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Scurry County, TX

Office (updates table and map)

President margin by year

Place winner margin

1904–2024 · D minus R

Full record · 1904 → 2024

2024

Boundary by 2024 margin · Precinct returns · VEST · MIT Election Lab

People and households

Who lives here

Exact values for this place, its state, and the United States.

Race · ethnicity · ancestry

Communities and origins

American11.4%4.6%5.3%

English8.3%7.9%9.5%

Irish6.2%6.0%9.4%

German4.7%8.3%12.5%

Italian1.1%1.9%4.8%

Scottish0.9%1.3%1.3%

French0.4%1.5%1.6%

Dutch0.4%——

Mexican37.2%32.1%11.3%

Salvadoran1.7%1.2%0.7%

Puerto Rican0.2%0.8%1.8%

Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%

Spanish0.2%——

African American†2.9%10.3%9.9%

Jamaican0.2%—0.4%

Choctaw0.2%——

Hispanic or Latino counts residents of any race; the race groups count only their non-Hispanic residents, so the groups are mutually exclusive and sum to 100%. Expand a row to see ancestries reported within that group.

Age and life stage

Measure	Scurry County	Texas	United States
Median age	36.9	35.7	39.1
Age 18–24	8.1%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	15.6%	13.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Scurry County	Texas	United States
Median household income	$60,039	$78,476	$84,427
Poverty rate	11.6%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	13.0%	33.6%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Scurry County	Texas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	24.7%	35.2%	22.3%
Spanish	23.9%	28.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Scurry County	Texas	United States
Catholic	16.0%	20.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	35.7%	23.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	42.5%	45.2%	51.5%

American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.

President results by year

2024 turnout 48.0% of 11,977 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic12.8%734TrumpRepublican86.4%4,945OliverLibertarian0.5%27

R+73.6

Lead: 4,211
Total: 5,721
vs nation: R+72.1
Turnout: 48.0%

BidenDemocratic13.9%818TrumpRepublican84.7%4,983JorgensenLibertarian0.9%53

R+70.8

Lead: 4,165
Total: 5,880
vs nation: R+75.3
Turnout: 47.8%

ClintonDemocratic13.8%733TrumpRepublican83.0%4,410JohnsonLibertarian1.9%103

R+69.2

Lead: 3,677
Total: 5,312
vs nation: R+71.3
Turnout: 43.5%

ObamaDemocratic16.7%838RomneyRepublican82.0%4,124GrayLibertarian0.8%42

R+65.4

Lead: 3,286
Total: 5,027
vs nation: R+69.2
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic19.5%1,088McCainRepublican79.3%4,414OtherAll other candidates1.2%67

R+59.7

Lead: 3,326
Total: 5,569
vs nation: R+67.0
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic17.6%981BushRepublican82.1%4,576OtherAll other candidates0.3%15

R+64.5

Lead: 3,595
Total: 5,572
vs nation: R+62.1
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic22.4%1,193BushRepublican76.2%4,060NaderGreen0.8%45

R+53.8

Lead: 2,867
Total: 5,326
vs nation: R+54.3
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic35.8%2,099DoleRepublican49.9%2,929PerotReform13.9%813

R+14.2

Lead: 830
Total: 5,864
vs nation: R+22.7
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+73.6MIT Election Lab
Population: 16,4882024 5-year
Median household income: $60,0392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 49.0%2024 5-year
Black: 3.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 43.3%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+87.6 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+73.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Hockley County, TX · twin score 96.6

Participation

Midterm durability

Total general-election participants divided by same-year citizen voting-age population. These are total ballots or participating voters—not presidential candidate votes.

2024 total turnout: 48.0%5,745 participants ÷ 11,977 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +13.9 ptsPersistently low turnout
Drop-off versus state: -5.2 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 34.0%–37.0%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	5,367	12,351	43.5%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	4,391	12,389	35.4%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	5,876	12,286	47.8%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	4,153	12,251	33.9%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	5,745	11,977	48.0%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 293/111.
2018: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 297/138.
2020: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 301/2.
2022: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 306/183.
2024: numerator source 158, denominator source 157; total voters participating; eavs-f1a-v1:observed:native; allocation share 0.0%; series 311/228.

Precinct data

Results by precinct

11 precincts · 5,731 votes

Election

Precinct boundaries and identifiers are cycle-specific. This table does not join rows across years without a validated crosswalk.

Scurry County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7	159	1,229	16	1,404	11.3%	87.5%	R+76.2
Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12	144	839	11	994	14.5%	84.4%	R+69.9
Precinct -Precinct 15Precinct 15	143	646	7	796	18.0%	81.2%	R+63.2
Precinct -Precinct 8Precinct 8	92	524	7	623	14.8%	84.1%	R+69.3
Precinct -Precinct 10Precinct 10	51	565	3	619	8.2%	91.3%	R+83.0
Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9	36	351	3	390	9.2%	90.0%	R+80.8
Precinct -Precinct 13Precinct 13	49	319	3	371	13.2%	86.0%	R+72.8
Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6	30	247	1	278	10.8%	88.8%	R+78.1
Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11	9	91	1	101	8.9%	90.1%	R+81.2
Precinct -Precinct 14Precinct 14	8	74	0	82	9.8%	90.2%	R+80.5
Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5	13	60	0	73	17.8%	82.2%	R+64.4

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1904–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1904	+38.5%
1908	+71.7%
1912	+77.2%
1916	+85.6%
1920	+64.6%
1924	+63.5%
1928	−55.1%
1932	+87.6%
1936	+82.8%
1940	+78.3%
1944	+67.8%
1948	+79.7%
1952	−2.7%
1956	+8.9%
1960	+14.8%
1964	+31.9%
1968	+5.9%
1972	−50.6%
1976	−2.9%
1980	−29.8%
1984	−52.3%
1988	−27.7%
1992	−17.3%
1996	−14.2%
2000	−53.8%
2004	−64.5%
2008	−59.7%
2012	−65.4%
2016	−69.2%
2020	−70.8%
2024	−73.6%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year	Won	Democratic	Republican	Other	Margin	Swing	vs U.S.	Total
2024	R	12.8%Harris734	86.4%Trump4,945	0.5%Oliver27 +2	R+73.6	R+2.8	R+72.1	5,721
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican86.4%4,945 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic12.8%734 Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%27 Jill SteinIndependent0.2%14 OtherAll other candidates0.0%1
2020	R	13.9%Biden818	84.7%Trump4,983	0.9%Jorgensen53	R+70.8	R+1.6	R+75.3	5,880
2016	R	13.8%Clinton733	83.0%Trump4,410	1.9%Johnson103	R+69.2	R+3.9	R+71.3	5,312
2012	R	16.7%Obama838	82.0%Romney4,124	0.8%Gray42	R+65.4	R+5.6	R+69.2	5,027
2008	R	19.5%Obama1,088	79.3%McCain4,414	1.2%	R+59.7	D+4.8	R+67.0	5,569
2004	R	17.6%Kerry981	82.1%Bush4,576	0.3%	R+64.5	R+10.7	R+62.1	5,572
2000	R	22.4%Gore1,193	76.2%Bush4,060	0.8%Nader45	R+53.8	R+39.7	R+54.3	5,326
1996	R	35.8%Clinton2,099	49.9%Dole2,929	13.9%Perot813	R+14.2	D+3.2	R+22.7	5,864
1992	R	26.3%Clinton1,609	43.6%Bush2,670	29.8%Perot1,826	R+17.3	D+10.3	R+22.9	6,121
1988	R	36.0%Dukakis2,119	63.6%Bush3,749	0.4%	R+27.7	D+24.6	R+19.9	5,894
1984	R	23.6%Mondale1,564	75.8%Reagan5,028	0.6%	R+52.3	R+22.5	R+34.0	6,629
1980	R	34.3%Carter2,003	64.1%Reagan3,745	1.7%	R+29.8	R+26.9	R+20.1	5,846
1976	R	48.3%Carter2,639	51.2%Ford2,797	0.4%	R+2.9	D+47.7	R+5.0	5,459
1972	R	24.2%McGovern1,223	74.8%Nixon3,777	1.0%	R+50.6	R+56.5	R+27.4	5,050
1968	D	41.8%Humphrey2,031	35.9%Nixon1,745	22.3%	D+5.9	R+26.0	D+6.6	4,861
1964	D	65.8%Johnson3,381	33.9%Goldwater1,741	0.3%	D+31.9	D+17.1	D+9.3	5,137
1960	D	57.1%Kennedy3,020	42.2%Nixon2,235	0.7%	D+14.8	D+5.9	D+14.7	5,290
1956	D	54.4%Stevenson2,691	45.5%Eisenhower2,250	0.2%	D+8.9	D+11.7	D+24.3	4,949
1952	R	48.6%Stevenson2,480	51.4%Eisenhower2,620	0.0%	R+2.7	R+82.4	D+8.0	5,100
1948	D	88.4%Truman2,040	8.7%Dewey201	2.9%	D+79.7	D+11.8	D+75.2	2,308
1944	D	80.9%Roosevelt1,761	13.1%Dewey285	6.0%	D+67.8	R+10.5	D+60.3	2,176
1940	D	89.2%Roosevelt2,303	10.8%Willkie280	0.0%	D+78.3	R+4.5	D+68.4	2,583
1936	D	91.3%Roosevelt1,746	8.5%Landon162	0.2%	D+82.8	R+4.8	D+58.6	1,912
1932	D	93.7%Roosevelt1,604	6.1%Hoover105	0.1%	D+87.6	D+142.7	D+69.8	1,711
1928	R	22.4%Smith462	77.5%Hoover1,597	0.1%	R+55.1	R+118.6	R+37.6	2,061
1924	D	80.2%Davis1,292	16.7%Coolidge269	3.0%La Follette49	D+63.5	R+1.1	D+88.7	1,610
1920	D	79.6%Cox801	15.0%Harding151	5.4%	D+64.6	R+20.9	D+90.8	1,006
1916	D	89.1%Wilson994	3.6%Hughes40	7.3%	D+85.6	D+8.4	D+82.4	1,115
1912	D	81.0%Wilson661	3.8%Taft31	15.2%	D+77.2	D+5.6	D+57.7	816
1908	D	81.1%Bryan721	9.4%Taft84	9.4%	D+71.7	D+33.1	D+81.2	889
1904	D	52.8%Parker440	14.3%Roosevelt119	32.9%	D+38.5	—	D+58.2	833
1900	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—

Federal and statewide elections · 3 House · 36 Senate · 4 Senate special · 12 governor

U.S. House

Each row shows U.S. House votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	0.0%0	100.0%4,852	4,852
2020	R	12.9%731	87.1%4,957	5,688
2018	R	13.3%578	86.7%3,760	4,338

U.S. Senate

Each row shows U.S. Senate votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	14.4%811	83.2%4,683	5,631
2020Class II	R	13.9%MJ Hegar805	84.0%John Cornyn4,870	5,796
2018Class I	R	14.7%Beto O'Rourke642	84.9%Ted Cruz3,705	4,363
2014Class II	R	9.8%David Alameel278	87.5%John Cornyn2,471	2,824
2012Class I	R	17.5%Paul Sadler851	79.6%Ted Cruz3,881	4,875
2008Class II	R	20.1%Richard J. Noriega1,086	77.7%John Cornyn4,210	5,416
2006Class I	R	21.2%Barbara A. Radnofsky580	76.5%Kay Bailey Hutchison2,090	2,732
2002Class II	R	34.4%Ron Kirk1,254	63.7%John Cornyn2,324	3,650
2000Class I	R	20.4%Gene Kelly1,059	77.9%Kay Bailey Hutchison4,040	5,183
1996Class II	R	34.6%Victor M. Morales2,014	63.4%Phil Gramm3,684	5,814
1994Class I	R	30.2%Richard Fisher1,386	68.9%Kay Bailey Hutchison3,164	4,593
1990Class II	R	25.7%Hugh Parmer1,059	72.8%Phil Gramm3,000	4,122
1988Class I	D	54.6%Lloyd Bentsen3,355	44.8%Beau Boulter2,754	6,144
1984Class II	R	26.6%Lloyd Doggett1,753	73.4%Phil Gramm4,829	6,582
1982Class I	D	53.1%Lloyd Bentsen2,076	46.1%James M. Collins1,802	3,910
1978Class II	R	42.7%Bob Krueger1,440	56.6%John G. Tower1,907	3,371
1976Class I	D	59.3%Lloyd Bentsen3,106	40.5%Alan Steelman2,123	5,242
1972Class II	R	44.8%Barefoot Sanders2,249	53.8%John G. Tower2,702	5,023
1970Class I	D	64.9%Lloyd Bentsen2,351	35.1%George H.W. Bush1,273	3,624
1966Class II	R	45.1%Waggoner Carr1,098	54.7%John G. Tower1,332	2,436
1964Class I	D	55.9%Ralph Yarborough2,883	43.8%George H.W. Bush2,260	5,156
1960Class II	D	65.3%Lyndon B. Johnson3,438	33.8%John G. Tower1,780	5,261
1958Class I	D	87.2%Ralph Yarborough1,263	12.6%Roy Whittenburg182	1,448
1954Class II	D	91.6%Lyndon B. Johnson1,171	8.4%Carlos G. Watson107	1,278
1952Class I	D	90.1%Price Daniel4,114	9.9%None454	4,568
1948Class II	D	86.2%Lyndon B. Johnson1,973	12.8%Jack Porter292	2,289
1946Class I	D	95.7%Tom Connally883	4.3%Murray C. Sells40	923
1942Class II	D	98.8%Pappy O'Daniel899	1.2%Dudley Lawson11	910
1940Class I	D	100.0%Tom Connally2,523	0.0%George I. Shannon0	2,523
1936Class II	D	96.4%Morris Sheppard1,863	3.6%Carlos G. Watson69	1,933
1934Class I	D	98.8%Tom Connally997	1.1%U.S. Goen11	1,009
1928Class I	D	80.5%Tom Connally1,434	19.5%T.M. Kennerly347	1,782
1924Class II	D	88.6%Morris Sheppard1,535	11.4%T.M. Kennerly197	1,732
1922Class I	D	85.3%Earle B. Mayfield845	14.7%George Peddy146	991
1918Class II	D	97.4%Morris Sheppard295	1.0%J. Webster Flanagan3	303
1916Class I	D	90.0%Charles Culberson1,008	2.5%Alex W. Atcheson28	1,120

U.S. Senate special elections

Each row shows U.S. Senate special votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
1993Special · Class I	R	23.8%Robert Krueger423	76.2%Kay Bailey Hutchison1,356	1,779
1961Special · Class II	D	60.5%William A. Blakley1,111	39.5%John G. Tower724	1,835
1957Special · Class I	R	3.9%Ralph Yarborough63	17.5%Thad Hutcheson285	1,632
1941Special · Class II	R	0.1%Pappy O'Daniel1	99.9%Polittle Evans1,447	1,448

Governor

Each row shows Governor votes counted inside this Place. “Vote lead” is the local lead here, not necessarily the winner of the full contest.

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.
Year	Vote lead	Democratic	Republican	Total
2022	R	11.6%O'Rourke480	87.4%Abbott3,607	4,128
2018	R	13.2%Valdez577	85.9%Abbott3,750	4,368
2014	R	10.4%Wendy Davis298	88.0%Greg Abbott2,518	2,862
2010	R	25.4%Bill White881	70.0%Rick Perry2,424	3,462
2006	R	17.7%Chris Bell494	47.6%Rick Perry1,331	2,798
2002	R	24.6%Tony Sanchez918	73.2%Rick Perry2,727	3,725
1998	R	18.5%Garry Mauro755	81.0%George W. Bush3,315	4,092
1994	R	36.6%Ann Richards1,885	61.8%George W. Bush3,180	5,145
1990	R	33.0%Ann Richards1,614	63.5%Clayton Williams3,107	4,896
1986	R	30.3%Mark White1,498	68.6%Bill Clements3,385	4,938
1982	R	45.0%Mark White1,774	54.4%Bill Clements2,146	3,945
1978	R	39.0%John Luke Hill1,410	60.3%Bill Clements2,183	3,619

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Scurry County, TX
Year	Total registered
2016	9,486
2018	9,391
2020	9,489
2022	9,315
2024	9,366

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

Net migration over time, and who arrivals are — where they came from and what those places vote

−38 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −1,915 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $53,461 in average income, against $87,136 for residents who stayed — 39% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+54.5 on average — 19 points more Democratic-leaning than Scurry County, TX itself (R+73.6).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Lubbock County, TX29R+39.5
Mitchell County, TX26R+71.3

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Lubbock County, TX38
Taylor County, TX24
Mitchell County, TX23

Migration is one input to a place’s political change, not its cause — a shift can also come from residents changing their minds, generational turnover, or turnout. These figures describe the places people moved between; they do not measure how any mover voted.

Domestic migration in Scurry County, TX in Scurry County, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−168
2012	+188
2013	+45
2014	+16
2015	+116
2016	−268
2017	−491
2018	−242
2019	−136
2021	−97
2022	−649
2023	−91
2024	−100
2025	−38

Anchored by Snyder and sustained by oil extraction and ranching, Scurry County has delivered Republican presidential margins above 70 points in recent cycles, reflecting the deep partisan lean common to sparsely populated Permian Basin communities.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 73.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.8 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 73.6 points.

A population of 16,488, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,039 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Hockley County and Andrews County.

Political twins — counties

The counties whose fingerprint — 2000–2024 trajectory, demographics, ancestry, religion — sits closest to this one, and why.

Hockley County

Texas

96.6twin score

2000–2008 trajectory% Latino

Andrews County

Texas

96.5twin score

2000–2012 trajectory≠ % Latino

Ochiltree County

Texas

95.3twin score

2004–2024 trajectory≠ 2000 margin

Twin score (0–100) = weighted cosine between tier-standardized fingerprints: presidential margins 2000–2024 with 12-yr trend and elasticity, ACS income, age, education, population and race, top reported ancestries, and religious adherence — chips name the closest-shared dimensions and the widest gap. Re-weight the groups in the twins explorer.

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Cities & towns in Scurry County

Snyder

R+72

11.2K residents

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Frequently asked questions

How did Scurry County, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Scurry County, Texas voted Republican by 73.6 points (R+73.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,721 votes cast, 734 went Democratic and 4,945 went Republican.

When did Scurry County, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Scurry County, Texas voted Democratic was 1968.

How many people live in Scurry County, Texas?

Scurry County, Texas has a population of 16,488 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Scurry County, Texas?

Median household income in Scurry County, Texas is $60,039 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Scurry County, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Scurry County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.

Measure

Scurry County

Texas

United States

Median age

36.9

35.7

39.1

Age 18–24

8.1%

9.7%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

15.6%

13.5%

17.2%

Measure

Scurry County

Texas

United States

Median household income

$60,039

$78,476

$84,427

Poverty rate

11.6%

13.8%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

13.0%

33.6%

35.6%

Measure

Scurry County

Texas

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

24.7%

35.2%

22.3%

Spanish

23.9%

28.2%

13.6%

Measure

Scurry County

Texas

United States

Catholic

16.0%

20.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

35.7%

23.5%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

42.5%

45.2%

51.5%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+73.6MIT Election Lab

Population

16,4882024 5-year

Median household income

$60,0392024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

49.0%2024 5-year

Black

3.3%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

43.3%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+87.6 in 1932MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+73.6 in 2024MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Hockley County, TX · twin score 96.6

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

5,367

12,351

43.5%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

4,391

12,389

35.4%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

5,876

12,286

47.8%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

4,153

12,251

33.9%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

5,745

11,977

48.0%

A/A

Scurry County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Precinct 7Precinct 7

159

1,229

1,404

11.3%

87.5%

R+76.2

Precinct -Precinct 12Precinct 12

144

839

994

14.5%

84.4%

R+69.9

Precinct -Precinct 15Precinct 15

143

646

796

18.0%

81.2%

R+63.2

Precinct -Precinct 8Precinct 8

524

623

14.8%

84.1%

R+69.3

Precinct -Precinct 10Precinct 10

565

619

8.2%

91.3%

R+83.0

Precinct -Precinct 9Precinct 9

351

390

9.2%

90.0%

R+80.8

Precinct -Precinct 13Precinct 13

319

371

13.2%

86.0%

R+72.8

Precinct -Precinct 6Precinct 6

247

278

10.8%

88.8%

R+78.1

Precinct -Precinct 11Precinct 11

101

8.9%

90.1%

R+81.2

Precinct -Precinct 14Precinct 14

9.8%

90.2%

R+80.5

Precinct -Precinct 5Precinct 5

17.8%

82.2%

R+64.4

Presidential margin, 1904–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1904	+38.5%
1908	+71.7%
1912	+77.2%
1916	+85.6%
1920	+64.6%
1924	+63.5%
1928	−55.1%
1932	+87.6%
1936	+82.8%
1940	+78.3%
1944	+67.8%
1948	+79.7%
1952	−2.7%
1956	+8.9%
1960	+14.8%
1964	+31.9%
1968	+5.9%
1972	−50.6%
1976	−2.9%
1980	−29.8%
1984	−52.3%
1988	−27.7%
1992	−17.3%
1996	−14.2%
2000	−53.8%
2004	−64.5%
2008	−59.7%
2012	−65.4%
2016	−69.2%
2020	−70.8%
2024	−73.6%

DemocraticRepublican

Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024). Swing · margin change from the prior cycle; not shown when either cycle is estimated or under source review. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.

Year

Won

Democratic

Republican

Other

Margin

Swing

vs U.S.

Total

2024

12.8%Harris734

86.4%Trump4,945

0.5%Oliver27 +2

R+73.6

R+2.8

R+72.1

5,721

All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican86.4%4,945
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic12.8%734
Chase OliverLibertarian0.5%27
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%14
OtherAll other candidates0.0%1

2020

13.9%Biden818

84.7%Trump4,983

0.9%Jorgensen53

R+70.8

R+1.6

R+75.3

5,880

2016

13.8%Clinton733

83.0%Trump4,410

1.9%Johnson103

R+69.2

R+3.9

R+71.3

5,312

2012

16.7%Obama838

82.0%Romney4,124

0.8%Gray42

R+65.4

R+5.6

R+69.2

5,027

2008

19.5%Obama1,088

79.3%McCain4,414

1.2%

R+59.7

D+4.8

R+67.0

5,569

2004

17.6%Kerry981

82.1%Bush4,576

0.3%

R+64.5

R+10.7

R+62.1

5,572

2000

22.4%Gore1,193

76.2%Bush4,060

0.8%Nader45

R+53.8

R+39.7

R+54.3

5,326

1996

35.8%Clinton2,099

49.9%Dole2,929

13.9%Perot813

R+14.2

D+3.2

R+22.7

5,864

1992

26.3%Clinton1,609

43.6%Bush2,670

29.8%Perot1,826

R+17.3

D+10.3

R+22.9

6,121

1988

36.0%Dukakis2,119

63.6%Bush3,749

0.4%

R+27.7

D+24.6

R+19.9

5,894

1984

23.6%Mondale1,564

75.8%Reagan5,028

0.6%

R+52.3

R+22.5

R+34.0

6,629

1980

34.3%Carter2,003

64.1%Reagan3,745

1.7%

R+29.8

R+26.9

R+20.1

5,846

1976

48.3%Carter2,639

51.2%Ford2,797

0.4%

R+2.9

D+47.7

R+5.0

5,459

1972

24.2%McGovern1,223

74.8%Nixon3,777

1.0%

R+50.6

R+56.5

R+27.4

5,050

1968

41.8%Humphrey2,031

35.9%Nixon1,745

22.3%

D+5.9

R+26.0

D+6.6

4,861

1964

65.8%Johnson3,381

33.9%Goldwater1,741

0.3%

D+31.9

D+17.1

D+9.3

5,137

1960

57.1%Kennedy3,020

42.2%Nixon2,235

0.7%

D+14.8

D+5.9

D+14.7

5,290

1956

54.4%Stevenson2,691

45.5%Eisenhower2,250

0.2%

D+8.9

D+11.7

D+24.3

4,949

1952

48.6%Stevenson2,480

51.4%Eisenhower2,620

0.0%

R+2.7

R+82.4

D+8.0

5,100

1948

88.4%Truman2,040

8.7%Dewey201

2.9%

D+79.7

D+11.8

D+75.2

2,308

1944

80.9%Roosevelt1,761

13.1%Dewey285

6.0%

D+67.8

R+10.5

D+60.3

2,176

1940

89.2%Roosevelt2,303

10.8%Willkie280

0.0%

D+78.3

R+4.5

D+68.4

2,583

1936

91.3%Roosevelt1,746

8.5%Landon162

0.2%

D+82.8

R+4.8

D+58.6

1,912

1932

93.7%Roosevelt1,604

6.1%Hoover105

0.1%

D+87.6

D+142.7

D+69.8

1,711

1928

22.4%Smith462

77.5%Hoover1,597

0.1%

R+55.1

R+118.6

R+37.6

2,061

1924

80.2%Davis1,292

16.7%Coolidge269

3.0%La Follette49

D+63.5

R+1.1

D+88.7

1,610

1920

79.6%Cox801

15.0%Harding151

5.4%

D+64.6

R+20.9

D+90.8

1,006

1916

89.1%Wilson994

3.6%Hughes40

7.3%

D+85.6

D+8.4

D+82.4

1,115

1912

81.0%Wilson661

3.8%Taft31

15.2%

D+77.2

D+5.6

D+57.7

816

1908

81.1%Bryan721

9.4%Taft84

9.4%

D+71.7

D+33.1

D+81.2

889

1904

52.8%Parker440

14.3%Roosevelt119

32.9%

D+38.5

—

D+58.2

833

1900

—

No data

—

1896

—

No data

—

1892

—

No data

—

1888

—

No data

—

1884

—

No data

—

1880

—

No data

—

1876

—

No data

—

Source · Akashic actual-race rollup from certified returns, House; geographic aggregation.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

0.0%0

100.0%4,852

4,852

2020

12.9%731

87.1%4,957

5,688

2018

13.3%578

86.7%3,760

4,338

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2024

14.4%811

83.2%4,683

5,631

2020Class II

13.9%MJ Hegar805

84.0%John Cornyn4,870

5,796

2018Class I

14.7%Beto O'Rourke642

84.9%Ted Cruz3,705

4,363

2014Class II

9.8%David Alameel278

87.5%John Cornyn2,471

2,824

2012Class I

17.5%Paul Sadler851

79.6%Ted Cruz3,881

4,875

2008Class II

20.1%Richard J. Noriega1,086

77.7%John Cornyn4,210

5,416

2006Class I

21.2%Barbara A. Radnofsky580

76.5%Kay Bailey Hutchison2,090

2,732

2002Class II

34.4%Ron Kirk1,254

63.7%John Cornyn2,324

3,650

2000Class I

20.4%Gene Kelly1,059

77.9%Kay Bailey Hutchison4,040

5,183

1996Class II

34.6%Victor M. Morales2,014

63.4%Phil Gramm3,684

5,814

1994Class I

30.2%Richard Fisher1,386

68.9%Kay Bailey Hutchison3,164

4,593

1990Class II

25.7%Hugh Parmer1,059

72.8%Phil Gramm3,000

4,122

1988Class I

54.6%Lloyd Bentsen3,355

44.8%Beau Boulter2,754

6,144

1984Class II

26.6%Lloyd Doggett1,753

73.4%Phil Gramm4,829

6,582

1982Class I

53.1%Lloyd Bentsen2,076

46.1%James M. Collins1,802

3,910

1978Class II

42.7%Bob Krueger1,440

56.6%John G. Tower1,907

3,371

1976Class I

59.3%Lloyd Bentsen3,106

40.5%Alan Steelman2,123

5,242

1972Class II

44.8%Barefoot Sanders2,249

53.8%John G. Tower2,702

5,023

1970Class I

64.9%Lloyd Bentsen2,351

35.1%George H.W. Bush1,273

3,624

1966Class II

45.1%Waggoner Carr1,098

54.7%John G. Tower1,332

2,436

1964Class I

55.9%Ralph Yarborough2,883

43.8%George H.W. Bush2,260

5,156

1960Class II

65.3%Lyndon B. Johnson3,438

33.8%John G. Tower1,780

5,261

1958Class I

87.2%Ralph Yarborough1,263

12.6%Roy Whittenburg182

1,448

1954Class II

91.6%Lyndon B. Johnson1,171

8.4%Carlos G. Watson107

1,278

1952Class I

90.1%Price Daniel4,114

9.9%None454

4,568

1948Class II

86.2%Lyndon B. Johnson1,973

12.8%Jack Porter292

2,289

1946Class I

95.7%Tom Connally883

4.3%Murray C. Sells40

923

1942Class II

98.8%Pappy O'Daniel899

1.2%Dudley Lawson11

910

1940Class I

100.0%Tom Connally2,523

0.0%George I. Shannon0

2,523

1936Class II

96.4%Morris Sheppard1,863

3.6%Carlos G. Watson69

1,933

1934Class I

98.8%Tom Connally997

1.1%U.S. Goen11

1,009

1928Class I

80.5%Tom Connally1,434

19.5%T.M. Kennerly347

1,782

1924Class II

88.6%Morris Sheppard1,535

11.4%T.M. Kennerly197

1,732

1922Class I

85.3%Earle B. Mayfield845

14.7%George Peddy146

991

1918Class II

97.4%Morris Sheppard295

1.0%J. Webster Flanagan3

303

1916Class I

90.0%Charles Culberson1,008

2.5%Alex W. Atcheson28

1,120

Source · Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

1993Special · Class I

23.8%Robert Krueger423

76.2%Kay Bailey Hutchison1,356

1,779

1961Special · Class II

60.5%William A. Blakley1,111

39.5%John G. Tower724

1,835

1957Special · Class I

3.9%Ralph Yarborough63

17.5%Thad Hutcheson285

1,632

1941Special · Class II

0.1%Pappy O'Daniel1

99.9%Polittle Evans1,447

1,448

Sources · MIT Election Data and Science Lab (MEDSL); Amlani & Algara 2021 (Harvard Dataverse doi:10.7910/DVN/DGUMFI); upstream CQ Press + ICPSR · CC BY 4.0 / CC0 1.0.

Year

Vote lead

Democratic

Republican

Total

2022

11.6%O'Rourke480

87.4%Abbott3,607

4,128

2018

13.2%Valdez577

85.9%Abbott3,750

4,368

2014

10.4%Wendy Davis298

88.0%Greg Abbott2,518

2,862

2010

25.4%Bill White881

70.0%Rick Perry2,424

3,462

2006

17.7%Chris Bell494

47.6%Rick Perry1,331

2,798

2002

24.6%Tony Sanchez918

73.2%Rick Perry2,727

3,725

1998

18.5%Garry Mauro755

81.0%George W. Bush3,315

4,092

1994

36.6%Ann Richards1,885

61.8%George W. Bush3,180

5,145

1990

33.0%Ann Richards1,614

63.5%Clayton Williams3,107

4,896

1986

30.3%Mark White1,498

68.6%Bill Clements3,385

4,938

1982

45.0%Mark White1,774

54.4%Bill Clements2,146

3,945

1978

39.0%John Luke Hill1,410

60.3%Bill Clements2,183

3,619

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Scurry County, TX
Year	Total registered
2016	9,486
2018	9,391
2020	9,489
2022	9,315
2024	9,366

How did Scurry County, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Scurry County, Texas voted Republican by 73.6 points (R+73.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,721 votes cast, 734 went Democratic and 4,945 went Republican.

When did Scurry County, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Scurry County, Texas voted Democratic was 1968.

How many people live in Scurry County, Texas?

Scurry County, Texas has a population of 16,488 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Scurry County, Texas?

Median household income in Scurry County, Texas is $60,039 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Scurry County, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Scurry County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.