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1876–2024
Big Spring, TX·Texas

Big Spring, TX has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+63 in 2024.

Permian Basin anchor where energy employment shapes the ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+63in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population32,2902024 ACS

Big Spring, TX, Texas: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+63%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+63MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
32,2902024 5-year
Median household income
$69,6492024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
64.1%2024 5-year
Black
5.1%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
47.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+89 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+63 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Big Spring, TX
TrumpR+63
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican81.0%7,817
Kamala HarrisDemocratic18.2%1,759
OtherAll other candidates0.8%74
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: −62.8% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−62.8%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+72.5%
1916+81.8%
1920+65.7%
1924+63.2%
1928−9.9%
1932+89.3%
1936+86.0%
1940+84.2%
1944+75.1%
1948+71.6%
1952+16.7%
1956+19.2%
1960+17.3%
1964+30.0%
1968+0.8%
1972−45.9%
1976+17.4%
1980−19.5%
1984−29.1%
1988−15.0%
1992−12.8%
1996−12.9%
2000−41.1%
2004−47.2%
2008−46.3%
2012−49.9%
2016−55.8%
2020−58.4%
2024−62.8%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−62.8%
1,7597,8179,650
R
−58.4%
2,0698,05410,241
R
−55.8%
1,7706,6378,723
R
−49.9%
2,1106,4538,695
R
−46.3%
2,5457,0299,689
R
−47.2%
2,6637,48010,201
R
−41.1%
2,7446,6689,548
R
−12.9%
3,7325,0079,857
R
−12.8%
3,7355,12910,873
R
−15.0%
4,4456,02410,517
R
−29.1%
4,1157,51911,691
R
−19.5%
4,4516,65811,312
D
+17.4%
6,9844,89911,972
R
−45.9%
2,7147,34310,080
D
+0.8%
3,8973,81210,501
D
+30.0%
6,0833,2729,367
D
+17.3%
4,8443,4038,335
D
+19.2%
4,5063,0517,571
D
+16.7%
4,7793,4128,202
D
+71.6%
4,1795615,052
D
+75.1%
3,5883344,334
D
+84.2%
4,3293674,703
D
+86.0%
3,0942303,332
D
+89.3%
2,7331492,895
R
−9.9%
6658121,480
D
+63.2%
1,1001861,447
D
+65.7%
703107907
D
+81.8%
74730877
D
+72.5%
53022701
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
8.6%
English
8.4%
Irish
8.1%
American
6.3%
French
1.0%
Scottish
1.0%
Italian
0.7%
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: 36.7 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.0%
1.6%
75–84
1.8%
4.3%
65–74
4.0%
6.0%
55–64
5.2%
8.6%
45–54
5.2%
8.9%
35–44
6.4%
8.7%
25–34
6.2%
5.1%
18–24
3.7%
8.8%
5–17
7.9%
3.0%
<5
3.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$69,649
Big Spring, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Big Spring, TX$69,649
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
13.8%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.2%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)18.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
69.7%
speak English only
Spanish28.6%
Other Indo-European1.0%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.6%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
19.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
15.9%
Other Christian
13.0%
Methodist
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 44.8% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Big Spring anchors Howard County, a reliably Republican oil-patch market where boom-and-bust extraction cycles drive population swings and color voter priorities more than any single demographic shift.

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

A population of 32,290, a 64% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $69,649 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Big Spring, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Big Spring, TX, Texas voted Republican by 62.8 points (R+63), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 9,650 votes cast, 1,759 went Democratic and 7,817 went Republican.
What is Big Spring, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Big Spring, TX, Texas in the "New American" 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 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Big Spring, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Big Spring, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Big Spring, TX, Texas?
Big Spring, TX, Texas has a population of 32,290 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Big Spring, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Big Spring, TX, Texas is $69,649 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Big Spring, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Big Spring, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.