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1876–2024
Medina County, Texas
Medina County·Texas

Medina County has voted Republican for as long as anyone can remember.

Hill Country ranching county where Republicans routinely clear 70%

18762024·38 elections
Medina County, Texas · Larry D. Moore · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
R+43
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
53,547
2024 ACS
Most similar
Lampasas County
TX · similarity 1.00
15 precincts · 24,617 votes cast
Trump · R+43
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024R
−42.7%
6,95017,46424,617
2020R
−39.1%
6,77315,64222,657
2016R
−43.2%
4,63412,08517,246
2012R
−39.2%
4,78411,07916,049
2008R
−33.9%
5,14710,48015,737
2004R
−40.9%
4,32210,38914,826
2000R
−35.5%
4,0258,59012,873
1996R
−17.6%
3,8805,71010,377
1992R
−11.7%
3,6504,91210,785
1988R
−14.9%
4,2275,72210,029
1984R
−30.5%
3,0535,7378,803
1980R
−21.7%
3,0344,7427,888
1976D
+6.1%
3,6813,2526,988
1972R
−45.2%
1,5074,0595,649
1968D
+7.9%
2,4712,0585,251
1964D
+36.6%
3,4081,5834,992
1960D
+6.8%
2,3252,0284,368
1956R
−27.4%
1,5162,6684,201
1952R
−27.0%
1,8403,2045,044
1948D
+10.9%
1,8751,4923,520
1944R
−4.1%
1,4691,6073,389
1940D
+8.3%
1,7491,4803,229
1936D
+35.7%
2,0509693,031
1932D
+65.9%
2,5165153,036
1928D
+5.9%
1,4001,2432,648
1924D
+7.5%
9868162,279
1920R
−15.0%
5197721,689
1916D
+7.5%
7586501,441
1912D
+36.8%
6482191,166
1908
No data
1904
No data
1900
No data
1896
No data
1892
No data
1888
No data
1884
No data
1880
No data
1876
No data
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
African American
2.3%
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. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
0.0%
speak English only
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
48.6%
Baptist
9.0%
Other Christian
4.9%
Methodist
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 31.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Medina County's sparse ranchland and small towns along the San Antonio exurban fringe have delivered lopsided Republican margins for decades, with the 2024 presidential result continuing a pattern of roughly 70-plus percent GOP support.

The Republican margin in Medina County reached its widest at forty-five points in 1972. The margin in 2024 was forty-three points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.

Medina County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $78,074, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 53,547 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 Lampasas County and Real County.