Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas: Old Confederacy market. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+12MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- Old ConfederacyAkashic typology
- Population
- 8,700,8762024 5-year
- Median household income
- $90,0702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 50.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 15.5%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 28.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+79 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Dallas-Ft. Worth, 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 | 1,489,434 | 1,899,926 | 3,452,409 | ||
| R | 1,590,408 | 1,737,782 | 3,383,632 | ||
| R | 1,110,200 | 1,420,863 | 2,666,368 | ||
| R | 948,474 | 1,386,222 | 2,369,729 | ||
| R | 1,032,275 | 1,365,712 | 2,418,114 | ||
| R | 797,062 | 1,359,384 | 2,169,928 | ||
| R | 654,818 | 1,110,595 | 1,807,691 | ||
| R | 635,986 | 785,085 | 1,549,403 | ||
| R | 563,711 | 683,120 | 1,748,397 | ||
| R | 585,333 | 894,301 | 1,488,569 | ||
| R | 461,554 | 964,303 | 1,429,093 | ||
| R | 473,316 | 675,782 | 1,190,090 | ||
| R | 492,439 | 514,431 | 1,015,519 | ||
| R | 266,226 | 618,350 | 889,825 | ||
| R | 295,523 | 337,758 | 768,417 | ||
| D | 389,788 | 246,506 | 637,615 | ||
| R | 237,883 | 296,414 | 537,909 | ||
| R | 191,679 | 266,559 | 461,604 | ||
| R | 218,597 | 264,471 | 484,304 | ||
| D | 182,682 | 72,532 | 285,835 | ||
| D | 205,992 | 39,124 | 281,551 | ||
| D | 217,212 | 41,984 | 259,542 | ||
| D | 168,198 | 19,324 | 188,356 | ||
| D | 176,495 | 22,980 | 200,768 | ||
| R | 79,405 | 102,284 | 181,965 | ||
| D | 136,930 | 33,321 | 178,214 | ||
| D | 90,457 | 26,646 | 133,713 | ||
| D | 90,063 | 12,267 | 107,508 | ||
| D | 67,186 | 6,017 | 87,194 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.4%
German
8.2%
Irish
6.7%
American
5.2%
Italian
2.0%
Scottish
1.6%
French
1.4%
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: 36.0 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
$90,070
Dallas-Ft. Worth ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dallas-Ft. Worth$90,070
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
10.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.5%
Working age (18–64)9.4%
Seniors (65+)11.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
69.4%
speak English only
Spanish21.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.3%
Other Indo-European3.4%
Other languages1.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Dallas–Fort Worth media market spans one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the country, where rapid suburban population growth and rising college-educated voter shares have compressed margins that once ran 20+ points in statewide races.
The shift began with civil rights. 1968 marked the realignment in Dallas-Ft. Worth, by a five points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at forty points in 1972. The 2024 margin was twelve points.
The political shift has tracked, in Dallas-Ft. Worth, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 51% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $90,070, and a 11% poverty rate describe the demographic context.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas voted Republican by 11.9 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,452,409 votes cast, 1,489,434 went Democratic and 1,899,926 went Republican.
What is Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas as a "Old Confederacy" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas?
Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas has a population of 8,700,876 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas?
Median household income in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas is $90,070 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Old Confederacy" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.