† 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
GroupRangerTexasUnited States
English12.8%7.9%9.5%
German12.7%8.3%12.5%
Irish9.0%6.0%9.4%
American8.2%4.6%5.3%
Scotch-Irish2.2%——
Scottish1.4%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.2%1.9%4.8%
French0.6%1.5%1.6%
Mexican21.0%32.1%11.3%
Spanish0.6%——
Honduran0.4%0.8%0.3%
Spaniard0.4%0.3%—
Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%
African American†2.9%10.3%9.9%
African0.5%0.6%0.5%
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
Ranger
Texas
United States
Median age
31.2
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
17.9%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
16.2%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Ranger
Texas
United States
Median household income
$34,336
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
23.4%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
14.9%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Ranger
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
14.6%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
11.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Ranger
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.
Ranger, Texas
presidential history
Presidential margin, 2004–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
2004
−40.8%
2008
−50.1%
2012
−69.2%
2016
−65.5%
2020
−67.6%
2024
−74.2%
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
12.5%Harris109
86.6%Trump758
0.9%
R+74.2
R+6.6
R+72.7
875
R
15.8%Biden141
83.3%Trump745
0.9%
R+67.6
R+2.1
R+72.0
894
R
15.3%Clinton131
80.7%Trump692
4.0%
R+65.5
D+3.7
R+67.6
857
R
14.7%Obama101
83.9%Romney575
1.3%
R+69.2
R+19.1
R+73.1
685
R
23.0%Obama175
73.2%McCain556
3.8%
R+50.1
R+9.3
R+57.4
760
R
29.6%Kerry241
70.4%Bush573
0.0%
R+40.8
—
R+38.3
814
Ranger's population has fallen sharply from its 1920s oil-boom peak of over 16,000, leaving a small, heavily working-class electorate in Eastland County that has trended reliably Republican in recent statewide cycles.
Across the recorded series it reached a Republican high of 74.2 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the city moved 6.6 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 74.2 points.
A population of 2,641, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $34,336 describe the city.
In 2024, Ranger, Texas voted Republican by 74.2 points (R+74.2), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 875 votes cast, 109 went Democratic and 758 went Republican.
How many people live in Ranger, Texas?
Ranger, Texas has a population of 2,641 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ranger, Texas?
Median household income in Ranger, Texas is $34,336 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Ranger, Texas?
Akashic tracks 6 presidential elections in Ranger, Texas from 2004 to 2024. Of those, 0 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.
