Kerrville, TX, Texas: Populist metro. In 2024, voted R+54%. Republican peak: R+59 in 2012.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+54MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- PopulistAkashic typology
- Population
- 53,4892024 5-year
- Median household income
- $69,3952024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 73.9%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 26.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+55 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+59 in 2012MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Kerrville, 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 | 6,315 | 21,615 | 28,170 | ||
| R | 6,524 | 20,879 | 27,745 | ||
| R | 4,681 | 17,727 | 23,297 | ||
| R | 4,338 | 17,274 | 21,879 | ||
| R | 5,570 | 16,752 | 22,556 | ||
| R | 4,557 | 16,538 | 21,246 | ||
| R | 4,002 | 14,637 | 19,228 | ||
| R | 4,192 | 11,173 | 16,775 | ||
| R | 3,707 | 8,787 | 16,358 | ||
| R | 3,587 | 11,207 | 14,937 | ||
| R | 3,102 | 11,829 | 14,974 | ||
| R | 3,387 | 9,090 | 12,855 | ||
| R | 3,767 | 6,021 | 9,978 | ||
| R | 1,511 | 6,039 | 7,760 | ||
| R | 1,878 | 3,692 | 6,643 | ||
| D | 2,894 | 2,706 | 5,608 | ||
| R | 1,323 | 3,252 | 4,596 | ||
| R | 1,025 | 3,555 | 4,594 | ||
| R | 1,337 | 3,683 | 5,029 | ||
| R | 1,505 | 1,520 | 3,204 | ||
| D | 1,377 | 1,358 | 2,943 | ||
| D | 1,634 | 1,112 | 2,756 | ||
| D | 1,586 | 994 | 2,589 | ||
| D | 2,165 | 623 | 2,804 | ||
| R | 570 | 1,575 | 2,147 | ||
| R | 735 | 892 | 1,809 | ||
| D | 612 | 464 | 1,149 | ||
| D | 621 | 272 | 927 | ||
| D | 577 | 126 | 892 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
17.6%
German
16.4%
Irish
10.8%
American
4.5%
Italian
2.4%
French
2.4%
Scottish
2.4%
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: 48.8 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
$69,395
Kerrville, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Kerrville, TX$69,395
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
11.4%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.7%
Working age (18–64)10.8%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.6%
speak English only
Spanish12.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Kerrville anchors Kerr County, a reliably red exurban market where an influx of retirees from larger metros has steadily grown the voter rolls without meaningfully shifting its lopsided Republican margins.
The Democratic margin in Kerrville, TX peaked at fifty-five points in 1932. By 1968 the metro had flipped, voting Republican for the first time in many years. The 2024 margin was fifty-four points, the most Republican-leaning result in the metro's modern history.
The economic context is the key. The median household income of $69,395 sits well below state and national norms, and 11% of residents live below the federal poverty line. The shift here is part of a broader realignment of working-class places across the country.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Kerrville, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Kerrville, TX, Texas voted Republican by 54.3 points (R+54), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 28,170 votes cast, 6,315 went Democratic and 21,615 went Republican.
What is Kerrville, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Kerrville, TX, Texas as a "Populist" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 8 times, Republican 21 times, and other 0 times.
When did Kerrville, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Kerrville, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Kerrville, TX, Texas?
Kerrville, TX, Texas has a population of 53,489 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Kerrville, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Kerrville, TX, Texas is $69,395 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Kerrville, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Kerrville, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 8 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Populist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.