Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas: Realigner market. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+52MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 417,0662024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,3702024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.3%2024 5-year
- Black
- 8.6%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 17.0%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+76 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+52 in 2016MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Wichita Falls & Lawton, 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 | 35,713 | 113,948 | 151,605 | ||
| R | 37,695 | 113,183 | 153,749 | ||
| R | 30,296 | 101,335 | 137,452 | ||
| R | 36,165 | 98,150 | 135,377 | ||
| R | 44,193 | 104,828 | 149,728 | ||
| R | 43,836 | 105,736 | 149,965 | ||
| R | 48,188 | 87,825 | 137,846 | ||
| R | 55,497 | 65,192 | 135,367 | ||
| R | 57,727 | 59,410 | 156,778 | ||
| R | 61,901 | 75,677 | 138,394 | ||
| R | 50,884 | 96,600 | 148,044 | ||
| R | 59,243 | 76,213 | 139,283 | ||
| D | 75,231 | 57,429 | 133,578 | ||
| R | 31,372 | 84,319 | 117,801 | ||
| D | 49,485 | 41,329 | 116,619 | ||
| D | 74,722 | 34,756 | 109,507 | ||
| D | 54,478 | 51,534 | 106,120 | ||
| D | 54,040 | 43,028 | 97,177 | ||
| D | 59,025 | 49,157 | 108,245 | ||
| D | 59,250 | 13,324 | 74,416 | ||
| D | 57,273 | 15,721 | 77,220 | ||
| D | 61,261 | 17,918 | 79,386 | ||
| D | 58,752 | 12,116 | 71,196 | ||
| D | 60,983 | 8,192 | 69,296 | ||
| R | 27,350 | 38,328 | 65,981 | ||
| D | 33,882 | 14,737 | 52,441 | ||
| D | 27,623 | 15,416 | 45,676 | ||
| D | 22,402 | 5,268 | 32,686 | ||
| D | 17,396 | 4,580 | 27,613 | ||
| D | 10,235 | 5,125 | 17,078 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.8%
English
10.1%
Irish
9.0%
American
6.0%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.9%
French
1.3%
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: 37.4 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
$62,370
Wichita Falls & Lawton ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wichita Falls & Lawton$62,370
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
16.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.4%
Working age (18–64)15.0%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.7%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Straddling the Texas-Oklahoma state line, this cross-border market centers on two mid-sized cities with heavy military influence from Fort Sill and Sheppard Air Force Base, producing consistently high Republican margins in federal elections.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Wichita Falls & Lawton peaked at seventy-six points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1980 election delivered the market to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of twelve points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $62,370 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 Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas voted Republican by 51.6 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 151,605 votes cast, 35,713 went Democratic and 113,948 went Republican.
What is Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas as a "Realigner" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 16 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas?
Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas has a population of 417,066 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas?
Median household income in Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas is $62,370 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.