Edwards County, Texas: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+73%. Republican peak: R+80 in 1928.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+73MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 1,2902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $40,3132024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 43.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+60 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+80 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Terry County, TX · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Edwards CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Edwards County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 133 | 869 | 1,005 | ||
| R | 168 | 893 | 1,066 | ||
| R | 303 | 746 | 1,073 | ||
| R | 232 | 642 | 884 | ||
| R | 346 | 673 | 1,035 | ||
| R | 217 | 745 | 963 | ||
| R | 261 | 663 | 937 | ||
| R | 437 | 511 | 1,013 | ||
| R | 254 | 460 | 887 | ||
| R | 368 | 556 | 930 | ||
| R | 159 | 626 | 786 | ||
| R | 237 | 575 | 824 | ||
| R | 258 | 412 | 672 | ||
| R | 109 | 520 | 634 | ||
| R | 148 | 409 | 639 | ||
| R | 337 | 371 | 712 | ||
| R | 168 | 463 | 639 | ||
| R | 133 | 533 | 669 | ||
| R | 210 | 586 | 798 | ||
| D | 329 | 185 | 539 | ||
| D | 348 | 187 | 586 | ||
| D | 565 | 175 | 740 | ||
| D | 354 | 157 | 514 | ||
| D | 575 | 224 | 804 | ||
| R | 59 | 546 | 609 | ||
| R | 204 | 346 | 564 | ||
| R | 201 | 297 | 529 | ||
| D | 299 | 73 | 378 | ||
| D | 133 | 114 | 379 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
22.1%
Irish
20.3%
English
13.9%
French
10.5%
Scottish
9.9%
Italian
6.8%
American
1.0%
African American
1.7%
Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 39.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$40,313
Edwards County ranks in the bottom 10% of US counties.
Edwards County$40,313
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
31.9%
Nearly half of children live in poverty.
Children under 1854.4%
Working age (18–64)25.1%
Seniors (65+)23.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
63.8%
speak English only
Spanish36.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 0.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Edwards County's sparse ranch land and population of roughly 2,000 produce some of the widest presidential margins in the state — the 2024 result landed at R+73, a figure that has held roughly steady across recent cycles.
The Republican margin in Edwards County reached its widest at eighty points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was seventy-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $40,313, a 74% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 1,290 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 Terry County and Upton County.
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Edwards County, Texas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/48137/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Edwards County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Edwards County, Texas voted Republican by 73.2 points (R+73), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 1,005 votes cast, 133 went Democratic and 869 went Republican.
What is Edwards County, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Edwards County, Texas as a "Republican loyalist" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 7 times, Republican 22 times, and other 0 times.
When did Edwards County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Edwards County, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Edwards County, Texas?
Edwards County, Texas has a population of 1,290 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Edwards County, Texas?
Median household income in Edwards County, Texas is $40,313 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Edwards County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Edwards County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 7 went Democratic and 22 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.