Amarillo, Texas: Realigner market. In 2024, voted R+60%. Democratic peak: D+67 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+60MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 543,7902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $65,2782024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 63.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.0%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 38.3%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+67 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+60 in 2004MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Amarillo, 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 | 37,612 | 155,137 | 194,882 | ||
| R | 40,039 | 153,432 | 196,708 | ||
| R | 31,151 | 136,262 | 175,917 | ||
| R | 32,689 | 133,571 | 168,623 | ||
| R | 40,117 | 140,881 | 182,613 | ||
| R | 35,800 | 144,216 | 180,800 | ||
| R | 36,206 | 125,611 | 164,205 | ||
| R | 48,139 | 104,790 | 164,893 | ||
| R | 49,778 | 97,792 | 178,048 | ||
| R | 53,648 | 116,147 | 170,939 | ||
| R | 41,764 | 138,681 | 181,342 | ||
| R | 51,745 | 115,227 | 171,293 | ||
| R | 74,336 | 86,623 | 162,587 | ||
| R | 30,772 | 115,870 | 149,260 | ||
| R | 42,262 | 78,381 | 150,263 | ||
| D | 71,242 | 66,561 | 138,058 | ||
| R | 48,434 | 81,113 | 129,923 | ||
| R | 52,924 | 63,590 | 116,921 | ||
| R | 52,702 | 78,756 | 131,695 | ||
| D | 65,958 | 22,726 | 90,996 | ||
| D | 51,590 | 23,126 | 78,910 | ||
| D | 64,066 | 22,069 | 86,416 | ||
| D | 63,011 | 11,953 | 75,870 | ||
| D | 61,616 | 12,196 | 74,902 | ||
| R | 21,998 | 35,111 | 57,302 | ||
| D | 26,498 | 13,187 | 45,655 | ||
| D | 21,986 | 14,335 | 37,920 | ||
| D | 19,681 | 6,150 | 28,694 | ||
| D | 12,594 | 3,972 | 21,845 | ||
| D | 3,131 | 3,048 | 6,675 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.5%
English
9.1%
Irish
7.2%
American
5.6%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.2%
French
0.9%
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: 35.8 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
$65,278
Amarillo ranks near the middle of US counties.
Amarillo$65,278
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
15.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.1%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)14.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.4%
speak English only
Spanish23.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.6%
Other languages0.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Amarillo media market anchors the Texas Panhandle, a vast stretch of agricultural flatlands where voter registration and turnout patterns have remained among the most consistently one-sided in the state for over two decades.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Amarillo peaked at sixty-seven points in 1936; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1968 election delivered the market 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 $65,278 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 16% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Amarillo, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Amarillo, Texas voted Republican by 60.3 points (R+60), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 194,882 votes cast, 37,612 went Democratic and 155,137 went Republican.
What is Amarillo, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Amarillo, Texas as a "Realigner" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Amarillo, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Amarillo, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Amarillo, Texas?
Amarillo, Texas has a population of 543,790 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Amarillo, Texas?
Median household income in Amarillo, Texas is $65,278 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Amarillo, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Amarillo, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.