† Citizen voting-age population estimated for prior cycles; 2004 predates the ACS and is extrapolated. Source: ACS 5-year, table B05003.
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D+60R+60
8 counties by 2024 margin · County returns · 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
GroupLubbock-Plainview, TXTexasUnited States
English9.6%7.9%9.5%
German9.2%8.3%12.5%
Irish6.6%6.0%9.4%
American5.3%4.6%5.3%
Scottish1.7%1.3%1.3%
Italian1.1%1.9%4.8%
French0.9%1.5%1.6%
Scotch-Irish0.8%——
Mexican33.3%32.1%11.3%
Spaniard0.7%0.3%—
Spanish0.5%——
Puerto Rican0.4%0.8%1.8%
Salvadoran0.3%1.2%0.7%
Honduran0.2%0.8%0.3%
African American†5.5%10.3%9.9%
African0.3%0.6%0.5%
Ethiopian0.2%——
Filipino0.6%0.5%0.9%
Chinese0.5%0.8%1.3%
Asian Indian0.3%1.8%1.4%
Vietnamese0.2%1.0%0.6%
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
Lubbock-Plainview, TX
Texas
United States
Median age
32.6
35.7
39.1
Age 18–24
15.1%
9.7%
9.2%
Age 65 and older
13.8%
13.5%
17.2%
Household economy
Measure
Lubbock-Plainview, TX
Texas
United States
Median household income
$62,665
$78,476
$84,427
Poverty rate
17.1%
13.8%
12.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher (25+)
30.1%
33.6%
35.6%
Languages at home
Measure
Lubbock-Plainview, TX
Texas
United States
Speaks a non-English language at home
22.4%
35.2%
22.3%
Spanish
19.6%
28.2%
13.6%
Religious landscape
Measure
Lubbock-Plainview, TX
Texas
United States
Catholic
15.2%
20.1%
18.6%
Evangelical Protestant
30.7%
23.5%
16.5%
Unclaimed / not counted
44.3%
45.2%
51.5%
Mainline Protestant
5.4%
4.5%
5.2%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (CVAP, income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents; unclaimed is the residual not counted by congregations.
Lubbock-Plainview, TX
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over time
Year
Margin (D minus R)
1912
+73.5%
1916
+81.7%
1920
+62.4%
1924
+54.6%
1928
−28.0%
1932
+82.6%
1936
+80.9%
1940
+70.4%
1944
+61.2%
1948
+61.9%
1952
−9.6%
1956
+5.2%
1960
−4.3%
1964
+22.2%
1968
−13.2%
1972
−46.6%
1976
−10.4%
1980
−36.2%
1984
−46.4%
1988
−32.7%
1992
−30.0%
1996
−29.9%
2000
−49.5%
2004
−52.9%
2008
−38.7%
2012
−42.7%
2016
−41.2%
2020
−36.7%
2024
−43.6%
DemocraticRepublican
34 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. vs U.S. · margin relative to the national result that year.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Other
Margin
Swing
vs U.S.
Total
R
27.7%Harris41,915
71.3%Trump107,861
0.6%Oliver937 +2
R+43.6
R+6.9
R+42.1
151,340
All 5 candidates in 2024 · 3 minor / independent
Donald J TrumpRepublican71.3%107,861
Kamala D HarrisDemocratic27.7%41,915
Chase OliverLibertarian0.6%937
Jill SteinIndependent0.4%552
OtherAll other candidates0.0%75
R
30.9%Biden45,579
67.6%Trump99,629
1.5%
R+36.7
D+4.6
R+41.1
147,444
R
26.9%Clinton33,110
68.1%Trump83,931
5.0%
R+41.2
D+1.4
R+43.3
123,263
R
27.9%Obama32,231
70.6%Romney81,511
1.5%
R+42.7
R+4.0
R+46.5
115,480
R
30.3%Obama37,691
69.0%McCain85,862
0.7%
R+38.7
D+14.2
R+46.0
124,480
R
23.3%Kerry28,167
76.2%Bush92,111
0.5%
R+52.9
R+3.3
R+50.4
120,934
R
24.4%Gore24,691
73.9%Bush74,888
1.7%
R+49.5
R+19.7
R+50.1
101,310
R
32.0%Clinton32,415
61.8%Dole62,701
6.2%
R+29.9
D+0.2
R+38.4
101,407
R
27.8%Clinton31,173
57.9%Bush64,853
14.3%
R+30.0
D+2.6
R+35.6
112,081
R
33.4%Dukakis34,136
66.1%Bush67,507
0.4%
R+32.7
D+13.7
R+25.0
102,072
R
26.6%Mondale28,361
73.0%Reagan77,704
0.4%
R+46.4
R+10.2
R+28.1
106,457
R
30.5%Carter30,100
66.6%Reagan65,846
2.9%
R+36.2
R+25.7
R+26.4
98,840
R
44.5%Carter42,056
54.9%Ford51,926
0.6%
R+10.4
D+36.2
R+12.5
94,571
R
26.4%McGovern22,533
73.0%Nixon62,408
0.7%
R+46.6
R+33.4
R+23.5
85,503
R
33.6%Humphrey26,656
46.8%Nixon37,105
19.5%
R+13.2
R+35.4
R+12.5
79,228
D
61.1%Johnson41,472
38.8%Goldwater26,361
0.1%
D+22.2
D+26.6
R+0.3
67,921
R
47.5%Kennedy29,153
51.9%Nixon31,813
0.6%
R+4.3
R+9.5
R+4.5
61,315
D
52.5%Stevenson26,643
47.3%Eisenhower24,012
0.2%
D+5.2
D+14.8
D+20.6
50,765
R
45.1%Stevenson24,441
54.7%Eisenhower29,638
0.2%
R+9.6
R+71.5
D+1.2
54,183
D
77.4%Truman26,096
15.5%Dewey5,227
7.0%
D+61.9
D+0.7
D+57.5
33,695
D
73.1%Roosevelt20,334
11.9%Dewey3,301
15.1%
D+61.2
R+9.2
D+53.7
27,829
D
85.1%Roosevelt21,956
14.7%Willkie3,785
0.2%
D+70.4
R+10.5
D+60.5
25,805
D
90.3%Roosevelt18,312
9.3%Landon1,892
0.4%
D+80.9
R+1.6
D+56.7
20,289
D
90.9%Roosevelt16,525
8.3%Hoover1,516
0.7%
D+82.6
D+110.6
D+64.8
18,177
R
35.9%Smith5,854
63.9%Hoover10,426
0.2%
R+28.0
R+82.6
R+10.6
16,310
D
75.1%Davis7,442
20.5%Coolidge2,035
4.4%
D+54.6
R+7.9
D+79.7
9,911
D
78.3%Cox4,802
15.9%Harding973
5.9%
D+62.4
R+19.3
D+88.6
6,134
D
87.7%Wilson3,258
6.0%Hughes222
6.3%
D+81.7
D+8.2
D+78.6
3,714
D
77.1%Wilson1,813
3.6%Taft84
19.3%
D+73.5
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D+54.0
2,351
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Congressional elections · 3 Senate races
U.S. Senate
Source · MIT Election Lab (MEDSL), Senate. CC-BY 4.0.
Year
Won
Democratic
Republican
Total
2024
R
28.2%42,511
69.2%104,150
150,526
2020
R
28.5%41,560
68.5%99,773
145,588
2018
R
32.9%36,828
66.3%74,334
112,036
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Registered voters
† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.
Voter registration in Lubbock-Plainview, TX
Year
Total registered
2016 (partial)
211,735
2018 (partial)
222,842
2020
232,057
2022
235,385
2024
245,464
domestic migration
Who moves in and out
Net domestic migration over time
+915 net domestic migration · 2025
20112025
Net +7,986 over 2011–2025 · gain loss
Domestic migration in Lubbock-Plainview, TX in Lubbock-Plainview, TX: net domestic migration by year
Year
Net domestic migration
2011
+719
2012
−331
2013
+367
2014
+491
2015
+652
2016
+703
2017
+869
2018
−512
2019
+822
2021
+2,150
2022
−586
2023
+837
2024
+890
2025
+915
Lubbock-Plainview, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 82.6 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 52.9 points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the region moved 6.9 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 43.6 points.
A population of 396,055, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,665 describe the region. The region's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Midland-Odessa-Andrews, TX and Abilene-Sweetwater, TX.
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How did Lubbock-Plainview, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lubbock-Plainview, TX, Texas voted Republican by 43.6 points (R+43.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 151,340 votes cast, 41,915 went Democratic and 107,861 went Republican.
When did Lubbock-Plainview, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lubbock-Plainview, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lubbock-Plainview, TX, Texas?
Lubbock-Plainview, TX, Texas has a population of 396,055 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lubbock-Plainview, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Lubbock-Plainview, TX, Texas is $62,665 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Lubbock-Plainview, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Lubbock-Plainview, TX, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican.
