Borger, TX, Texas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+77%. Republican peak: R+77 in 2024.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+77MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 20,1842024 5-year
- Median household income
- $67,2282024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 2.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 24.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+73 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+77 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Borger, 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 | 913 | 7,273 | 8,256 | ||
| R | 965 | 7,681 | 8,785 | ||
| R | 854 | 7,042 | 8,155 | ||
| R | 1,045 | 6,804 | 7,928 | ||
| R | 1,322 | 7,361 | 8,761 | ||
| R | 1,503 | 7,839 | 9,369 | ||
| R | 1,796 | 7,443 | 9,351 | ||
| R | 2,553 | 6,350 | 9,803 | ||
| R | 2,833 | 6,034 | 10,888 | ||
| R | 2,950 | 7,526 | 10,526 | ||
| R | 2,052 | 9,078 | 11,171 | ||
| R | 2,935 | 7,439 | 10,632 | ||
| R | 3,691 | 6,137 | 9,933 | ||
| R | 1,405 | 7,411 | 9,121 | ||
| R | 2,416 | 4,813 | 10,148 | ||
| R | 4,625 | 5,358 | 10,000 | ||
| R | 3,295 | 6,432 | 9,747 | ||
| R | 4,184 | 5,110 | 9,336 | ||
| R | 5,083 | 5,369 | 10,465 | ||
| D | 4,527 | 1,382 | 6,009 | ||
| D | 2,760 | 864 | 3,826 | ||
| D | 3,019 | 1,101 | 4,129 | ||
| D | 2,478 | 390 | 2,873 | ||
| D | 1,976 | 505 | 2,508 | ||
| R | 730 | 1,115 | 1,845 | ||
| D | 159 | 69 | 234 | ||
| D | 135 | 106 | 247 | ||
| D | 114 | 28 | 151 | ||
| D | 71 | 16 | 93 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.1%
German
11.1%
Irish
10.2%
American
6.5%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
2.5%
French
0.9%
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: 39.3 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
$67,228
Borger, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Borger, TX$67,228
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
13.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)16.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.5%
speak English only
Spanish13.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Borger anchors a small Hutchinson County metro built around carbon-black and petroleum refining, industries that have historically driven both its economy and its lopsided Republican margins in statewide races.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Borger, TX peaked at seventy-three points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1952 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of three points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $67,228 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Borger, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Borger, TX, Texas voted Republican by 77.0 points (R+77), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,256 votes cast, 913 went Democratic and 7,273 went Republican.
What is Borger, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Borger, 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 9 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Borger, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Borger, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Borger, TX, Texas?
Borger, TX, Texas has a population of 20,184 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Borger, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Borger, TX, Texas is $67,228 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Borger, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Borger, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.