Stephenville, TX, Texas: Realigner metro. In 2024, voted R+68%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+68MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 43,7942024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,1152024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 79.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 1.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 22.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+68 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Stephenville, 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 | 2,871 | 15,349 | 18,400 | ||
| R | 2,916 | 13,684 | 16,877 | ||
| R | 2,160 | 11,210 | 13,893 | ||
| R | 1,965 | 10,329 | 12,473 | ||
| R | 3,128 | 10,768 | 14,019 | ||
| R | 2,710 | 9,506 | 12,281 | ||
| R | 2,804 | 8,126 | 11,115 | ||
| R | 3,664 | 4,750 | 9,598 | ||
| R | 3,531 | 3,835 | 10,431 | ||
| R | 4,113 | 5,427 | 9,570 | ||
| R | 3,234 | 6,122 | 9,395 | ||
| D | 4,156 | 3,981 | 8,306 | ||
| D | 4,821 | 2,925 | 7,790 | ||
| R | 1,648 | 4,777 | 6,433 | ||
| D | 2,915 | 2,209 | 6,059 | ||
| D | 3,851 | 1,642 | 5,498 | ||
| R | 2,490 | 2,696 | 5,216 | ||
| R | 2,377 | 2,775 | 5,171 | ||
| R | 2,664 | 3,249 | 5,915 | ||
| D | 3,172 | 598 | 4,002 | ||
| D | 3,330 | 411 | 4,171 | ||
| D | 3,459 | 646 | 4,123 | ||
| D | 2,694 | 290 | 2,995 | ||
| D | 3,319 | 284 | 3,629 | ||
| R | 1,372 | 1,923 | 3,377 | ||
| D | 3,396 | 406 | 3,954 | ||
| D | 1,914 | 358 | 2,743 | ||
| D | 2,024 | 184 | 2,512 | ||
| D | 1,569 | 156 | 2,258 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.7%
German
12.7%
Irish
10.8%
American
7.8%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
2.0%
French
1.2%
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: 32.0 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
$65,115
Stephenville, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Stephenville, TX$65,115
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)16.8%
Seniors (65+)15.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.4%
speak English only
Spanish14.7%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.8%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 52.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Home to Tarleton State University, Stephenville sits at the edge of the Cross Timbers region and has voted Republican by double-digit margins in recent statewide cycles, with agriculture and livestock processing driving its local workforce.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Stephenville, TX peaked at eighty-four points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1984 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirty-one points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $65,115 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 17% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Stephenville, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Stephenville, TX, Texas voted Republican by 67.8 points (R+68), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,400 votes cast, 2,871 went Democratic and 15,349 went Republican.
What is Stephenville, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Stephenville, 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 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Stephenville, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Stephenville, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1980.
How many people live in Stephenville, TX, Texas?
Stephenville, TX, Texas has a population of 43,794 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Stephenville, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Stephenville, TX, Texas is $65,115 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Stephenville, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Stephenville, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.