Smith County, Texas

2024 results by precinct

75 precincts · 104,186 votes cast

Trump · R+45

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−44.9%	28,041	74,862	104,186
2020	R	−39.3%	29,615	69,080	100,334
2016	R	−43.2%	22,300	58,930	84,768
2012	R	−45.1%	21,456	57,331	79,601
2008	R	−39.5%	23,726	55,187	79,561
2004	R	−45.4%	19,970	53,392	73,664
2000	R	−44.3%	16,470	43,320	60,624
1996	R	−25.9%	18,265	32,171	53,643
1992	R	−17.4%	17,514	27,753	59,006
1988	R	−29.7%	18,719	34,658	53,592
1984	R	−45.5%	15,227	40,740	56,119
1980	R	−30.7%	14,838	28,236	43,700
1976	R	−13.7%	16,856	22,238	39,275
1972	R	−49.1%	8,041	23,671	31,827
1968	R	−10.4%	8,897	12,079	30,571
1964	R	−1.9%	12,474	12,960	25,472
1960	R	−17.0%	8,494	12,042	20,821
1956	R	−30.8%	6,468	12,255	18,792
1952	R	−12.9%	8,450	10,947	19,410
1948	D	+29.1%	6,473	3,181	11,309
1944	D	+60.1%	6,671	936	9,538
1940	D	+71.6%	9,410	1,557	10,975
1936	D	+82.9%	7,116	660	7,788
1932	D	+81.4%	7,424	750	8,201
1928	R	−19.7%	2,343	3,493	5,836
1924	D	+59.3%	4,473	1,079	5,723
1920	D	+48.3%	2,965	707	4,676
1916	D	+47.4%	2,422	773	3,481
1912	D	+44.7%	1,936	485	3,249
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

American

100.0%

African American

13.0%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

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.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.5 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.9%

85+

1.2%

2.2%

75–84

3.0%

4.7%

65–74

5.4%

5.6%

55–64

6.1%

5.4%

45–54

5.8%

6.1%

35–44

6.4%

25–34

6.9%

4.7%

18–24

4.8%

9.2%

5–17

8.8%

3.2%

3.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$74,192

Smith County ranks near the middle of US counties.

Smith County$74,192

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

11.6%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

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

Baptist

25.7%

Other Christian

14.8%

Catholic & Orthodox

9.7%

Methodist

4.8%

Pentecostal & Holiness

4.2%

Mainline Protestant

1.9%

Non-Christian

0.5%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to Tyler, Smith County has delivered Republican presidential margins above 40 points in recent cycles, with a population mix of medical-sector workers, retirees, and rural residents that has kept the county well to the right of statewide averages.

The shift began with civil rights. 1952 marked the realignment in Smith County, by a thirteen points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty-nine points in 1972. The 2024 margin was forty-five points.

The political shift has tracked, in Smith County, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 67% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $74,192, and a 12% poverty rate describe the demographic context. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taylor County and Fremont County.

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Smith County voted Democratic for a century. The shift began with civil rights.