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county

Zapata 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

Mexican86.4%32.1%11.3%

Guatemalan0.6%0.4%0.5%

Spaniard0.4%0.3%—

American2.4%4.6%5.3%

German2.2%8.3%12.5%

English1.1%7.9%9.5%

Irish0.7%6.0%9.4%

French0.3%1.5%1.6%

Italian0.2%1.9%4.8%

Scotch-Irish0.2%——

French Canadian0.2%——

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	Zapata County	Texas	United States
Median age	32.3	35.7	39.1
Age 18–24	9.9%	9.7%	9.2%
Age 65 and older	14.1%	13.5%	17.2%

Household economy

Measure	Zapata County	Texas	United States
Median household income	$39,239	$78,476	$84,427
Poverty rate	38.4%	13.8%	12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)	15.2%	33.6%	35.6%

Languages at home

Measure	Zapata County	Texas	United States
Speaks a non-English language at home	82.9%	35.2%	22.3%
Spanish	82.4%	28.2%	13.6%

Religious landscape

Measure	Zapata County	Texas	United States
Catholic	55.0%	20.1%	18.6%
Evangelical Protestant	5.8%	23.5%	16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted	34.9%	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 70.2% of 7,173 citizens 18+

HarrisDemocratic38.5%1,877TrumpRepublican61.0%2,970OliverLibertarian0.3%15

R+22.4

Lead: 1,093
Total: 4,871
vs nation: R+21.0
Turnout: 70.2%

BidenDemocratic47.1%1,826TrumpRepublican52.4%2,033JorgensenLibertarian0.3%11

R+5.3

Lead: 207
Total: 3,878
vs nation: R+9.8
Turnout: 57.7%

ClintonDemocratic65.7%2,063TrumpRepublican32.7%1,029JohnsonLibertarian1.1%34

D+32.9

Lead: 1,034
Total: 3,142
vs nation: D+30.8
Turnout: 50.8%

ObamaDemocratic71.3%2,527RomneyRepublican28.1%997GrayLibertarian0.4%14

D+43.2

Lead: 1,530
Total: 3,543
vs nation: D+39.3
Turnout: —

ObamaDemocratic67.7%1,939McCainRepublican32.1%919OtherAll other candidates0.3%8

D+35.6

Lead: 1,020
Total: 2,866
vs nation: D+28.3
Turnout: —

KerryDemocratic57.3%1,662BushRepublican42.4%1,228OtherAll other candidates0.3%8

D+15.0

Lead: 434
Total: 2,898
vs nation: D+17.4
Turnout: —

GoreDemocratic62.6%1,638BushRepublican36.4%953NaderGreen0.4%11

D+26.2

Lead: 685
Total: 2,616
vs nation: D+25.7
Turnout: —

ClintonDemocratic72.9%1,786DoleRepublican21.3%521PerotReform5.3%131

D+51.6

Lead: 1,265
Total: 2,450
vs nation: D+43.1
Turnout: —

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+22.4MIT Election Lab
Population: 13,8412024 5-year
Median household income: $39,2392024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 4.8%2024 5-year
Black: 0.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 93.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+87.9 in 1928MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+100.0 in 1912MIT Election Lab
Most similar: Starr County, TX · twin score 97.4

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: 70.2%5,037 participants ÷ 7,173 CVAP
2020→2022 drop-off: +5.5 ptsVolatile
Drop-off versus state: -13.6 ptsPositive means a larger decline than the statewide pattern
Mechanical 2026 scenario: 58.9%–64.7%Recent-cycle and two-cycle persistence scenarios; not a forecast

Election	Participants	CVAP	Turnout	Quality
2016 · Presidential	3,142	6,183	50.8%	C/A
2018 · Midterm	2,244	6,683	33.6%	A/A
2020 · Presidential	4,168	7,219	57.7%	A/A
2022 · Midterm	3,875	7,417	52.2%	A/A
2024 · Presidential	5,037	7,173	70.2%	A/A

Sources and methods

2016: numerator source 159, denominator source 157; top ticket votes; canonical-complete-contest-floor-v1; allocation share 0.0%; series 148/111.
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

7 precincts · 4,871 votes

Election

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

Zapata County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3	485	968	6	1,459	33.2%	66.3%	R+33.1
Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1	484	651	7	1,142	42.4%	57.0%	R+14.6
Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2	334	605	5	944	35.4%	64.1%	R+28.7
Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4	373	466	5	844	44.2%	55.2%	R+11.0
Precinct -Precinct 2APrecinct 2A	150	205	0	355	42.3%	57.7%	R+15.5
Precinct -Precinct 1APrecinct 1A	20	44	1	65	30.8%	67.7%	R+36.9
Precinct -Precinct 1BPrecinct 1B	31	31	0	62	50.0%	50.0%	Exact tie

presidential history

Presidential margin, 1904–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1904	−85.5%
1908	No data
1912	−100.0%
1916	−78.3%
1920	−32.4%
1924	+20.7%
1928	+87.9%
1932	+83.7%
1936	+78.5%
1940	+22.6%
1944	+83.7%
1948	+20.8%
1952	+7.9%
1956	+16.3%
1960	+44.4%
1964	+76.2%
1968	+54.3%
1972	+5.0%
1976	+44.8%
1980	+16.1%
1984	+13.0%
1988	+38.7%
1992	+36.5%
1996	+51.6%
2000	+26.2%
2004	+15.0%
2008	+35.6%
2012	+43.2%
2016	+32.9%
2020	−5.3%
2024	−22.4%

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	38.5%Harris1,877	61.0%Trump2,970	0.3%Oliver15 +1	R+22.4	R+17.1	R+21.0	4,871
All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent Donald J TrumpRepublican61.0%2,970 Kamala D HarrisDemocratic38.5%1,877 Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%15 Jill SteinIndependent0.2%9
2020	R	47.1%Biden1,826	52.4%Trump2,033	0.3%Jorgensen11	R+5.3	R+38.2	R+9.8	3,878
2016	D	65.7%Clinton2,063	32.7%Trump1,029	1.1%Johnson34	D+32.9	R+10.3	D+30.8	3,142
2012	D	71.3%Obama2,527	28.1%Romney997	0.4%Gray14	D+43.2	D+7.6	D+39.3	3,543
2008	D	67.7%Obama1,939	32.1%McCain919	0.3%	D+35.6	D+20.6	D+28.3	2,866
2004	D	57.3%Kerry1,662	42.4%Bush1,228	0.3%	D+15.0	R+11.2	D+17.4	2,898
2000	D	62.6%Gore1,638	36.4%Bush953	0.4%Nader11	D+26.2	R+25.4	D+25.7	2,616
1996	D	72.9%Clinton1,786	21.3%Dole521	5.3%Perot131	D+51.6	D+15.1	D+43.1	2,450
1992	D	63.2%Clinton2,052	26.7%Bush866	10.0%Perot326	D+36.5	R+2.2	D+30.9	3,249
1988	D	69.3%Dukakis2,171	30.6%Bush958	0.2%	D+38.7	D+25.7	D+46.4	3,135
1984	D	56.3%Mondale1,577	43.3%Reagan1,214	0.4%	D+13.0	R+3.2	D+31.2	2,801
1980	D	57.2%Carter1,218	41.0%Reagan874	1.8%	D+16.1	R+28.7	D+25.9	2,131
1976	D	72.3%Carter1,216	27.5%Ford462	0.2%	D+44.8	D+39.8	D+42.8	1,682
1972	D	52.5%McGovern768	47.5%Nixon695	0.0%	D+5.0	R+49.3	D+28.1	1,463
1968	D	75.0%Humphrey909	20.7%Nixon251	4.3%	D+54.3	R+21.9	D+55.0	1,212
1964	D	88.0%Johnson1,009	11.8%Goldwater135	0.3%	D+76.2	D+31.8	D+53.6	1,147
1960	D	72.2%Kennedy675	27.8%Nixon260	0.0%	D+44.4	D+28.0	D+44.2	935
1956	D	58.1%Stevenson886	41.8%Eisenhower637	0.1%	D+16.3	D+8.5	D+31.7	1,524
1952	D	53.9%Stevenson616	46.0%Eisenhower526	0.1%	D+7.9	R+12.9	D+18.6	1,143
1948	D	60.4%Truman632	39.5%Dewey414	0.1%	D+20.8	R+62.9	D+16.3	1,047
1944	D	91.6%Roosevelt501	7.9%Dewey43	0.5%	D+83.7	D+61.1	D+76.2	547
1940	D	61.3%Roosevelt784	38.7%Willkie495	0.0%	D+22.6	R+55.9	D+12.6	1,279
1936	D	89.2%Roosevelt282	10.8%Landon34	0.0%	D+78.5	R+5.2	D+54.2	316
1932	D	91.9%Roosevelt271	8.1%Hoover24	0.0%	D+83.7	R+4.2	D+65.9	295
1928	D	94.0%Smith296	6.0%Hoover19	0.0%	D+87.9	D+67.3	D+105.4	315
1924	D	60.2%Davis300	39.6%Coolidge197	0.2%La Follette1	D+20.7	D+53.1	D+45.9	498
1920	R	33.8%Cox50	66.2%Harding98	0.0%	R+32.4	D+45.9	R+6.2	148
1916	R	10.8%Wilson26	89.2%Hughes214	0.0%	R+78.3	D+21.7	R+81.5	240
1912	R	0.0%Wilson0	100.0%Taft199	0.0%	R+100.0	—	R+119.5	199
1908	—	—	—	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	R	7.0%Parker28	92.5%Roosevelt369	0.5%	R+85.5	—	R+65.8	399
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	D	67.1%3,067	32.9%1,504	4,571
2020	D	65.8%2,352	34.2%1,221	3,573
2018	D	100.0%1,828	0.0%0	1,828

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	45.9%1,957	51.5%2,197	4,265
2020Class II	D	53.9%MJ Hegar1,821	43.1%John Cornyn1,454	3,377
2018Class I	D	62.6%Beto O'Rourke1,392	36.9%Ted Cruz821	2,223
2014Class II	D	66.4%David Alameel745	27.9%John Cornyn313	1,122
2012Class I	D	61.8%Paul Sadler1,989	34.4%Ted Cruz1,107	3,218
2008Class II	D	76.0%Richard J. Noriega2,082	22.8%John Cornyn626	2,740
2006Class I	D	61.9%Barbara A. Radnofsky703	36.0%Kay Bailey Hutchison409	1,136
2002Class II	D	83.9%Ron Kirk1,896	15.1%John Cornyn341	2,261
2000Class I	D	56.6%Gene Kelly1,384	41.4%Kay Bailey Hutchison1,012	2,447
1996Class II	D	72.8%Victor M. Morales1,732	26.2%Phil Gramm623	2,378
1994Class I	D	69.2%Richard Fisher1,746	30.4%Kay Bailey Hutchison767	2,522
1990Class II	D	53.3%Hugh Parmer889	46.0%Phil Gramm767	1,668
1988Class I	D	79.3%Lloyd Bentsen2,340	20.3%Beau Boulter598	2,952
1984Class II	D	64.2%Lloyd Doggett1,723	35.8%Phil Gramm962	2,685
1982Class I	D	76.2%Lloyd Bentsen1,391	23.4%James M. Collins427	1,826
1978Class II	D	64.0%Bob Krueger747	35.5%John G. Tower414	1,167
1976Class I	D	80.0%Lloyd Bentsen1,260	19.4%Alan Steelman306	1,575
1972Class II	D	51.5%Barefoot Sanders684	34.2%John G. Tower454	1,327
1970Class I	D	62.7%Lloyd Bentsen727	37.3%George H.W. Bush433	1,160
1966Class II	D	90.2%Waggoner Carr821	9.7%John G. Tower88	910
1964Class I	D	86.9%Ralph Yarborough991	13.1%George H.W. Bush149	1,141
1960Class II	D	74.2%Lyndon B. Johnson693	25.7%John G. Tower240	934
1958Class I	D	92.0%Ralph Yarborough389	8.0%Roy Whittenburg34	423
1954Class II	D	59.2%Lyndon B. Johnson874	40.8%Carlos G. Watson602	1,477
1952Class I	D	59.4%Price Daniel765	40.6%None522	1,287
1948Class II	D	60.1%Lyndon B. Johnson629	39.9%Jack Porter417	1,046
1946Class I	D	97.8%Tom Connally307	2.2%Murray C. Sells7	314
1942Class II	D	67.8%Pappy O'Daniel701	32.2%Dudley Lawson333	1,034
1936Class II	D	91.5%Morris Sheppard291	8.5%Carlos G. Watson27	318
1934Class I	D	99.0%Tom Connally408	1.0%U.S. Goen4	412
1930Class II	D	92.9%Morris Sheppard208	7.1%D.J. Haesly16	224
1928Class I	D	95.2%Tom Connally300	4.8%T.M. Kennerly15	315
1924Class II	D	60.3%Morris Sheppard320	39.7%T.M. Kennerly211	531
1922Class I	D	73.1%Earle B. Mayfield247	26.9%George Peddy91	338
1918Class II	D	86.5%Morris Sheppard77	13.5%J. Webster Flanagan12	89
1916Class I	R	12.7%Charles Culberson31	87.3%Alex W. Atcheson214	245

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	D	51.9%Robert Krueger373	48.1%Kay Bailey Hutchison346	719
1961Special · Class II	D	53.7%William A. Blakley137	46.3%John G. Tower118	255
1957Special · Class I	D	54.3%Ralph Yarborough377	31.7%Thad Hutcheson220	694
1941Special · Class II	—	0.0%Pappy O'Daniel0	0.0%Polittle Evans0	300

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	46.0%O'Rourke1,585	52.8%Abbott1,817	3,443
2018	D	59.6%Valdez1,292	39.7%Abbott861	2,168
2014	D	66.9%Wendy Davis788	31.6%Greg Abbott372	1,177
2010	D	73.2%Bill White902	25.9%Rick Perry319	1,233
2006	D	53.8%Chris Bell648	32.0%Rick Perry385	1,204
2002	D	84.8%Tony Sanchez2,082	14.9%Rick Perry366	2,454
1998	D	53.6%Garry Mauro851	46.0%George W. Bush731	1,589
1994	D	71.3%Ann Richards1,934	28.5%George W. Bush773	2,714
1990	D	64.9%Ann Richards1,111	34.3%Clayton Williams587	1,711
1986	D	62.5%Mark White1,336	36.9%Bill Clements790	2,139
1982	D	67.1%Mark White1,263	32.4%Bill Clements611	1,883
1978	D	64.4%John Luke Hill765	35.0%Bill Clements416	1,188

voter registration

Registered voters

Total registered voters, over time

Registered voters

Voter registration in Zapata County, TX
Year	Total registered
2018	7,590
2020	8,257
2022	7,886
2024	8,182

domestic migration

Who moves in and out

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

−148 net domestic migration · 2025

20112025

Net −2,131 over 2011–2025 · gain loss

Arrivals reported $46,059 in average income, against $38,946 for residents who stayed — 18% higher. (IRS SOI, 2022–23)

The places arrivals came from lean R+2.2 on average — 20 points more Democratic-leaning than Zapata County, TX itself (R+22.4).

Where arrivals came from lean of each source

Webb County, TX41R+2.2

Where departures went households, 2022–23

Webb County, TX44
Bexar County, TX23
Hidalgo County, TX20

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 Zapata County, TX in Zapata County, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year	Net domestic migration
2011	−79
2012	−158
2013	−87
2014	−214
2015	−120
2016	−244
2017	−307
2018	−228
2019	−66
2021	−51
2022	−129
2023	−185
2024	−115
2025	−148

Zapata County, where Spanish is the dominant home language and the economy leans heavily on ranching and oil, recorded a 22-point Republican presidential margin in 2024 — a dramatic reversal from the double-digit Democratic leads it posted just eight years earlier.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 87.9 points in 1928 and a Republican high of 100.0 points in 1912. Between 2020 and 2024 the county moved 17.1 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 22.4 points.

A population of 13,841, a 5% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $39,239 describe the county. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Starr County and Maverick County.

Political twins — counties

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

Starr County

Texas

97.4twin score

12-yr trend% Latino% Catholic≠ 2004 margin

Maverick County

Texas

96.5twin score

12-yr trend% Latino% Catholic≠ elasticity

Duval County

Texas

95.6twin score

12-yr trend% Latino2012–2016 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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Frequently asked questions

How did Zapata County, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Zapata County, Texas voted Republican by 22.4 points (R+22.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,871 votes cast, 1,877 went Democratic and 2,970 went Republican.

When did Zapata County, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Zapata County, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.

How many people live in Zapata County, Texas?

Zapata County, Texas has a population of 13,841 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Zapata County, Texas is $39,239 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Zapata County, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Zapata County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.

Measure

Zapata County

Texas

United States

Median age

32.3

35.7

39.1

Age 18–24

9.9%

9.7%

9.2%

Age 65 and older

14.1%

13.5%

17.2%

Measure

Zapata County

Texas

United States

Median household income

$39,239

$78,476

$84,427

Poverty rate

38.4%

13.8%

12.5%

Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)

15.2%

33.6%

35.6%

Measure

Zapata County

Texas

United States

Speaks a non-English language at home

82.9%

35.2%

22.3%

Spanish

82.4%

28.2%

13.6%

Measure

Zapata County

Texas

United States

Catholic

55.0%

20.1%

18.6%

Evangelical Protestant

5.8%

23.5%

16.5%

Unclaimed / not counted

34.9%

45.2%

51.5%

Key facts

2024 presidential margin

R+22.4MIT Election Lab

Population

13,8412024 5-year

Median household income

$39,2392024 5-year

White (non-Hispanic)

4.8%2024 5-year

Black

0.1%2024 5-year

Hispanic / Latino

93.9%2024 5-year

Peak Democratic margin

D+87.9 in 1928MIT Election Lab

Peak Republican margin

R+100.0 in 1912MIT Election Lab

Most similar

Starr County, TX · twin score 97.4

Election

Participants

CVAP

Turnout

Quality

2016 · Presidential

3,142

6,183

50.8%

C/A

2018 · Midterm

2,244

6,683

33.6%

A/A

2020 · Presidential

4,168

7,219

57.7%

A/A

2022 · Midterm

3,875

7,417

52.2%

A/A

2024 · Presidential

5,037

7,173

70.2%

A/A

Zapata County precinct-level presidential election results for 2024

Precinct -Precinct 3Precinct 3

485

968

1,459

33.2%

66.3%

R+33.1

Precinct -Precinct 1Precinct 1

484

651

1,142

42.4%

57.0%

R+14.6

Precinct -Precinct 2Precinct 2

334

605

944

35.4%

64.1%

R+28.7

Precinct -Precinct 4Precinct 4

373

466

844

44.2%

55.2%

R+11.0

Precinct -Precinct 2APrecinct 2A

150

205

355

42.3%

57.7%

R+15.5

Precinct -Precinct 1APrecinct 1A

30.8%

67.7%

R+36.9

Precinct -Precinct 1BPrecinct 1B

50.0%

Exact tie

Presidential margin, 1904–2024

Democratic minus Republican, by election

Presidential margin over time
Year	Margin (D minus R)
1904	−85.5%
1908	No data
1912	−100.0%
1916	−78.3%
1920	−32.4%
1924	+20.7%
1928	+87.9%
1932	+83.7%
1936	+78.5%
1940	+22.6%
1944	+83.7%
1948	+20.8%
1952	+7.9%
1956	+16.3%
1960	+44.4%
1964	+76.2%
1968	+54.3%
1972	+5.0%
1976	+44.8%
1980	+16.1%
1984	+13.0%
1988	+38.7%
1992	+36.5%
1996	+51.6%
2000	+26.2%
2004	+15.0%
2008	+35.6%
2012	+43.2%
2016	+32.9%
2020	−5.3%
2024	−22.4%

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

38.5%Harris1,877

61.0%Trump2,970

0.3%Oliver15 +1

R+22.4

R+17.1

R+21.0

4,871

All 4 candidates in 2024 · 2 minor / independent

Donald J TrumpRepublican61.0%2,970
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic38.5%1,877
Chase OliverLibertarian0.3%15
Jill SteinIndependent0.2%9

2020

47.1%Biden1,826

52.4%Trump2,033

0.3%Jorgensen11

R+5.3

R+38.2

R+9.8

3,878

2016

65.7%Clinton2,063

32.7%Trump1,029

1.1%Johnson34

D+32.9

R+10.3

D+30.8

3,142

2012

71.3%Obama2,527

28.1%Romney997

0.4%Gray14

D+43.2

D+7.6

D+39.3

3,543

2008

67.7%Obama1,939

32.1%McCain919

0.3%

D+35.6

D+20.6

D+28.3

2,866

2004

57.3%Kerry1,662

42.4%Bush1,228

0.3%

D+15.0

R+11.2

D+17.4

2,898

2000

62.6%Gore1,638

36.4%Bush953

0.4%Nader11

D+26.2

R+25.4

D+25.7

2,616

1996

72.9%Clinton1,786

21.3%Dole521

5.3%Perot131

D+51.6

D+15.1

D+43.1

2,450

1992

63.2%Clinton2,052

26.7%Bush866

10.0%Perot326

D+36.5

R+2.2

D+30.9

3,249

1988

69.3%Dukakis2,171

30.6%Bush958

0.2%

D+38.7

D+25.7

D+46.4

3,135

1984

56.3%Mondale1,577

43.3%Reagan1,214

0.4%

D+13.0

R+3.2

D+31.2

2,801

1980

57.2%Carter1,218

41.0%Reagan874

1.8%

D+16.1

R+28.7

D+25.9

2,131

1976

72.3%Carter1,216

27.5%Ford462

0.2%

D+44.8

D+39.8

D+42.8

1,682

1972

52.5%McGovern768

47.5%Nixon695

0.0%

D+5.0

R+49.3

D+28.1

1,463

1968

75.0%Humphrey909

20.7%Nixon251

4.3%

D+54.3

R+21.9

D+55.0

1,212

1964

88.0%Johnson1,009

11.8%Goldwater135

0.3%

D+76.2

D+31.8

D+53.6

1,147

1960

72.2%Kennedy675

27.8%Nixon260

0.0%

D+44.4

D+28.0

D+44.2

935

1956

58.1%Stevenson886

41.8%Eisenhower637

0.1%

D+16.3

D+8.5

D+31.7

1,524

1952

53.9%Stevenson616

46.0%Eisenhower526

0.1%

D+7.9

R+12.9

D+18.6

1,143

1948

60.4%Truman632

39.5%Dewey414

0.1%

D+20.8

R+62.9

D+16.3

1,047

1944

91.6%Roosevelt501

7.9%Dewey43

0.5%

D+83.7

D+61.1

D+76.2

547

1940

61.3%Roosevelt784

38.7%Willkie495

0.0%

D+22.6

R+55.9

D+12.6

1,279

1936

89.2%Roosevelt282

10.8%Landon34

0.0%

D+78.5

R+5.2

D+54.2

316

1932

91.9%Roosevelt271

8.1%Hoover24

0.0%

D+83.7

R+4.2

D+65.9

295

1928

94.0%Smith296

6.0%Hoover19

0.0%

D+87.9

D+67.3

D+105.4

315

1924

60.2%Davis300

39.6%Coolidge197

0.2%La Follette1

D+20.7

D+53.1

D+45.9

498

1920

33.8%Cox50

66.2%Harding98

0.0%

R+32.4

D+45.9

R+6.2

148

1916

10.8%Wilson26

89.2%Hughes214

0.0%

R+78.3

D+21.7

R+81.5

240

1912

0.0%Wilson0

100.0%Taft199

0.0%

R+100.0

—

R+119.5

199

1908

—

No data

—

1904

7.0%Parker28

92.5%Roosevelt369

0.5%

R+85.5

—

R+65.8

399

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

67.1%3,067

32.9%1,504

4,571

2020

65.8%2,352

34.2%1,221

3,573

2018

100.0%1,828

0.0%0

1,828

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

45.9%1,957

51.5%2,197

4,265

2020Class II

53.9%MJ Hegar1,821

43.1%John Cornyn1,454

3,377

2018Class I

62.6%Beto O'Rourke1,392

36.9%Ted Cruz821

2,223

2014Class II

66.4%David Alameel745

27.9%John Cornyn313

1,122

2012Class I

61.8%Paul Sadler1,989

34.4%Ted Cruz1,107

3,218

2008Class II

76.0%Richard J. Noriega2,082

22.8%John Cornyn626

2,740

2006Class I

61.9%Barbara A. Radnofsky703

36.0%Kay Bailey Hutchison409

1,136

2002Class II

83.9%Ron Kirk1,896

15.1%John Cornyn341

2,261

2000Class I

56.6%Gene Kelly1,384

41.4%Kay Bailey Hutchison1,012

2,447

1996Class II

72.8%Victor M. Morales1,732

26.2%Phil Gramm623

2,378

1994Class I

69.2%Richard Fisher1,746

30.4%Kay Bailey Hutchison767

2,522

1990Class II

53.3%Hugh Parmer889

46.0%Phil Gramm767

1,668

1988Class I

79.3%Lloyd Bentsen2,340

20.3%Beau Boulter598

2,952

1984Class II

64.2%Lloyd Doggett1,723

35.8%Phil Gramm962

2,685

1982Class I

76.2%Lloyd Bentsen1,391

23.4%James M. Collins427

1,826

1978Class II

64.0%Bob Krueger747

35.5%John G. Tower414

1,167

1976Class I

80.0%Lloyd Bentsen1,260

19.4%Alan Steelman306

1,575

1972Class II

51.5%Barefoot Sanders684

34.2%John G. Tower454

1,327

1970Class I

62.7%Lloyd Bentsen727

37.3%George H.W. Bush433

1,160

1966Class II

90.2%Waggoner Carr821

9.7%John G. Tower88

910

1964Class I

86.9%Ralph Yarborough991

13.1%George H.W. Bush149

1,141

1960Class II

74.2%Lyndon B. Johnson693

25.7%John G. Tower240

934

1958Class I

92.0%Ralph Yarborough389

8.0%Roy Whittenburg34

423

1954Class II

59.2%Lyndon B. Johnson874

40.8%Carlos G. Watson602

1,477

1952Class I

59.4%Price Daniel765

40.6%None522

1,287

1948Class II

60.1%Lyndon B. Johnson629

39.9%Jack Porter417

1,046

1946Class I

97.8%Tom Connally307

2.2%Murray C. Sells7

314

1942Class II

67.8%Pappy O'Daniel701

32.2%Dudley Lawson333

1,034

1936Class II

91.5%Morris Sheppard291

8.5%Carlos G. Watson27

318

1934Class I

99.0%Tom Connally408

1.0%U.S. Goen4

412

1930Class II

92.9%Morris Sheppard208

7.1%D.J. Haesly16

224

1928Class I

95.2%Tom Connally300

4.8%T.M. Kennerly15

315

1924Class II

60.3%Morris Sheppard320

39.7%T.M. Kennerly211

531

1922Class I

73.1%Earle B. Mayfield247

26.9%George Peddy91

338

1918Class II

86.5%Morris Sheppard77

13.5%J. Webster Flanagan12

1916Class I

12.7%Charles Culberson31

87.3%Alex W. Atcheson214

245

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

51.9%Robert Krueger373

48.1%Kay Bailey Hutchison346

719

1961Special · Class II

53.7%William A. Blakley137

46.3%John G. Tower118

255

1957Special · Class I

54.3%Ralph Yarborough377

31.7%Thad Hutcheson220

694

1941Special · Class II

—

0.0%Pappy O'Daniel0

0.0%Polittle Evans0

300

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

46.0%O'Rourke1,585

52.8%Abbott1,817

3,443

2018

59.6%Valdez1,292

39.7%Abbott861

2,168

2014

66.9%Wendy Davis788

31.6%Greg Abbott372

1,177

2010

73.2%Bill White902

25.9%Rick Perry319

1,233

2006

53.8%Chris Bell648

32.0%Rick Perry385

1,204

2002

84.8%Tony Sanchez2,082

14.9%Rick Perry366

2,454

1998

53.6%Garry Mauro851

46.0%George W. Bush731

1,589

1994

71.3%Ann Richards1,934

28.5%George W. Bush773

2,714

1990

64.9%Ann Richards1,111

34.3%Clayton Williams587

1,711

1986

62.5%Mark White1,336

36.9%Bill Clements790

2,139

1982

67.1%Mark White1,263

32.4%Bill Clements611

1,883

1978

64.4%John Luke Hill765

35.0%Bill Clements416

1,188

Frequently asked questions

Voter registration in Zapata County, TX
Year	Total registered
2018	7,590
2020	8,257
2022	7,886
2024	8,182

How did Zapata County, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Zapata County, Texas voted Republican by 22.4 points (R+22.4), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,871 votes cast, 1,877 went Democratic and 2,970 went Republican.

When did Zapata County, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Zapata County, Texas voted Democratic was 2016.

How many people live in Zapata County, Texas?

Zapata County, Texas has a population of 13,841 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

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

Median household income in Zapata County, Texas is $39,239 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Zapata County, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Zapata County, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 24 went Democratic and 6 went Republican.