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Wichita Falls, TX
presidential margin
2008R+42.82012R+51.52016R+55.02020R+48.12024R+51.0
full record · 19122024
R+51.0
2024
median income$65,202U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age36.6U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate15.5%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)24.9%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english11.9%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
German12.0%
English10.2%
Irish8.3%
Mexican16.7%
Puerto Rican0.5%
Spaniard0.2%
African American8.0%
African0.5%
Nigerian0.3%
Filipino0.4%
Vietnamese0.4%
Asian Indian0.3%
religion
other traditions
Mainline4.2%
Black Protestant1.5%
Latter-day Saints1.2%
Other Christian0.8%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Wichita Falls, TX, Texas

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Wichita Falls, TXTrumpR+51.0
2024 presidential margin by county for Wichita Falls, TX, TXA map of the constituent counties of Wichita Falls, TX, TX, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Archer County, TX · R+79.3Clay County, TX · R+79.6Wichita County, TX · R+44.0
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican75.0%41,698
Kamala HarrisDemocratic24.0%13,341
Jill SteinGreen1.0%531
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (3 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Wichita Falls, TX, TX — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Archer County, TXRepublicanR+79.3
Clay County, TXRepublicanR+79.6
Wichita County, TXRepublicanR+44.0
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
24.0%Harris13,341
75.0%Trump41,698
1.0%Stein531
−51.0%
55,570
R
25.1%Biden14,221
73.2%Trump41,438
1.6%Jorgensen929
−48.1%
56,588
R
20.5%Clinton9,700
75.5%Trump35,794
4.1%Johnson1,926
−55.0%
47,420
R
23.5%Obama11,790
75.0%Romney37,678
1.5%Johnson771
−51.5%
50,239
R
28.2%Obama15,693
71.0%McCain39,539
0.8%Barr454
−42.8%
55,686
R
27.1%Kerry14,996
72.4%Bush39,999
0.5%Badnarik289
−45.2%
55,284
R
32.3%Gore16,561
66.0%Bush33,865
1.8%Nader921
−33.7%
51,347
R
39.2%Clinton18,700
51.2%Dole24,466
9.6%Perot4,599
−12.1%
47,765
R
36.4%Clinton20,224
38.0%Bush21,102
25.5%Perot14,159
−1.6%
55,485
R
44.1%Dukakis21,871
55.2%Bush27,377
0.7%Paul328
−11.1%
49,576
R
35.7%Mondale18,942
64.0%Reagan33,988
0.3%Larouche163
−28.3%
53,093
R
43.5%Carter21,334
54.1%Reagan26,512
2.4%Anderson1,177
−10.6%
49,023
D
55.0%Carter26,162
44.5%Ford21,190
0.5%McCarthy258
+10.4%
47,610
R
30.2%McGovern12,603
68.4%Nixon28,584
1.4%Schmitz592
−38.3%
41,779
D
46.9%Humphrey18,268
34.7%Nixon13,509
18.4%Wallace7,168
+12.2%
38,945
D
70.6%Johnson23,254
29.4%Goldwater9,685
0.1%Hass18
+41.2%
32,957
D
55.1%Kennedy17,620
44.7%Nixon14,286
0.2%Byrd48
+10.4%
31,954
D
52.6%Stevenson15,606
47.2%Eisenhower13,996
0.2%Andrews53
+5.4%
29,655
D
53.8%Stevenson16,821
46.1%Eisenhower14,406
0.1%Hallinan32
+7.7%
31,259
D
78.6%Truman15,965
16.8%Dewey3,410
4.6%Thurmond929
+61.8%
20,304
D
78.1%Roosevelt15,373
10.7%Dewey2,102
11.3%Thomas2,218
+67.4%
19,693
D
84.5%Roosevelt15,933
15.4%Willkie2,909
0.1%Thomas16
+69.1%
18,858
D
88.5%Roosevelt13,268
11.1%Landon1,669
0.4%Lemke53
+77.4%
14,990
D
87.8%Roosevelt12,809
11.8%Hoover1,727
0.4%Thomas54
+76.0%
14,590
R
42.4%Smith6,878
57.6%Hoover9,352
0.0%
−15.2%
16,230
D
71.0%Davis8,116
23.2%Coolidge2,653
5.8%La Follette662
+47.8%
11,431
D
70.9%Cox5,585
26.7%Harding2,102
2.4%Debs189
+44.2%
7,876
D
82.3%Wilson3,959
13.1%Hughes628
4.6%Benson221
+69.3%
4,808
D
76.4%Wilson2,583
5.5%Taft187
18.0%Roosevelt609
+70.9%
3,379
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1912 to 2024. Most recent: −51.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−51.0%DR19122024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1912+70.9%
1916+69.3%
1920+44.2%
1924+47.8%
1928−15.2%
1932+76.0%
1936+77.4%
1940+69.1%
1944+67.4%
1948+61.8%
1952+7.7%
1956+5.4%
1960+10.4%
1964+41.2%
1968+12.2%
1972−38.3%
1976+10.4%
1980−10.6%
1984−28.3%
1988−11.1%
1992−1.6%
1996−12.1%
2000−33.7%
2004−45.2%
2008−42.8%
2012−51.5%
2016−55.0%
2020−48.1%
2024−51.0%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in Wichita Falls, TXTotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 95,104 in 2024.24.5K49K73.6K98.1K95.1K20162024
Registered voters

† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.

Voter registration in Wichita Falls, TX
YearTotal registered
2016 (partial)81,373
201893,092
202098,072
202293,417
202495,104
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

Sheppard Air Force Base shapes Wichita Falls' demographic churn, as transient military households dilute long-term registration trends in a metro that has voted Republican at the presidential level by double-digit margins for decades.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 77.4 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 55.0 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 51.0 points.

A population of 149,358, a 66% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,202 describe the metro. The metro's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Abilene, TX and Amarillo, TX.

The metros whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Wichita Falls, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wichita Falls, TX, Texas voted Republican by 51.0 points (R+51.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 55,570 votes cast, 13,341 went Democratic and 41,698 went Republican.
When did Wichita Falls, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wichita Falls, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Wichita Falls, TX, Texas?
Wichita Falls, TX, Texas has a population of 149,358 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wichita Falls, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Wichita Falls, TX, Texas is $65,202 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Wichita Falls, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Wichita Falls, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.