Longview, TX, Texas: Old Confederacy metro. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 291,0442024 5-year
- Median household income
- $66,7752024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.4%2024 5-year
- Black
- 16.1%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Longview, 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 | 27,820 | 89,857 | 118,609 | ||
| R | 30,210 | 86,302 | 118,014 | ||
| R | 25,143 | 75,397 | 103,444 | ||
| R | 28,276 | 72,193 | 101,361 | ||
| R | 30,826 | 71,174 | 102,654 | ||
| R | 31,072 | 70,034 | 101,491 | ||
| R | 29,143 | 60,632 | 90,844 | ||
| R | 34,986 | 45,043 | 85,987 | ||
| R | 32,502 | 41,346 | 93,294 | ||
| R | 31,842 | 53,530 | 86,250 | ||
| R | 27,686 | 60,721 | 88,869 | ||
| R | 28,441 | 46,268 | 76,002 | ||
| R | 28,588 | 35,441 | 64,377 | ||
| R | 14,404 | 42,442 | 57,472 | ||
| O | 17,250 | 18,204 | 56,502 | ||
| D | 25,647 | 25,039 | 50,809 | ||
| R | 20,511 | 23,555 | 45,076 | ||
| R | 12,925 | 22,365 | 35,651 | ||
| R | 21,219 | 23,316 | 44,800 | ||
| D | 14,048 | 5,272 | 26,693 | ||
| D | 17,590 | 3,114 | 24,299 | ||
| D | 25,287 | 3,487 | 28,797 | ||
| D | 18,239 | 1,677 | 19,944 | ||
| D | 17,235 | 1,481 | 18,775 | ||
| D | 6,304 | 4,104 | 10,423 | ||
| D | 9,567 | 1,549 | 11,659 | ||
| D | 5,961 | 1,995 | 9,896 | ||
| D | 5,389 | 1,050 | 6,865 | ||
| D | 4,079 | 925 | 5,670 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
11.6%
English
11.4%
Irish
9.2%
German
7.8%
Italian
1.9%
Scottish
1.7%
French
1.6%
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: 37.9 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
$66,775
Longview, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Longview, TX$66,775
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.1%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.6%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)12.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
86.4%
speak English only
Spanish12.2%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Longview anchors Gregg County, a historically industrial corner of East Texas where refining and manufacturing employment has long shaped a working-class electorate that leans heavily Republican at the federal level but occasionally splits on local races.
The shift began with civil rights. 1964 marked the realignment in Longview, TX, by a one points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-two points in 2024. The 2024 margin was fifty-two points.
The political shift has tracked, in Longview, TX, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 63% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $66,775, and a 15% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Longview, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Longview, TX, Texas voted Republican by 52.3 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 118,609 votes cast, 27,820 went Democratic and 89,857 went Republican.
What is Longview, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Longview, TX, Texas as a "Old Confederacy" metro based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 17 times, and other 1 times.
When did Longview, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Longview, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Longview, TX, Texas?
Longview, TX, Texas has a population of 291,044 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Longview, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Longview, TX, Texas is $66,775 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Longview, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Longview, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 17 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.