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1876–2024
Borger, TX·Texas

Borger, TX has voted Republican in nineteen straight presidential elections — R+77 in 2024.

Panhandle refinery town where petrochemical employment shapes the ballot

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+77in 2024
TypologyTexan Rightcluster typology
Population20,1842024 ACS

Borger, TX, Texas: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+77%. Republican peak: R+77 in 2024.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+77MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Texan RightAkashic typology
Population
20,1842024 5-year
Median household income
$67,2282024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.4%2024 5-year
Black
2.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
24.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+73 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+77 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Borger, TX
TrumpR+77
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican88.1%7,273
Kamala HarrisDemocratic11.1%913
OtherAll other candidates0.8%70
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: −77.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1952−77.0%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+59.1%
1916+57.0%
1920+11.7%
1924+38.5%
1928−20.9%
1932+58.7%
1936+72.7%
1940+46.5%
1944+49.6%
1948+52.3%
1952−2.7%
1956−9.9%
1960−32.2%
1964−7.3%
1968−23.6%
1972−65.8%
1976−24.6%
1980−42.4%
1984−62.9%
1988−43.5%
1992−29.4%
1996−38.7%
2000−60.4%
2004−67.6%
2008−68.9%
2012−72.6%
2016−75.9%
2020−76.4%
2024−77.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−77.0%
9137,2738,256
R
−76.4%
9657,6818,785
R
−75.9%
8547,0428,155
R
−72.6%
1,0456,8047,928
R
−68.9%
1,3227,3618,761
R
−67.6%
1,5037,8399,369
R
−60.4%
1,7967,4439,351
R
−38.7%
2,5536,3509,803
R
−29.4%
2,8336,03410,888
R
−43.5%
2,9507,52610,526
R
−62.9%
2,0529,07811,171
R
−42.4%
2,9357,43910,632
R
−24.6%
3,6916,1379,933
R
−65.8%
1,4057,4119,121
R
−23.6%
2,4164,81310,148
R
−7.3%
4,6255,35810,000
R
−32.2%
3,2956,4329,747
R
−9.9%
4,1845,1109,336
R
−2.7%
5,0835,36910,465
D
+52.3%
4,5271,3826,009
D
+49.6%
2,7608643,826
D
+46.5%
3,0191,1014,129
D
+72.7%
2,4783902,873
D
+58.7%
1,9765052,508
R
−20.9%
7301,1151,845
D
+38.5%
15969234
D
+11.7%
135106247
D
+57.0%
11428151
D
+59.1%
711693
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
13.1%
German
11.1%
Irish
10.2%
American
6.5%
Italian
4.0%
Scottish
2.5%
French
0.9%
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: 39.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.8%
85+
1.7%
2.0%
75–84
2.3%
5.7%
65–74
5.6%
6.6%
55–64
6.3%
5.1%
45–54
5.1%
7.3%
35–44
6.6%
5.4%
25–34
5.7%
4.7%
18–24
4.2%
9.5%
5–17
10.0%
2.8%
<5
2.6%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$67,228
Borger, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Borger, TX$67,228
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
13.3%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1812.3%
Working age (18–64)13.4%
Seniors (65+)16.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
85.5%
speak English only
Spanish13.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.4%
Other Indo-European0.3%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
24.5%
Other Christian
18.1%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.3%
Methodist
2.7%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Borger anchors a small Hutchinson County metro built around carbon-black and petroleum refining, industries that have historically driven both its economy and its lopsided Republican margins in statewide races.

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

A population of 20,184, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $67,228 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Borger, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Borger, TX, Texas voted Republican by 77.0 points (R+77), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 8,256 votes cast, 913 went Democratic and 7,273 went Republican.
What is Borger, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Borger, 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 9 times, Republican 20 times, and other 0 times.
When did Borger, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Borger, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1948.
How many people live in Borger, TX, Texas?
Borger, TX, Texas has a population of 20,184 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Borger, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Borger, TX, Texas is $67,228 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Borger, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Borger, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 9 went Democratic and 20 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.