Akashic

county

Brown County, TX

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1908–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1908 → 2024

2024

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

German11.5%8.3%12.5%

English10.8%7.9%9.5%

Irish10.3%6.0%9.4%

American5.4%4.6%5.3%

Scottish2.4%1.3%1.3%

Scotch-Irish2.1%——

Italian1.3%1.9%4.8%

French0.9%1.5%1.6%

Mexican19.2%32.1%11.3%

Spaniard1.1%0.3%—

Spanish0.7%——

Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%

Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%

Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%

African American†3.1%10.3%9.9%

African0.2%0.6%0.5%

Nigerian0.2%0.4%0.2%

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	Brown County	Texas	United States
Median age	41.8	35.7	39.1
Age 18–24	8.9%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	20.9%	13.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Brown County	Texas	United States
Median household income	$57,470	$78,476	$84,427
Poverty rate	15.3%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	20.2%	33.6%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Brown County	Texas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	15.5%	35.2%	22.3%
Spanish	14.5%	28.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Brown County	Texas	United States
Catholic	3.9%	20.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	48.4%	23.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	37.5%	45.2%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	8.1%	4.5%	5.2%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 57.1% of 29,715 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic12.7%2,132TrumpRepublican86.6%14,593OliverLibertarian0.5%80

R+73.9

Lead: 12,461
Total: 16,853
vs nation: R+72.5
Turnout: 57.1%

BidenDemocratic13.2%2,107TrumpRepublican85.8%13,698JorgensenLibertarian0.8%134

R+72.6

Lead: 11,591
Total: 15,969
vs nation: R+77.0
Turnout: 56.0%

ClintonDemocratic11.6%1,621TrumpRepublican85.7%12,017JohnsonLibertarian1.8%253

R+74.1

Lead: 10,396
Total: 14,026
vs nation: R+76.2
Turnout: 51.2%

ObamaDemocratic13.7%1,904RomneyRepublican85.3%11,895GrayLibertarian0.8%115

R+71.6

Lead: 9,991
Total: 13,947
vs nation: R+75.5
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic18.8%2,822McCainRepublican80.3%12,052OtherAll other candidates0.9%141

R+61.5

Lead: 9,230
Total: 15,015
vs nation: R+68.7
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic17.7%2,523BushRepublican81.7%11,640OtherAll other candidates0.6%90

R+64.0

Lead: 9,117
Total: 14,253
vs nation: R+61.5
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic24.3%3,138BushRepublican74.4%9,609NaderGreen1.0%125

R+50.1

Lead: 6,471
Total: 12,920
vs nation: R+50.6
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic35.1%4,138DoleRepublican55.3%6,524PerotReform9.2%1,081

R+20.2

Lead: 2,386
Total: 11,787
vs nation: R+28.8
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+73.9MIT Election Lab
Population: 38,3472024 5-year
Median household income: $57,4702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 69.9%2024 5-year
Black: 3.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 22.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+84.4 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+74.1 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Hutchinson County, TX · twin score 95.7

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 57.1%16,979 participants ÷ 29,715 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +14.2 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -4.9 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 43.0%–46.5%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	14,236	27,818	51.2%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	12,356	28,104	44.0%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	16,059	28,665	56.0%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	12,316	29,414	41.9%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	16,979	29,715	57.1%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

18 precincts · 16,850 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Brown County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Precinct 410Precinct 410	161	1,770	8	1,939	8.3%	91.3%	R+83.0
Precinct -Precinct 101Precinct 101	240	1,393	15	1,648	14.6%	84.5%	R+70.0
Precinct -Precinct 417Precinct 417	163	1,438	19	1,620	10.1%	88.8%	R+78.7
Precinct -Precinct 306Precinct 306	141	1,232	17	1,390	10.1%	88.6%	R+78.5
Precinct -Precinct 318Precinct 318	150	1,176	10	1,336	11.2%	88.0%	R+76.8
Precinct -Precinct 113Precinct 113	184	1,083	8	1,275	14.4%	84.9%	R+70.5
Precinct -Precinct 105Precinct 105	195	1,021	6	1,222	16.0%	83.6%	R+67.6
Precinct -Precinct 204Precinct 204	208	865	10	1,083	19.2%	79.9%	R+60.7
Precinct -Precinct 411Precinct 411	176	591	8	775	22.7%	76.3%	R+53.5
Precinct -Precinct 202Precinct 202	132	637	5	774	17.1%	82.3%	R+65.2
Precinct -Precinct 303Precinct 303	115	560	4	679	16.9%	82.5%	R+65.5
Precinct -Precinct 214Precinct 214	58	615	5	678	8.6%	90.7%	R+82.2
Precinct -Precinct 212Precinct 212	64	603	1	668	9.6%	90.3%	R+80.7
Precinct -Precinct 307Precinct 307	61	524	5	590	10.3%	88.8%	R+78.5
Precinct -Precinct 308Precinct 308	25	443	3	471	5.3%	94.1%	R+88.7
Precinct -Precinct 109Precinct 109	21	254	0	275	7.6%	92.4%	R+84.7
Precinct -Precinct 215Precinct 215	23	225	3	251	9.2%	89.6%	R+80.5
Precinct -Precinct 316Precinct 316	14	161	1	176	8.0%	91.5%	R+83.5

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1908–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1908	+60.2%
1912	+70.5%
1916	+79.3%
1920	+53.8%
1924	+77.5%
1928	−1.0%
1932	+84.4%
1936	+79.0%
1940	+74.3%
1944	+56.3%
1948	+61.5%
1952	−10.2%
1956	−6.8%
1960	+2.9%
1964	+43.1%
1968	+11.6%
1972	−46.4%
1976	+10.8%
1980	−14.3%
1984	−34.9%
1988	−17.6%
1992	−8.3%
1996	−20.2%
2000	−50.1%
2004	−64.0%
2008	−61.5%
2012	−71.6%
2016	−74.1%
2020	−72.6%
2024	−73.9%

DemocraticRepublican

38 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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	12.7%Harris2,132	86.6%Trump14,593	0.5%Oliver80 +1	R+73.9	R+1.4	R+72.5	16,853
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican86.6%14,593 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic12.7%2,132 Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%80 Jill SteinIndependent0.3%48
2020	R	13.2%Biden2,107	85.8%Trump13,698	0.8%Jorgensen134	R+72.6	D+1.5	R+77.0	15,969
2016	R	11.6%Clinton1,621	85.7%Trump12,017	1.8%Johnson253	R+74.1	R+2.5	R+76.2	14,026
2012	R	13.7%Obama1,904	85.3%Romney11,895	0.8%Gray115	R+71.6	R+10.2	R+75.5	13,947
2008	R	18.8%Obama2,822	80.3%McCain12,052	0.9%	R+61.5	D+2.5	R+68.7	15,015
2004	R	17.7%Kerry2,523	81.7%Bush11,640	0.6%	R+64.0	R+13.9	R+61.5	14,253
2000	R	24.3%Gore3,138	74.4%Bush9,609	1.0%Nader125	R+50.1	R+29.8	R+50.6	12,920
1996	R	35.1%Clinton4,138	55.3%Dole6,524	9.2%Perot1,081	R+20.2	R+11.9	R+28.8	11,787
1992	R	33.8%Clinton4,264	42.1%Bush5,313	24.0%Perot3,034	R+8.3	D+9.3	R+13.9	12,630
1988	R	41.0%Dukakis4,763	58.7%Bush6,810	0.3%	R+17.6	D+17.3	R+9.9	11,606
1984	R	32.3%Mondale4,070	67.3%Reagan8,468	0.4%	R+34.9	R+20.7	R+16.7	12,585
1980	R	42.1%Carter4,867	56.4%Reagan6,515	1.4%	R+14.3	R+25.1	R+4.5	11,549
1976	D	55.2%Carter5,577	44.4%Ford4,483	0.3%	D+10.8	D+57.2	D+8.8	10,095
1972	R	26.4%McGovern2,171	72.8%Nixon5,990	0.9%	R+46.4	R+58.0	R+23.2	8,233
1968	D	46.5%Humphrey3,999	34.8%Nixon2,997	18.7%	D+11.6	R+31.5	D+12.3	8,602
1964	D	71.5%Johnson5,214	28.4%Goldwater2,070	0.1%	D+43.1	D+40.3	D+20.5	7,293
1960	D	51.1%Kennedy3,720	48.3%Nixon3,512	0.6%	D+2.9	D+9.7	D+2.7	7,278
1956	R	46.4%Stevenson3,195	53.3%Eisenhower3,664	0.3%	R+6.8	D+3.4	D+8.6	6,880
1952	R	44.8%Stevenson3,778	55.0%Eisenhower4,635	0.1%	R+10.2	R+71.7	D+0.6	8,424
1948	D	78.1%Truman5,059	16.5%Dewey1,071	5.4%	D+61.5	D+5.2	D+57.1	6,481
1944	D	68.5%Roosevelt2,426	12.1%Dewey430	19.4%	D+56.3	R+18.0	D+48.8	3,544
1940	D	87.1%Roosevelt4,523	12.8%Willkie663	0.2%	D+74.3	R+4.7	D+64.4	5,195
1936	D	89.1%Roosevelt3,971	10.0%Landon448	0.9%	D+79.0	R+5.4	D+54.8	4,458
1932	D	92.0%Roosevelt4,024	7.5%Hoover330	0.5%	D+84.4	D+85.5	D+66.6	4,375
1928	R	49.4%Smith1,992	50.5%Hoover2,033	0.1%	R+1.0	R+78.5	D+16.4	4,029
1924	D	87.5%Davis3,467	10.0%Coolidge396	2.5%La Follette100	D+77.5	D+23.7	D+102.7	3,963
1920	D	70.1%Cox1,708	16.3%Harding397	13.6%	D+53.8	R+25.5	D+80.0	2,436
1916	D	87.2%Wilson1,986	7.9%Hughes181	4.8%	D+79.3	D+8.8	D+76.1	2,277
1912	D	76.6%Wilson1,433	6.1%Taft115	17.2%	D+70.5	D+10.3	D+50.9	1,870
1908	D	77.4%Bryan1,557	17.2%Taft346	5.4%	D+60.2	—	D+69.8	2,011
1904	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 37 Senate · 4 Senate special · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	0.0%0	100.0%15,045	15,045
2020	R	12.4%1,911	87.6%13,470	15,381
2018	R	12.1%1,448	87.9%10,555	12,003

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	14.1%2,358	84.1%14,106	16,777
2020Class II	R	12.5%MJ Hegar1,965	85.6%John Cornyn13,482	15,755
2018Class I	R	13.8%Beto O'Rourke1,670	85.6%Ted Cruz10,391	12,132
2014Class II	R	9.7%David Alameel788	87.1%John Cornyn7,079	8,124
2012Class I	R	15.1%Paul Sadler2,069	82.1%Ted Cruz11,267	13,721
2008Class II	R	20.1%Richard J. Noriega2,973	77.5%John Cornyn11,457	14,791
2006Class I	R	23.0%Barbara A. Radnofsky2,029	74.6%Kay Bailey Hutchison6,587	8,830
2002Class II	R	28.8%Ron Kirk2,588	69.9%John Cornyn6,284	8,992
2000Class I	R	21.3%Gene Kelly2,729	77.3%Kay Bailey Hutchison9,896	12,797
1996Class II	R	33.4%Victor M. Morales3,915	65.3%Phil Gramm7,655	11,720
1994Class I	R	35.4%Richard Fisher3,286	64.0%Kay Bailey Hutchison5,941	9,279
1990Class II	R	36.6%Hugh Parmer3,333	62.1%Phil Gramm5,651	9,104
1988Class I	D	58.4%Lloyd Bentsen6,783	41.0%Beau Boulter4,764	11,614
1984Class II	R	35.7%Lloyd Doggett4,461	64.3%Phil Gramm8,031	12,493
1982Class I	D	64.9%Lloyd Bentsen5,306	34.9%James M. Collins2,851	8,174
1978Class II	D	56.8%Bob Krueger3,657	43.2%John G. Tower2,777	6,435
1976Class I	D	55.5%Lloyd Bentsen5,401	44.2%Alan Steelman4,301	9,726
1972Class II	R	40.4%Barefoot Sanders3,317	58.4%John G. Tower4,797	8,215
1970Class I	D	62.1%Lloyd Bentsen3,356	37.9%George H.W. Bush2,049	5,405
1966Class II	R	48.2%Waggoner Carr1,740	51.4%John G. Tower1,856	3,609
1964Class I	D	64.1%Ralph Yarborough4,654	35.8%George H.W. Bush2,595	7,257
1960Class II	D	61.7%Lyndon B. Johnson4,559	37.7%John G. Tower2,782	7,383
1958Class I	D	85.8%Ralph Yarborough2,160	14.1%Roy Whittenburg354	2,517
1954Class II	D	91.0%Lyndon B. Johnson2,187	8.8%Carlos G. Watson212	2,403
1952Class I	D	82.0%Price Daniel5,964	17.1%None1,246	7,272
1948Class II	D	66.8%Lyndon B. Johnson4,170	32.4%Jack Porter2,024	6,245
1946Class I	D	93.3%Tom Connally1,646	6.7%Murray C. Sells118	1,764
1942Class II	D	97.6%Pappy O'Daniel1,017	2.3%Dudley Lawson24	1,042
1940Class I	D	97.4%Tom Connally5,082	2.5%George I. Shannon132	5,216
1936Class II	D	94.1%Morris Sheppard4,243	5.4%Carlos G. Watson244	4,509
1934Class I	D	98.1%Tom Connally1,779	1.4%U.S. Goen26	1,813
1930Class II	D	91.3%Morris Sheppard1,459	8.4%D.J. Haesly134	1,598
1928Class I	D	86.2%Tom Connally3,414	13.8%T.M. Kennerly545	3,959
1924Class II	D	91.4%Morris Sheppard3,635	8.6%T.M. Kennerly344	3,979
1922Class I	D	54.7%Earle B. Mayfield1,097	45.3%George Peddy908	2,005
1918Class II	D	94.4%Morris Sheppard894	4.8%J. Webster Flanagan45	947
1916Class I	D	88.4%Charles Culberson1,991	6.8%Alex W. Atcheson153	2,252

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
1993Special · Class I	R	32.7%Robert Krueger1,251	67.3%Kay Bailey Hutchison2,579	3,830
1961Special · Class II	D	57.9%William A. Blakley1,609	42.1%John G. Tower1,171	2,780
1957Special · Class I	R	0.0%Ralph Yarborough1	19.4%Thad Hutcheson743	3,836
1941Special · Class II	—	0.0%Pappy O'Daniel0	0.0%Polittle Evans0	3,049

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	10.6%O'Rourke1,308	88.3%Abbott10,853	12,285
2018	R	11.9%Valdez1,458	86.9%Abbott10,640	12,240
2014	R	11.0%Wendy Davis901	87.5%Greg Abbott7,176	8,201
2010	R	20.7%Bill White1,951	75.5%Rick Perry7,115	9,425
2006	R	18.6%Chris Bell1,647	46.7%Rick Perry4,147	8,871
2002	R	24.6%Tony Sanchez2,233	73.1%Rick Perry6,629	9,065
1998	R	22.3%Garry Mauro1,976	77.3%George W. Bush6,851	8,858
1994	R	42.6%Ann Richards3,982	56.7%George W. Bush5,293	9,338
1990	R	44.4%Ann Richards4,017	52.6%Clayton Williams4,762	9,045
1986	R	36.7%Mark White3,007	61.8%Bill Clements5,068	8,199
1982	D	63.2%Mark White5,205	36.6%Bill Clements3,015	8,235
1978	D	54.7%John Luke Hill3,548	45.2%Bill Clements2,935	6,489

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Brown County, TX
Year	Total registered
2016	22,106
2018	23,357
2020	23,954
2022	24,674
2024	25,500

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

+121 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +1,814 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $71,966 in average income, against $68,649 for residents who stayed — 5% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+40.2 on average — 34 points more Democratic-leaning than Brown County, TX itself (R+73.9).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Taylor County, TX48R+49.8
Comanche County, TX43R+74.0
Coleman County, TX37R+79.0
Tarrant County, TX34R+5.1
Williamson County, TX33R+2.4
Mills County, TX29R+76.9

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Taylor County, TX46
Tarrant County, TX36
Tom Green County, TX34
Coleman County, TX31
Comanche County, TX29
Travis County, TX28

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Brown County, TX in Brown County, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−53
2012	−169
2013	−70
2014	−111
2015	+252
2016	+357
2017	−147
2018	+83
2019	+91
2021	+385
2022	+486
2023	+206
2024	+383
2025	+121

Brown County, anchored by Brownwood in west-central Texas, recorded an R+73.9 presidential margin in 2024, placing it among the state's most heavily one-sided counties in a region where ranching and oil-field economies have long shaped voting patterns.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 84.4 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 74.1 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 1.4 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 73.9 points.

A population of 38,347, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,470 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hutchinson County and Gray County.

Political twins — counties

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

2004–2016 trajectory≠ % unaffiliated

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 Brown County, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Brown County, Texas voted Republican by 73.9 points (R+73.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,853 votes cast, 2,132 went Democratic and 14,593 went Republican.

When did Brown County, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Brown County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Brown County, Texas?

Brown County, Texas has a population of 38,347 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Brown County, Texas?

Median household income in Brown County, Texas is $57,470 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Brown County, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brown County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.

Measure

Brown County

Texas

United States

Median age

41.8

35.7

39.1

Age 18–24

8.9%

9.7%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

20.9%

13.5%

17.2%

Measure

Brown County

Texas

United States

Median household income

$57,470

$78,476

$84,427

Poverty rate

15.3%

13.8%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

20.2%

33.6%

35.6%

Measure

Brown County

Texas

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

15.5%

35.2%

22.3%

Spanish

14.5%

28.2%

13.6%

Measure

Brown County

Texas

United States

Catholic

3.9%

20.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

48.4%

23.5%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

37.5%

45.2%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

8.1%

4.5%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+73.9MIT Election Lab

Population

38,3472024 5-year

Median household income

$57,4702024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

69.9%2024 5-year

Black

3.5%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

22.5%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+84.4 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+74.1 in 2016MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Hutchinson County, TX · twin score 95.7

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

14,236

27,818

51.2%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

12,356

28,104

44.0%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

16,059

28,665

56.0%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

12,316

29,414

41.9%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

16,979

29,715

57.1%

A/A

Brown County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Precinct 410Precinct 410

161

1,770

1,939

8.3%

91.3%

R+83.0

Precinct -Precinct 101Precinct 101

240

1,393

1,648

14.6%

84.5%

R+70.0

Precinct -Precinct 417Precinct 417

163

1,438

1,620

10.1%

88.8%

R+78.7

Precinct -Precinct 306Precinct 306

141

1,232

1,390

10.1%

88.6%

R+78.5

Precinct -Precinct 318Precinct 318

150

1,176

1,336

11.2%

88.0%

R+76.8

Precinct -Precinct 113Precinct 113

184

1,083

1,275

14.4%

84.9%

R+70.5

Precinct -Precinct 105Precinct 105

195

1,021

1,222

16.0%

83.6%

R+67.6

Precinct -Precinct 204Precinct 204

208

865

1,083

19.2%

79.9%

R+60.7

Precinct -Precinct 411Precinct 411

176

591

775

22.7%

76.3%

R+53.5

Precinct -Precinct 202Precinct 202

132

637

774

17.1%

82.3%

R+65.2

Precinct -Precinct 303Precinct 303

115

560

679

16.9%

82.5%

R+65.5

Precinct -Precinct 214Precinct 214

615

678

8.6%

90.7%

R+82.2

Precinct -Precinct 212Precinct 212

603

668

9.6%

90.3%

R+80.7

Precinct -Precinct 307Precinct 307

524

590

10.3%

88.8%

R+78.5

Precinct -Precinct 308Precinct 308

443

471

5.3%

94.1%

R+88.7

Precinct -Precinct 109Precinct 109

254

275

7.6%

92.4%

R+84.7

Precinct -Precinct 215Precinct 215

225

251

9.2%

89.6%

R+80.5

Precinct -Precinct 316Precinct 316

161

176

8.0%

91.5%

R+83.5

Presidential margin, 1908–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1908	+60.2%
1912	+70.5%
1916	+79.3%
1920	+53.8%
1924	+77.5%
1928	−1.0%
1932	+84.4%
1936	+79.0%
1940	+74.3%
1944	+56.3%
1948	+61.5%
1952	−10.2%
1956	−6.8%
1960	+2.9%
1964	+43.1%
1968	+11.6%
1972	−46.4%
1976	+10.8%
1980	−14.3%
1984	−34.9%
1988	−17.6%
1992	−8.3%
1996	−20.2%
2000	−50.1%
2004	−64.0%
2008	−61.5%
2012	−71.6%
2016	−74.1%
2020	−72.6%
2024	−73.9%

DemocraticRepublican

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; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

12.7%Harris2,132

86.6%Trump14,593

0.5%Oliver80 +1

R+73.9

R+1.4

R+72.5

16,853

All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican86.6%14,593
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic12.7%2,132
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%80
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%48

2020

13.2%Biden2,107

85.8%Trump13,698

0.8%Jorgensen134

R+72.6

D+1.5

R+77.0

15,969

2016

11.6%Clinton1,621

85.7%Trump12,017

1.8%Johnson253

R+74.1

R+2.5

R+76.2

14,026

2012

13.7%Obama1,904

85.3%Romney11,895

0.8%Gray115

R+71.6

R+10.2

R+75.5

13,947

2008

18.8%Obama2,822

80.3%McCain12,052

0.9%

R+61.5

D+2.5

R+68.7

15,015

2004

17.7%Kerry2,523

81.7%Bush11,640

0.6%

R+64.0

R+13.9

R+61.5

14,253

2000

24.3%Gore3,138

74.4%Bush9,609

1.0%Nader125

R+50.1

R+29.8

R+50.6

12,920

1996

35.1%Clinton4,138

55.3%Dole6,524

9.2%Perot1,081

R+20.2

R+11.9

R+28.8

11,787

1992

33.8%Clinton4,264

42.1%Bush5,313

24.0%Perot3,034

R+8.3

D+9.3

R+13.9

12,630

1988

41.0%Dukakis4,763

58.7%Bush6,810

0.3%

R+17.6

D+17.3

R+9.9

11,606

1984

32.3%Mondale4,070

67.3%Reagan8,468

0.4%

R+34.9

R+20.7

R+16.7

12,585

1980

42.1%Carter4,867

56.4%Reagan6,515

1.4%

R+14.3

R+25.1

R+4.5

11,549

1976

55.2%Carter5,577

44.4%Ford4,483

0.3%

D+10.8

D+57.2

D+8.8

10,095

1972

26.4%McGovern2,171

72.8%Nixon5,990

0.9%

R+46.4

R+58.0

R+23.2

8,233

1968

46.5%Humphrey3,999

34.8%Nixon2,997

18.7%

D+11.6

R+31.5

D+12.3

8,602

1964

71.5%Johnson5,214

28.4%Goldwater2,070

0.1%

D+43.1

D+40.3

D+20.5

7,293

1960

51.1%Kennedy3,720

48.3%Nixon3,512

0.6%

D+2.9

D+9.7

D+2.7

7,278

1956

46.4%Stevenson3,195

53.3%Eisenhower3,664

0.3%

R+6.8

D+3.4

D+8.6

6,880

1952

44.8%Stevenson3,778

55.0%Eisenhower4,635

0.1%

R+10.2

R+71.7

D+0.6

8,424

1948

78.1%Truman5,059

16.5%Dewey1,071

5.4%

D+61.5

D+5.2

D+57.1

6,481

1944

68.5%Roosevelt2,426

12.1%Dewey430

19.4%

D+56.3

R+18.0

D+48.8

3,544

1940

87.1%Roosevelt4,523

12.8%Willkie663

0.2%

D+74.3

R+4.7

D+64.4

5,195

1936

89.1%Roosevelt3,971

10.0%Landon448

0.9%

D+79.0

R+5.4

D+54.8

4,458

1932

92.0%Roosevelt4,024

7.5%Hoover330

0.5%

D+84.4

D+85.5

D+66.6

4,375

1928

49.4%Smith1,992

50.5%Hoover2,033

0.1%

R+1.0

R+78.5

D+16.4

4,029

1924

87.5%Davis3,467

10.0%Coolidge396

2.5%La Follette100

D+77.5

D+23.7

D+102.7

3,963

1920

70.1%Cox1,708

16.3%Harding397

13.6%

D+53.8

R+25.5

D+80.0

2,436

1916

87.2%Wilson1,986

7.9%Hughes181

4.8%

D+79.3

D+8.8

D+76.1

2,277

1912

76.6%Wilson1,433

6.1%Taft115

17.2%

D+70.5

D+10.3

D+50.9

1,870

1908

77.4%Bryan1,557

17.2%Taft346

5.4%

D+60.2

—

D+69.8

2,011

1904

—

No data

—

1900

—

No data

—

1896

—

No data

—

1892

—

No data

—

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

0.0%0

100.0%15,045

15,045

2020

12.4%1,911

87.6%13,470

15,381

2018

12.1%1,448

87.9%10,555

12,003

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

14.1%2,358

84.1%14,106

16,777

2020Class II

12.5%MJ Hegar1,965

85.6%John Cornyn13,482

15,755

2018Class I

13.8%Beto O'Rourke1,670

85.6%Ted Cruz10,391

12,132

2014Class II

9.7%David Alameel788

87.1%John Cornyn7,079

8,124

2012Class I

15.1%Paul Sadler2,069

82.1%Ted Cruz11,267

13,721

2008Class II

20.1%Richard J. Noriega2,973

77.5%John Cornyn11,457

14,791

2006Class I

23.0%Barbara A. Radnofsky2,029

74.6%Kay Bailey Hutchison6,587

8,830

2002Class II

28.8%Ron Kirk2,588

69.9%John Cornyn6,284

8,992

2000Class I

21.3%Gene Kelly2,729

77.3%Kay Bailey Hutchison9,896

12,797

1996Class II

33.4%Victor M. Morales3,915

65.3%Phil Gramm7,655

11,720

1994Class I

35.4%Richard Fisher3,286

64.0%Kay Bailey Hutchison5,941

9,279

1990Class II

36.6%Hugh Parmer3,333

62.1%Phil Gramm5,651

9,104

1988Class I

58.4%Lloyd Bentsen6,783

41.0%Beau Boulter4,764

11,614

1984Class II

35.7%Lloyd Doggett4,461

64.3%Phil Gramm8,031

12,493

1982Class I

64.9%Lloyd Bentsen5,306

34.9%James M. Collins2,851

8,174

1978Class II

56.8%Bob Krueger3,657

43.2%John G. Tower2,777

6,435

1976Class I

55.5%Lloyd Bentsen5,401

44.2%Alan Steelman4,301

9,726

1972Class II

40.4%Barefoot Sanders3,317

58.4%John G. Tower4,797

8,215

1970Class I

62.1%Lloyd Bentsen3,356

37.9%George H.W. Bush2,049

5,405

1966Class II

48.2%Waggoner Carr1,740

51.4%John G. Tower1,856

3,609

1964Class I

64.1%Ralph Yarborough4,654

35.8%George H.W. Bush2,595

7,257

1960Class II

61.7%Lyndon B. Johnson4,559

37.7%John G. Tower2,782

7,383

1958Class I

85.8%Ralph Yarborough2,160

14.1%Roy Whittenburg354

2,517

1954Class II

91.0%Lyndon B. Johnson2,187

8.8%Carlos G. Watson212

2,403

1952Class I

82.0%Price Daniel5,964

17.1%None1,246

7,272

1948Class II

66.8%Lyndon B. Johnson4,170

32.4%Jack Porter2,024

6,245

1946Class I

93.3%Tom Connally1,646

6.7%Murray C. Sells118

1,764

1942Class II

97.6%Pappy O'Daniel1,017

2.3%Dudley Lawson24

1,042

1940Class I

97.4%Tom Connally5,082

2.5%George I. Shannon132

5,216

1936Class II

94.1%Morris Sheppard4,243

5.4%Carlos G. Watson244

4,509

1934Class I

98.1%Tom Connally1,779

1.4%U.S. Goen26

1,813

1930Class II

91.3%Morris Sheppard1,459

8.4%D.J. Haesly134

1,598

1928Class I

86.2%Tom Connally3,414

13.8%T.M. Kennerly545

3,959

1924Class II

91.4%Morris Sheppard3,635

8.6%T.M. Kennerly344

3,979

1922Class I

54.7%Earle B. Mayfield1,097

45.3%George Peddy908

2,005

1918Class II

94.4%Morris Sheppard894

4.8%J. Webster Flanagan45

947

1916Class I

88.4%Charles Culberson1,991

6.8%Alex W. Atcheson153

2,252

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

1993Special · Class I

32.7%Robert Krueger1,251

67.3%Kay Bailey Hutchison2,579

3,830

1961Special · Class II

57.9%William A. Blakley1,609

42.1%John G. Tower1,171

2,780

1957Special · Class I

0.0%Ralph Yarborough1

19.4%Thad Hutcheson743

3,836

1941Special · Class II

—

0.0%Pappy O'Daniel0

0.0%Polittle Evans0

3,049

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

10.6%O'Rourke1,308

88.3%Abbott10,853

12,285

2018

11.9%Valdez1,458

86.9%Abbott10,640

12,240

2014

11.0%Wendy Davis901

87.5%Greg Abbott7,176

8,201

2010

20.7%Bill White1,951

75.5%Rick Perry7,115

9,425

2006

18.6%Chris Bell1,647

46.7%Rick Perry4,147

8,871

2002

24.6%Tony Sanchez2,233

73.1%Rick Perry6,629

9,065

1998

22.3%Garry Mauro1,976

77.3%George W. Bush6,851

8,858

1994

42.6%Ann Richards3,982

56.7%George W. Bush5,293

9,338

1990

44.4%Ann Richards4,017

52.6%Clayton Williams4,762

9,045

1986

36.7%Mark White3,007

61.8%Bill Clements5,068

8,199

1982

63.2%Mark White5,205

36.6%Bill Clements3,015

8,235

1978

54.7%John Luke Hill3,548

45.2%Bill Clements2,935

6,489

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Brown County, TX
Year	Total registered
2016	22,106
2018	23,357
2020	23,954
2022	24,674
2024	25,500

How did Brown County, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Brown County, Texas voted Republican by 73.9 points (R+73.9), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,853 votes cast, 2,132 went Democratic and 14,593 went Republican.

When did Brown County, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Brown County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Brown County, Texas?

Brown County, Texas has a population of 38,347 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Brown County, Texas?

Median household income in Brown County, Texas is $57,470 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Brown County, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brown County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.