Galveston County, Texas: Old Confederacy county. In 2024, voted R+27%. Democratic peak: D+69 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+27MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 358,9902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $86,1052024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+69 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+27 in 2012MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Hardeman County, TX · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Galveston CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Galveston 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 | 56,732 | 100,295 | 159,424 | ||
| R | 58,842 | 93,911 | 155,346 | ||
| R | 43,658 | 73,757 | 122,903 | ||
| R | 39,511 | 69,059 | 110,078 | ||
| R | 41,805 | 62,258 | 105,004 | ||
| R | 43,919 | 61,290 | 105,981 | ||
| R | 40,020 | 50,397 | 92,983 | ||
| D | 38,458 | 35,251 | 80,089 | ||
| D | 38,623 | 31,303 | 90,242 | ||
| D | 38,633 | 34,913 | 74,042 | ||
| R | 36,092 | 40,262 | 76,836 | ||
| D | 30,778 | 29,527 | 63,297 | ||
| D | 37,873 | 25,251 | 63,735 | ||
| R | 22,565 | 30,936 | 53,811 | ||
| D | 26,041 | 16,229 | 52,592 | ||
| D | 30,672 | 12,365 | 43,173 | ||
| D | 23,940 | 16,373 | 40,828 | ||
| R | 15,603 | 17,567 | 33,506 | ||
| D | 19,058 | 15,715 | 34,920 | ||
| D | 12,491 | 4,857 | 18,792 | ||
| D | 11,748 | 1,542 | 15,074 | ||
| D | 11,161 | 2,443 | 13,632 | ||
| D | 9,370 | 1,666 | 11,106 | ||
| D | 10,491 | 2,011 | 12,582 | ||
| D | 5,951 | 4,401 | 10,372 | ||
| D | 5,068 | 1,912 | 7,619 | ||
| D | 2,933 | 1,625 | 5,369 | ||
| D | 3,543 | 1,263 | 4,925 | ||
| D | 2,513 | 336 | 3,499 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.6%
English
10.4%
Irish
8.4%
American
4.0%
Italian
3.4%
French
2.3%
Scottish
1.5%
African American
9.8%
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: 38.8 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
$86,105
Galveston County ranks in the top 25% of US counties.
Galveston County$86,105
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.7%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.6%
Working age (18–64)10.7%
Seniors (65+)12.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.5%
speak English only
Spanish16.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.3%
Other Indo-European1.8%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 55.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Galveston County has trended sharply Republican over the past decade despite a diversifying population, delivering a 27-point margin in 2024 while absorbing steady migration from the Houston metro along its rapidly developing northern edge.
The shift began with civil rights. 2000 marked the realignment in Galveston County, by a eleven points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at twenty-seven points in 2024. The 2024 margin was twenty-seven points.
The political shift has tracked, in Galveston County, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 60% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $86,105, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hardeman County and Knox County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Galveston County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Galveston County, Texas voted Republican by 27.3 points (R+27), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 159,424 votes cast, 56,732 went Democratic and 100,295 went Republican.
What is Galveston County, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Galveston County, Texas as a "Old Confederacy" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 19 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Galveston County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Galveston County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Galveston County, Texas?
Galveston County, Texas has a population of 358,990 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Galveston County, Texas?
Median household income in Galveston County, Texas is $86,105 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Galveston County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Galveston County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.