Abilene, TX, Texas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+55%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+55MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 180,4082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,6932024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 68.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 7.8%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.4%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+82 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Abilene, TX, TXOne cell per constituent county, colored by 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic), ordered bluest first.
R+60D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 15,292 | 53,366 | 69,352 | ||
| R | 16,321 | 51,219 | 68,818 | ||
| R | 11,590 | 42,934 | 57,298 | ||
| R | 11,727 | 41,544 | 54,027 | ||
| R | 15,281 | 43,109 | 58,963 | ||
| R | 13,379 | 45,993 | 59,684 | ||
| R | 13,577 | 39,437 | 53,964 | ||
| R | 17,301 | 28,513 | 50,126 | ||
| R | 16,476 | 26,836 | 56,671 | ||
| R | 17,988 | 34,450 | 52,861 | ||
| R | 13,276 | 41,999 | 55,452 | ||
| R | 18,290 | 28,010 | 47,237 | ||
| R | 20,012 | 23,475 | 43,823 | ||
| R | 7,739 | 27,842 | 35,933 | ||
| R | 12,916 | 14,815 | 33,701 | ||
| D | 19,166 | 11,364 | 30,577 | ||
| R | 13,678 | 15,715 | 29,474 | ||
| R | 10,970 | 12,701 | 23,729 | ||
| R | 12,118 | 14,632 | 26,822 | ||
| D | 13,627 | 2,348 | 16,761 | ||
| D | 13,354 | 1,187 | 16,322 | ||
| D | 13,850 | 1,693 | 15,567 | ||
| D | 11,304 | 1,228 | 12,592 | ||
| D | 10,302 | 1,015 | 11,358 | ||
| R | 4,394 | 7,024 | 11,435 | ||
| D | 7,781 | 1,251 | 9,283 | ||
| D | 4,528 | 783 | 5,924 | ||
| D | 4,891 | 308 | 5,631 | ||
| D | 3,619 | 167 | 4,507 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.4%
German
9.8%
Irish
8.4%
American
5.4%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.6%
French
1.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Hispanic/Latino is an ethnicity that overlaps the race categories, so these shares can total more than 100%. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,693
Abilene, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Abilene, TX$66,693
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.7%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.0%
speak English only
Spanish12.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Abilene anchors the Permian Basin's northern edge, where Dyess Air Force Base adds a substantial active-duty population to an already Republican-leaning electorate that has backed GOP presidential candidates by 40-plus-point margins in recent cycles.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Abilene, TX peaked at eighty-two points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1968 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of six points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $66,693 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 14% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Abilene, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Abilene, TX, Texas voted Republican by 54.9 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 69,352 votes cast, 15,292 went Democratic and 53,366 went Republican.
What is Abilene, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Abilene, TX, Texas as a "Realigner" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Abilene, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Abilene, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Abilene, TX, Texas?
Abilene, TX, Texas has a population of 180,408 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Abilene, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Abilene, TX, Texas is $66,693 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Abilene, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Abilene, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.