Small North Texas hub where oil-patch heritage meets I-35 corridor growth
Cooke County anchors this micropolitan area, where Republican margins have held above 70% in recent cycles even as the broader I-35 corridor absorbs spillover migration from the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex.
| Group | Gainesville, TX | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 78.0% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(9) | 15.7% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(3) | 2.9% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 2.1% | 4.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(1) | 0.7% | 0.9% |
▶Asian(4) | 0.6% | 6.0% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -9.1pp (vs national 4.5pp). A strongly Evangelical-leaning religious profile, which nationally correlates with Republican-leaning rural and exurban communities.
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents | US Pop | US Adherents |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31.7% | 47.6% | — | — | |
| 28.6% | 42.9% | — | — | |
| 3.5% | 5.3% | — | — | |
| 1.7% | 2.6% | — | — | |
| 1.1% | 1.7% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 1.1% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 33.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Gainesville, TX metro area? 156,711 residents across 4 counties.
20% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 13pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+15 on average nationally.
Scale, voting-age share, and this geography's footprint inside the national electorate.
Income, attainment, and ownership indicators that often shape coalition structure and turnout behavior.
Age structure, language use, and nativity signals that explain how this geography differs from state and nation.
| Offices | Margin A | Margin B | Split |
|---|---|---|---|
| President vs Senate | R+66.8 | R+62.4 | 4.4pp |