Big Sandy, TX
| Election | Margin |
|---|---|
| 2008 | R+46.5 |
| 2012 | R+54.2 |
| 2016 | R+69.2 |
| 2020 | R+65.6 |
| 2024 | R+69.5 |
Turnout is unavailable because a compatible reported ballots-cast numerator and denominator are not both present.
Akashic
| Population | 1,289 |
|---|---|
| Latest presidential result | R+69.5 (2024) |
| Results on record | 2004–2024 presidential |
| Median household income | $41,467 |
| County | Upshur County |
| State | TX |
Place narrative
Nestled in Upshur County's piney woods, Big Sandy's roughly 1,300 residents reflect the heavily Republican voting patterns typical of rural East Texas, where Republican margins in statewide races routinely exceed 80 percent.
Akashic
Presidential history
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Other | Candidate total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | R | −69.5% | 86 | 497 | 8 | 591 |
| 2020 | R | −65.6% | 95 | 475 | 9 | 579 |
| 2016 | R | −69.2% | 70 | 421 | 16 | 507 |
| 2012 | R | −54.2% | 108 | 370 | 5 | 483 |
| 2008 | R | −46.5% | 130 | 363 | 8 | 501 |
| 2004 | R | −44.4% | 128 | 332 | 0 | 460 |
Third-party votes in 2012 are allocated from certified county totals by this place's share of each county's two-party vote — that cycle's precinct source records two-party splits.
These Census-place returns are modeled candidate-vote estimates on Census boundaries unless a row explicitly says certified. They are not automatically the official city or town return.
Demographics
Akashic
| Race & Ethnicity | |
|---|---|
| White | 80.8% |
| Black | 13.2% |
| Asian | 0.5% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 8.6% |
| Income & Age | |
| Median household income | $41,467 |
| Poverty rate | 29.4% |
| Median age | 32.4 |
| Age 18–29 | 19.7% |
| Age 65 and older | 11.3% |
| Education & Language | |
| Bachelor’s degree or higher (25+) | 18.4% |
| Speaks a non-English language at home | 5.4% |
ACS 5-year survey estimates, subject to a margin of error. Race shares are single-race; Hispanic or Latino is a separate, overlapping ethnicity.
Ancestry, religious adherence, and side-by-side parent comparisons appear on the Upshur County county page and the TX state page.