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1876–2024
Palestine, TX·Texas

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

East Texas hub where rural heritage meets a shifting economic base

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
Latest
R+62
in 2024
Archetype
Republican loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
58,439
2024 ACS

Palestine, TX, Texas: Republican loyalist metro. In 2024, voted R+62%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+62MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
Republican loyalistAkashic typology
Population
58,4392024 5-year
Median household income
$62,0682024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
58.3%2024 5-year
Black
18.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
19.6%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+62 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
−61.7%
3,63515,59719,381
R
−58.0%
3,95515,11019,227
R
−57.9%
3,36913,20116,977
R
−52.1%
3,81312,26216,212
R
−43.6%
4,63011,88416,655
R
−42.0%
4,67811,52516,301
R
−31.8%
5,0419,83515,080
R
−5.7%
5,6936,45813,400
R
−1.9%
5,3225,59814,466
R
−12.3%
6,1287,85814,045
R
−29.0%
4,7478,63413,423
R
−7.1%
5,1635,97011,330
D
+13.7%
5,4994,1729,715
R
−44.6%
2,2335,8268,065
D
+6.5%
3,4472,8289,471
D
+17.7%
4,8093,3628,181
R
−5.0%
3,2963,6426,982
R
−21.3%
2,7104,1816,914
R
−14.5%
3,4624,6378,109
D
+39.3%
3,2421,1995,198
D
+70.8%
4,3424675,474
D
+76.9%
5,2816885,976
D
+85.6%
3,7492894,040
D
+88.5%
4,3542594,627
R
−1.9%
1,7471,8143,561
R
−15.8%
3745621,191
D
+51.8%
2,3553233,926
D
+55.4%
1,9845012,677
D
+49.9%
1,7374442,590
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.9%
Irish
9.4%
English
9.0%
American
4.7%
Italian
1.0%
French
0.9%
Scottish
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: 39.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.3%
85+
0.6%
2.2%
75–84
2.9%
4.4%
65–74
4.7%
6.5%
55–64
4.9%
9.8%
45–54
4.6%
11.9%
35–44
4.5%
10.3%
25–34
4.6%
5.6%
18–24
2.9%
7.5%
5–17
6.6%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Median household income
2024 inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,068
Palestine, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Palestine, TX$62,068
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.4%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.4%
Working age (18–64)15.3%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.7%
speak English only
Spanish12.0%
Other languages1.1%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
23.0%
Other Christian
13.3%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.7%
Methodist
4.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Palestine anchors Anderson County in deep East Texas, where timber, rail history, and a large state prison complex shape both the local economy and a population that skews more diverse than surrounding rural counties.

The Republican margin in Palestine, TX reached its widest at sixty-two points in 2024. The margin in 2024 was sixty-two points, in line with the metro's deep historical pattern.

Its loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $62,068, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 58,439 together describe a metro whose political habits are deeply settled.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Palestine, TX, Texas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/37300/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Palestine, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Palestine, TX, Texas voted Republican by 61.7 points (R+62), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 19,381 votes cast, 3,635 went Democratic and 15,597 went Republican.
What is Palestine, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Palestine, 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 11 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Palestine, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Palestine, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Palestine, TX, Texas?
Palestine, TX, Texas has a population of 58,439 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Palestine, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Palestine, TX, Texas is $62,068 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Palestine, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Palestine, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Republican loyalist" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.