La Salle County, Texas: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+21%. Democratic peak: D+81 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+21MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 6,8392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,7162024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 33.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 71.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+81 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+31 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Jim Wells County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of La Salle CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for La Salle 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 | 933 | 1,417 | 2,360 | ||
| R | 1,052 | 1,335 | 2,406 | ||
| D | 1,129 | 872 | 2,059 | ||
| D | 965 | 669 | 1,646 | ||
| D | 1,052 | 714 | 1,776 | ||
| D | 1,229 | 989 | 2,230 | ||
| D | 1,266 | 731 | 2,014 | ||
| D | 1,522 | 570 | 2,184 | ||
| D | 1,522 | 586 | 2,319 | ||
| D | 1,651 | 693 | 2,352 | ||
| D | 1,504 | 1,007 | 2,514 | ||
| D | 1,442 | 773 | 2,248 | ||
| D | 1,294 | 677 | 1,983 | ||
| R | 567 | 1,073 | 1,648 | ||
| D | 645 | 324 | 1,081 | ||
| D | 988 | 223 | 1,212 | ||
| D | 718 | 326 | 1,046 | ||
| D | 574 | 449 | 1,024 | ||
| D | 816 | 565 | 1,382 | ||
| D | 719 | 135 | 913 | ||
| D | 692 | 127 | 860 | ||
| D | 706 | 112 | 818 | ||
| D | 704 | 74 | 778 | ||
| D | 810 | 92 | 905 | ||
| D | 479 | 327 | 806 | ||
| D | 1,596 | 228 | 1,846 | ||
| D | 252 | 53 | 314 | ||
| D | 340 | 40 | 384 | ||
| D | 339 | 21 | 412 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
6.6%
American
5.0%
English
4.3%
Irish
4.2%
Polish
0.7%
African American
4.6%
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: 35.5 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
$57,716
La Salle County ranks near the middle of US counties.
La Salle County$57,716
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.0%
Working age (18–64)22.1%
Seniors (65+)9.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
52.4%
speak English only
Spanish47.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 14.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
La Salle County sits atop a major shale formation that drove a dramatic population and revenue surge in the 2010s, leaving a small, majority-Hispanic community navigating the boom-and-bust rhythms of the energy sector.
The Republican margin in La Salle County reached its widest at thirty-one points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was twenty-one points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $57,716, a 33% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 6,839 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 Jim Wells County and Frio County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did La Salle County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, La Salle County, Texas voted Republican by 20.5 points (R+21), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 2,360 votes cast, 933 went Democratic and 1,417 went Republican.
What is La Salle County, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies La Salle 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 26 times, Republican 3 times, and other 0 times.
When did La Salle County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which La Salle County, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in La Salle County, Texas?
La Salle County, Texas has a population of 6,839 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in La Salle County, Texas?
Median household income in La Salle County, Texas is $57,716 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of La Salle County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in La Salle County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 26 went Democratic and 3 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.