† 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
18 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
GroupLubbockTexasUnited States
German9.4%8.3%12.5%
English8.9%7.9%9.5%
Irish6.2%6.0%9.4%
American5.5%4.6%5.3%
Scottish1.6%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.0%1.9%4.8%
French0.9%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.8%——
Mexican35.6%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard0.6%0.3%—
Spanish0.5%——
Puerto Rican0.3%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%1.2%0.7%
Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%
African American†5.0%10.3%9.9%
African0.2%0.6%0.5%
Filipino0.5%0.5%0.9%
Chinese0.4%0.8%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%1.8%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
Lubbock
Texas
United States
Median age
32.9
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
14.4%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.9%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lubbock
Texas
United States
Median household income
$62,788
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.6%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
27.4%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lubbock
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
26.3%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
21.9%
28.2%
13.6%
German or other West Germanic
2.1%
0.3%
0.5%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lubbock
Texas
United States
Catholic
16.0%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
31.6%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
43.1%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.2%
4.5%
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.
Lubbock, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+72.8%
1916
+83.9%
1920
+61.7%
1924
+63.5%
1928
−31.3%
1932
+83.8%
1936
+81.3%
1940
+72.4%
1944
+61.9%
1948
+65.6%
1952
−5.9%
1956
+9.6%
1960
−1.8%
1964
+25.2%
1968
−11.5%
1972
−47.4%
1976
−5.8%
1980
−34.0%
1984
−44.7%
1988
−29.8%
1992
−28.4%
1996
−28.1%
2000
−49.3%
2004
−54.2%
2008
−40.6%
2012
−44.6%
2016
−44.1%
2020
−40.9%
2024
−47.3%
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
25.9%Harris45,357
73.2%Trump128,374
0.6%Oliver1,035 +2
R+47.3
R+6.4
R+45.8
175,449
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.2%128,374
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic25.9%45,357
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%1,035
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%604
OtherAll other candidates0.0%79
R
28.8%Biden49,628
69.7%Trump120,141
1.5%
R+40.9
D+3.2
R+45.4
172,273
R
25.6%Clinton37,147
69.7%Trump101,196
4.7%
R+44.1
D+0.5
R+46.2
145,215
R
27.0%Obama37,086
71.6%Romney98,273
1.4%
R+44.6
R+4.0
R+48.4
137,319
R
29.3%Obama43,600
69.9%McCain103,893
0.7%
R+40.6
D+13.6
R+47.8
148,597
R
22.7%Kerry32,992
76.8%Bush111,820
0.5%
R+54.2
R+4.9
R+51.7
145,537
R
24.6%Gore30,767
73.9%Bush92,509
1.6%
R+49.3
R+21.2
R+49.8
125,227
R
32.6%Clinton40,464
60.8%Dole75,351
6.6%
R+28.1
D+0.3
R+36.7
123,945
R
28.5%Clinton39,546
57.0%Bush78,961
14.5%
R+28.4
D+1.4
R+34.0
138,621
R
34.9%Dukakis44,900
64.7%Bush83,277
0.4%
R+29.8
D+14.9
R+22.1
128,722
R
27.4%Mondale36,900
72.2%Reagan97,052
0.4%
R+44.7
R+10.7
R+26.5
134,448
R
31.7%Carter40,476
65.7%Reagan83,895
2.6%
R+34.0
R+28.2
R+24.3
127,697
R
46.8%Carter57,320
52.6%Ford64,393
0.6%
R+5.8
D+41.6
R+7.8
122,460
R
26.0%McGovern28,502
73.4%Nixon80,565
0.7%
R+47.4
R+35.9
R+24.3
109,799
R
34.0%Humphrey36,260
45.5%Nixon48,540
20.5%
R+11.5
R+36.7
R+10.8
106,702
D
62.6%Johnson59,789
37.3%Goldwater35,664
0.1%
D+25.2
D+27.1
D+2.7
95,581
R
48.7%Kennedy42,333
50.5%Nixon43,925
0.7%
R+1.8
R+11.4
R+2.0
86,905
D
54.7%Stevenson40,370
45.1%Eisenhower33,315
0.2%
D+9.6
D+15.4
D+25.0
73,840
R
47.0%Stevenson37,337
52.8%Eisenhower41,986
0.2%
R+5.9
R+71.5
D+4.9
79,470
D
79.6%Truman40,659
14.0%Dewey7,132
6.5%
D+65.6
D+3.7
D+61.1
51,102
D
74.5%Roosevelt33,126
12.6%Dewey5,612
12.9%
D+61.9
R+10.5
D+54.4
44,473
D
86.1%Roosevelt37,321
13.7%Willkie5,934
0.2%
D+72.4
R+8.9
D+62.5
43,345
D
90.4%Roosevelt28,840
9.1%Landon2,917
0.4%
D+81.3
R+2.6
D+57.0
31,900
D
91.6%Roosevelt27,410
7.7%Hoover2,313
0.7%
D+83.8
D+115.2
D+66.1
29,932
R
34.3%Smith8,476
65.6%Hoover16,222
0.1%
R+31.3
R+94.8
R+13.9
24,728
D
79.9%Davis16,932
16.5%Coolidge3,486
3.6%
D+63.5
D+1.8
D+88.7
21,183
D
77.7%Cox6,926
16.1%Harding1,430
6.2%
D+61.7
R+22.3
D+87.9
8,909
D
88.8%Wilson5,085
4.9%Hughes279
6.3%
D+83.9
D+11.1
D+80.8
5,725
D
76.3%Wilson2,877
3.4%Taft130
20.3%
D+72.8
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D+53.3
3,773
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voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Lubbock
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
251,328
2018 (partial)
263,785
2020
274,760
2022
277,426
2024
287,831
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+680 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net −845 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Lubbock in Lubbock: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+442
2012
−1,038
2013
−285
2014
+215
2015
+373
2016
−46
2017
−638
2018
−1,440
2019
+740
2021
+1,523
2022
−1,744
2023
+100
2024
+273
2025
+680
The Lubbock media market spans the South Plains and caprock country, where Republican margins routinely exceed 40 points and the regional economy ties voting patterns tightly to agriculture and the energy sector.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.9 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 54.2 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 6.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 47.3 points.
A population of 473,739, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,788 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of San Angelo and Amarillo.
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In 2024, Lubbock, Texas voted Republican by 47.3 points (R+47.3), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 175,449 votes cast, 45,357 went Democratic and 128,374 went Republican.
When did Lubbock, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lubbock, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lubbock, Texas?
Lubbock, Texas has a population of 473,739 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lubbock, Texas?
Median household income in Lubbock, Texas is $62,788 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Lubbock, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lubbock, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
