Paris, TX, Texas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+61%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+61MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 62,2802024 5-year
- Median household income
- $59,3842024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 75.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 12.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 9.2%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+61 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Paris, 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 | 5,182 | 21,726 | 27,081 | ||
| R | 5,704 | 21,277 | 27,254 | ||
| R | 4,732 | 18,487 | 23,875 | ||
| R | 5,663 | 16,375 | 22,271 | ||
| R | 6,782 | 16,413 | 23,414 | ||
| R | 7,435 | 15,433 | 22,960 | ||
| R | 7,772 | 12,716 | 20,632 | ||
| D | 8,414 | 8,176 | 18,287 | ||
| D | 9,014 | 7,513 | 21,898 | ||
| D | 10,718 | 10,496 | 21,250 | ||
| R | 8,022 | 12,252 | 20,332 | ||
| D | 10,679 | 8,319 | 19,263 | ||
| D | 12,271 | 6,295 | 18,609 | ||
| R | 4,226 | 10,848 | 15,127 | ||
| D | 6,880 | 4,700 | 16,037 | ||
| D | 9,694 | 3,851 | 13,559 | ||
| D | 7,934 | 5,491 | 13,465 | ||
| D | 6,769 | 6,110 | 12,915 | ||
| D | 9,008 | 5,893 | 14,903 | ||
| D | 9,293 | 1,341 | 12,322 | ||
| D | 9,274 | 1,191 | 11,570 | ||
| D | 11,937 | 1,316 | 13,263 | ||
| D | 8,306 | 507 | 8,826 | ||
| D | 9,092 | 520 | 9,640 | ||
| R | 3,829 | 4,059 | 7,896 | ||
| D | 3,641 | 384 | 4,084 | ||
| D | 6,028 | 1,438 | 8,544 | ||
| D | 5,433 | 665 | 6,347 | ||
| D | 3,784 | 461 | 4,864 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
18.4%
English
8.9%
Irish
6.0%
German
5.9%
Scottish
1.1%
French
0.6%
Italian
0.5%
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: 41.3 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
$59,384
Paris, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Paris, TX$59,384
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 higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.6%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)16.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
91.3%
speak English only
Spanish5.9%
Other Indo-European1.9%
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 47.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Paris anchors Lamar County in far northeast Texas, a region where decades of industrial employment left a more competitive electorate than the surrounding rural counties, even as recent cycles have trended decisively toward statewide Republican margins.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Paris, TX peaked at eighty-nine points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 2000 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twenty-four points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $59,384 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Paris, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Paris, TX, Texas voted Republican by 61.1 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 27,081 votes cast, 5,182 went Democratic and 21,726 went Republican.
What is Paris, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Paris, 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 19 times, Republican 10 times, and other 0 times.
When did Paris, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Paris, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Paris, TX, Texas?
Paris, TX, Texas has a population of 62,280 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Paris, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Paris, TX, Texas is $59,384 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Paris, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Paris, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 19 went Democratic and 10 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.