Erath County's ranching economy anchors one of Texas's smaller college towns
Home to Tarleton State University, Stephenville sits at the edge of the Cross Timbers region and has voted Republican by double-digit margins in recent statewide cycles, with agriculture and livestock processing driving its local workforce.
| Group | Stephenville, TX | National |
|---|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 77.0% | 57.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(10) | 19.1% | 19.3% |
▶Black / African American(6) | 1.4% | 12.2% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.3% | 4.0% |
▶Asian(6) | 0.7% | 6.0% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(5) | 0.6% | 0.9% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(1) | 0.1% | 0.9% |
Catholic-Evangelical edge: -55.6pp (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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30.7% | 66.4% | — | — | |
| 7.1% | 15.4% | — | — | |
| 5.7% | 12.4% | — | — | |
| 1.6% | 3.4% | — | — | |
| 1.1% | 2.4% | — | — | |
LDS (Mormon) | 0.8% | 1.6% | — | — |
Non-religiousPopulation | 53.8% | — | — | — |
Who lives in the Stephenville, TX metro area? 152,890 residents across 4 counties.
28% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — 5pp below the national average. Places with similar education levels vote R+3 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+68.0 | R+63.5 | 4.5pp |