† 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
20042024
Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · 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
GroupClarksvilleTexasUnited States
African American†48.0%10.3%9.9%
African3.5%0.6%0.5%
American16.6%4.6%5.3%
English6.4%7.9%9.5%
German4.8%8.3%12.5%
Irish4.6%6.0%9.4%
Scottish0.6%1.3%1.3%
Italian0.4%1.9%4.8%
French0.4%1.5%1.6%
Czech0.4%——
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
Clarksville
Texas
United States
Median age
47.5
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
5.6%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
30.0%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Clarksville
Texas
United States
Median household income
$33,014
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
16.5%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
9.8%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Clarksville
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
0.9%
35.2%
22.3%
Religious landscape
Measure
Clarksville
Texas
United States
Catholic
—
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
—
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
—
45.2%
51.5%
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.
Clarksville, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−8.4%
2008
−9.8%
2012
−9.4%
2016
−15.6%
2020
−18.1%
2024
−10.9%
DemocraticRepublican
6 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. Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
44.3%Harris459
55.2%Trump572
0.5%
R+10.9
D+7.2
R+9.4
1,036
R
40.7%Biden510
58.8%Trump737
0.5%
R+18.1
R+2.5
R+22.6
1,253
R
41.3%Clinton480
56.9%Trump661
1.8%
R+15.6
R+6.1
R+17.7
1,162
R
44.8%Obama561
54.3%Romney679
0.9%
R+9.4
D+0.3
R+13.3
1,251
R
44.1%Obama546
53.8%McCain667
2.1%
R+9.8
R+1.4
R+17.0
1,239
R
45.8%Kerry609
54.2%Bush720
0.0%
R+8.4
—
R+5.9
1,329
Clarksville, seat of Red River County, sits in deep Northeast Texas where generations of Democratic loyalty have given way to competitive swings in recent cycles, reflecting broader rural realignment patterns across the region.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 18.1 points in 2020. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 7.2 points toward the Democratic candidate; the 2024 margin was 10.9 points.
A population of 2,853, a 40% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $33,014 describe the city.
In 2024, Clarksville, Texas voted Republican by 10.9 points (R+10.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,036 votes cast, 459 went Democratic and 572 went Republican.
How many people live in Clarksville, Texas?
Clarksville, Texas has a population of 2,853 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Clarksville, Texas?
Median household income in Clarksville, Texas is $33,014 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Clarksville, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Clarksville, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
