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Abilene-Sweetwater
presidential margin
2008R+51.42012R+59.82016R+62.12020R+60.32024R+63.6
full record · 1912 → 2024
R+63.6
2024
median income$62,600U.S. $80,734 · TX $78,476
median age37.6U.S. 39.1 · TX 35.7
poverty rate14.8%U.S. 12.5% · TX 13.8%
bachelor’s+ (25+)23.1%U.S. 35.6% · TX 33.6%
non-english16.2%U.S. 22.3% · TX 35.2%
race · ethnicity · ancestry
English10.6%
German10.4%
Irish8.9%
Mexican22.4%
Spanish0.6%
Puerto Rican0.4%
African American†4.8%
Jamaican0.4%
Filipino0.3%
Vietnamese0.2%
religion
other traditions
Mainline6.5%
Latter-day Saints1.0%
Black Protestant0.8%
Other Christian0.7%
American Community Survey 2024 5-year (income, age, poverty, education, language, race, ancestry) · presidential returns from MIT Election Lab through 2024 · 2020 U.S. Religion Census (ASARB) — congregational adherents, unaffiliated is the unclaimed remainder.

Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas

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Abilene-SweetwaterTrumpR+63.6
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2024 presidential margin by county for Abilene-Sweetwater, TXA map of the constituent counties of Abilene-Sweetwater, TX, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), seated within the faint outlines of the surrounding states.Haskell County, TX · R+71.4Nolan County, TX · R+59.2Jones County, TX · R+73.1Runnels County, TX · R+77.1Shackelford County, TX · R+82.1Stephens County, TX · R+79.3Taylor County, TX · R+49.8Knox County, TX · R+68.5Mitchell County, TX · R+71.3Stonewall County, TX · R+69.0Fisher County, TX · R+63.2Scurry County, TX · R+73.6Throckmorton County, TX · R+83.3Callahan County, TX · R+77.5Brown County, TX · R+73.9Coleman County, TX · R+79.0Eastland County, TX · R+77.5
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican81.4%104,706
Kamala HarrisDemocratic17.8%22,898
Jill SteinGreen0.8%1,084
D+60
R+60
17 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
County-level results (17 counties) — table
2024 presidential result by county for Abilene-Sweetwater, TX — winner and D-vs-R margin.
CountyWinnerMargin
Brown County, TXRepublicanR+73.9
Callahan County, TXRepublicanR+77.5
Coleman County, TXRepublicanR+79.0
Eastland County, TXRepublicanR+77.5
Fisher County, TXRepublicanR+63.2
Haskell County, TXRepublicanR+71.4
Jones County, TXRepublicanR+73.1
Knox County, TXRepublicanR+68.5
Mitchell County, TXRepublicanR+71.3
Nolan County, TXRepublicanR+59.2
Runnels County, TXRepublicanR+77.1
Scurry County, TXRepublicanR+73.6
Shackelford County, TXRepublicanR+82.1
Stephens County, TXRepublicanR+79.3
Stonewall County, TXRepublicanR+69.0
Taylor County, TXRepublicanR+49.8
Throckmorton County, TXRepublicanR+83.3
34 presidential elections
Third column names the leading third-party or independent finisher. Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonDemocraticRepublicanOtherMarginTotal
R
17.8%Harris22,898
81.4%Trump104,706
0.8%Stein1,084
−63.6%
128,688
R
19.1%Biden24,486
79.4%Trump101,644
1.5%Jorgensen1,875
−60.3%
128,005
R
17.0%Clinton18,578
79.1%Trump86,559
3.9%Johnson4,289
−62.1%
109,426
R
19.5%Obama20,426
79.2%Romney83,156
1.3%Johnson1,380
−59.8%
104,962
R
23.8%Obama26,891
75.2%McCain84,974
1.0%Barr1,126
−51.4%
112,991
R
22.4%Kerry25,688
77.1%Bush88,397
0.5%Badnarik555
−54.7%
114,640
R
26.9%Gore28,714
71.5%Bush76,387
1.6%Nader1,687
−44.6%
106,788
R
37.9%Clinton38,625
52.4%Dole53,378
9.7%Perot9,936
−14.5%
101,939
R
33.2%Clinton38,005
42.4%Bush48,624
24.4%Perot27,922
−9.3%
114,551
R
40.3%Dukakis44,111
59.2%Bush64,787
0.5%Paul592
−18.9%
109,490
R
29.6%Mondale34,118
70.0%Reagan80,666
0.3%Larouche400
−40.4%
115,184
R
42.5%Carter43,945
55.9%Reagan57,828
1.7%Anderson1,741
−13.4%
103,514
D
53.0%Carter51,737
46.5%Ford45,395
0.6%McCarthy554
+6.5%
97,686
R
25.1%McGovern20,532
74.2%Nixon60,774
0.7%Schmitz547
−49.2%
81,853
D
43.5%Humphrey36,935
38.1%Nixon32,308
18.4%Wallace15,574
+5.5%
84,817
D
67.9%Johnson55,060
32.0%Goldwater25,962
0.2%Hass126
+35.9%
81,148
D
52.5%Kennedy42,357
47.2%Nixon38,075
0.3%Byrd272
+5.3%
80,704
R
49.3%Stevenson35,245
50.5%Eisenhower36,135
0.3%Andrews181
−1.2%
71,561
R
47.8%Stevenson39,830
52.1%Eisenhower43,415
0.2%Hallinan158
−4.3%
83,403
D
82.1%Truman48,693
13.6%Dewey8,048
4.4%Thurmond2,583
+68.5%
59,324
D
79.4%Roosevelt44,360
9.6%Dewey5,356
11.0%Thomas6,173
+69.8%
55,889
D
87.2%Roosevelt51,892
12.7%Willkie7,561
0.1%Thomas88
+74.5%
59,541
D
89.3%Roosevelt44,600
10.2%Landon5,110
0.4%Lemke221
+79.1%
49,931
D
91.5%Roosevelt41,920
8.2%Hoover3,764
0.3%Thomas153
+83.2%
45,837
R
42.3%Smith19,736
57.6%Hoover26,924
0.1%Thomas50
−15.4%
46,710
D
80.4%Davis34,410
16.3%Coolidge6,983
3.3%La Follette1,391
+64.1%
42,784
D
72.8%Cox18,621
16.6%Harding4,251
10.6%Debs2,714
+56.2%
25,586
D
83.3%Wilson19,214
6.0%Hughes1,395
10.7%Benson2,464
+77.2%
23,073
D
77.5%Wilson14,368
3.8%Taft704
18.7%Roosevelt3,470
+73.7%
18,542
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presidential history
Presidential margin, 1912–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1912 to 2024. Most recent: −63.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−63.6%DR19122024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1912+73.7%
1916+77.2%
1920+56.2%
1924+64.1%
1928−15.4%
1932+83.2%
1936+79.1%
1940+74.5%
1944+69.8%
1948+68.5%
1952−4.3%
1956−1.2%
1960+5.3%
1964+35.9%
1968+5.5%
1972−49.2%
1976+6.5%
1980−13.4%
1984−40.4%
1988−18.9%
1992−9.3%
1996−14.5%
2000−44.6%
2004−54.7%
2008−51.4%
2012−59.8%
2016−62.1%
2020−60.3%
2024−63.6%
DemocraticRepublican
voter registration
Registered voters
Total registered voters, over time
Voter registration in Abilene-SweetwaterTotal registered voters, 2016–2024. Latest 203,334 in 2024.50.8K101.7K152.5K203.3K203.3K20162024
Registered voters

† Some years predate full county coverage; a flagged year sums only the counties reporting it.

Voter registration in Abilene-Sweetwater
YearTotal registered
2016 (partial)179,807
2018 (partial)180,198
2020193,732
2022197,023
2024203,334
Source: U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAVS)

Anchored by Taylor and Nolan counties, this market's electorate skews heavily rural and Anglo, producing some of Texas's most lopsided statewide results and offering campaigns little competitive terrain to contest.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of 83.2 points in 1932 and a Republican high of 63.6 points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved 3.3 points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was 63.6 points.

A population of 322,208, a 63% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,600 describe the market. The market's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Wichita Falls & Lawton and Amarillo.

Political twins — media markets

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97.9twin score
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97.6twin score
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95.9twin score
2000–2024 trajectory≠ American ancestry

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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Places within Abilene-Sweetwater

counties17
Brown CountyCallahan CountyColeman CountyEastland CountyFisher CountyHaskell CountyJones CountyKnox CountyMitchell CountyNolan CountyRunnels CountyScurry CountyShackelford CountyStephens CountyStonewall CountyTaylor CountyThrockmorton County

Frequently asked questions

How did Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas voted Republican by 63.6 points (R+63.6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 128,688 votes cast, 22,898 went Democratic and 104,706 went Republican.
When did Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas?
Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas has a population of 322,208 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas?
Median household income in Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas is $62,600 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas?
Akashic tracks 34 presidential elections in Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas from 1892 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican.