Akashic

county

Wichita 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

German11.6%8.3%12.5%

English9.8%7.9%9.5%

Irish8.3%6.0%9.4%

American4.7%4.6%5.3%

Scottish1.9%1.3%1.3%

Italian1.5%1.9%4.8%

French1.1%1.5%1.6%

Dutch0.9%——

Mexican18.2%32.1%11.3%

Puerto Rican0.5%0.8%1.8%

Cuban0.2%0.5%0.7%

Guatemalan0.2%0.4%0.5%

Salvadoran0.2%1.2%0.7%

Spaniard0.2%0.3%—

Spanish0.2%——

African American†9.0%10.3%9.9%

African0.5%0.6%0.5%

Nigerian0.4%0.4%0.2%

Jamaican0.2%—0.4%

Filipino0.5%0.5%0.9%

Vietnamese0.5%1.0%0.6%

Asian Indian0.3%1.8%1.4%

Korean0.2%0.3%0.4%

Cambodian0.2%——

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	Wichita County	Texas	United States
Median age	35.3	35.7	39.1
Age 18–24	12.4%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	15.5%	13.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Wichita County	Texas	United States
Median household income	$63,524	$78,476	$84,427
Poverty rate	16.5%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	25.1%	33.6%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Wichita County	Texas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	12.8%	35.2%	22.3%
Spanish	9.7%	28.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Wichita County	Texas	United States
Catholic	17.3%	20.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	42.5%	23.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	31.5%	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 46.9% of 95,530 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic27.5%12,237TrumpRepublican71.5%31,818OliverLibertarian0.7%295

R+44.0

Lead: 19,581
Total: 44,530
vs nation: R+42.5
Turnout: 46.9%

BidenDemocratic28.6%13,161TrumpRepublican69.7%32,069JorgensenLibertarian1.5%675

R+41.1

Lead: 18,908
Total: 46,040
vs nation: R+45.5
Turnout: 47.0%

ClintonDemocratic23.0%8,770TrumpRepublican72.5%27,631JohnsonLibertarian3.4%1,308

R+49.5

Lead: 18,861
Total: 38,119
vs nation: R+51.6
Turnout: 39.7%

ObamaDemocratic25.7%10,525RomneyRepublican72.7%29,812GrayLibertarian1.3%531

R+47.0

Lead: 19,287
Total: 41,018
vs nation: R+50.9
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic30.2%13,868McCainRepublican69.0%31,731OtherAll other candidates0.8%383

R+38.8

Lead: 17,863
Total: 45,982
vs nation: R+46.1
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic28.1%12,819BushRepublican71.3%32,472OtherAll other candidates0.6%254

R+43.2

Lead: 19,653
Total: 45,545
vs nation: R+40.7
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic33.0%14,108BushRepublican65.1%27,802NaderGreen1.2%518

R+32.1

Lead: 13,694
Total: 42,713
vs nation: R+32.6
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic39.5%15,775DoleRepublican51.3%20,495PerotReform8.4%3,371

R+11.8

Lead: 4,720
Total: 39,950
vs nation: R+20.3
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+44.0MIT Election Lab
Population: 129,9962024 5-year
Median household income: $63,5242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 62.5%2024 5-year
Black: 10.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 20.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+75.1 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+49.5 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Taylor County, TX · twin score 94.6

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: 46.9%44,773 participants ÷ 95,530 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +13.8 ptsPersistently low turnout
Drop-off versus state: -5.3 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 33.1%–37.8%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	38,709	97,430	39.7%	A/A
2018 · Midterm	34,309	97,257	35.3%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	46,030	98,010	47.0%	C/A
2022 · Midterm	31,723	95,521	33.2%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	44,773	95,530	46.9%	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 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 152/2.
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

40 precincts · 44,530 votes

Election

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

Wichita County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Precinct 103Precinct 103	915	2,555	34	3,504	26.1%	72.9%	R+46.8
Precinct -Precinct 108Precinct 108	802	2,089	31	2,922	27.4%	71.5%	R+44.0
Precinct -Precinct 308Precinct 308	314	2,589	18	2,921	10.7%	88.6%	R+77.9
Precinct -Precinct 205Precinct 205	503	2,189	25	2,717	18.5%	80.6%	R+62.1
Precinct -Precinct 107Precinct 107	595	1,762	24	2,381	25.0%	74.0%	R+49.0
Precinct -Precinct 406Precinct 406	663	1,523	22	2,208	30.0%	69.0%	R+38.9
Precinct -Precinct 104Precinct 104	644	1,539	23	2,206	29.2%	69.8%	R+40.6
Precinct -Precinct 403Precinct 403	620	1,509	29	2,158	28.7%	69.9%	R+41.2
Precinct -Precinct 405Precinct 405	802	1,288	31	2,121	37.8%	60.7%	R+22.9
Precinct -Precinct 404Precinct 404	561	1,506	22	2,089	26.9%	72.1%	R+45.2
Precinct -Precinct 206Precinct 206	347	1,679	18	2,044	17.0%	82.1%	R+65.2
Precinct -Precinct 401Precinct 401	436	1,176	25	1,637	26.6%	71.8%	R+45.2
Precinct -Precinct 202Precinct 202	521	1,100	14	1,635	31.9%	67.3%	R+35.4
Precinct -Precinct 302Precinct 302	635	904	27	1,566	40.5%	57.7%	R+17.2
Precinct -Precinct 201Precinct 201	617	918	14	1,549	39.8%	59.3%	R+19.4
Precinct -Precinct 309Precinct 309	161	1,134	11	1,306	12.3%	86.8%	R+74.5
Precinct -Precinct 203Precinct 203	356	528	11	895	39.8%	59.0%	R+19.2
Precinct -Precinct 303Precinct 303	460	356	8	824	55.8%	43.2%	D+12.6
Precinct -Precinct 310Precinct 310	481	294	8	783	61.4%	37.5%	D+23.9
Precinct -Precinct 105Precinct 105	73	664	3	740	9.9%	89.7%	R+79.9
Precinct -Precinct 102Precinct 102	218	505	8	731	29.8%	69.1%	R+39.3
Precinct -Precinct 408Precinct 408	98	512	10	620	15.8%	82.6%	R+66.8
Precinct -Precinct 407Precinct 407	46	513	3	562	8.2%	91.3%	R+83.1
Precinct -Precinct 304Precinct 304	172	331	9	512	33.6%	64.6%	R+31.1
Precinct -Precinct 301Precinct 301	143	348	7	498	28.7%	69.9%	R+41.2
Precinct -Precinct 402Precinct 402	138	346	4	488	28.3%	70.9%	R+42.6
Precinct -Precinct 204Precinct 204	52	423	5	480	10.8%	88.1%	R+77.3
Precinct -Precinct 409Precinct 409	54	340	2	396	13.6%	85.9%	R+72.2
Precinct -Precinct 109Precinct 109	159	190	2	351	45.3%	54.1%	R+8.8
Precinct -Precinct 307Precinct 307	141	149	8	298	47.3%	50.0%	R+2.7
Precinct -Precinct 410Precinct 410	77	175	4	256	30.1%	68.4%	R+38.3
Precinct -Precinct 305Precinct 305	183	42	4	229	79.9%	18.3%	D+61.6
Precinct -Precinct 101Precinct 101	36	180	3	219	16.4%	82.2%	R+65.8
Precinct -Precinct 208Precinct 208	36	177	2	215	16.7%	82.3%	R+65.6
Precinct -Precinct 210Precinct 210	95	94	3	192	49.5%	49.0%	D+0.5
Precinct -Precinct 306Precinct 306	41	125	3	169	24.3%	74.0%	R+49.7
Precinct -Precinct 209Precinct 209	32	9	0	41	78.0%	22.0%	D+56.1
Precinct -Precinct 207Precinct 207	2	30	0	32	6.3%	93.8%	R+87.5
Precinct -Precinct 106Precinct 106	0	20	0	20	0.0%	100.0%	R+100.0
Precinct -Precinct 211Precinct 211	8	7	0	15	53.3%	46.7%	D+6.7

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1904–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1904	+59.6%
1908	+49.8%
1912	+69.1%
1916	+68.3%
1920	+43.0%
1924	+42.9%
1928	−19.6%
1932	+71.2%
1936	+75.1%
1940	+68.2%
1944	+67.0%
1948	+58.9%
1952	+5.1%
1956	+2.2%
1960	+7.3%
1964	+38.0%
1968	+10.3%
1972	−38.8%
1976	+7.3%
1980	−12.6%
1984	−28.7%
1988	−12.9%
1992	−2.0%
1996	−11.8%
2000	−32.1%
2004	−43.2%
2008	−38.8%
2012	−47.0%
2016	−49.5%
2020	−41.1%
2024	−44.0%

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	27.5%Harris12,237	71.5%Trump31,818	0.7%Oliver295 +2	R+44.0	R+2.9	R+42.5	44,530
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican71.5%31,818 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.5%12,237 Chase OliverLibertarian0.7%295 Jill SteinIndependent0.3%147 OtherAll other candidates0.1%33
2020	R	28.6%Biden13,161	69.7%Trump32,069	1.5%Jorgensen675	R+41.1	D+8.4	R+45.5	46,040
2016	R	23.0%Clinton8,770	72.5%Trump27,631	3.4%Johnson1,308	R+49.5	R+2.5	R+51.6	38,119
2012	R	25.7%Obama10,525	72.7%Romney29,812	1.3%Gray531	R+47.0	R+8.2	R+50.9	41,018
2008	R	30.2%Obama13,868	69.0%McCain31,731	0.8%	R+38.8	D+4.3	R+46.1	45,982
2004	R	28.1%Kerry12,819	71.3%Bush32,472	0.6%	R+43.2	R+11.1	R+40.7	45,545
2000	R	33.0%Gore14,108	65.1%Bush27,802	1.2%Nader518	R+32.1	R+20.2	R+32.6	42,713
1996	R	39.5%Clinton15,775	51.3%Dole20,495	8.4%Perot3,371	R+11.8	R+9.8	R+20.3	39,950
1992	R	36.5%Clinton17,021	38.5%Bush17,956	24.6%Perot11,478	R+2.0	D+10.9	R+7.6	46,608
1988	R	43.2%Dukakis17,956	56.1%Bush23,324	0.7%	R+12.9	D+15.8	R+5.2	41,590
1984	R	35.5%Mondale16,009	64.2%Reagan28,932	0.3%	R+28.7	R+16.1	R+10.4	45,080
1980	R	42.4%Carter17,657	55.0%Reagan22,884	2.6%	R+12.6	R+19.8	R+2.8	41,625
1976	D	53.4%Carter22,017	46.1%Ford19,024	0.5%	D+7.3	D+46.1	D+5.2	41,266
1972	R	29.8%McGovern10,948	68.7%Nixon25,197	1.5%	R+38.8	R+49.2	R+15.7	36,682
1968	D	46.0%Humphrey15,387	35.7%Nixon11,937	18.2%	D+10.3	R+27.7	D+11.0	33,414
1964	D	69.0%Johnson19,131	31.0%Goldwater8,585	0.1%	D+38.0	D+30.7	D+15.4	27,730
1960	D	53.6%Kennedy14,587	46.3%Nixon12,587	0.1%	D+7.3	D+5.2	D+7.2	27,213
1956	D	51.0%Stevenson12,726	48.8%Eisenhower12,181	0.2%	D+2.2	R+2.9	D+17.6	24,948
1952	D	52.5%Stevenson13,505	47.4%Eisenhower12,197	0.1%	D+5.1	R+53.8	D+15.8	25,731
1948	D	77.1%Truman12,235	18.2%Dewey2,887	4.7%	D+58.9	R+8.1	D+54.4	15,866
1944	D	77.9%Roosevelt11,392	10.9%Dewey1,597	11.1%	D+67.0	R+1.1	D+59.5	14,616
1940	D	84.0%Roosevelt11,672	15.9%Willkie2,206	0.1%	D+68.2	R+6.9	D+58.2	13,887
1936	D	87.4%Roosevelt9,428	12.3%Landon1,327	0.3%	D+75.1	D+3.9	D+50.8	10,788
1932	D	85.4%Roosevelt8,889	14.2%Hoover1,479	0.4%	D+71.2	D+90.8	D+53.4	10,413
1928	R	40.2%Smith4,853	59.8%Hoover7,226	0.0%	R+19.6	R+62.6	R+2.2	12,079
1924	D	68.8%Davis5,831	25.8%Coolidge2,189	5.4%La Follette461	D+42.9	±0.0	D+68.1	8,481
1920	D	70.5%Cox3,812	27.5%Harding1,487	2.1%	D+43.0	R+25.4	D+69.2	5,410
1916	D	81.8%Wilson2,108	13.5%Hughes347	4.7%	D+68.3	R+0.7	D+65.2	2,577
1912	D	76.4%Wilson1,124	7.3%Taft108	16.2%	D+69.1	D+19.3	D+49.5	1,471
1908	D	73.0%Bryan804	23.1%Taft255	3.9%	D+49.8	R+9.8	D+59.4	1,102
1904	D	78.3%Parker655	18.8%Roosevelt157	2.9%	D+59.6	—	D+79.2	836
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 · 2 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%35,007	35,007
2018	R	25.2%8,362	74.8%24,779	33,141

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	28.3%12,545	69.4%30,711	44,257
2020Class II	R	27.4%MJ Hegar12,399	69.8%John Cornyn31,626	45,281
2018Class I	R	29.4%Beto O'Rourke9,971	69.7%Ted Cruz23,648	33,918
2014Class II	R	19.8%David Alameel4,133	76.9%John Cornyn16,039	20,857
2012Class I	R	26.6%Paul Sadler10,566	70.3%Ted Cruz27,926	39,739
2008Class II	R	29.2%Richard J. Noriega12,946	68.4%John Cornyn30,354	44,371
2006Class I	R	27.8%Barbara A. Radnofsky7,465	70.2%Kay Bailey Hutchison18,884	26,894
2002Class II	R	36.7%Ron Kirk9,602	61.9%John Cornyn16,171	26,130
2000Class I	R	27.6%Gene Kelly11,671	70.6%Kay Bailey Hutchison29,912	42,341
1996Class II	R	36.3%Victor M. Morales14,530	61.8%Phil Gramm24,712	39,978
1994Class I	R	34.9%Richard Fisher10,874	64.2%Kay Bailey Hutchison20,027	31,179
1990Class II	R	39.2%Hugh Parmer12,002	58.9%Phil Gramm18,038	30,628
1988Class I	D	55.2%Lloyd Bentsen22,869	43.9%Beau Boulter18,174	41,419
1984Class II	R	42.3%Lloyd Doggett18,986	57.7%Phil Gramm25,856	44,842
1982Class I	D	60.4%Lloyd Bentsen16,537	36.8%James M. Collins10,068	27,379
1978Class II	R	49.7%Bob Krueger10,226	50.0%John G. Tower10,280	20,564
1976Class I	D	64.0%Lloyd Bentsen25,647	35.7%Alan Steelman14,321	40,078
1972Class II	R	41.8%Barefoot Sanders15,480	57.5%John G. Tower21,294	37,002
1970Class I	D	63.1%Lloyd Bentsen17,227	36.7%George H.W. Bush10,032	27,318
1966Class II	R	45.5%Waggoner Carr9,230	54.3%John G. Tower11,019	20,280
1964Class I	D	61.1%Ralph Yarborough16,974	38.9%George H.W. Bush10,810	27,801
1960Class II	D	62.7%Lyndon B. Johnson16,940	37.2%John G. Tower10,042	27,013
1958Class I	D	83.1%Ralph Yarborough5,626	16.7%Roy Whittenburg1,127	6,767
1954Class II	D	91.2%Lyndon B. Johnson9,306	8.8%Carlos G. Watson893	10,204
1952Class I	D	83.7%Price Daniel17,609	16.3%None3,432	21,041
1946Class I	D	89.1%Tom Connally3,019	10.9%Murray C. Sells369	3,388
1942Class II	D	94.5%Pappy O'Daniel1,857	4.8%Dudley Lawson94	1,965
1940Class I	D	94.9%Tom Connally13,116	5.1%George I. Shannon709	13,825
1936Class II	D	92.7%Morris Sheppard9,906	7.0%Carlos G. Watson744	10,681
1934Class I	D	97.6%Tom Connally3,116	1.8%U.S. Goen58	3,194
1930Class II	D	87.4%Morris Sheppard2,591	12.3%D.J. Haesly364	2,964
1928Class I	D	75.1%Tom Connally9,023	24.8%T.M. Kennerly2,980	12,010
1924Class II	D	83.3%Morris Sheppard7,552	16.7%T.M. Kennerly1,515	9,067
1922Class I	D	69.1%Earle B. Mayfield2,471	30.9%George Peddy1,105	3,576
1918Class II	D	91.6%Morris Sheppard812	7.2%J. Webster Flanagan64	886
1916Class I	D	83.0%Charles Culberson2,168	11.5%Alex W. Atcheson300	2,613

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	31.7%Robert Krueger4,178	68.3%Kay Bailey Hutchison8,999	13,177
1961Special · Class II	D	52.6%William A. Blakley5,922	47.4%John G. Tower5,334	11,256
1957Special · Class I	R	6.6%Ralph Yarborough736	21.1%Thad Hutcheson2,341	11,097
1941Special · Class II	—	0.0%Pappy O'Daniel0	0.0%Polittle Evans0	5,613

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	24.7%O'Rourke7,824	73.8%Abbott23,328	31,623
2018	R	25.4%Valdez8,614	73.2%Abbott24,817	33,920
2014	R	22.7%Wendy Davis4,822	75.9%Greg Abbott16,130	21,256
2010	R	28.3%Bill White7,210	68.6%Rick Perry17,483	25,490
2006	R	19.0%Chris Bell5,211	45.4%Rick Perry12,475	27,476
2002	R	32.5%Tony Sanchez8,518	64.7%Rick Perry16,930	26,179
1998	R	27.4%Garry Mauro7,739	72.0%George W. Bush20,298	28,209
1994	R	48.9%Ann Richards15,532	50.3%George W. Bush16,008	31,795
1990	D	53.4%Ann Richards16,397	42.1%Clayton Williams12,926	30,699
1986	R	47.5%Mark White12,392	51.1%Bill Clements13,337	26,095
1982	D	55.7%Mark White15,324	42.2%Bill Clements11,607	27,525
1978	D	52.1%John Luke Hill11,312	47.6%Bill Clements10,348	21,721

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Wichita County, TX
Year	Total registered
2016	75,088
2018	79,116
2020	83,575
2022	78,794
2024	79,805

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−111 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −6,422 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $56,210 in average income, against $76,437 for residents who stayed — 26% lower. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+26.4 on average — 18 points more Democratic-leaning than Wichita County, TX itself (R+44.0).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Tarrant County, TX214R+5.1
Clay County, TX156R+79.6
Dallas County, TX139D+22.2
Archer County, TX119R+79.3
Denton County, TX91R+13.1
Wilbarger County, TX73R+60.6

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Tarrant County, TX223
Clay County, TX172
Archer County, TX148
Dallas County, TX133
Denton County, TX101
Bexar County, TX80

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 Wichita County, TX in Wichita County, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−1,717
2012	−304
2013	−348
2014	−433
2015	−2,600
2016	−357
2017	−5
2018	−116
2019	+45
2021	+555
2022	+98
2023	−458
2024	−671
2025	−111

Anchored by Wichita Falls, this county sits at the edge of the Red River plains and has delivered lopsided Republican margins in every recent presidential cycle, with 2024's R+44 continuing a decades-long pattern of minimal competitive tension.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 75.1 points in 1936 and a Republican high of 49.5 points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 2.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 44.0 points.

A population of 129,996, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $63,524 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Taylor County and Hall County.

Political twins — counties

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

Taylor County

Texas

94.6twin score

12-yr trend2008–2012 trajectory% Evangelical

Hall County

Georgia

91.7twin score

12-yr trend2004–2012 trajectory≠ % Catholic

Potter County

Texas

90.0twin score

12-yr trend2004–2012 trajectory≠ % Latino

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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Frequently asked questions

How did Wichita County, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wichita County, Texas voted Republican by 44.0 points (R+44.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,530 votes cast, 12,237 went Democratic and 31,818 went Republican.

When did Wichita County, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Wichita County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Wichita County, Texas?

Wichita County, Texas has a population of 129,996 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Wichita County, Texas is $63,524 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Wichita County, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wichita County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.

Measure

Wichita County

Texas

United States

Median age

35.3

35.7

39.1

Age 18–24

12.4%

9.7%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

15.5%

13.5%

17.2%

Measure

Wichita County

Texas

United States

Median household income

$63,524

$78,476

$84,427

Poverty rate

16.5%

13.8%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

25.1%

33.6%

35.6%

Measure

Wichita County

Texas

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

12.8%

35.2%

22.3%

Spanish

9.7%

28.2%

13.6%

Measure

Wichita County

Texas

United States

Catholic

17.3%

20.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

42.5%

23.5%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

31.5%

45.2%

51.5%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+44.0MIT Election Lab

Population

129,9962024 5-year

Median household income

$63,5242024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

62.5%2024 5-year

Black

10.2%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

20.7%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+75.1 in 1936MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+49.5 in 2016MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Taylor County, TX · twin score 94.6

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

38,709

97,430

39.7%

A/A

2018 · Midterm

34,309

97,257

35.3%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

46,030

98,010

47.0%

C/A

2022 · Midterm

31,723

95,521

33.2%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

44,773

95,530

46.9%

A/A

Wichita County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Precinct 103Precinct 103

915

2,555

3,504

26.1%

72.9%

R+46.8

Precinct -Precinct 108Precinct 108

802

2,089

2,922

27.4%

71.5%

R+44.0

Precinct -Precinct 308Precinct 308

314

2,589

2,921

10.7%

88.6%

R+77.9

Precinct -Precinct 205Precinct 205

503

2,189

2,717

18.5%

80.6%

R+62.1

Precinct -Precinct 107Precinct 107

595

1,762

2,381

25.0%

74.0%

R+49.0

Precinct -Precinct 406Precinct 406

663

1,523

2,208

30.0%

69.0%

R+38.9

Precinct -Precinct 104Precinct 104

644

1,539

2,206

29.2%

69.8%

R+40.6

Precinct -Precinct 403Precinct 403

620

1,509

2,158

28.7%

69.9%

R+41.2

Precinct -Precinct 405Precinct 405

802

1,288

2,121

37.8%

60.7%

R+22.9

Precinct -Precinct 404Precinct 404

561

1,506

2,089

26.9%

72.1%

R+45.2

Precinct -Precinct 206Precinct 206

347

1,679

2,044

17.0%

82.1%

R+65.2

Precinct -Precinct 401Precinct 401

436

1,176

1,637

26.6%

71.8%

R+45.2

Precinct -Precinct 202Precinct 202

521

1,100

1,635

31.9%

67.3%

R+35.4

Precinct -Precinct 302Precinct 302

635

904

1,566

40.5%

57.7%

R+17.2

Precinct -Precinct 201Precinct 201

617

918

1,549

39.8%

59.3%

R+19.4

Precinct -Precinct 309Precinct 309

161

1,134

1,306

12.3%

86.8%

R+74.5

Precinct -Precinct 203Precinct 203

356

528

895

39.8%

59.0%

R+19.2

Precinct -Precinct 303Precinct 303

460

356

824

55.8%

43.2%

D+12.6

Precinct -Precinct 310Precinct 310

481

294

783

61.4%

37.5%

D+23.9

Precinct -Precinct 105Precinct 105

664

740

9.9%

89.7%

R+79.9

Precinct -Precinct 102Precinct 102

218

505

731

29.8%

69.1%

R+39.3

Precinct -Precinct 408Precinct 408

512

620

15.8%

82.6%

R+66.8

Precinct -Precinct 407Precinct 407

513

562

8.2%

91.3%

R+83.1

Precinct -Precinct 304Precinct 304

172

331

512

33.6%

64.6%

R+31.1

Precinct -Precinct 301Precinct 301

143

348

498

28.7%

69.9%

R+41.2

Precinct -Precinct 402Precinct 402

138

346

488

28.3%

70.9%

R+42.6

Precinct -Precinct 204Precinct 204

423

480

10.8%

88.1%

R+77.3

Precinct -Precinct 409Precinct 409

340

396

13.6%

85.9%

R+72.2

Precinct -Precinct 109Precinct 109

159

190

351

45.3%

54.1%

R+8.8

Precinct -Precinct 307Precinct 307

141

149

298

47.3%

50.0%

R+2.7

Precinct -Precinct 410Precinct 410

175

256

30.1%

68.4%

R+38.3

Precinct -Precinct 305Precinct 305

183

229

79.9%

18.3%

D+61.6

Precinct -Precinct 101Precinct 101

180

219

16.4%

82.2%

R+65.8

Precinct -Precinct 208Precinct 208

177

215

16.7%

82.3%

R+65.6

Precinct -Precinct 210Precinct 210

192

49.5%

49.0%

D+0.5

Precinct -Precinct 306Precinct 306

125

169

24.3%

74.0%

R+49.7

Precinct -Precinct 209Precinct 209

78.0%

22.0%

D+56.1

Precinct -Precinct 207Precinct 207

6.3%

93.8%

R+87.5

Precinct -Precinct 106Precinct 106

0.0%

100.0%

R+100.0

Precinct -Precinct 211Precinct 211

53.3%

46.7%

D+6.7

Presidential margin, 1904–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1904	+59.6%
1908	+49.8%
1912	+69.1%
1916	+68.3%
1920	+43.0%
1924	+42.9%
1928	−19.6%
1932	+71.2%
1936	+75.1%
1940	+68.2%
1944	+67.0%
1948	+58.9%
1952	+5.1%
1956	+2.2%
1960	+7.3%
1964	+38.0%
1968	+10.3%
1972	−38.8%
1976	+7.3%
1980	−12.6%
1984	−28.7%
1988	−12.9%
1992	−2.0%
1996	−11.8%
2000	−32.1%
2004	−43.2%
2008	−38.8%
2012	−47.0%
2016	−49.5%
2020	−41.1%
2024	−44.0%

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

27.5%Harris12,237

71.5%Trump31,818

0.7%Oliver295 +2

R+44.0

R+2.9

R+42.5

44,530

All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican71.5%31,818
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.5%12,237
Chase OliverLibertarian0.7%295
Jill SteinIndependent0.3%147
OtherAll other candidates0.1%33

2020

28.6%Biden13,161

69.7%Trump32,069

1.5%Jorgensen675

R+41.1

D+8.4

R+45.5

46,040

2016

23.0%Clinton8,770

72.5%Trump27,631

3.4%Johnson1,308

R+49.5

R+2.5

R+51.6

38,119

2012

25.7%Obama10,525

72.7%Romney29,812

1.3%Gray531

R+47.0

R+8.2

R+50.9

41,018

2008

30.2%Obama13,868

69.0%McCain31,731

0.8%

R+38.8

D+4.3

R+46.1

45,982

2004

28.1%Kerry12,819

71.3%Bush32,472

0.6%

R+43.2

R+11.1

R+40.7

45,545

2000

33.0%Gore14,108

65.1%Bush27,802

1.2%Nader518

R+32.1

R+20.2

R+32.6

42,713

1996

39.5%Clinton15,775

51.3%Dole20,495

8.4%Perot3,371

R+11.8

R+9.8

R+20.3

39,950

1992

36.5%Clinton17,021

38.5%Bush17,956

24.6%Perot11,478

R+2.0

D+10.9

R+7.6

46,608

1988

43.2%Dukakis17,956

56.1%Bush23,324

0.7%

R+12.9

D+15.8

R+5.2

41,590

1984

35.5%Mondale16,009

64.2%Reagan28,932

0.3%

R+28.7

R+16.1

R+10.4

45,080

1980

42.4%Carter17,657

55.0%Reagan22,884

2.6%

R+12.6

R+19.8

R+2.8

41,625

1976

53.4%Carter22,017

46.1%Ford19,024

0.5%

D+7.3

D+46.1

D+5.2

41,266

1972

29.8%McGovern10,948

68.7%Nixon25,197

1.5%

R+38.8

R+49.2

R+15.7

36,682

1968

46.0%Humphrey15,387

35.7%Nixon11,937

18.2%

D+10.3

R+27.7

D+11.0

33,414

1964

69.0%Johnson19,131

31.0%Goldwater8,585

0.1%

D+38.0

D+30.7

D+15.4

27,730

1960

53.6%Kennedy14,587

46.3%Nixon12,587

0.1%

D+7.3

D+5.2

D+7.2

27,213

1956

51.0%Stevenson12,726

48.8%Eisenhower12,181

0.2%

D+2.2

R+2.9

D+17.6

24,948

1952

52.5%Stevenson13,505

47.4%Eisenhower12,197

0.1%

D+5.1

R+53.8

D+15.8

25,731

1948

77.1%Truman12,235

18.2%Dewey2,887

4.7%

D+58.9

R+8.1

D+54.4

15,866

1944

77.9%Roosevelt11,392

10.9%Dewey1,597

11.1%

D+67.0

R+1.1

D+59.5

14,616

1940

84.0%Roosevelt11,672

15.9%Willkie2,206

0.1%

D+68.2

R+6.9

D+58.2

13,887

1936

87.4%Roosevelt9,428

12.3%Landon1,327

0.3%

D+75.1

D+3.9

D+50.8

10,788

1932

85.4%Roosevelt8,889

14.2%Hoover1,479

0.4%

D+71.2

D+90.8

D+53.4

10,413

1928

40.2%Smith4,853

59.8%Hoover7,226

0.0%

R+19.6

R+62.6

R+2.2

12,079

1924

68.8%Davis5,831

25.8%Coolidge2,189

5.4%La Follette461

D+42.9

±0.0

D+68.1

8,481

1920

70.5%Cox3,812

27.5%Harding1,487

2.1%

D+43.0

R+25.4

D+69.2

5,410

1916

81.8%Wilson2,108

13.5%Hughes347

4.7%

D+68.3

R+0.7

D+65.2

2,577

1912

76.4%Wilson1,124

7.3%Taft108

16.2%

D+69.1

D+19.3

D+49.5

1,471

1908

73.0%Bryan804

23.1%Taft255

3.9%

D+49.8

R+9.8

D+59.4

1,102

1904

78.3%Parker655

18.8%Roosevelt157

2.9%

D+59.6

—

D+79.2

836

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%35,007

35,007

2018

25.2%8,362

74.8%24,779

33,141

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

28.3%12,545

69.4%30,711

44,257

2020Class II

27.4%MJ Hegar12,399

69.8%John Cornyn31,626

45,281

2018Class I

29.4%Beto O'Rourke9,971

69.7%Ted Cruz23,648

33,918

2014Class II

19.8%David Alameel4,133

76.9%John Cornyn16,039

20,857

2012Class I

26.6%Paul Sadler10,566

70.3%Ted Cruz27,926

39,739

2008Class II

29.2%Richard J. Noriega12,946

68.4%John Cornyn30,354

44,371

2006Class I

27.8%Barbara A. Radnofsky7,465

70.2%Kay Bailey Hutchison18,884

26,894

2002Class II

36.7%Ron Kirk9,602

61.9%John Cornyn16,171

26,130

2000Class I

27.6%Gene Kelly11,671

70.6%Kay Bailey Hutchison29,912

42,341

1996Class II

36.3%Victor M. Morales14,530

61.8%Phil Gramm24,712

39,978

1994Class I

34.9%Richard Fisher10,874

64.2%Kay Bailey Hutchison20,027

31,179

1990Class II

39.2%Hugh Parmer12,002

58.9%Phil Gramm18,038

30,628

1988Class I

55.2%Lloyd Bentsen22,869

43.9%Beau Boulter18,174

41,419

1984Class II

42.3%Lloyd Doggett18,986

57.7%Phil Gramm25,856

44,842

1982Class I

60.4%Lloyd Bentsen16,537

36.8%James M. Collins10,068

27,379

1978Class II

49.7%Bob Krueger10,226

50.0%John G. Tower10,280

20,564

1976Class I

64.0%Lloyd Bentsen25,647

35.7%Alan Steelman14,321

40,078

1972Class II

41.8%Barefoot Sanders15,480

57.5%John G. Tower21,294

37,002

1970Class I

63.1%Lloyd Bentsen17,227

36.7%George H.W. Bush10,032

27,318

1966Class II

45.5%Waggoner Carr9,230

54.3%John G. Tower11,019

20,280

1964Class I

61.1%Ralph Yarborough16,974

38.9%George H.W. Bush10,810

27,801

1960Class II

62.7%Lyndon B. Johnson16,940

37.2%John G. Tower10,042

27,013

1958Class I

83.1%Ralph Yarborough5,626

16.7%Roy Whittenburg1,127

6,767

1954Class II

91.2%Lyndon B. Johnson9,306

8.8%Carlos G. Watson893

10,204

1952Class I

83.7%Price Daniel17,609

16.3%None3,432

21,041

1946Class I

89.1%Tom Connally3,019

10.9%Murray C. Sells369

3,388

1942Class II

94.5%Pappy O'Daniel1,857

4.8%Dudley Lawson94

1,965

1940Class I

94.9%Tom Connally13,116

5.1%George I. Shannon709

13,825

1936Class II

92.7%Morris Sheppard9,906

7.0%Carlos G. Watson744

10,681

1934Class I

97.6%Tom Connally3,116

1.8%U.S. Goen58

3,194

1930Class II

87.4%Morris Sheppard2,591

12.3%D.J. Haesly364

2,964

1928Class I

75.1%Tom Connally9,023

24.8%T.M. Kennerly2,980

12,010

1924Class II

83.3%Morris Sheppard7,552

16.7%T.M. Kennerly1,515

9,067

1922Class I

69.1%Earle B. Mayfield2,471

30.9%George Peddy1,105

3,576

1918Class II

91.6%Morris Sheppard812

7.2%J. Webster Flanagan64

886

1916Class I

83.0%Charles Culberson2,168

11.5%Alex W. Atcheson300

2,613

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

31.7%Robert Krueger4,178

68.3%Kay Bailey Hutchison8,999

13,177

1961Special · Class II

52.6%William A. Blakley5,922

47.4%John G. Tower5,334

11,256

1957Special · Class I

6.6%Ralph Yarborough736

21.1%Thad Hutcheson2,341

11,097

1941Special · Class II

—

0.0%Pappy O'Daniel0

0.0%Polittle Evans0

5,613

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

24.7%O'Rourke7,824

73.8%Abbott23,328

31,623

2018

25.4%Valdez8,614

73.2%Abbott24,817

33,920

2014

22.7%Wendy Davis4,822

75.9%Greg Abbott16,130

21,256

2010

28.3%Bill White7,210

68.6%Rick Perry17,483

25,490

2006

19.0%Chris Bell5,211

45.4%Rick Perry12,475

27,476

2002

32.5%Tony Sanchez8,518

64.7%Rick Perry16,930

26,179

1998

27.4%Garry Mauro7,739

72.0%George W. Bush20,298

28,209

1994

48.9%Ann Richards15,532

50.3%George W. Bush16,008

31,795

1990

53.4%Ann Richards16,397

42.1%Clayton Williams12,926

30,699

1986

47.5%Mark White12,392

51.1%Bill Clements13,337

26,095

1982

55.7%Mark White15,324

42.2%Bill Clements11,607

27,525

1978

52.1%John Luke Hill11,312

47.6%Bill Clements10,348

21,721

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Wichita County, TX
Year	Total registered
2016	75,088
2018	79,116
2020	83,575
2022	78,794
2024	79,805

How did Wichita County, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Wichita County, Texas voted Republican by 44.0 points (R+44.0), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 44,530 votes cast, 12,237 went Democratic and 31,818 went Republican.

When did Wichita County, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Wichita County, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.

How many people live in Wichita County, Texas?

Wichita County, Texas has a population of 129,996 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Wichita County, Texas is $63,524 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Wichita County, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wichita County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 17 went Democratic and 14 went Republican.