Reeves County, Texas: Republican loyalist county. In 2024, voted R+37%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+37MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Republican loyalistAkashic typology
- Population
- 12,6642024 5-year
- Median household income
- $64,2972024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 38.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 85.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+37 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Frio County, TX · similarity 0.92
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Reeves CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Reeves 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 | 1,070 | 2,340 | 3,439 | ||
| R | 1,395 | 2,254 | 3,691 | ||
| D | 1,659 | 1,417 | 3,184 | ||
| D | 1,655 | 1,188 | 2,877 | ||
| D | 1,606 | 1,445 | 3,077 | ||
| R | 1,600 | 1,777 | 3,395 | ||
| D | 1,872 | 1,273 | 3,176 | ||
| D | 2,279 | 1,007 | 3,546 | ||
| D | 2,569 | 1,244 | 4,557 | ||
| D | 2,812 | 1,724 | 4,554 | ||
| R | 2,396 | 2,461 | 4,872 | ||
| R | 2,138 | 2,315 | 4,544 | ||
| D | 2,613 | 1,711 | 4,342 | ||
| R | 1,510 | 2,427 | 3,942 | ||
| D | 1,456 | 1,310 | 3,509 | ||
| D | 2,340 | 1,251 | 3,595 | ||
| D | 2,235 | 1,549 | 3,822 | ||
| R | 1,356 | 1,492 | 2,856 | ||
| R | 1,385 | 1,727 | 3,118 | ||
| D | 1,383 | 309 | 1,789 | ||
| D | 1,157 | 201 | 1,510 | ||
| D | 1,305 | 247 | 1,554 | ||
| D | 1,127 | 100 | 1,230 | ||
| D | 1,085 | 122 | 1,211 | ||
| D | 394 | 344 | 738 | ||
| D | 387 | 96 | 512 | ||
| D | 457 | 91 | 550 | ||
| D | 346 | 43 | 395 | ||
| D | 278 | 8 | 339 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
5.1%
American
3.5%
Italian
1.2%
Irish
1.0%
English
0.6%
African American
1.4%
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: 34.4 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
$64,297
Reeves County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Reeves County$64,297
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.0%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)30.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
37.9%
speak English only
Spanish61.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.2%
Other Indo-European0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 74.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Reeves County spans over 2,600 square miles of West Texas desert and holds one of the state's largest private prison complexes, yet its majority-Hispanic population has historically kept presidential margins closer than surrounding counties.
The Republican margin in Reeves County reached its widest at thirty-seven points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was thirty-seven points, in line with the county's deep historical pattern.
Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $64,297, a 39% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 12,664 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 Frio County and Alexander County.
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Reeves County, Texas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://akashic.app/county/48389/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Reeves County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Reeves County, Texas voted Republican by 36.9 points (R+37), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,439 votes cast, 1,070 went Democratic and 2,340 went Republican.
What is Reeves County, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Reeves 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 21 times, Republican 8 times, and other 0 times.
When did Reeves County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Reeves County, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.
How many people live in Reeves County, Texas?
Reeves County, Texas has a population of 12,664 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Reeves County, Texas?
Median household income in Reeves County, Texas is $64,297 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Reeves County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Reeves County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 21 went Democratic and 8 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.