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Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd)·Texas

Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd) changed its political identity in living memory.

Deep East Texas oil-and-timber country with consistent Republican margins

18762024·38 elections
TX
Latest
R+52
in 2024
Archetype
Realigner
since the recent cycles
Population
777,291
2024 ACS

Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), Texas: Realigner market. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+52MIT Election Lab
Political archetype
RealignerAkashic typology
Population
777,2912024 5-year
Median household income
$66,1092024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.0%2024 5-year
Black
14.3%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
19.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 2024MIT Election Lab
13 counties · 0 D · 13 R
R+60
D+60
One cell per constituent county. Ordered by 2024 D-vs-R margin (bluest first). Hover for county-level numbers.
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−51.8%
77,168246,519326,672
R
−46.4%
83,940233,158321,348
R
−48.7%
66,202200,247275,209
R
−46.5%
68,950191,088262,632
R
−39.9%
79,888187,161269,073
R
−41.3%
75,019181,249257,388
R
−36.8%
70,409154,049227,580
R
−13.9%
82,443111,702209,748
R
−9.3%
77,37198,584227,666
R
−21.3%
81,070125,572208,596
R
−36.1%
67,650144,520212,917
R
−16.5%
72,790102,155177,794
R
−1.0%
75,88077,498154,233
R
−44.9%
36,16796,028133,187
O
−0.2%
42,19542,504130,854
D
+12.1%
63,51749,796113,554
D
+0.1%
49,27749,169100,350
R
−16.5%
35,60449,81785,932
D
+1.6%
50,55248,92099,784
D
+41.4%
37,36712,22260,794
D
+62.4%
42,2366,69956,937
D
+76.5%
59,6097,89467,569
D
+84.8%
43,2243,51946,808
D
+87.9%
45,9992,89949,013
D
+16.3%
18,70813,47532,195
D
+74.2%
34,2054,61139,903
D
+42.1%
17,5544,76730,353
D
+64.5%
17,7662,98822,903
D
+59.6%
13,9842,24719,686
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
12.5%
English
11.5%
Irish
8.6%
German
8.2%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.6%
French
1.5%
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.
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.0%
speak English only
Spanish14.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Other Indo-European0.6%
Other languages0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
29.4%
Other Christian
13.9%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.0%
Methodist
5.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.7%
Mainline Protestant
1.6%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 36.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Spanning the Piney Woods from Tyler to Nacogdoches, this market anchors one of Texas's most reliably conservative media footprints, where Republican presidential candidates have regularly cleared 70% in recent cycles.

The unraveling was not abrupt. The Democratic margin in Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd) peaked at eighty-eight points in 1932; it narrowed steadily over the late twentieth century. The 1960 election delivered the market to the Republican party for the first time in many years, by a margin of zero points. By 2024, the margin had widened further.

The economic and demographic context is severe. The median household income of $66,109 is among the lowest at this geographic scale; 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line.

Cite this page
All citations released under CC BY 4.0. Attribution: Akashic Intelligence.
Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), Texas — The Long Memory. Akashic Intelligence — The Long Memory. https://tiers.akashic.app/dma/709/. Accessed May 20, 2026. License: CC BY 4.0.
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Frequently asked questions

How did Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), Texas voted Republican by 51.8 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 326,672 votes cast, 77,168 went Democratic and 246,519 went Republican.
What is Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), Texas's political archetype?
Akashic classifies Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), 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 15 times, and other 1 times.
When did Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), Texas?
Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), Texas has a population of 777,291 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), Texas?
Median household income in Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), Texas is $66,109 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Tyler-Longview(Lfkn&Ncgd), Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The market's archetype — "Realigner" — captures the overall trajectory of that voting record.