Nacogdoches, TX, Texas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+39%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+39MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 65,1622024 5-year
- Median household income
- $53,5552024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.0%2024 5-year
- Black
- 16.7%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 21.6%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+41 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Nacogdoches, 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 | 7,690 | 17,575 | 25,486 | ||
| R | 9,000 | 17,378 | 26,785 | ||
| R | 6,846 | 14,771 | 22,622 | ||
| R | 6,465 | 13,925 | 20,653 | ||
| R | 8,393 | 14,828 | 23,391 | ||
| R | 7,152 | 14,160 | 21,466 | ||
| R | 6,204 | 13,145 | 19,799 | ||
| R | 7,641 | 10,361 | 19,458 | ||
| R | 6,937 | 9,864 | 21,643 | ||
| R | 6,886 | 11,767 | 18,883 | ||
| R | 5,694 | 13,063 | 18,812 | ||
| R | 5,981 | 8,626 | 15,150 | ||
| R | 6,697 | 7,315 | 14,141 | ||
| R | 3,656 | 8,757 | 12,437 | ||
| D | 3,449 | 3,235 | 9,880 | ||
| D | 4,524 | 2,976 | 7,519 | ||
| D | 3,522 | 3,042 | 6,732 | ||
| R | 2,855 | 3,285 | 6,165 | ||
| D | 3,556 | 2,891 | 6,447 | ||
| D | 3,195 | 833 | 4,534 | ||
| D | 3,226 | 319 | 4,182 | ||
| D | 4,988 | 440 | 5,432 | ||
| D | 4,075 | 209 | 4,289 | ||
| D | 3,603 | 117 | 3,726 | ||
| D | 1,879 | 822 | 2,703 | ||
| D | 3,418 | 204 | 3,669 | ||
| D | 1,794 | 238 | 2,727 | ||
| D | 1,766 | 92 | 2,002 | ||
| D | 1,614 | 94 | 2,101 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.4%
Irish
8.5%
American
7.8%
German
7.6%
Italian
1.8%
French
1.8%
Scottish
1.8%
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: 31.9 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
$53,555
Nacogdoches, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Nacogdoches, TX$53,555
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
21.8%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1829.3%
Working age (18–64)20.2%
Seniors (65+)9.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.1%
speak English only
Spanish15.7%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Nacogdoches anchors a piney-woods region where Stephen F. Austin State University tempers an otherwise rural, increasingly Republican electorate, producing margins that have shifted sharply rightward over the past two decades.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Nacogdoches, TX peaked at ninety-four points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1972 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of forty-one points. By 2024, the margin had settled into deep Republican territory.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $53,555 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 22% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Nacogdoches, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Nacogdoches, TX, Texas voted Republican by 38.8 points (R+39), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,486 votes cast, 7,690 went Democratic and 17,575 went Republican.
What is Nacogdoches, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Nacogdoches, 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Nacogdoches, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Nacogdoches, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1968.
How many people live in Nacogdoches, TX, Texas?
Nacogdoches, TX, Texas has a population of 65,162 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Nacogdoches, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Nacogdoches, TX, Texas is $53,555 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Nacogdoches, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Nacogdoches, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.