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1876–2024
Chambers County, Texas
Chambers County·Texas

Chambers County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

One of Texas's most lopsided presidential counties sits along Galveston Bay

18762024·38 elections
Chambers County, Texas · Larry D. Moore · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+66
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
51,498
2024 ACS
Most similar
Archer County
TX · similarity 1.00
18 precincts · 24,973 votes cast
Trump · R+66
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−65.6%
4,19220,56724,973
2020R
−61.7%
3,99717,35321,652
2016R
−61.7%
2,94813,33916,836
2012R
−61.1%
2,79011,78714,735
2008R
−51.2%
3,1889,98813,292
2004R
−48.6%
2,9538,61811,649
2000R
−39.6%
2,8886,7699,806
1996R
−15.6%
2,8764,1017,831
1992R
−6.8%
2,8323,3988,366
1988R
−9.7%
3,0353,6946,781
1984R
−24.2%
2,6324,3226,989
1980R
−10.7%
2,5173,1405,806
1976D
+22.5%
2,9271,8354,852
1972R
−32.9%
1,2062,3903,602
1968D
+4.3%
1,2171,0613,607
1964D
+30.4%
1,9211,0232,956
1960D
+9.4%
1,5241,2602,816
1956R
−27.6%
8601,5202,393
1952R
−14.6%
1,1161,4972,617
1948D
+34.8%
7873021,392
1944D
+64.6%
1,0381791,329
1940D
+70.7%
1,2792191,500
1936D
+75.8%
9841341,121
1932D
+80.1%
84391939
1928R
−2.8%
242256498
1924D
+17.6%
315219545
1920R
−6.7%
240278563
1916D
+35.8%
239101386
1912D
+76.1%
2174280
1908
No data
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
6.6%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
11.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
9.8%
Baptist
7.9%
Methodist
3.4%
Other Christian
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
0.4%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 64.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Chambers County, a sparsely populated stretch of petrochemical corridor and coastal marsh east of Houston, has delivered some of the widest Republican presidential margins in the state, topping R+65 in 2024.

The Republican margin in Chambers County reached its widest at sixty-six points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-six points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Chambers County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $109,804, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 51,498 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Archer County and Young County.