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1876–2024
Huntsville, TX·Texas

Huntsville, TX has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential cycles.

Prison economy and a flagship university shape a small East Texas metro

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
Latest
R+40
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
80,209
2024 ACS

Huntsville, TX, Texas: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+40MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
80,2092024 5-year
Median household income
$52,3242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
58.2%2024 5-year
Black
20.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
21.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+92 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 results by constituent county
1 counties · 0 D · 1 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−39.9%
7,46117,51525,214
R
−31.7%
7,88415,37523,658
R
−34.3%
6,09112,88419,796
R
−31.5%
6,25212,14018,685
R
−22.4%
7,33411,62319,146
R
−32.2%
5,97711,71017,822
R
−28.8%
4,9439,07614,374
R
−7.5%
6,0887,17714,567
R
−6.5%
5,6196,66215,924
R
−18.4%
5,8268,47314,391
R
−34.7%
4,2638,80913,100
R
−7.2%
4,8695,65710,906
D
+1.3%
5,1054,97410,171
R
−26.6%
2,9405,0828,041
D
+7.7%
2,3911,9465,789
D
+29.8%
2,8771,5574,436
D
+2.3%
1,8321,7503,603
R
−21.2%
1,2871,9913,326
D
+4.6%
2,0781,8973,976
D
+33.9%
1,4395702,564
D
+73.3%
1,6381452,037
D
+81.6%
2,1582182,376
D
+92.2%
1,715691,786
D
+90.8%
1,811831,903
D
+21.0%
7474881,235
D
+79.7%
1,7922011,996
D
+22.3%
7884041,723
D
+40.6%
7633151,103
D
+29.4%
6313231,049
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.7%
German
11.0%
Irish
9.1%
American
7.3%
French
2.3%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
1.8%
75–84
2.0%
4.2%
65–74
4.2%
6.5%
55–64
4.9%
9.5%
45–54
3.9%
10.3%
35–44
4.7%
9.4%
25–34
4.3%
8.9%
18–24
9.3%
5.7%
5–17
4.9%
2.1%
<5
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,324
Huntsville, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Huntsville, TX$52,324
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
18.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)19.5%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.9%
speak English only
Spanish15.1%
Other languages1.6%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.9%
Baptist
16.3%
Other Christian
11.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.1%
Methodist
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Huntsville anchors Walker County, where the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's institutional presence — both as employer and as population counter — complicates straightforward demographic and partisan read-outs for analysts tracking the region.

The Republican margin in Huntsville, TX reached its widest at forty points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was forty points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $52,324, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 80,209 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Huntsville, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Huntsville, TX, Texas voted Republican by 39.9 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,214 votes cast, 7,461 went Democratic and 17,515 went Republican.
What is Huntsville, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Huntsville, TX, Texas as a "Republican loyalist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Huntsville, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Huntsville, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Huntsville, TX, Texas?
Huntsville, TX, Texas has a population of 80,209 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Huntsville, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Huntsville, TX, Texas is $52,324 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Huntsville, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Huntsville, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.