Frio County, Texas: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+25%. Democratic peak: D+78 in 1912.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+25MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 18,5822024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,0102024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 33.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 77.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+78 in 1912MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+45 in 1928MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- La Salle County, TX · similarity 0.96
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Frio CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Frio County, with each precinct boundary colored by Democratic-vs-Republican margin.
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Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
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| R | 1,848 | 3,060 | 4,939 | ||
| R | 2,422 | 2,823 | 5,279 | ||
| D | 2,444 | 1,856 | 4,400 | ||
| D | 2,376 | 1,559 | 3,968 | ||
| D | 2,405 | 1,644 | 4,062 | ||
| R | 1,931 | 1,991 | 3,930 | ||
| D | 2,317 | 1,774 | 4,128 | ||
| D | 2,593 | 1,225 | 4,092 | ||
| D | 2,377 | 1,275 | 4,319 | ||
| D | 3,016 | 1,505 | 4,538 | ||
| D | 2,656 | 2,003 | 4,669 | ||
| D | 2,849 | 1,753 | 4,668 | ||
| D | 2,598 | 1,280 | 3,908 | ||
| R | 1,588 | 1,904 | 3,511 | ||
| D | 1,330 | 795 | 2,432 | ||
| D | 1,507 | 607 | 2,117 | ||
| D | 1,068 | 713 | 1,790 | ||
| D | 886 | 825 | 1,721 | ||
| R | 983 | 1,011 | 2,001 | ||
| D | 898 | 345 | 1,341 | ||
| D | 951 | 293 | 1,369 | ||
| D | 1,012 | 236 | 1,252 | ||
| D | 1,019 | 193 | 1,219 | ||
| D | 998 | 142 | 1,140 | ||
| R | 258 | 673 | 932 | ||
| D | 637 | 158 | 808 | ||
| D | 421 | 102 | 532 | ||
| D | 410 | 55 | 471 | ||
| D | 418 | 25 | 503 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
3.5%
American
3.0%
German
2.8%
English
2.0%
Polish
0.7%
French
0.5%
African American
4.1%
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. 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: 32.3 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
$66,010
Frio County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Frio County$66,010
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
19.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1827.4%
Working age (18–64)15.8%
Seniors (65+)24.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
54.2%
speak English only
Spanish44.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 80.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Frio County's Hispanic-majority population, long anchored to Democratic margins, has shifted toward Republican candidates in recent cycles — part of a broader realignment across the Eagle Ford Shale corridor that has redrawn South Texas's electoral map.
The Republican margin in Frio County reached its widest at forty-five points in 1928. The margin in 2024 was twenty-five points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $66,010, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 18,582 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 La Salle County and Jim Wells County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Frio County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Frio County, Texas voted Republican by 24.5 points (R+25), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,939 votes cast, 1,848 went Democratic and 3,060 went Republican.
What is Frio County, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Frio 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 23 times, Republican 6 times, and other 0 times.
When did Frio County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Frio County, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Frio County, Texas?
Frio County, Texas has a population of 18,582 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Frio County, Texas?
Median household income in Frio County, Texas is $66,010 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Frio County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Frio County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 23 went Democratic and 6 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.