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1876–2024
Amarillo, TX·Texas

Amarillo, TX has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+57 in 2024.

Panhandle hub where Republican margins routinely exceed 40 points

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+57in 2024
TypologyTexan Rightcluster typology
Population271,9172024 ACS

Amarillo, TX, Texas: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+57%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+57MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Texan RightAkashic typology
Population
271,9172024 5-year
Median household income
$70,7282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.8%2024 5-year
Black
6.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
30.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+77 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+61 in 2012MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Amarillo, TX
TrumpR+57
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2024 presidential margin by county for Amarillo, TX, TXA map of the constituent counties of Amarillo, TX, TX, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Oldham County, TX · R+84Armstrong County, TX · R+86Carson County, TX · R+81Randall County, TX · R+60Potter County, TX · R+44
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican77.8%81,111
Kamala HarrisDemocratic21.2%22,124
OtherAll other candidates1.0%1,050
D+60
R+60
5 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: −56.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−56.6%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+68.0%
1916+68.8%
1920+49.7%
1924+43.1%
1928−13.0%
1932+70.1%
1936+77.1%
1940+57.6%
1944+41.1%
1948+42.2%
1952−25.0%
1956−16.1%
1960−25.1%
1964+0.8%
1968−25.9%
1972−58.0%
1976−16.5%
1980−38.1%
1984−55.1%
1988−41.5%
1992−29.0%
1996−37.6%
2000−55.9%
2004−60.5%
2008−55.2%
2012−61.0%
2016−58.0%
2020−53.4%
2024−56.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−56.6%
22,12481,111104,285
R
−53.4%
23,17678,347103,254
R
−58.0%
16,42167,48688,074
R
−61.0%
15,16164,43480,728
R
−55.2%
19,04366,92686,735
R
−60.5%
16,10165,93482,434
R
−55.9%
15,18955,19771,620
R
−37.6%
19,67746,16870,419
R
−29.0%
19,97441,27273,384
R
−41.5%
19,70647,89767,989
R
−55.1%
15,69954,61070,589
R
−38.1%
18,58542,61763,094
R
−16.5%
23,60033,06357,322
R
−58.0%
10,64540,75051,938
R
−25.9%
13,74026,70350,078
D
+0.8%
21,38121,02642,500
R
−25.1%
13,97123,34837,408
R
−16.1%
13,18618,26931,532
R
−25.0%
12,94021,61034,618
D
+42.2%
13,8845,44220,023
D
+41.1%
10,0743,83915,171
D
+57.6%
11,9253,19315,149
D
+77.1%
11,0541,36012,570
D
+70.1%
10,3961,80012,254
R
−13.0%
4,4185,73910,159
D
+43.1%
4,2451,4686,436
D
+49.7%
2,7068883,658
D
+68.8%
2,4463922,986
D
+68.0%
1,6361372,204
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
10.0%
English
9.9%
Irish
7.8%
American
6.2%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
1.2%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 36.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.5%
85+
1.2%
2.0%
75–84
2.4%
4.5%
65–74
4.8%
5.4%
55–64
5.6%
5.9%
45–54
5.5%
7.3%
35–44
6.6%
7.1%
25–34
6.7%
4.8%
18–24
4.6%
9.6%
5–17
9.3%
3.1%
<5
3.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$70,728
Amarillo, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Amarillo, TX$70,728
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
14.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1819.1%
Working age (18–64)12.6%
Seniors (65+)14.1%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
79.5%
speak English only
Spanish16.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.5%
Other languages1.1%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
26.8%
Baptist
18.5%
Catholic & Orthodox
9.3%
Methodist
3.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.5%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.8%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Amarillo anchors the Texas Panhandle, a high-plains energy and agriculture economy where voter registration and turnout patterns track closely with rural commodity cycles and evangelical church density, making it one of the most reliably one-sided metros in the state.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-seven points in 1936 and a Republican high of sixty-one points in 2012. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-seven points.

A population of 271,917, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $70,728 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Amarillo, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Amarillo, TX, Texas voted Republican by 56.6 points (R+57), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 104,285 votes cast, 22,124 went Democratic and 81,111 went Republican.
What is Amarillo, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Amarillo, 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 Amarillo, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Amarillo, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Amarillo, TX, Texas?
Amarillo, TX, Texas has a population of 271,917 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Amarillo, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Amarillo, TX, Texas is $70,728 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Amarillo, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Amarillo, 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.