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Childress County, TX

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1904–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1904 → 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

English11.5%7.9%9.5%

Irish7.3%6.0%9.4%

German6.5%8.3%12.5%

American4.6%4.6%5.3%

Scottish1.8%1.3%1.3%

Scotch-Irish1.2%——

Polish0.4%0.8%2.2%

Dutch0.2%——

Mexican25.0%32.1%11.3%

Cuban0.5%0.5%0.7%

Spaniard0.2%0.3%—

African American†6.0%10.3%9.9%

African0.7%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	Childress County	Texas	United States
Median age	35.9	35.7	39.1
Age 18–24	9.0%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	17.1%	13.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Childress County	Texas	United States
Median household income	$58,654	$78,476	$84,427
Poverty rate	15.3%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	11.8%	33.6%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Childress County	Texas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	17.3%	35.2%	22.3%
Spanish	17.3%	28.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Childress County	Texas	United States
Catholic	3.8%	20.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	30.2%	23.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	53.7%	45.2%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	8.5%	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 44.3% of 5,154 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic11.6%263TrumpRepublican87.6%1,991OliverLibertarian0.5%11

R+76.1

Lead: 1,728
Total: 2,272
vs nation: R+74.6
Turnout: 44.3%

BidenDemocratic13.6%310TrumpRepublican85.1%1,943JorgensenLibertarian0.8%18

R+71.5

Lead: 1,633
Total: 2,283
vs nation: R+76.0
Turnout: 42.2%

ClintonDemocratic12.1%253TrumpRepublican86.5%1,802JohnsonLibertarian1.2%24

R+74.3

Lead: 1,549
Total: 2,084
vs nation: R+76.4
Turnout: 38.2%

ObamaDemocratic16.0%320RomneyRepublican83.4%1,665GrayLibertarian0.5%10

R+67.4

Lead: 1,345
Total: 1,996
vs nation: R+71.2
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic21.6%497McCainRepublican77.6%1,782OtherAll other candidates0.7%17

R+56.0

Lead: 1,285
Total: 2,296
vs nation: R+63.2
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic23.8%511BushRepublican76.0%1,629OtherAll other candidates0.2%4

R+52.1

Lead: 1,118
Total: 2,144
vs nation: R+49.7
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic28.3%602BushRepublican70.8%1,506NaderGreen0.5%11

R+42.5

Lead: 904
Total: 2,126
vs nation: R+43.0
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic36.6%719DoleRepublican54.6%1,072PerotReform8.4%165

R+18.0

Lead: 353
Total: 1,962
vs nation: R+26.5
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+76.1MIT Election Lab
Population: 6,7432024 5-year
Median household income: $58,6542024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 54.9%2024 5-year
Black: 6.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 31.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+86.6 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+76.1 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Jones County, TX · twin score 95.3

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: 44.3%2,285 participants ÷ 5,154 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +7.3 ptsPersistently low turnout
Drop-off versus state: -11.8 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 37.0%–37.8%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	2,084	5,457	38.2%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	1,770	5,453	32.5%	C/A
2020 · Presidential	2,279	5,399	42.2%	C/A
2022 · Midterm	1,760	5,042	34.9%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	2,285	5,154	44.3%	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 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 150/138.
2020: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 152/2.
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

4 precincts · 2,274 votes

Election

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

Childress County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Precinct 401Precinct 401	69	528	8	605	11.4%	87.3%	R+75.9
Precinct -Precinct 201Precinct 201	55	535	1	591	9.3%	90.5%	R+81.2
Precinct -Precinct 301Precinct 301	79	485	7	571	13.8%	84.9%	R+71.1
Precinct -Precinct 101Precinct 101	60	443	4	507	11.8%	87.4%	R+75.5

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1904–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1904	+78.2%
1908	+70.5%
1912	+77.7%
1916	+86.6%
1920	+73.0%
1924	+68.7%
1928	−32.9%
1932	+85.7%
1936	+80.9%
1940	+78.1%
1944	+71.4%
1948	+76.5%
1952	−0.3%
1956	+8.5%
1960	−13.8%
1964	+35.0%
1968	+1.7%
1972	−40.2%
1976	+20.4%
1980	−8.1%
1984	−27.2%
1988	−6.2%
1992	−6.5%
1996	−18.0%
2000	−42.5%
2004	−52.1%
2008	−56.0%
2012	−67.4%
2016	−74.3%
2020	−71.5%
2024	−76.1%

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	11.6%Harris263	87.6%Trump1,991	0.5%Oliver11 +1	R+76.1	R+4.5	R+74.6	2,272
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican87.6%1,991 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic11.6%263 Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%11 Jill SteinIndependent0.3%7
2020	R	13.6%Biden310	85.1%Trump1,943	0.8%Jorgensen18	R+71.5	D+2.8	R+76.0	2,283
2016	R	12.1%Clinton253	86.5%Trump1,802	1.2%Johnson24	R+74.3	R+6.9	R+76.4	2,084
2012	R	16.0%Obama320	83.4%Romney1,665	0.5%Gray10	R+67.4	R+11.4	R+71.2	1,996
2008	R	21.6%Obama497	77.6%McCain1,782	0.7%	R+56.0	R+3.8	R+63.2	2,296
2004	R	23.8%Kerry511	76.0%Bush1,629	0.2%	R+52.1	R+9.6	R+49.7	2,144
2000	R	28.3%Gore602	70.8%Bush1,506	0.5%Nader11	R+42.5	R+24.5	R+43.0	2,126
1996	R	36.6%Clinton719	54.6%Dole1,072	8.4%Perot165	R+18.0	R+11.5	R+26.5	1,962
1992	R	37.7%Clinton881	44.2%Bush1,033	18.0%Perot421	R+6.5	R+0.3	R+12.1	2,338
1988	R	46.8%Dukakis1,060	53.0%Bush1,201	0.3%	R+6.2	D+20.9	D+1.5	2,267
1984	R	36.3%Mondale900	63.4%Reagan1,574	0.3%	R+27.2	R+19.0	R+8.9	2,481
1980	R	45.0%Carter1,222	53.2%Reagan1,443	1.8%	R+8.1	R+28.5	D+1.6	2,713
1976	D	60.1%Carter1,578	39.7%Ford1,043	0.2%	D+20.4	D+60.5	D+18.3	2,626
1972	R	29.7%McGovern729	69.8%Nixon1,716	0.5%	R+40.2	R+41.9	R+17.0	2,458
1968	D	39.6%Humphrey1,093	37.9%Nixon1,045	22.5%	D+1.7	R+33.2	D+2.4	2,759
1964	D	67.5%Johnson1,977	32.5%Goldwater952	0.1%	D+35.0	D+48.8	D+12.4	2,931
1960	R	43.0%Kennedy1,189	56.8%Nixon1,571	0.3%	R+13.8	R+22.3	R+14.0	2,767
1956	D	54.1%Stevenson1,503	45.6%Eisenhower1,268	0.3%	D+8.5	D+8.7	D+23.9	2,780
1952	R	49.8%Stevenson1,879	50.1%Eisenhower1,890	0.1%	R+0.3	R+76.8	D+10.5	3,771
1948	D	86.2%Truman2,415	9.7%Dewey273	4.0%	D+76.5	D+5.1	D+72.0	2,801
1944	D	82.1%Roosevelt2,295	10.7%Dewey299	7.3%	D+71.4	R+6.7	D+63.9	2,797
1940	D	89.0%Roosevelt2,729	10.9%Willkie335	0.1%	D+78.1	R+2.9	D+68.1	3,067
1936	D	90.0%Roosevelt2,076	9.1%Landon209	1.0%	D+80.9	R+4.8	D+56.7	2,307
1932	D	92.6%Roosevelt2,072	6.8%Hoover153	0.6%	D+85.7	D+118.6	D+68.0	2,238
1928	R	33.5%Smith726	66.5%Hoover1,438	0.0%	R+32.9	R+101.6	R+15.4	2,164
1924	D	81.8%Davis1,117	13.0%Coolidge178	5.2%La Follette71	D+68.7	R+4.2	D+93.9	1,366
1920	D	84.0%Cox1,206	11.0%Harding158	5.0%	D+73.0	R+13.6	D+99.2	1,436
1916	D	89.5%Wilson948	2.9%Hughes31	7.6%	D+86.6	D+8.9	D+83.4	1,059
1912	D	81.6%Wilson721	3.8%Taft34	14.6%	D+77.7	D+7.2	D+58.2	884
1908	D	83.5%Bryan595	12.9%Taft92	3.6%	D+70.5	R+7.7	D+80.1	713
1904	D	85.6%Parker393	7.4%Roosevelt34	7.0%	D+78.2	—	D+97.9	459
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%1,955	1,955
2020	R	12.2%272	87.8%1,957	2,229
2018	R	11.5%200	88.5%1,539	1,739

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	12.7%285	85.5%1,919	2,244
2020Class II	R	12.5%MJ Hegar283	85.7%John Cornyn1,936	2,259
2018Class I	R	13.3%Beto O'Rourke236	86.2%Ted Cruz1,526	1,770
2014Class II	R	9.9%David Alameel107	88.4%John Cornyn959	1,085
2012Class I	R	17.2%Paul Sadler334	80.8%Ted Cruz1,567	1,940
2008Class II	R	21.6%Richard J. Noriega475	76.0%John Cornyn1,668	2,194
2006Class I	R	24.4%Barbara A. Radnofsky280	74.4%Kay Bailey Hutchison853	1,146
2002Class II	R	31.4%Ron Kirk484	68.1%John Cornyn1,051	1,543
2000Class I	R	23.7%Gene Kelly484	75.6%Kay Bailey Hutchison1,546	2,044
1996Class II	R	34.7%Victor M. Morales655	64.6%Phil Gramm1,220	1,889
1994Class I	R	29.3%Richard Fisher488	70.4%Kay Bailey Hutchison1,173	1,666
1990Class II	R	40.6%Hugh Parmer668	58.7%Phil Gramm965	1,645
1988Class I	D	53.8%Lloyd Bentsen1,205	45.8%Beau Boulter1,027	2,240
1984Class II	R	40.8%Lloyd Doggett997	59.2%Phil Gramm1,449	2,446
1982Class I	D	61.3%Lloyd Bentsen1,098	38.3%James M. Collins686	1,790
1978Class II	D	56.6%Bob Krueger881	43.4%John G. Tower675	1,557
1976Class I	D	70.4%Lloyd Bentsen1,727	29.6%Alan Steelman726	2,454
1972Class II	R	46.3%Barefoot Sanders1,127	53.4%John G. Tower1,301	2,435
1970Class I	D	66.5%Lloyd Bentsen1,444	33.5%George H.W. Bush729	2,173
1966Class II	R	48.5%Waggoner Carr827	51.4%John G. Tower876	1,705
1964Class I	D	61.2%Ralph Yarborough1,789	38.7%George H.W. Bush1,132	2,925
1960Class II	D	57.7%Lyndon B. Johnson1,565	41.9%John G. Tower1,137	2,712
1958Class I	D	82.0%Ralph Yarborough741	18.0%Roy Whittenburg163	904
1954Class II	D	93.8%Lyndon B. Johnson1,205	6.0%Carlos G. Watson77	1,285
1952Class I	D	88.2%Price Daniel2,820	11.8%None379	3,199
1948Class II	D	84.8%Lyndon B. Johnson2,309	13.0%Jack Porter354	2,723
1946Class I	D	88.7%Tom Connally786	11.3%Murray C. Sells100	886
1942Class II	D	96.9%Pappy O'Daniel528	3.1%Dudley Lawson17	545
1940Class I	D	97.6%Tom Connally3,010	2.4%George I. Shannon74	3,084
1936Class II	D	95.4%Morris Sheppard2,201	4.3%Carlos G. Watson100	2,306
1934Class I	D	96.5%Tom Connally1,048	2.3%U.S. Goen25	1,086
1930Class II	D	94.8%Morris Sheppard680	5.2%D.J. Haesly37	717
1928Class I	D	84.5%Tom Connally1,745	15.4%T.M. Kennerly319	2,065
1924Class II	D	91.9%Morris Sheppard1,256	8.1%T.M. Kennerly110	1,366
1922Class I	D	59.5%Earle B. Mayfield845	40.5%George Peddy574	1,419
1918Class II	D	97.2%Morris Sheppard381	2.6%J. Webster Flanagan10	392
1916Class I	D	89.9%Charles Culberson957	2.6%Alex W. Atcheson28	1,064

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	30.2%Robert Krueger206	69.8%Kay Bailey Hutchison476	682
1961Special · Class II	D	62.5%William A. Blakley661	37.5%John G. Tower396	1,057
1957Special · Class I	D	90.3%Ralph Yarborough1,123	9.7%Thad Hutcheson120	1,243
1941Special · Class II	—	0.0%Pappy O'Daniel0	0.0%Polittle Evans0	1,475

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	9.3%O'Rourke162	89.2%Abbott1,562	1,751
2018	R	11.6%Valdez204	87.7%Abbott1,545	1,762
2014	R	12.2%Wendy Davis134	86.2%Greg Abbott944	1,095
2010	R	26.6%Bill White293	70.2%Rick Perry774	1,103
2006	R	20.6%Chris Bell249	44.0%Rick Perry533	1,210
2002	R	31.6%Tony Sanchez497	66.7%Rick Perry1,048	1,572
1998	R	28.1%Garry Mauro404	71.7%George W. Bush1,032	1,439
1994	R	43.5%Ann Richards737	56.5%George W. Bush958	1,695
1990	D	53.5%Ann Richards881	45.6%Clayton Williams751	1,647
1986	R	37.9%Mark White656	61.3%Bill Clements1,060	1,729
1982	D	59.2%Mark White1,107	40.7%Bill Clements761	1,871
1978	D	55.0%John Luke Hill885	44.9%Bill Clements722	1,608

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Childress County, TX
Year	Total registered
2016	3,568
2018	3,428
2020	3,658
2022	3,675
2024	3,804

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−33 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +231 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $46,356 in average income, against $65,752 for residents who stayed — 29% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

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 Childress County, TX in Childress County, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−79
2012	+76
2013	−39
2014	+132
2015	−20
2016	+31
2017	+64
2018	+23
2019	−30
2021	+167
2022	+70
2023	−63
2024	−68
2025	−33

Childress County's sparse, ranch-heavy economy and deep evangelical roots have pushed its presidential margins steadily rightward for decades, landing it among the top tier of Republican-leaning counties statewide in 2024.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 86.6 points in 1916 and a Republican high of 76.1 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 4.5 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 76.1 points.

A population of 6,743, a 55% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $58,654 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Jones County and Scurry County.

Political twins — counties

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

2008–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry

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Texas

93.1twin score

2008–2024 trajectory≠ Scottish ancestry

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R+75

5.8K residents

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Frequently asked questions

How did Childress County, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Childress County, Texas voted Republican by 76.1 points (R+76.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,272 votes cast, 263 went Democratic and 1,991 went Republican.

When did Childress County, Texas last vote Democratic?

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

How many people live in Childress County, Texas?

Childress County, Texas has a population of 6,743 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Childress County, Texas is $58,654 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Childress County, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Childress County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.

Measure

Childress County

Texas

United States

Median age

35.9

35.7

39.1

Age 18–24

9.0%

9.7%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

17.1%

13.5%

17.2%

Measure

Childress County

Texas

United States

Median household income

$58,654

$78,476

$84,427

Poverty rate

15.3%

13.8%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

11.8%

33.6%

35.6%

Measure

Childress County

Texas

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

17.3%

35.2%

22.3%

Spanish

17.3%

28.2%

13.6%

Measure

Childress County

Texas

United States

Catholic

3.8%

20.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

30.2%

23.5%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

53.7%

45.2%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

8.5%

4.5%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+76.1MIT Election Lab

Population

6,7432024 5-year

Median household income

$58,6542024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

54.9%2024 5-year

Black

6.7%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

31.9%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+86.6 in 1916MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+76.1 in 2024MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Jones County, TX · twin score 95.3

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

2,084

5,457

38.2%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

1,770

5,453

32.5%

C/A

2020 · Presidential

2,279

5,399

42.2%

C/A

2022 · Midterm

1,760

5,042

34.9%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

2,285

5,154

44.3%

A/A

Childress County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Precinct 401Precinct 401

528

605

11.4%

87.3%

R+75.9

Precinct -Precinct 201Precinct 201

535

591

9.3%

90.5%

R+81.2

Precinct -Precinct 301Precinct 301

485

571

13.8%

84.9%

R+71.1

Precinct -Precinct 101Precinct 101

443

507

11.8%

87.4%

R+75.5

Presidential margin, 1904–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1904	+78.2%
1908	+70.5%
1912	+77.7%
1916	+86.6%
1920	+73.0%
1924	+68.7%
1928	−32.9%
1932	+85.7%
1936	+80.9%
1940	+78.1%
1944	+71.4%
1948	+76.5%
1952	−0.3%
1956	+8.5%
1960	−13.8%
1964	+35.0%
1968	+1.7%
1972	−40.2%
1976	+20.4%
1980	−8.1%
1984	−27.2%
1988	−6.2%
1992	−6.5%
1996	−18.0%
2000	−42.5%
2004	−52.1%
2008	−56.0%
2012	−67.4%
2016	−74.3%
2020	−71.5%
2024	−76.1%

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

11.6%Harris263

87.6%Trump1,991

0.5%Oliver11 +1

R+76.1

R+4.5

R+74.6

2,272

All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican87.6%1,991
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic11.6%263
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%11
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%7

2020

13.6%Biden310

85.1%Trump1,943

0.8%Jorgensen18

R+71.5

D+2.8

R+76.0

2,283

2016

12.1%Clinton253

86.5%Trump1,802

1.2%Johnson24

R+74.3

R+6.9

R+76.4

2,084

2012

16.0%Obama320

83.4%Romney1,665

0.5%Gray10

R+67.4

R+11.4

R+71.2

1,996

2008

21.6%Obama497

77.6%McCain1,782

0.7%

R+56.0

R+3.8

R+63.2

2,296

2004

23.8%Kerry511

76.0%Bush1,629

0.2%

R+52.1

R+9.6

R+49.7

2,144

2000

28.3%Gore602

70.8%Bush1,506

0.5%Nader11

R+42.5

R+24.5

R+43.0

2,126

1996

36.6%Clinton719

54.6%Dole1,072

8.4%Perot165

R+18.0

R+11.5

R+26.5

1,962

1992

37.7%Clinton881

44.2%Bush1,033

18.0%Perot421

R+6.5

R+0.3

R+12.1

2,338

1988

46.8%Dukakis1,060

53.0%Bush1,201

0.3%

R+6.2

D+20.9

D+1.5

2,267

1984

36.3%Mondale900

63.4%Reagan1,574

0.3%

R+27.2

R+19.0

R+8.9

2,481

1980

45.0%Carter1,222

53.2%Reagan1,443

1.8%

R+8.1

R+28.5

D+1.6

2,713

1976

60.1%Carter1,578

39.7%Ford1,043

0.2%

D+20.4

D+60.5

D+18.3

2,626

1972

29.7%McGovern729

69.8%Nixon1,716

0.5%

R+40.2

R+41.9

R+17.0

2,458

1968

39.6%Humphrey1,093

37.9%Nixon1,045

22.5%

D+1.7

R+33.2

D+2.4

2,759

1964

67.5%Johnson1,977

32.5%Goldwater952

0.1%

D+35.0

D+48.8

D+12.4

2,931

1960

43.0%Kennedy1,189

56.8%Nixon1,571

0.3%

R+13.8

R+22.3

R+14.0

2,767

1956

54.1%Stevenson1,503

45.6%Eisenhower1,268

0.3%

D+8.5

D+8.7

D+23.9

2,780

1952

49.8%Stevenson1,879

50.1%Eisenhower1,890

0.1%

R+0.3

R+76.8

D+10.5

3,771

1948

86.2%Truman2,415

9.7%Dewey273

4.0%

D+76.5

D+5.1

D+72.0

2,801

1944

82.1%Roosevelt2,295

10.7%Dewey299

7.3%

D+71.4

R+6.7

D+63.9

2,797

1940

89.0%Roosevelt2,729

10.9%Willkie335

0.1%

D+78.1

R+2.9

D+68.1

3,067

1936

90.0%Roosevelt2,076

9.1%Landon209

1.0%

D+80.9

R+4.8

D+56.7

2,307

1932

92.6%Roosevelt2,072

6.8%Hoover153

0.6%

D+85.7

D+118.6

D+68.0

2,238

1928

33.5%Smith726

66.5%Hoover1,438

0.0%

R+32.9

R+101.6

R+15.4

2,164

1924

81.8%Davis1,117

13.0%Coolidge178

5.2%La Follette71

D+68.7

R+4.2

D+93.9

1,366

1920

84.0%Cox1,206

11.0%Harding158

5.0%

D+73.0

R+13.6

D+99.2

1,436

1916

89.5%Wilson948

2.9%Hughes31

7.6%

D+86.6

D+8.9

D+83.4

1,059

1912

81.6%Wilson721

3.8%Taft34

14.6%

D+77.7

D+7.2

D+58.2

884

1908

83.5%Bryan595

12.9%Taft92

3.6%

D+70.5

R+7.7

D+80.1

713

1904

85.6%Parker393

7.4%Roosevelt34

7.0%

D+78.2

—

D+97.9

459

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%1,955

1,955

2020

12.2%272

87.8%1,957

2,229

2018

11.5%200

88.5%1,539

1,739

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

12.7%285

85.5%1,919

2,244

2020Class II

12.5%MJ Hegar283

85.7%John Cornyn1,936

2,259

2018Class I

13.3%Beto O'Rourke236

86.2%Ted Cruz1,526

1,770

2014Class II

9.9%David Alameel107

88.4%John Cornyn959

1,085

2012Class I

17.2%Paul Sadler334

80.8%Ted Cruz1,567

1,940

2008Class II

21.6%Richard J. Noriega475

76.0%John Cornyn1,668

2,194

2006Class I

24.4%Barbara A. Radnofsky280

74.4%Kay Bailey Hutchison853

1,146

2002Class II

31.4%Ron Kirk484

68.1%John Cornyn1,051

1,543

2000Class I

23.7%Gene Kelly484

75.6%Kay Bailey Hutchison1,546

2,044

1996Class II

34.7%Victor M. Morales655

64.6%Phil Gramm1,220

1,889

1994Class I

29.3%Richard Fisher488

70.4%Kay Bailey Hutchison1,173

1,666

1990Class II

40.6%Hugh Parmer668

58.7%Phil Gramm965

1,645

1988Class I

53.8%Lloyd Bentsen1,205

45.8%Beau Boulter1,027

2,240

1984Class II

40.8%Lloyd Doggett997

59.2%Phil Gramm1,449

2,446

1982Class I

61.3%Lloyd Bentsen1,098

38.3%James M. Collins686

1,790

1978Class II

56.6%Bob Krueger881

43.4%John G. Tower675

1,557

1976Class I

70.4%Lloyd Bentsen1,727

29.6%Alan Steelman726

2,454

1972Class II

46.3%Barefoot Sanders1,127

53.4%John G. Tower1,301

2,435

1970Class I

66.5%Lloyd Bentsen1,444

33.5%George H.W. Bush729

2,173

1966Class II

48.5%Waggoner Carr827

51.4%John G. Tower876

1,705

1964Class I

61.2%Ralph Yarborough1,789

38.7%George H.W. Bush1,132

2,925

1960Class II

57.7%Lyndon B. Johnson1,565

41.9%John G. Tower1,137

2,712

1958Class I

82.0%Ralph Yarborough741

18.0%Roy Whittenburg163

904

1954Class II

93.8%Lyndon B. Johnson1,205

6.0%Carlos G. Watson77

1,285

1952Class I

88.2%Price Daniel2,820

11.8%None379

3,199

1948Class II

84.8%Lyndon B. Johnson2,309

13.0%Jack Porter354

2,723

1946Class I

88.7%Tom Connally786

11.3%Murray C. Sells100

886

1942Class II

96.9%Pappy O'Daniel528

3.1%Dudley Lawson17

545

1940Class I

97.6%Tom Connally3,010

2.4%George I. Shannon74

3,084

1936Class II

95.4%Morris Sheppard2,201

4.3%Carlos G. Watson100

2,306

1934Class I

96.5%Tom Connally1,048

2.3%U.S. Goen25

1,086

1930Class II

94.8%Morris Sheppard680

5.2%D.J. Haesly37

717

1928Class I

84.5%Tom Connally1,745

15.4%T.M. Kennerly319

2,065

1924Class II

91.9%Morris Sheppard1,256

8.1%T.M. Kennerly110

1,366

1922Class I

59.5%Earle B. Mayfield845

40.5%George Peddy574

1,419

1918Class II

97.2%Morris Sheppard381

2.6%J. Webster Flanagan10

392

1916Class I

89.9%Charles Culberson957

2.6%Alex W. Atcheson28

1,064

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

30.2%Robert Krueger206

69.8%Kay Bailey Hutchison476

682

1961Special · Class II

62.5%William A. Blakley661

37.5%John G. Tower396

1,057

1957Special · Class I

90.3%Ralph Yarborough1,123

9.7%Thad Hutcheson120

1,243

1941Special · Class II

—

0.0%Pappy O'Daniel0

0.0%Polittle Evans0

1,475

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

9.3%O'Rourke162

89.2%Abbott1,562

1,751

2018

11.6%Valdez204

87.7%Abbott1,545

1,762

2014

12.2%Wendy Davis134

86.2%Greg Abbott944

1,095

2010

26.6%Bill White293

70.2%Rick Perry774

1,103

2006

20.6%Chris Bell249

44.0%Rick Perry533

1,210

2002

31.6%Tony Sanchez497

66.7%Rick Perry1,048

1,572

1998

28.1%Garry Mauro404

71.7%George W. Bush1,032

1,439

1994

43.5%Ann Richards737

56.5%George W. Bush958

1,695

1990

53.5%Ann Richards881

45.6%Clayton Williams751

1,647

1986

37.9%Mark White656

61.3%Bill Clements1,060

1,729

1982

59.2%Mark White1,107

40.7%Bill Clements761

1,871

1978

55.0%John Luke Hill885

44.9%Bill Clements722

1,608

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Childress County, TX
Year	Total registered
2016	3,568
2018	3,428
2020	3,658
2022	3,675
2024	3,804

How did Childress County, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Childress County, Texas voted Republican by 76.1 points (R+76.1), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,272 votes cast, 263 went Democratic and 1,991 went Republican.

When did Childress County, Texas last vote Democratic?

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

How many people live in Childress County, Texas?

Childress County, Texas has a population of 6,743 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Childress County, Texas is $58,654 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Childress County, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Childress County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.