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1876–2024
Athens, TX·Texas

Athens, TX has voted Republican in eight straight presidential elections — R+63 in 2024.

East Texas college town anchoring a reliably red rural corridor

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+63in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population84,8622024 ACS

Athens, TX, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+63%. Democratic peak: D+88 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+63MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
84,8622024 5-year
Median household income
$65,1792024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
77.6%2024 5-year
Black
5.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
14.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+88 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+63 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Athens, TX
TrumpR+63
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican81.3%31,379
Kamala HarrisDemocratic17.9%6,919
OtherAll other candidates0.8%305
D+60
R+60
1 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin.
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: −63.4% in 2024.flipped R · 1996−63.4%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+61.4%
1916+63.1%
1920+39.7%
1924+79.3%
1928+21.0%
1932+87.8%
1936+85.1%
1940+67.3%
1944+66.2%
1948+70.9%
1952+27.3%
1956+10.5%
1960+14.9%
1964+40.3%
1968+10.1%
1972−39.1%
1976+27.7%
1980+1.8%
1984−27.0%
1988−5.7%
1992+3.0%
1996−1.1%
2000−30.8%
2004−40.6%
2008−44.6%
2012−54.7%
2016−59.8%
2020−60.1%
2024−63.4%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−63.4%
6,91931,37938,603
R
−60.1%
7,06028,91136,368
R
−59.8%
5,66923,65030,045
R
−54.7%
6,10621,23127,627
R
−44.6%
7,91320,85728,993
R
−40.6%
8,50520,21028,849
R
−30.8%
8,70416,60725,627
R
−1.1%
10,08510,34522,772
D
+3.0%
9,1058,36824,261
R
−5.7%
9,81911,00520,918
R
−27.0%
7,30212,72520,076
D
+1.8%
8,1997,90316,305
D
+27.7%
8,2454,65812,937
R
−39.1%
2,7416,2639,013
D
+10.1%
3,1192,3157,932
D
+40.3%
4,6971,9886,714
D
+14.9%
3,4112,5215,970
D
+10.5%
3,0652,4795,569
D
+27.3%
4,4392,5346,974
D
+70.9%
3,6695404,413
D
+66.2%
3,2194274,220
D
+67.3%
4,1118034,914
D
+85.1%
3,2592603,525
D
+87.8%
3,5222193,760
D
+21.0%
1,7261,1282,854
D
+79.3%
3,8194054,304
D
+39.7%
1,6845382,889
D
+63.1%
1,7902682,413
D
+61.4%
1,3701372,009
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
12.0%
Irish
11.3%
German
9.4%
American
6.6%
Scottish
2.1%
Italian
1.5%
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.
2024 ACS
Age distribution by sex
Median age: 43.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.3%
3.0%
75–84
3.8%
6.4%
65–74
7.0%
7.0%
55–64
7.5%
5.6%
45–54
6.1%
5.4%
35–44
5.6%
5.5%
25–34
5.6%
4.1%
18–24
3.7%
8.2%
5–17
7.6%
3.0%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$65,179
Athens, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Athens, TX$65,179
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
14.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1820.7%
Working age (18–64)13.2%
Seniors (65+)12.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
89.1%
speak English only
Spanish9.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
21.5%
Other Christian
10.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.1%
Methodist
4.4%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.3%
Mainline Protestant
1.5%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 51.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Home to the University of Texas at Tyler's satellite presence and a small hospital economy, Athens sits in Henderson County, where Republicans have carried recent statewide races by margins exceeding 40 points.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-eight points in 1932 and a Republican high of sixty-three points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-three points.

A population of 84,862, a 78% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $65,179 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Athens, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Athens, TX, Texas voted Republican by 63.4 points (R+63), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 38,603 votes cast, 6,919 went Democratic and 31,379 went Republican.
What is Athens, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Athens, TX, Texas in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 18 times, Republican 11 times, and other 0 times.
When did Athens, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Athens, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1992.
How many people live in Athens, TX, Texas?
Athens, TX, Texas has a population of 84,862 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Athens, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Athens, TX, Texas is $65,179 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Athens, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Athens, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 18 went Democratic and 11 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.