Ward County, Texas: Realigner county. In 2024, voted R+66%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+66MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 11,1442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,9522024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 60.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 56.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+66 in 2024MIT Election Lab
- Most similar
- Graham County, AZ · similarity 0.99
2024 results by precinct
2024 precinct map of Ward CountyPrecinct-level 2024 presidential results for Ward 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 | 627 | 3,115 | 3,765 | ||
| R | 764 | 3,241 | 4,060 | ||
| R | 783 | 2,547 | 3,445 | ||
| R | 841 | 2,366 | 3,245 | ||
| R | 899 | 2,667 | 3,602 | ||
| R | 901 | 2,856 | 3,768 | ||
| R | 1,256 | 2,534 | 3,874 | ||
| D | 1,644 | 1,620 | 3,732 | ||
| R | 1,695 | 1,769 | 4,422 | ||
| R | 1,858 | 2,709 | 4,590 | ||
| R | 1,188 | 3,474 | 4,693 | ||
| R | 1,405 | 2,912 | 4,396 | ||
| R | 2,046 | 2,123 | 4,218 | ||
| R | 1,049 | 2,687 | 3,792 | ||
| R | 1,331 | 1,552 | 4,265 | ||
| D | 2,221 | 1,730 | 3,954 | ||
| D | 2,018 | 1,763 | 3,852 | ||
| R | 1,638 | 1,772 | 3,432 | ||
| R | 1,840 | 1,994 | 3,836 | ||
| D | 2,119 | 414 | 2,658 | ||
| D | 1,448 | 268 | 1,819 | ||
| D | 1,931 | 281 | 2,227 | ||
| D | 1,113 | 98 | 1,213 | ||
| D | 678 | 70 | 755 | ||
| D | 256 | 216 | 472 | ||
| D | 206 | 42 | 274 | ||
| D | 181 | 79 | 265 | ||
| D | 178 | 23 | 211 | ||
| D | 147 | 6 | 191 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.4%
American
4.2%
German
4.1%
Irish
3.9%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
0.6%
French
0.6%
African American
5.3%
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. 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: 34.5 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
$65,952
Ward County ranks near the middle of US counties.
Ward County$65,952
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.9%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.7%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)8.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
61.4%
speak English only
Spanish37.4%
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 32.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Ward County, anchored by the Permian Basin oil town of Monahans, returned a 66-point Republican margin in 2024 — a result consistent with the energy-dependent, rural West Texas counties that have voted reliably right for decades.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Ward County peaked at eighty-four points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the county to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirty-three points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $65,952 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Graham County and Schleicher County.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Ward County, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Ward County, Texas voted Republican by 66.1 points (R+66), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,765 votes cast, 627 went Democratic and 3,115 went Republican.
What is Ward County, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Ward 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 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Ward County, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Ward County, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Ward County, Texas?
Ward County, Texas has a population of 11,144 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Ward County, Texas?
Median household income in Ward County, Texas is $65,952 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Ward County, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Ward County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The county's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.