Lubbock, Texas: Realigner market. In 2024, voted R+47%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1916.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+47MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 473,7392024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,7882024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 61.5%2024 5-year
- Black
- 6.2%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 41.9%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+84 in 1916MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+54 in 2004MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Lubbock, 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 | 45,357 | 128,374 | 175,494 | ||
| R | 49,628 | 120,141 | 172,273 | ||
| R | 37,147 | 101,196 | 145,215 | ||
| R | 37,086 | 98,273 | 137,319 | ||
| R | 43,600 | 103,893 | 148,597 | ||
| R | 32,992 | 111,820 | 145,537 | ||
| R | 30,767 | 92,509 | 125,227 | ||
| R | 40,464 | 75,351 | 123,945 | ||
| R | 39,546 | 78,961 | 138,621 | ||
| R | 44,900 | 83,277 | 128,722 | ||
| R | 36,900 | 97,052 | 134,448 | ||
| R | 40,476 | 83,895 | 127,697 | ||
| R | 57,320 | 64,393 | 122,460 | ||
| R | 28,502 | 80,565 | 109,799 | ||
| R | 36,260 | 48,540 | 106,702 | ||
| D | 59,789 | 35,664 | 95,581 | ||
| R | 42,333 | 43,925 | 86,905 | ||
| D | 40,370 | 33,315 | 73,840 | ||
| R | 37,337 | 41,986 | 79,470 | ||
| D | 40,659 | 7,132 | 51,102 | ||
| D | 33,126 | 5,612 | 44,473 | ||
| D | 37,321 | 5,934 | 43,345 | ||
| D | 28,840 | 2,917 | 31,900 | ||
| D | 27,410 | 2,313 | 29,932 | ||
| R | 8,476 | 16,222 | 24,728 | ||
| D | 16,932 | 3,486 | 21,183 | ||
| D | 6,926 | 1,430 | 8,909 | ||
| D | 5,085 | 279 | 5,725 | ||
| D | 2,877 | 130 | 3,773 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.4%
English
8.9%
Irish
6.2%
American
5.5%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.0%
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: 32.9 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
$62,788
Lubbock ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lubbock$62,788
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 1818.7%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.7%
speak English only
Spanish21.9%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
The Lubbock media market spans the South Plains and caprock country, where Republican margins routinely exceed 40 points and the regional economy ties voting patterns tightly to agriculture and the energy sector.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Lubbock peaked at eighty-four points in 1916; 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 twelve points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $62,788 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 Lubbock, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lubbock, Texas voted Republican by 47.3 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 175,494 votes cast, 45,357 went Democratic and 128,374 went Republican.
What is Lubbock, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Lubbock, 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 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Lubbock, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lubbock, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lubbock, Texas?
Lubbock, Texas has a population of 473,739 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lubbock, Texas?
Median household income in Lubbock, Texas is $62,788 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Lubbock, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lubbock, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.