Brownwood, TX, Texas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+74%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+74MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 38,3472024 5-year
- Median household income
- $57,4702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 74.8%2024 5-year
- Black
- 3.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.5%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+74 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Brownwood, 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 | 2,132 | 14,593 | 16,853 | ||
| R | 2,107 | 13,698 | 15,969 | ||
| R | 1,621 | 12,017 | 14,026 | ||
| R | 1,904 | 11,895 | 13,947 | ||
| R | 2,822 | 12,052 | 15,015 | ||
| R | 2,523 | 11,640 | 14,253 | ||
| R | 3,138 | 9,609 | 12,920 | ||
| R | 4,138 | 6,524 | 11,787 | ||
| R | 4,264 | 5,313 | 12,630 | ||
| R | 4,763 | 6,810 | 11,606 | ||
| R | 4,070 | 8,468 | 12,585 | ||
| R | 4,867 | 6,515 | 11,549 | ||
| D | 5,577 | 4,483 | 10,095 | ||
| R | 2,171 | 5,990 | 8,233 | ||
| D | 3,999 | 2,997 | 8,602 | ||
| D | 5,214 | 2,070 | 7,293 | ||
| D | 3,720 | 3,512 | 7,278 | ||
| R | 3,195 | 3,664 | 6,880 | ||
| R | 3,778 | 4,635 | 8,424 | ||
| D | 5,059 | 1,071 | 6,481 | ||
| D | 2,426 | 430 | 3,544 | ||
| D | 4,523 | 663 | 5,195 | ||
| D | 3,971 | 448 | 4,458 | ||
| D | 4,024 | 330 | 4,375 | ||
| R | 1,992 | 2,033 | 4,029 | ||
| D | 3,467 | 396 | 3,963 | ||
| D | 1,708 | 397 | 2,436 | ||
| D | 1,986 | 181 | 2,277 | ||
| D | 1,433 | 115 | 1,870 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.5%
English
10.8%
Irish
10.3%
American
5.4%
Scottish
2.4%
Italian
1.3%
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: 41.8 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
$57,470
Brownwood, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Brownwood, TX$57,470
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.8%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)18.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.5%
speak English only
Spanish14.5%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Brownwood anchors Brown County, a sparsely populated stretch of the Edwards Plateau where Republican presidential margins have exceeded 40 points in recent cycles and ranching and healthcare drive the local economy.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Brownwood, TX peaked at eighty-four points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of fourteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $57,470 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Brownwood, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brownwood, TX, Texas voted Republican by 73.9 points (R+74), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,853 votes cast, 2,132 went Democratic and 14,593 went Republican.
What is Brownwood, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Brownwood, 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 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Brownwood, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brownwood, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Brownwood, TX, Texas?
Brownwood, TX, Texas has a population of 38,347 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brownwood, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Brownwood, TX, Texas is $57,470 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Brownwood, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brownwood, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.