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1876–2024
Bonham, TX·Texas

Bonham, TX has voted Republican in seven straight presidential elections — R+67 in 2024.

18762024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+67in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population37,3262024 ACS

Bonham, TX, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+67%. Democratic peak: D+87 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+67MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
37,3262024 5-year
Median household income
$72,2952024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
81.2%2024 5-year
Black
5.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
13.1%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+87 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+67 in 2024MIT Election Lab
Bonham, TX
TrumpR+67
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald TrumpRepublican83.2%13,648
Kamala HarrisDemocratic15.9%2,607
OtherAll other candidates0.9%140
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: −67.3% in 2024.flipped R · 2000−67.3%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+71.4%
1916+71.8%
1920+45.5%
1924+76.5%
1928+8.7%
1932+83.9%
1936+86.8%
1940+80.8%
1944+74.1%
1948+79.0%
1952+43.7%
1956+40.4%
1960+39.7%
1964+66.1%
1968+32.7%
1972−24.8%
1976+46.9%
1980+24.2%
1984−3.2%
1988+12.4%
1992+17.2%
1996+8.9%
2000−19.1%
2004−32.5%
2008−39.6%
2012−52.5%
2016−61.6%
2020−63.4%
2024−67.3%
DemocraticRepublican
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−67.3%
2,60713,64816,395
R
−63.4%
2,65512,17115,007
R
−61.6%
2,1329,54812,044
R
−52.5%
2,4868,16110,804
R
−39.6%
3,4648,09211,694
R
−32.5%
4,0017,89311,960
R
−19.1%
4,1026,07410,340
D
+8.9%
4,2763,4958,796
D
+17.2%
4,1642,5109,615
D
+12.4%
5,1634,0249,214
R
−3.2%
4,3994,6929,106
D
+24.2%
5,2843,1968,611
D
+46.9%
5,8452,1027,985
R
−24.8%
2,2953,8266,181
D
+32.7%
3,9311,5857,177
D
+66.1%
5,9761,2197,200
D
+39.7%
4,2821,8446,138
D
+40.4%
4,5041,9106,420
D
+43.7%
5,3632,0997,465
D
+79.0%
6,1325537,065
D
+74.1%
5,9846777,163
D
+80.8%
7,4787928,276
D
+86.8%
5,2423685,617
D
+83.9%
5,3384605,815
D
+8.7%
2,5252,1224,651
D
+76.5%
5,5966536,462
D
+45.5%
3,4611,1035,182
D
+71.8%
3,4934714,209
D
+71.4%
2,6612273,411
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
Irish
11.7%
English
10.1%
German
9.9%
American
5.0%
French
2.0%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
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
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.8%
speak English only
Spanish10.3%
Other Indo-European0.4%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other languages0.2%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
31.0%
Other Christian
7.2%
Methodist
4.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.9%
Mainline Protestant
1.2%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 50.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Bonham, TX sits in the Gulf South and Southern Plains. In 2024 it voted Republican.

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

A population of 37,326, a 81% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $72,295 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Bonham, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Bonham, TX, Texas voted Republican by 67.3 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,395 votes cast, 2,607 went Democratic and 13,648 went Republican.
What is Bonham, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Bonham, 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 20 times, Republican 9 times, and other 0 times.
When did Bonham, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Bonham, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1996.
How many people live in Bonham, TX, Texas?
Bonham, TX, Texas has a population of 37,326 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Bonham, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Bonham, TX, Texas is $72,295 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Bonham, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Bonham, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 20 went Democratic and 9 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.