Angelina County's timber-country hub anchors a reliably red East Texas media market
Lufkin's metropolitan area, centered on the Piney Woods economy of forestry and healthcare, has delivered Republican presidential margins above 40 points in recent cycles, reflecting the broader realignment of rural East Texas over the past two decades.
| Group | Lufkin, TX | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 63.6% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(13) | 19.3% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(3) | 14.0% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.6% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.9% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(2) | 0.6% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(3) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -39.7pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38.4% | 55.1% | — | — | |
| 13.9% | 19.9% | — | — | |
| 9.8% | 14.1% | — | — | |
| 5.4% | 7.8% | — | — | |
| 2.0% | 2.9% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 1.0% | 1.5% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 30.4% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Lufkin, TX metro area? 337,527 residents across 4 counties.
16% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 17pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+22 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+52.0 | R+48.8 | 3.2pp |