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1876–2024
Abilene, TX·Texas

Abilene, TX has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+55 in 2024.

Oil-patch economy and military presence shape a reliably conservative metro

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+55in 2024
TypologyTexan Rightcluster typology
Population180,4082024 ACS

Abilene, TX, Texas: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+55%. Democratic peak: D+82 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+55MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Texan RightAkashic typology
Population
180,4082024 5-year
Median household income
$66,6932024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
68.0%2024 5-year
Black
7.8%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
24.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+82 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+56 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Abilene, TX
TrumpR+55
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2024 presidential margin by county for Abilene, TX, TXA map of the constituent counties of Abilene, TX, TX, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Taylor County, TX · R+50Callahan County, TX · R+78Jones County, TX · R+73
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican76.9%53,366
Kamala HarrisDemocratic22.0%15,292
OtherAll other candidates1.0%694
D+60
R+60
3 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
Presidential margin over timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −54.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−54.9%DR18762024
Presidential margin over time
YearMargin (D minus R)
1876No data
1880No data
1884No data
1888No data
1892No data
1896No data
1900No data
1904No data
1908No data
1912+76.6%
1916+81.4%
1920+63.2%
1924+70.3%
1928−23.0%
1932+81.8%
1936+80.0%
1940+78.1%
1944+74.5%
1948+67.3%
1952−9.4%
1956−7.3%
1960−6.9%
1964+25.5%
1968−5.6%
1972−55.9%
1976−7.9%
1980−20.6%
1984−51.8%
1988−31.1%
1992−18.3%
1996−22.4%
2000−47.9%
2004−54.6%
2008−47.2%
2012−55.2%
2016−54.7%
2020−50.7%
2024−54.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−54.9%
15,29253,36669,352
R
−50.7%
16,32151,21968,818
R
−54.7%
11,59042,93457,298
R
−55.2%
11,72741,54454,027
R
−47.2%
15,28143,10958,963
R
−54.6%
13,37945,99359,684
R
−47.9%
13,57739,43753,964
R
−22.4%
17,30128,51350,126
R
−18.3%
16,47626,83656,671
R
−31.1%
17,98834,45052,861
R
−51.8%
13,27641,99955,452
R
−20.6%
18,29028,01047,237
R
−7.9%
20,01223,47543,823
R
−55.9%
7,73927,84235,933
R
−5.6%
12,91614,81533,701
D
+25.5%
19,16611,36430,577
R
−6.9%
13,67815,71529,474
R
−7.3%
10,97012,70123,729
R
−9.4%
12,11814,63226,822
D
+67.3%
13,6272,34816,761
D
+74.5%
13,3541,18716,322
D
+78.1%
13,8501,69315,567
D
+80.0%
11,3041,22812,592
D
+81.8%
10,3021,01511,358
R
−23.0%
4,3947,02411,435
D
+70.3%
7,7811,2519,283
D
+63.2%
4,5287835,924
D
+81.4%
4,8913085,631
D
+76.6%
3,6191674,507
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
10.4%
German
9.8%
Irish
8.4%
American
5.4%
Scottish
1.8%
Italian
1.6%
French
1.2%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 34.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.3%
2.0%
75–84
2.6%
4.2%
65–74
4.8%
5.2%
55–64
5.5%
5.3%
45–54
4.7%
7.0%
35–44
6.1%
7.8%
25–34
6.4%
6.8%
18–24
6.3%
8.8%
5–17
8.3%
3.2%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$66,693
Abilene, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Abilene, TX$66,693
Texas$78,476
United States$80,734
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Poverty rate
All persons below federal poverty line
14.2%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1815.7%
Working age (18–64)14.0%
Seniors (65+)11.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.0%
speak English only
Spanish12.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.3%
Other Indo-European0.9%
Other languages0.6%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
26.2%
Other Christian
17.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
7.3%
Methodist
4.6%
Mainline Protestant
2.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.1%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 40.0% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Abilene anchors the Permian Basin's northern edge, where Dyess Air Force Base adds a substantial active-duty population to an already Republican-leaning electorate that has backed GOP presidential candidates by 40-plus-point margins in recent cycles.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-two points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-six points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved four points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-five points.

A population of 180,408, a 68% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $66,693 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Abilene, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Abilene, TX, Texas voted Republican by 54.9 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 69,352 votes cast, 15,292 went Democratic and 53,366 went Republican.
What is Abilene, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Abilene, TX, Texas in the "Texan Right" typology. The typology is a data-driven cluster built from vote share, vote swing, race and ethnicity, income, language spoken at home, religion, and ancestry. Across 38 elections in the dataset, the metro has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Abilene, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Abilene, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Abilene, TX, Texas?
Abilene, TX, Texas has a population of 180,408 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Abilene, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Abilene, TX, Texas is $66,693 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Abilene, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Abilene, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.