillo-Borger, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 76.3 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 62.1 points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 58.1 points.
A population of 292,101, a 57% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,486 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Abilene-Sweetwater, TX and Tyler-Jacksonville, TX.
Akashic
Political twins — combined metros
The combined metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.
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In 2024, Amarillo-Borger, TX, Texas voted Republican by 58.1 points (R+58.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 112,526 votes cast, 23,037 went Democratic and 88,384 went Republican.
When did Amarillo-Borger, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Amarillo-Borger, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Amarillo-Borger, TX, Texas?
Amarillo-Borger, TX, Texas has a population of 292,101 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Amarillo-Borger, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Amarillo-Borger, TX, Texas is $70,486 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Amarillo-Borger, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Amarillo-Borger, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 20 went Republican.
