† 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
16 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
GroupWichita Falls & LawtonUnited States
German11.8%12.5%
English10.1%9.5%
Irish9.0%9.4%
American6.0%5.3%
Scottish2.0%1.3%
Italian1.9%4.8%
French1.2%1.6%
Dutch0.5%—
Mexican13.3%11.3%
Puerto Rican1.3%1.8%
Spaniard0.4%—
Spanish0.2%—
Cuban0.2%0.7%
Guatemalan0.2%0.5%
African American†7.2%9.9%
African0.5%0.5%
Nigerian0.2%0.2%
Jamaican0.2%0.4%
Filipino0.4%0.9%
Vietnamese0.3%0.6%
Korean0.3%0.4%
Asian Indian0.2%1.4%
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
Wichita Falls & Lawton
United States
Median age
37.4
39.1
Age 18–24
10.4%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
17.1%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Wichita Falls & Lawton
United States
Median household income
$62,370
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
23.4%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Wichita Falls & Lawton
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
11.3%
22.3%
Spanish
8.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Wichita Falls & Lawton
United States
Catholic
10.3%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
45.9%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
33.6%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
6.2%
5.2%
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.
Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1908–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1908
+29.9%
1912
+46.4%
1916
+52.4%
1920
+26.7%
1924
+36.5%
1928
−16.6%
1932
+76.2%
1936
+65.5%
1940
+54.6%
1944
+53.8%
1948
+61.7%
1952
+9.1%
1956
+11.3%
1960
+2.8%
1964
+36.5%
1968
+7.0%
1972
−44.9%
1976
+13.3%
1980
−12.2%
1984
−30.9%
1988
−10.0%
1992
−1.1%
1996
−7.2%
2000
−28.8%
2004
−41.3%
2008
−40.5%
2012
−45.8%
2016
−51.7%
2020
−49.1%
2024
−51.6%
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
23.6%Harris35,713
75.2%Trump113,948
1.3%
R+51.6
R+2.5
R+50.1
151,583
R
24.5%Biden37,695
73.6%Trump113,183
1.9%
R+49.1
D+2.6
R+53.5
153,749
R
22.0%Clinton30,296
73.7%Trump101,335
4.2%
R+51.7
R+5.9
R+53.8
137,452
R
26.7%Obama36,165
72.5%Romney98,150
0.8%
R+45.8
R+5.3
R+49.6
135,377
R
29.5%Obama44,193
70.0%McCain104,828
0.5%
R+40.5
D+0.8
R+47.8
149,728
R
29.2%Kerry43,836
70.5%Bush105,736
0.3%
R+41.3
R+12.5
R+38.8
149,965
R
35.0%Gore48,188
63.7%Bush87,825
1.3%
R+28.8
R+21.6
R+29.3
137,846
R
41.0%Clinton55,497
48.2%Dole65,192
10.8%
R+7.2
R+6.1
R+15.7
135,367
R
36.8%Clinton57,727
37.9%Bush59,410
25.3%
R+1.1
D+8.9
R+6.6
156,778
R
44.7%Dukakis61,901
54.7%Bush75,677
0.6%
R+10.0
D+20.9
R+2.2
138,394
R
34.4%Mondale50,884
65.3%Reagan96,600
0.4%
R+30.9
R+18.7
R+12.7
148,044
R
42.5%Carter59,243
54.7%Reagan76,213
2.7%
R+12.2
R+25.5
R+2.4
139,283
D
56.3%Carter75,231
43.0%Ford57,429
0.7%
D+13.3
D+58.3
D+11.3
133,578
R
26.6%McGovern31,372
71.6%Nixon84,319
1.8%
R+44.9
R+51.9
R+21.8
117,801
D
42.4%Humphrey49,485
35.4%Nixon41,329
22.1%
D+7.0
R+29.5
D+7.7
116,619
D
68.2%Johnson74,722
31.7%Goldwater34,756
0.0%
D+36.5
D+33.7
D+13.9
109,507
D
51.3%Kennedy54,478
48.6%Nixon51,534
0.1%
D+2.8
R+8.6
D+2.6
106,120
D
55.6%Stevenson54,040
44.3%Eisenhower43,028
0.1%
D+11.3
D+2.2
D+26.7
97,177
D
54.5%Stevenson59,025
45.4%Eisenhower49,157
0.1%
D+9.1
R+52.6
D+19.9
108,245
D
79.6%Truman59,250
17.9%Dewey13,324
2.5%
D+61.7
D+7.9
D+57.2
74,416
D
74.2%Roosevelt57,273
20.4%Dewey15,721
5.5%
D+53.8
R+0.8
D+46.3
77,220
D
77.2%Roosevelt61,261
22.6%Willkie17,918
0.3%
D+54.6
R+10.9
D+44.7
79,386
D
82.5%Roosevelt58,752
17.0%Landon12,116
0.5%
D+65.5
R+10.7
D+41.2
71,196
D
88.0%Roosevelt60,983
11.8%Hoover8,192
0.2%
D+76.2
D+92.8
D+58.4
69,296
R
41.5%Smith27,350
58.1%Hoover38,328
0.5%
R+16.6
R+53.1
D+0.8
65,981
D
64.6%Davis33,882
28.1%Coolidge14,737
7.3%
D+36.5
D+9.8
D+61.7
52,441
D
60.5%Cox27,623
33.8%Harding15,416
5.8%
D+26.7
R+25.7
D+52.9
45,676
D
68.5%Wilson22,402
16.1%Hughes5,268
15.3%
D+52.4
D+6.0
D+49.3
32,686
D
63.0%Wilson17,396
16.6%Taft4,580
20.4%
D+46.4
D+16.5
D+26.9
27,613
D
59.9%Bryan10,235
30.0%Taft5,125
10.1%
D+29.9
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D+39.5
17,078
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voter registration
Registered voters
By party of registration, over time
Party registration · 2026R+28.7
vs
Presidential vote · 2024R+51.6
Registration leans Republican; the presidential vote runs 23 points more Democratic.
DemocraticRepublicanUnaffiliatedOther parties
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Wichita Falls & Lawton
Year
Total registered
Democratic
Republican
Unaffiliated
Other
2026 (partial)
114,629
27,914
60,856
24,725
1,134
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
−76 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −26,412 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Wichita Falls & Lawton in Wichita Falls & Lawton: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
−3,375
2012
−3,616
2013
−3,878
2014
−3,189
2015
−5,784
2016
−4,572
2017
−2,045
2018
−2,385
2019
−808
2021
+3,286
2022
+1,509
2023
−22
2024
−1,457
2025
−76
Straddling the Texas-Oklahoma state line, this cross-border market centers on two mid-sized cities with heavy military influence from Fort Sill and Sheppard Air Force Base, producing consistently high Republican margins in federal elections.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 76.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 51.7 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 2.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.6 points.
A population of 417,066, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,370 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Abilene-Sweetwater and Tyler-Longview (Lufkin & Nacogdoches).
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How did Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas voted Republican by 51.6 points (R+51.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 151,583 votes cast, 35,713 went Democratic and 113,948 went Republican.
When did Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas?
Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas has a population of 417,066 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas?
Median household income in Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas is $62,370 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.
