Akashic

county

Comal 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

German18.6%8.3%12.5%

English13.8%7.9%9.5%

Irish9.3%6.0%9.4%

American4.8%4.6%5.3%

Italian2.7%1.9%4.8%

Scottish2.5%1.3%1.3%

Polish2.4%0.8%2.2%

French2.4%1.5%1.6%

Mexican23.1%32.1%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.9%0.8%1.8%

Spaniard0.8%0.3%—

Spanish0.4%——

Cuban0.3%0.5%0.7%

Guatemalan0.3%0.4%0.5%

Salvadoran0.3%1.2%0.7%

Colombian0.3%0.3%0.4%

African American†2.1%10.3%9.9%

African0.2%0.6%0.5%

Filipino0.6%0.5%0.9%

Asian Indian0.4%1.8%1.4%

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	Comal County	Texas	United States
Median age	41.8	35.7	39.1
Age 18–24	7.3%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	18.7%	13.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Comal County	Texas	United States
Median household income	$101,889	$78,476	$84,427
Poverty rate	6.5%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	43.3%	33.6%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Comal County	Texas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	15.2%	35.2%	22.3%
Spanish	12.8%	28.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Comal County	Texas	United States
Catholic	33.8%	20.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	16.3%	23.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	39.6%	45.2%	51.5%
Mainline Protestant	6.0%	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 74.9% of 138,917 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic26.7%27,680TrumpRepublican72.2%74,756OliverLibertarian0.7%699

R+45.5

Lead: 47,076
Total: 103,491
vs nation: R+44.0
Turnout: 74.9%

BidenDemocratic27.9%24,826TrumpRepublican70.6%62,740JorgensenLibertarian1.2%1,106

R+42.7

Lead: 37,914
Total: 88,892
vs nation: R+47.1
Turnout: 80.8%

ClintonDemocratic22.9%14,238TrumpRepublican72.6%45,136JohnsonLibertarian3.3%2,068

R+49.7

Lead: 30,898
Total: 62,178
vs nation: R+51.8
Turnout: 68.8%

ObamaDemocratic22.2%11,450RomneyRepublican76.3%39,318GrayLibertarian1.2%601

R+54.1

Lead: 27,868
Total: 51,529
vs nation: R+57.9
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic25.7%12,384McCainRepublican73.2%35,233OtherAll other candidates1.1%541

R+47.4

Lead: 22,849
Total: 48,158
vs nation: R+54.7
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic22.3%9,153BushRepublican76.9%31,574OtherAll other candidates0.8%316

R+54.6

Lead: 22,421
Total: 41,043
vs nation: R+52.2
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic21.8%7,131BushRepublican75.1%24,599NaderGreen2.4%787

R+53.3

Lead: 17,468
Total: 32,748
vs nation: R+53.9
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic27.4%7,132DoleRepublican64.3%16,763PerotReform7.3%1,903

R+37.0

Lead: 9,631
Total: 26,057
vs nation: R+45.5
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+45.5MIT Election Lab
Population: 183,8262024 5-year
Median household income: $101,8892024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 64.0%2024 5-year
Black: 2.4%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 28.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+84.7 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+57.2 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Kendall County, TX · twin score 95.9

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: 74.9%104,044 participants ÷ 138,917 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +20.1 ptsPresidential-dependent
Drop-off versus state: +1.0 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 54.8%–61.7%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	62,909	91,436	68.8%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	62,296	99,609	62.5%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	90,110	111,551	80.8%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	75,441	124,353	60.7%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	104,044	138,917	74.9%	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

40 precincts · 103,491 votes

Election

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

Comal County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Precinct 206Precinct 206	1,418	3,689	45	5,152	27.5%	71.6%	R+44.1
Precinct -Precinct 103Precinct 103	1,047	3,459	48	4,554	23.0%	76.0%	R+53.0
Precinct -Precinct 205Precinct 205	1,311	2,795	51	4,157	31.5%	67.2%	R+35.7
Precinct -Precinct 204Precinct 204	964	3,091	28	4,083	23.6%	75.7%	R+52.1
Precinct -Precinct 404Precinct 404	996	3,003	57	4,056	24.6%	74.0%	R+49.5
Precinct -Precinct 203Precinct 203	1,075	2,867	34	3,976	27.0%	72.1%	R+45.1
Precinct -Precinct 403Precinct 403	913	3,015	22	3,950	23.1%	76.3%	R+53.2
Precinct -Precinct 107Precinct 107	1,021	2,865	34	3,920	26.0%	73.1%	R+47.0
Precinct -Precinct 102Precinct 102	770	3,001	27	3,798	20.3%	79.0%	R+58.7
Precinct -Precinct 208APrecinct 208A	795	2,936	35	3,766	21.1%	78.0%	R+56.9
Precinct -Precinct 305Precinct 305	1,099	2,545	43	3,687	29.8%	69.0%	R+39.2
Precinct -Precinct 408Precinct 408	845	2,776	31	3,652	23.1%	76.0%	R+52.9
Precinct -Precinct 402Precinct 402	866	2,602	37	3,505	24.7%	74.2%	R+49.5
Precinct -Precinct 201Precinct 201	1,079	2,342	44	3,465	31.1%	67.6%	R+36.5
Precinct -Precinct 405APrecinct 405A	713	2,703	23	3,439	20.7%	78.6%	R+57.9
Precinct -Precinct 407Precinct 407	772	2,591	35	3,398	22.7%	76.3%	R+53.5
Precinct -Precinct 406Precinct 406	916	2,282	39	3,237	28.3%	70.5%	R+42.2
Precinct -Precinct 105Precinct 105	723	2,389	32	3,144	23.0%	76.0%	R+53.0
Precinct -Precinct 109APrecinct 109A	663	2,396	23	3,082	21.5%	77.7%	R+56.2
Precinct -Precinct 106Precinct 106	631	2,331	30	2,992	21.1%	77.9%	R+56.8
Precinct -Precinct 101Precinct 101	989	1,940	51	2,980	33.2%	65.1%	R+31.9
Precinct -Precinct 306Precinct 306	981	1,826	32	2,839	34.6%	64.3%	R+29.8
Precinct -Precinct 301APrecinct 301A	1,191	1,538	35	2,764	43.1%	55.6%	R+12.6
Precinct -Precinct 207Precinct 207	557	1,942	23	2,522	22.1%	77.0%	R+54.9
Precinct -Precinct 401Precinct 401	760	1,696	32	2,488	30.5%	68.2%	R+37.6
Precinct -Precinct 304Precinct 304	853	1,602	27	2,482	34.4%	64.5%	R+30.2
Precinct -Precinct 110Precinct 110	510	1,651	13	2,174	23.5%	75.9%	R+52.5
Precinct -Precinct 308Precinct 308	707	1,106	21	1,834	38.5%	60.3%	R+21.8
Precinct -Precinct 104Precinct 104	389	1,285	16	1,690	23.0%	76.0%	R+53.0
Precinct -Precinct 202APrecinct 202A	527	1,120	19	1,666	31.6%	67.2%	R+35.6
Precinct -Precinct 108Precinct 108	398	1,241	24	1,663	23.9%	74.6%	R+50.7
Precinct -Precinct 302Precinct 302	489	1,114	21	1,624	30.1%	68.6%	R+38.5
Precinct -Precinct 307Precinct 307	359	524	14	897	40.0%	58.4%	R+18.4
Precinct -Precinct 303Precinct 303	303	300	9	612	49.5%	49.0%	D+0.5
Precinct -Precinct 208DPrecinct 208D	22	84	0	106	20.8%	79.2%	R+58.5
Precinct -Precinct 208BPrecinct 208B	13	47	0	60	21.7%	78.3%	R+56.7
Precinct -Precinct 109BPrecinct 109B	8	30	0	38	21.1%	78.9%	R+57.9
Precinct -Precinct 405CPrecinct 405C	3	13	0	16	18.8%	81.3%	R+62.5
Precinct -Precinct 208CPrecinct 208C	3	11	0	14	21.4%	78.6%	R+57.1
Precinct -Precinct 405BPrecinct 405B	1	8	0	9	11.1%	88.9%	R+77.8

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1904–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1904	+55.8%
1908	+10.4%
1912	+46.1%
1916	−25.6%
1920	−32.1%
1924	+0.7%
1928	+57.6%
1932	+84.7%
1936	+48.7%
1940	−37.0%
1944	−41.3%
1948	−17.6%
1952	−45.5%
1956	−49.5%
1960	−25.0%
1964	+24.2%
1968	−19.5%
1972	−57.2%
1976	−21.9%
1980	−45.2%
1984	−52.4%
1988	−41.4%
1992	−25.4%
1996	−37.0%
2000	−53.3%
2004	−54.6%
2008	−47.4%
2012	−54.1%
2016	−49.7%
2020	−42.7%
2024	−45.5%

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	26.7%Harris27,680	72.2%Trump74,756	0.7%Oliver699 +2	R+45.5	R+2.8	R+44.0	103,491
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican72.2%74,756 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic26.7%27,680 Chase OliverLibertarian0.7%699 Jill SteinIndependent0.3%330 OtherAll other candidates0.0%26
2020	R	27.9%Biden24,826	70.6%Trump62,740	1.2%Jorgensen1,106	R+42.7	D+7.0	R+47.1	88,892
2016	R	22.9%Clinton14,238	72.6%Trump45,136	3.3%Johnson2,068	R+49.7	D+4.4	R+51.8	62,178
2012	R	22.2%Obama11,450	76.3%Romney39,318	1.2%Gray601	R+54.1	R+6.6	R+57.9	51,529
2008	R	25.7%Obama12,384	73.2%McCain35,233	1.1%	R+47.4	D+7.2	R+54.7	48,158
2004	R	22.3%Kerry9,153	76.9%Bush31,574	0.8%	R+54.6	R+1.3	R+52.2	41,043
2000	R	21.8%Gore7,131	75.1%Bush24,599	2.4%Nader787	R+53.3	R+16.4	R+53.9	32,748
1996	R	27.4%Clinton7,132	64.3%Dole16,763	7.3%Perot1,903	R+37.0	R+11.5	R+45.5	26,057
1992	R	25.3%Clinton6,312	50.7%Bush12,651	23.4%Perot5,841	R+25.4	D+16.0	R+31.0	24,941
1988	R	28.6%Dukakis5,716	70.0%Bush13,994	1.4%	R+41.4	D+11.0	R+33.7	19,980
1984	R	23.6%Mondale4,179	76.1%Reagan13,452	0.3%	R+52.4	R+7.2	R+34.2	17,683
1980	R	25.9%Carter3,554	71.2%Reagan9,758	2.9%	R+45.2	R+23.4	R+35.5	13,714
1976	R	38.5%Carter4,068	60.4%Ford6,377	1.0%	R+21.9	D+35.4	R+23.9	10,554
1972	R	21.1%McGovern1,823	78.4%Nixon6,761	0.5%	R+57.2	R+37.7	R+34.1	8,628
1968	R	34.8%Humphrey2,338	54.3%Nixon3,646	10.8%	R+19.5	R+43.7	R+18.8	6,710
1964	D	62.0%Johnson3,644	37.8%Goldwater2,223	0.1%	D+24.2	D+49.2	D+1.6	5,875
1960	R	37.3%Kennedy1,845	62.4%Nixon3,082	0.3%	R+25.0	D+24.5	R+25.2	4,941
1956	R	25.0%Stevenson1,140	74.5%Eisenhower3,397	0.4%	R+49.5	R+4.0	R+34.1	4,557
1952	R	27.2%Stevenson1,252	72.7%Eisenhower3,350	0.1%	R+45.5	R+28.0	R+34.8	4,606
1948	R	39.4%Truman1,212	57.0%Dewey1,752	3.6%	R+17.6	D+23.7	R+22.0	3,074
1944	R	26.3%Roosevelt787	67.6%Dewey2,021	6.1%	R+41.3	R+4.3	R+48.8	2,989
1940	R	31.4%Roosevelt851	68.4%Willkie1,852	0.1%	R+37.0	R+85.7	R+46.9	2,706
1936	D	74.2%Roosevelt1,611	25.5%Landon554	0.3%	D+48.7	R+36.0	D+24.4	2,171
1932	D	92.0%Roosevelt2,211	7.3%Hoover176	0.6%	D+84.7	D+27.1	D+66.9	2,402
1928	D	78.8%Smith1,893	21.1%Hoover508	0.1%	D+57.6	D+56.9	D+75.1	2,403
1924	O	13.4%Davis330	12.7%Coolidge312	74.0%La Follette1,823	La Follette +60.6	D+32.8	D+25.9	2,465
1920	O	9.9%Cox181	42.0%Harding765	48.0%	Other +6.0	R+6.4	R+5.9	1,820
1916	R	35.6%Wilson432	61.3%Hughes743	3.1%	R+25.6	R+71.8	R+28.8	1,213
1912	D	62.4%Wilson602	16.3%Taft157	21.3%	D+46.1	D+35.7	D+26.6	965
1908	D	55.2%Bryan626	44.8%Taft508	0.0%	D+10.4	R+45.3	D+20.0	1,134
1904	D	77.4%Parker875	21.7%Roosevelt245	0.9%	D+55.8	—	D+75.4	1,130
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 · 2 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	25.9%25,835	74.1%74,070	99,905
2018	R	27.1%16,326	72.9%43,915	60,241

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	28.2%29,149	69.4%71,757	103,324
2020Class II	R	25.5%MJ Hegar22,552	72.0%John Cornyn63,545	88,268
2018Class I	R	27.4%Beto O'Rourke16,830	71.7%Ted Cruz44,079	61,495
2014Class II	R	17.2%David Alameel5,936	78.8%John Cornyn27,211	34,521
2012Class I	R	21.8%Paul Sadler10,972	74.9%Ted Cruz37,696	50,327
2008Class II	R	24.1%Richard J. Noriega11,373	72.9%John Cornyn34,392	47,179
2006Class I	R	22.6%Barbara A. Radnofsky6,265	74.5%Kay Bailey Hutchison20,699	27,767
2002Class II	R	23.5%Ron Kirk5,696	75.0%John Cornyn18,158	24,213
2000Class I	R	17.8%Gene Kelly5,769	79.1%Kay Bailey Hutchison25,668	32,434
1996Class II	R	28.2%Victor M. Morales7,303	70.0%Phil Gramm18,158	25,932
1994Class I	R	25.8%Richard Fisher4,950	73.1%Kay Bailey Hutchison14,032	19,187
1990Class II	R	27.4%Hugh Parmer4,093	68.4%Phil Gramm10,193	14,912
1988Class I	R	43.3%Lloyd Bentsen8,561	55.2%Beau Boulter10,911	19,775
1984Class II	R	29.2%Lloyd Doggett5,146	70.8%Phil Gramm12,478	17,629
1982Class I	R	42.5%Lloyd Bentsen4,337	56.0%James M. Collins5,715	10,208
1978Class II	R	44.0%Bob Krueger3,552	55.7%John G. Tower4,502	8,079
1976Class I	D	50.5%Lloyd Bentsen5,128	48.9%Alan Steelman4,974	10,164
1972Class II	R	30.8%Barefoot Sanders2,614	66.2%John G. Tower5,619	8,485
1970Class I	R	45.6%Lloyd Bentsen2,428	54.2%George H.W. Bush2,884	5,325
1966Class II	R	34.7%Waggoner Carr1,101	65.1%John G. Tower2,067	3,176
1964Class I	D	51.0%Ralph Yarborough2,970	48.9%George H.W. Bush2,849	5,829
1960Class II	R	45.6%Lyndon B. Johnson2,260	54.0%John G. Tower2,676	4,951
1958Class I	D	72.8%Ralph Yarborough1,384	26.9%Roy Whittenburg512	1,901
1954Class II	D	79.8%Lyndon B. Johnson1,264	20.2%Carlos G. Watson320	1,584
1952Class I	D	76.7%Price Daniel3,561	23.3%None1,082	4,643
1948Class II	R	39.0%Lyndon B. Johnson1,213	60.8%Jack Porter1,892	3,111
1946Class I	D	74.5%Tom Connally927	25.5%Murray C. Sells317	1,244
1942Class II	D	92.2%Pappy O'Daniel697	7.3%Dudley Lawson55	756
1940Class I	D	87.9%Tom Connally2,214	11.9%George I. Shannon300	2,520
1936Class II	D	85.7%Morris Sheppard1,784	14.1%Carlos G. Watson293	2,082
1934Class I	D	94.5%Tom Connally1,007	5.3%U.S. Goen56	1,066
1930Class II	D	71.0%Morris Sheppard1,566	28.7%D.J. Haesly633	2,207
1928Class I	D	85.0%Tom Connally1,965	15.0%T.M. Kennerly346	2,313
1924Class II	D	64.0%Morris Sheppard1,297	36.0%T.M. Kennerly731	2,028
1922Class I	R	15.6%Earle B. Mayfield227	84.4%George Peddy1,224	1,451
1918Class II	D	57.2%Morris Sheppard386	39.7%J. Webster Flanagan268	675
1916Class I	D	68.5%Charles Culberson817	29.2%Alex W. Atcheson348	1,193

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	31.8%Robert Krueger3,140	68.2%Kay Bailey Hutchison6,719	9,859
1961Special · Class II	R	37.3%William A. Blakley812	62.7%John G. Tower1,367	2,179
1957Special · Class I	R	20.9%Ralph Yarborough405	46.1%Thad Hutcheson895	1,941
1941Special · Class II	D	99.6%Pappy O'Daniel1,810	0.4%Polittle Evans7	1,817

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	25.7%O'Rourke19,195	72.9%Abbott54,503	74,741
2018	R	22.9%Valdez14,145	75.5%Abbott46,635	61,795
2014	R	21.4%Wendy Davis7,428	76.7%Greg Abbott26,642	34,720
2010	R	23.9%Bill White8,271	72.1%Rick Perry24,916	34,581
2006	R	16.2%Chris Bell4,616	47.6%Rick Perry13,551	28,477
2002	R	20.9%Tony Sanchez5,047	76.7%Rick Perry18,560	24,186
1998	R	16.9%Garry Mauro3,132	82.5%George W. Bush15,304	18,558
1994	R	30.0%Ann Richards5,792	69.1%George W. Bush13,356	19,319
1990	R	36.0%Ann Richards5,369	58.7%Clayton Williams8,763	14,923
1986	R	28.8%Mark White3,657	69.4%Bill Clements8,793	12,678
1982	R	36.5%Mark White3,773	62.2%Bill Clements6,428	10,334
1978	R	37.4%John Luke Hill3,017	62.3%Bill Clements5,035	8,077

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Comal County, TX
Year	Total registered
2016	92,389
2018	100,074
2020	115,876
2022	130,109
2024	143,696

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

+7,427 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net +86,462 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $103,470 in average income, against $121,927 for residents who stayed — 15% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+0.5 on average — 45 points more Democratic-leaning than Comal County, TX itself (R+45.5).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Bexar County, TX2,513D+9.7
Guadalupe County, TX1,108R+29.5
Hays County, TX701D+5.6
Travis County, TX499D+39.3
Harris County, TX381D+5.5
Williamson County, TX200R+2.4

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Bexar County, TX1,461
Guadalupe County, TX1,276
Hays County, TX425
Travis County, TX340
Harris County, TX156
Williamson County, TX122

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 Comal County, TX in Comal County, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	+2,468
2012	+2,349
2013	+3,290
2014	+3,960
2015	+4,835
2016	+4,921
2017	+5,964
2018	+7,091
2019	+7,600
2021	+12,096
2022	+9,009
2023	+8,530
2024	+6,922
2025	+7,427

Comal County, anchored by New Braunfels north of San Antonio, has absorbed rapid population growth from the metro's sprawl while maintaining some of the widest Republican presidential margins in the state, hitting R+45.5 in 2024.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 84.7 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 57.2 points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 45.5 points.

A population of 183,826, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $101,889 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Kendall County and Montgomery County.

Political twins — counties

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

Kendall County

Texas

95.9twin score

12-yr trend2000–2008 trajectory

Montgomery County

Texas

91.0twin score

2000–2008 trajectory12-yr trend≠ % Catholic

Burnet County

Texas

87.5twin score

2000–2012 trajectory≠ college share

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 Comal County, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Comal County, Texas voted Republican by 45.5 points (R+45.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 103,491 votes cast, 27,680 went Democratic and 74,756 went Republican.

When did Comal County, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Comal County, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Comal County, Texas?

Comal County, Texas has a population of 183,826 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Comal County, Texas is $101,889 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Comal County, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Comal County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.

Measure

Comal County

Texas

United States

Median age

41.8

35.7

39.1

Age 18–24

7.3%

9.7%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

18.7%

13.5%

17.2%

Measure

Comal County

Texas

United States

Median household income

$101,889

$78,476

$84,427

Poverty rate

6.5%

13.8%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

43.3%

33.6%

35.6%

Measure

Comal County

Texas

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

15.2%

35.2%

22.3%

Spanish

12.8%

28.2%

13.6%

Measure

Comal County

Texas

United States

Catholic

33.8%

20.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

16.3%

23.5%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

39.6%

45.2%

51.5%

Mainline Protestant

6.0%

4.5%

5.2%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+45.5MIT Election Lab

Population

183,8262024 5-year

Median household income

$101,8892024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

64.0%2024 5-year

Black

2.4%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

28.4%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+84.7 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+57.2 in 1972MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Kendall County, TX · twin score 95.9

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

62,909

91,436

68.8%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

62,296

99,609

62.5%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

90,110

111,551

80.8%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

75,441

124,353

60.7%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

104,044

138,917

74.9%

A/A

Comal County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Precinct 206Precinct 206

1,418

3,689

5,152

27.5%

71.6%

R+44.1

Precinct -Precinct 103Precinct 103

1,047

3,459

4,554

23.0%

76.0%

R+53.0

Precinct -Precinct 205Precinct 205

1,311

2,795

4,157

31.5%

67.2%

R+35.7

Precinct -Precinct 204Precinct 204

964

3,091

4,083

23.6%

75.7%

R+52.1

Precinct -Precinct 404Precinct 404

996

3,003

4,056

24.6%

74.0%

R+49.5

Precinct -Precinct 203Precinct 203

1,075

2,867

3,976

27.0%

72.1%

R+45.1

Precinct -Precinct 403Precinct 403

913

3,015

3,950

23.1%

76.3%

R+53.2

Precinct -Precinct 107Precinct 107

1,021

2,865

3,920

26.0%

73.1%

R+47.0

Precinct -Precinct 102Precinct 102

770

3,001

3,798

20.3%

79.0%

R+58.7

Precinct -Precinct 208APrecinct 208A

795

2,936

3,766

21.1%

78.0%

R+56.9

Precinct -Precinct 305Precinct 305

1,099

2,545

3,687

29.8%

69.0%

R+39.2

Precinct -Precinct 408Precinct 408

845

2,776

3,652

23.1%

76.0%

R+52.9

Precinct -Precinct 402Precinct 402

866

2,602

3,505

24.7%

74.2%

R+49.5

Precinct -Precinct 201Precinct 201

1,079

2,342

3,465

31.1%

67.6%

R+36.5

Precinct -Precinct 405APrecinct 405A

713

2,703

3,439

20.7%

78.6%

R+57.9

Precinct -Precinct 407Precinct 407

772

2,591

3,398

22.7%

76.3%

R+53.5

Precinct -Precinct 406Precinct 406

916

2,282

3,237

28.3%

70.5%

R+42.2

Precinct -Precinct 105Precinct 105

723

2,389

3,144

23.0%

76.0%

R+53.0

Precinct -Precinct 109APrecinct 109A

663

2,396

3,082

21.5%

77.7%

R+56.2

Precinct -Precinct 106Precinct 106

631

2,331

2,992

21.1%

77.9%

R+56.8

Precinct -Precinct 101Precinct 101

989

1,940

2,980

33.2%

65.1%

R+31.9

Precinct -Precinct 306Precinct 306

981

1,826

2,839

34.6%

64.3%

R+29.8

Precinct -Precinct 301APrecinct 301A

1,191

1,538

2,764

43.1%

55.6%

R+12.6

Precinct -Precinct 207Precinct 207

557

1,942

2,522

22.1%

77.0%

R+54.9

Precinct -Precinct 401Precinct 401

760

1,696

2,488

30.5%

68.2%

R+37.6

Precinct -Precinct 304Precinct 304

853

1,602

2,482

34.4%

64.5%

R+30.2

Precinct -Precinct 110Precinct 110

510

1,651

2,174

23.5%

75.9%

R+52.5

Precinct -Precinct 308Precinct 308

707

1,106

1,834

38.5%

60.3%

R+21.8

Precinct -Precinct 104Precinct 104

389

1,285

1,690

23.0%

76.0%

R+53.0

Precinct -Precinct 202APrecinct 202A

527

1,120

1,666

31.6%

67.2%

R+35.6

Precinct -Precinct 108Precinct 108

398

1,241

1,663

23.9%

74.6%

R+50.7

Precinct -Precinct 302Precinct 302

489

1,114

1,624

30.1%

68.6%

R+38.5

Precinct -Precinct 307Precinct 307

359

524

897

40.0%

58.4%

R+18.4

Precinct -Precinct 303Precinct 303

303

300

612

49.5%

49.0%

D+0.5

Precinct -Precinct 208DPrecinct 208D

106

20.8%

79.2%

R+58.5

Precinct -Precinct 208BPrecinct 208B

21.7%

78.3%

R+56.7

Precinct -Precinct 109BPrecinct 109B

21.1%

78.9%

R+57.9

Precinct -Precinct 405CPrecinct 405C

18.8%

81.3%

R+62.5

Precinct -Precinct 208CPrecinct 208C

21.4%

78.6%

R+57.1

Precinct -Precinct 405BPrecinct 405B

11.1%

88.9%

R+77.8

Presidential margin, 1904–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1904	+55.8%
1908	+10.4%
1912	+46.1%
1916	−25.6%
1920	−32.1%
1924	+0.7%
1928	+57.6%
1932	+84.7%
1936	+48.7%
1940	−37.0%
1944	−41.3%
1948	−17.6%
1952	−45.5%
1956	−49.5%
1960	−25.0%
1964	+24.2%
1968	−19.5%
1972	−57.2%
1976	−21.9%
1980	−45.2%
1984	−52.4%
1988	−41.4%
1992	−25.4%
1996	−37.0%
2000	−53.3%
2004	−54.6%
2008	−47.4%
2012	−54.1%
2016	−49.7%
2020	−42.7%
2024	−45.5%

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

26.7%Harris27,680

72.2%Trump74,756

0.7%Oliver699 +2

R+45.5

R+2.8

R+44.0

103,491

All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican72.2%74,756
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic26.7%27,680
Chase OliverLibertarian0.7%699
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%330
OtherAll other candidates0.0%26

2020

27.9%Biden24,826

70.6%Trump62,740

1.2%Jorgensen1,106

R+42.7

D+7.0

R+47.1

88,892

2016

22.9%Clinton14,238

72.6%Trump45,136

3.3%Johnson2,068

R+49.7

D+4.4

R+51.8

62,178

2012

22.2%Obama11,450

76.3%Romney39,318

1.2%Gray601

R+54.1

R+6.6

R+57.9

51,529

2008

25.7%Obama12,384

73.2%McCain35,233

1.1%

R+47.4

D+7.2

R+54.7

48,158

2004

22.3%Kerry9,153

76.9%Bush31,574

0.8%

R+54.6

R+1.3

R+52.2

41,043

2000

21.8%Gore7,131

75.1%Bush24,599

2.4%Nader787

R+53.3

R+16.4

R+53.9

32,748

1996

27.4%Clinton7,132

64.3%Dole16,763

7.3%Perot1,903

R+37.0

R+11.5

R+45.5

26,057

1992

25.3%Clinton6,312

50.7%Bush12,651

23.4%Perot5,841

R+25.4

D+16.0

R+31.0

24,941

1988

28.6%Dukakis5,716

70.0%Bush13,994

1.4%

R+41.4

D+11.0

R+33.7

19,980

1984

23.6%Mondale4,179

76.1%Reagan13,452

0.3%

R+52.4

R+7.2

R+34.2

17,683

1980

25.9%Carter3,554

71.2%Reagan9,758

2.9%

R+45.2

R+23.4

R+35.5

13,714

1976

38.5%Carter4,068

60.4%Ford6,377

1.0%

R+21.9

D+35.4

R+23.9

10,554

1972

21.1%McGovern1,823

78.4%Nixon6,761

0.5%

R+57.2

R+37.7

R+34.1

8,628

1968

34.8%Humphrey2,338

54.3%Nixon3,646

10.8%

R+19.5

R+43.7

R+18.8

6,710

1964

62.0%Johnson3,644

37.8%Goldwater2,223

0.1%

D+24.2

D+49.2

D+1.6

5,875

1960

37.3%Kennedy1,845

62.4%Nixon3,082

0.3%

R+25.0

D+24.5

R+25.2

4,941

1956

25.0%Stevenson1,140

74.5%Eisenhower3,397

0.4%

R+49.5

R+4.0

R+34.1

4,557

1952

27.2%Stevenson1,252

72.7%Eisenhower3,350

0.1%

R+45.5

R+28.0

R+34.8

4,606

1948

39.4%Truman1,212

57.0%Dewey1,752

3.6%

R+17.6

D+23.7

R+22.0

3,074

1944

26.3%Roosevelt787

67.6%Dewey2,021

6.1%

R+41.3

R+4.3

R+48.8

2,989

1940

31.4%Roosevelt851

68.4%Willkie1,852

0.1%

R+37.0

R+85.7

R+46.9

2,706

1936

74.2%Roosevelt1,611

25.5%Landon554

0.3%

D+48.7

R+36.0

D+24.4

2,171

1932

92.0%Roosevelt2,211

7.3%Hoover176

0.6%

D+84.7

D+27.1

D+66.9

2,402

1928

78.8%Smith1,893

21.1%Hoover508

0.1%

D+57.6

D+56.9

D+75.1

2,403

1924

13.4%Davis330

12.7%Coolidge312

74.0%La Follette1,823

La Follette +60.6

D+32.8

D+25.9

2,465

1920

9.9%Cox181

42.0%Harding765

48.0%

Other +6.0

R+6.4

R+5.9

1,820

1916

35.6%Wilson432

61.3%Hughes743

3.1%

R+25.6

R+71.8

R+28.8

1,213

1912

62.4%Wilson602

16.3%Taft157

21.3%

D+46.1

D+35.7

D+26.6

965

1908

55.2%Bryan626

44.8%Taft508

0.0%

D+10.4

R+45.3

D+20.0

1,134

1904

77.4%Parker875

21.7%Roosevelt245

0.9%

D+55.8

—

D+75.4

1,130

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

25.9%25,835

74.1%74,070

99,905

2018

27.1%16,326

72.9%43,915

60,241

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

28.2%29,149

69.4%71,757

103,324

2020Class II

25.5%MJ Hegar22,552

72.0%John Cornyn63,545

88,268

2018Class I

27.4%Beto O'Rourke16,830

71.7%Ted Cruz44,079

61,495

2014Class II

17.2%David Alameel5,936

78.8%John Cornyn27,211

34,521

2012Class I

21.8%Paul Sadler10,972

74.9%Ted Cruz37,696

50,327

2008Class II

24.1%Richard J. Noriega11,373

72.9%John Cornyn34,392

47,179

2006Class I

22.6%Barbara A. Radnofsky6,265

74.5%Kay Bailey Hutchison20,699

27,767

2002Class II

23.5%Ron Kirk5,696

75.0%John Cornyn18,158

24,213

2000Class I

17.8%Gene Kelly5,769

79.1%Kay Bailey Hutchison25,668

32,434

1996Class II

28.2%Victor M. Morales7,303

70.0%Phil Gramm18,158

25,932

1994Class I

25.8%Richard Fisher4,950

73.1%Kay Bailey Hutchison14,032

19,187

1990Class II

27.4%Hugh Parmer4,093

68.4%Phil Gramm10,193

14,912

1988Class I

43.3%Lloyd Bentsen8,561

55.2%Beau Boulter10,911

19,775

1984Class II

29.2%Lloyd Doggett5,146

70.8%Phil Gramm12,478

17,629

1982Class I

42.5%Lloyd Bentsen4,337

56.0%James M. Collins5,715

10,208

1978Class II

44.0%Bob Krueger3,552

55.7%John G. Tower4,502

8,079

1976Class I

50.5%Lloyd Bentsen5,128

48.9%Alan Steelman4,974

10,164

1972Class II

30.8%Barefoot Sanders2,614

66.2%John G. Tower5,619

8,485

1970Class I

45.6%Lloyd Bentsen2,428

54.2%George H.W. Bush2,884

5,325

1966Class II

34.7%Waggoner Carr1,101

65.1%John G. Tower2,067

3,176

1964Class I

51.0%Ralph Yarborough2,970

48.9%George H.W. Bush2,849

5,829

1960Class II

45.6%Lyndon B. Johnson2,260

54.0%John G. Tower2,676

4,951

1958Class I

72.8%Ralph Yarborough1,384

26.9%Roy Whittenburg512

1,901

1954Class II

79.8%Lyndon B. Johnson1,264

20.2%Carlos G. Watson320

1,584

1952Class I

76.7%Price Daniel3,561

23.3%None1,082

4,643

1948Class II

39.0%Lyndon B. Johnson1,213

60.8%Jack Porter1,892

3,111

1946Class I

74.5%Tom Connally927

25.5%Murray C. Sells317

1,244

1942Class II

92.2%Pappy O'Daniel697

7.3%Dudley Lawson55

756

1940Class I

87.9%Tom Connally2,214

11.9%George I. Shannon300

2,520

1936Class II

85.7%Morris Sheppard1,784

14.1%Carlos G. Watson293

2,082

1934Class I

94.5%Tom Connally1,007

5.3%U.S. Goen56

1,066

1930Class II

71.0%Morris Sheppard1,566

28.7%D.J. Haesly633

2,207

1928Class I

85.0%Tom Connally1,965

15.0%T.M. Kennerly346

2,313

1924Class II

64.0%Morris Sheppard1,297

36.0%T.M. Kennerly731

2,028

1922Class I

15.6%Earle B. Mayfield227

84.4%George Peddy1,224

1,451

1918Class II

57.2%Morris Sheppard386

39.7%J. Webster Flanagan268

675

1916Class I

68.5%Charles Culberson817

29.2%Alex W. Atcheson348

1,193

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

31.8%Robert Krueger3,140

68.2%Kay Bailey Hutchison6,719

9,859

1961Special · Class II

37.3%William A. Blakley812

62.7%John G. Tower1,367

2,179

1957Special · Class I

20.9%Ralph Yarborough405

46.1%Thad Hutcheson895

1,941

1941Special · Class II

99.6%Pappy O'Daniel1,810

0.4%Polittle Evans7

1,817

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

25.7%O'Rourke19,195

72.9%Abbott54,503

74,741

2018

22.9%Valdez14,145

75.5%Abbott46,635

61,795

2014

21.4%Wendy Davis7,428

76.7%Greg Abbott26,642

34,720

2010

23.9%Bill White8,271

72.1%Rick Perry24,916

34,581

2006

16.2%Chris Bell4,616

47.6%Rick Perry13,551

28,477

2002

20.9%Tony Sanchez5,047

76.7%Rick Perry18,560

24,186

1998

16.9%Garry Mauro3,132

82.5%George W. Bush15,304

18,558

1994

30.0%Ann Richards5,792

69.1%George W. Bush13,356

19,319

1990

36.0%Ann Richards5,369

58.7%Clayton Williams8,763

14,923

1986

28.8%Mark White3,657

69.4%Bill Clements8,793

12,678

1982

36.5%Mark White3,773

62.2%Bill Clements6,428

10,334

1978

37.4%John Luke Hill3,017

62.3%Bill Clements5,035

8,077

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Comal County, TX
Year	Total registered
2016	92,389
2018	100,074
2020	115,876
2022	130,109
2024	143,696

How did Comal County, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Comal County, Texas voted Republican by 45.5 points (R+45.5), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 103,491 votes cast, 27,680 went Democratic and 74,756 went Republican.

When did Comal County, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Comal County, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Comal County, Texas?

Comal County, Texas has a population of 183,826 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Comal County, Texas is $101,889 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Comal County, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Comal County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 22 went Republican.