Nacogdoches County, Texas: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+39%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 65,1622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,5552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 16.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Coryell County, TX · similarity 1.00
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Nacogdoches CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Nacogdoches 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 7,690 | 17,575 | 25,486 | ||
| R | 9,000 | 17,378 | 26,785 | ||
| R | 6,846 | 14,771 | 22,622 | ||
| R | 6,465 | 13,925 | 20,653 | ||
| R | 8,393 | 14,828 | 23,391 | ||
| R | 7,152 | 14,160 | 21,466 | ||
| R | 6,204 | 13,145 | 19,799 | ||
| R | 7,641 | 10,361 | 19,458 | ||
| R | 6,937 | 9,864 | 21,643 | ||
| R | 6,886 | 11,767 | 18,883 | ||
| R | 5,694 | 13,063 | 18,812 | ||
| R | 5,981 | 8,626 | 15,150 | ||
| R | 6,697 | 7,315 | 14,141 | ||
| R | 3,656 | 8,757 | 12,437 | ||
| D | 3,449 | 3,235 | 9,880 | ||
| D | 4,524 | 2,976 | 7,519 | ||
| D | 3,522 | 3,042 | 6,732 | ||
| R | 2,855 | 3,285 | 6,165 | ||
| D | 3,556 | 2,891 | 6,447 | ||
| D | 3,195 | 833 | 4,534 | ||
| D | 3,226 | 319 | 4,182 | ||
| D | 4,988 | 440 | 5,432 | ||
| D | 4,075 | 209 | 4,289 | ||
| D | 3,603 | 117 | 3,726 | ||
| D | 1,879 | 822 | 2,703 | ||
| D | 3,418 | 204 | 3,669 | ||
| D | 1,794 | 238 | 2,727 | ||
| D | 1,766 | 92 | 2,002 | ||
| D | 1,614 | 94 | 2,101 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.4%
Irish
8.5%
American
7.8%
German
7.6%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.8%
Scottish
1.8%
African American
13.4%
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: 31.9 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
$53,555
Nacogdoches County ranks in the bottom 25% of US counties.
Nacogdoches County$53,555
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.3%
Working age (18–64)20.2%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.1%
speak English only
Spanish15.7%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nacogdoches County has delivered Republican presidential margins above 35 points in recent cycles, even as Stephen F. Austin State University draws a younger, more transient population to its seat city in the East Texas Piney Woods.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Nacogdoches County peaked at ninety-four points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1972 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of forty-one points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $53,555 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Coryell County and Washington County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Nacogdoches County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nacogdoches County, Texas voted Republican by 38.8 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,486 votes cast, 7,690 went Democratic and 17,575 went Republican.
What is Nacogdoches County, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Nacogdoches County, Texas as a "Realigner" county based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the county has voted Democratic 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Nacogdoches County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Nacogdoches County, Texas voted Democratic was 1968.
How many people live in Nacogdoches County, Texas?
Nacogdoches County, Texas has a population of 65,162 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nacogdoches County, Texas?
Median household income in Nacogdoches County, Texas is $53,555 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Nacogdoches County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nacogdoches County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.