Kenedy County, Texas: Recent convert county. In 2024, voted R+47%. Democratic peak: D+91 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Recent convertAkashic typology
- Population
- 1452024 5-year
- Median household income
- $38,8822024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 20.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 0.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 88.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+91 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+85 in 1956MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Reeves County, TX · similarity 0.89
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Kenedy CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Kenedy 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 | 41 | 115 | 158 | ||
| R | 65 | 127 | 194 | ||
| D | 99 | 84 | 186 | ||
| R | 82 | 84 | 167 | ||
| D | 108 | 94 | 202 | ||
| D | 85 | 82 | 169 | ||
| D | 119 | 106 | 228 | ||
| D | 133 | 71 | 208 | ||
| D | 87 | 69 | 174 | ||
| D | 119 | 76 | 196 | ||
| D | 110 | 96 | 207 | ||
| D | 106 | 76 | 187 | ||
| D | 139 | 65 | 205 | ||
| R | 88 | 124 | 213 | ||
| D | 100 | 76 | 183 | ||
| D | 115 | 30 | 146 | ||
| D | 78 | 74 | 152 | ||
| R | 10 | 125 | 135 | ||
| R | 14 | 108 | 122 | ||
| D | 45 | 31 | 81 | ||
| R | 16 | 60 | 82 | ||
| R | 38 | 68 | 106 | ||
| D | 96 | 30 | 126 | ||
| D | 123 | 5 | 129 | ||
| D | 118 | 12 | 130 | ||
| D | 67 | 7 | 75 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
2.8%
Italian
2.1%
Irish
1.4%
French
0.7%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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: 54.8 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
$38,882
Kenedy County ranks in the bottom 5% of US counties.
Kenedy County$38,882
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 180.0%
Working age (18–64)11.5%
Seniors (65+)75.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
12.4%
speak English only
Spanish86.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kenedy County's 414 residents are spread across nearly 1,400 square miles of South Texas ranchland, and it has returned lopsided Republican margins in recent cycles despite sitting in a heavily Hispanic region.
The 2020 election was the turning point, when the Republican candidate carried the county by thirty-two points. The 2024 margin was forty-seven points, in line with the county's new direction.
The demographics suggest why. A population of 145, a 20% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $38,882 situate the county in the broader realignment patterns of recent cycles. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Reeves County and Cowlitz County.
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Kenedy County, Texas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/48261/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kenedy County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kenedy County, Texas voted Republican by 46.8 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 158 votes cast, 41 went Democratic and 115 went Republican.
What is Kenedy County, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Kenedy County, Texas as a "Recent convert" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 18 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kenedy County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kenedy County, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Kenedy County, Texas?
Kenedy County, Texas has a population of 145 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kenedy County, Texas?
Median household income in Kenedy County, Texas is $38,882 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Kenedy County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kenedy County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Recent convert" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.