Vernon, 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
- 12,6162024 5-year
- Median household income
- $54,1022024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 62.6%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 30.2%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 Vernon, 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 | 860 | 3,566 | 4,467 | ||
| R | 956 | 3,524 | 4,524 | ||
| R | 809 | 3,166 | 4,105 | ||
| R | 971 | 2,956 | 3,980 | ||
| R | 1,196 | 3,283 | 4,509 | ||
| R | 1,284 | 3,685 | 4,990 | ||
| R | 1,356 | 3,138 | 4,577 | ||
| R | 1,730 | 2,037 | 4,268 | ||
| R | 1,924 | 1,959 | 5,340 | ||
| R | 2,248 | 2,669 | 4,929 | ||
| R | 2,011 | 3,644 | 5,673 | ||
| R | 2,347 | 3,031 | 5,463 | ||
| D | 3,280 | 2,145 | 5,476 | ||
| R | 1,139 | 3,183 | 4,519 | ||
| D | 1,996 | 1,909 | 5,198 | ||
| D | 3,200 | 1,539 | 4,742 | ||
| R | 2,319 | 2,796 | 5,129 | ||
| D | 2,347 | 2,230 | 4,587 | ||
| R | 2,646 | 3,019 | 5,666 | ||
| D | 2,963 | 529 | 3,800 | ||
| D | 3,382 | 517 | 4,419 | ||
| D | 3,249 | 697 | 3,952 | ||
| D | 3,279 | 316 | 3,613 | ||
| D | 3,397 | 199 | 3,609 | ||
| R | 1,447 | 1,590 | 3,040 | ||
| D | 1,222 | 269 | 1,578 | ||
| D | 1,118 | 335 | 1,542 | ||
| D | 1,242 | 99 | 1,459 | ||
| D | 993 | 44 | 1,301 | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — | ||
| — | — | — | — |
Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
12.9%
English
10.2%
Irish
6.7%
American
6.4%
Scottish
1.7%
Italian
0.8%
French
0.6%
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: 40.5 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
$54,102
Vernon, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Vernon, TX$54,102
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
17.5%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1828.4%
Working age (18–64)14.6%
Seniors (65+)12.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
82.0%
speak English only
Spanish15.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.7%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 13.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Vernon, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. Its political identity was forged in the union halls of the mid-twentieth century, when industrial labor and the Democratic party became, for working people, two faces of the same political fact. That identity held for 1 consecutive presidential elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Vernon, TX peaked at eighty-nine points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the metro to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of thirteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $54,102 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 18% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Vernon, TX, Texas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/cbsa/46900/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
License: CC BY 4.0
Frequently asked questions
How did Vernon, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Vernon, TX, Texas voted Republican by 60.6 points (R+61), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,467 votes cast, 860 went Democratic and 3,566 went Republican.
What is Vernon, TX, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Vernon, 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 Vernon, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Vernon, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Vernon, TX, Texas?
Vernon, TX, Texas has a population of 12,616 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Vernon, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Vernon, TX, Texas is $54,102 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Vernon, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Vernon, 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.