Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas: Realigner market. In 2024, voted R+64%. Democratic peak: D+83 in 1932.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+64MIT Election Lab
- Political archetype
- RealignerAkashic typology
- Population
- 322,2082024 5-year
- Median household income
- $62,6002024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 70.1%2024 5-year
- Black
- 5.9%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 25.8%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+83 in 1932MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+64 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Constituent county margins for Abilene-Sweetwater, 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 | 22,898 | 104,706 | 128,708 | ||
| R | 24,486 | 101,644 | 128,005 | ||
| R | 18,578 | 86,559 | 109,426 | ||
| R | 20,426 | 83,156 | 104,962 | ||
| R | 26,891 | 84,974 | 112,991 | ||
| R | 25,688 | 88,397 | 114,640 | ||
| R | 28,714 | 76,387 | 106,788 | ||
| R | 38,625 | 53,378 | 101,939 | ||
| R | 38,005 | 48,624 | 114,551 | ||
| R | 44,111 | 64,787 | 109,490 | ||
| R | 34,118 | 80,666 | 115,184 | ||
| R | 43,945 | 57,828 | 103,514 | ||
| D | 51,737 | 45,395 | 97,686 | ||
| R | 20,532 | 60,774 | 81,853 | ||
| D | 36,935 | 32,308 | 84,817 | ||
| D | 55,060 | 25,962 | 81,148 | ||
| D | 42,357 | 38,075 | 80,704 | ||
| R | 35,245 | 36,135 | 71,561 | ||
| R | 39,830 | 43,415 | 83,403 | ||
| D | 48,693 | 8,048 | 59,324 | ||
| D | 44,360 | 5,356 | 55,889 | ||
| D | 51,892 | 7,561 | 59,541 | ||
| D | 44,600 | 5,110 | 49,931 | ||
| D | 41,920 | 3,764 | 45,837 | ||
| R | 19,736 | 26,924 | 46,710 | ||
| D | 34,410 | 6,983 | 42,784 | ||
| D | 18,621 | 4,251 | 25,586 | ||
| D | 19,214 | 1,395 | 23,073 | ||
| D | 14,368 | 704 | 18,542 | ||
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Demographics
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.6%
German
10.4%
Irish
8.9%
American
6.3%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.4%
French
1.1%
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: 37.6 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
$62,600
Abilene-Sweetwater ranks near the middle of US counties.
Abilene-Sweetwater$62,600
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.1%
Working age (18–64)13.9%
Seniors (65+)12.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
83.8%
speak English only
Spanish14.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.9%
Other Indo-European0.7%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 34.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Anchored by Taylor and Nolan counties, this market's electorate skews heavily rural and Anglo, producing some of Texas's most lopsided statewide results and offering campaigns little competitive terrain to contest.
The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Abilene-Sweetwater peaked at eighty-three 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 thirteen points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.
The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $62,600 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas voted Republican by 63.6 points (R+64), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 128,708 votes cast, 22,898 went Democratic and 104,706 went Republican.
What is Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas as a "Realigner" market based on its long-arc presidential voting pattern. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the market has voted Democratic 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas?
Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas has a population of 322,208 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas?
Median household income in Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas is $62,600 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Abilene-Sweetwater, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.