Fort Hood, TX — Elections 2008–2024

2024 presidential election

Fort Hood

TrumpR+6.1

How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	52.5%	1,164
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	46.3%	1,028
OtherAll other candidates	1.2%	27

D+60

R+60

2 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.

presidential history

Presidential margin, 2008–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
2008	+9.4%
2012	+3.1%
2016	+2.3%
2020	+9.1%
2024	−6.1%

DemocraticRepublican

5 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Total
2024	R	46.3%Harris1,028	52.5%Trump1,164	1.2%	−6.1%	2,219
2020	D	52.8%Biden1,506	43.8%Trump1,247	3.4%incl. Jorgensen	+9.1%	2,850
2016	D	46.7%Clinton924	44.5%Trump879	8.8%incl. Johnson	+2.3%	1,977
2012	D	51.6%Obama1,214	48.4%Romney1,140	0.0%	+3.1%	2,354
2008	D	54.2%Obama1,854	44.9%McCain1,534	0.9%	+9.4%	3,419

Demographics

Demographic profile

Demographic Profile

Key indicators compared across containing geographies

Demographic Profile. Key indicators compared across containing geographies. ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error. Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.
Indicator	Fort HoodCity	TexasState	United StatesNation
Race & Ethnicity
White	56.2%	48.5%	61.0%
Black	22.3%	12.2%	12.2%
Asian	3.3%	5.6%	6.0%
Two or more races	12.6%	23.5%	12.6%
Other race	4.4%	10.2%	8.2%
Hispanic or Latino	22.1%	39.7%	19.3%
Income & Age
Median household income	$62,835	$78,476	$84,427
Poverty rate	13.3%	13.8%	12.5%
Median age	22	35.7	39.1
Age 18–24	11.7%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	11.8%	13.5%	17.2%
Education & Language
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	24.1%	33.6%	35.6%
Speaks a non-English language at home	17.9%	35.2%	22.3%
Spanish	13.2%	28.2%	13.6%
Ancestry
Largest ancestry	German 11.8%	German 8.3%	German 12.5%
2nd-largest ancestry	English 8.2%	English 7.9%	English 9.5%
3rd-largest ancestry	Irish 7.9%	Irish 6.0%	Irish 9.4%
Religion
Catholic	10.5%County context	20.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	25.6%County context	23.5%	16.5%
Unaffiliated or unclaimed	55.2%County context	45.2%	51.5%

ACS values are survey estimates and may include margins of error.

Religion data may be available only at county or larger geographies. Sub-county values are labeled when inherited, modeled, or contextual.

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

German

11.8%

English

8.2%

Irish

7.9%

American

7.1%

Italian

2.3%

Scottish

1.6%

French

1.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

2024 ACS

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 22.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.7%

1.5%

75–84

2.0%

3.3%

65–74

3.9%

4.3%

55–64

4.9%

5.1%

45–54

5.6%

7.1%

35–44

7.3%

8.5%

25–34

8.3%

6.8%

18–24

4.9%

9.2%

5–17

9.0%

3.7%

3.5%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$62,835

Fort Hood$62,835

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

13.3%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1817.8%

Working age (18–64)11.5%

Seniors (65+)10.6%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

82.1%

speak English only

Spanish13.2%

German or other West Germanic0.9%

Korean0.6%

Other Indo-European0.6%

Tagalog (incl. Filipino)0.5%

Other Asian & Pacific Island0.5%

Other languages0.5%

French (incl. Cajun & Haitian)0.4%

Vietnamese0.2%

Arabic0.2%

Russian, Polish, or other Slavic0.2%

Chinese (incl. Mandarin & Cantonese)0.2%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Evangelical Protestant

25.6%

Catholic

10.5%

Mainline Protestant

3.1%

Latter-day Saints

2.0%

Black Protestant

1.9%

Other Christian

0.9%

Buddhist

0.5%

Muslim

0.2%

Hindu

0.1%

Other faiths

0.1%

Unaffiliated or not counted55.2%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. The unaffiliated-or-not-counted share is everyone not claimed as an adherent by any reporting body — uncounted congregations as well as the religiously unaffiliated.

Fort Hood sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 9.4 points in 2008 and a Republican high of 6.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 15.2 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 6.1 points.

A population of 26,814, a 56% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,835 describe the city.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Fort Hood, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Fort Hood, Texas voted Republican by 6.1 points (R+6.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,219 votes cast, 1,028 went Democratic and 1,164 went Republican.

What is Fort Hood, Texas's political typology?

Akashic places Fort Hood, Texas in the "" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 5 elections in the dataset, the city has voted Democratic 4 times, Republican 1 times, and other 0 times.

When did Fort Hood, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Fort Hood, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.

How many people live in Fort Hood, Texas?

Fort Hood, Texas has a population of 26,814 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Fort Hood, Texas?

Median household income in Fort Hood, Texas is $62,835 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Fort Hood, Texas?

Akashic tracks 5 presidential elections in Fort Hood, Texas from 2008 to 2024. Of those, 4 went Democratic and 1 went Republican. The city's typology — "" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Fort Hood moved 15.2 points toward the Republican candidate between 2020 and 2024.

Demographics

Demographic Profile

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