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1876–2024
Brenham, TX·Texas

Brenham, TX has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+55 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+55in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population36,6472024 ACS

Brenham, TX, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative metro. In 2024, voted R+55%. Democratic peak: D+94 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+55MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
36,6472024 5-year
Median household income
$77,8252024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
66.8%2024 5-year
Black
14.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
18.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+94 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+55 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Brenham, TX
TrumpR+55
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican76.8%14,020
Kamala HarrisDemocratic22.2%4,058
OtherAll other candidates1.0%187
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: −54.5% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−54.5%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+30.5%
1916−7.7%
1920+3.5%
1924+74.3%
1928+80.1%
1932+94.3%
1936+83.6%
1940−12.6%
1944+21.2%
1948−6.9%
1952−44.4%
1956−52.1%
1960−16.7%
1964+18.5%
1968−27.8%
1972−48.8%
1976−18.2%
1980−30.7%
1984−44.7%
1988−34.1%
1992−23.3%
1996−27.4%
2000−47.8%
2004−47.5%
2008−42.7%
2012−51.9%
2016−51.0%
2020−49.8%
2024−54.5%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−54.5%
4,05814,02018,265
R
−49.8%
4,26112,95917,449
R
−51.0%
3,38210,94514,832
R
−51.9%
3,38110,85714,397
R
−42.7%
4,03410,17614,377
R
−47.5%
3,3899,59713,063
R
−47.8%
2,9968,64511,809
R
−27.4%
3,4606,31910,419
R
−23.3%
3,2835,81710,853
R
−34.1%
2,9606,0419,037
R
−44.7%
2,4836,5068,996
R
−30.7%
2,5184,8217,495
R
−18.2%
2,6353,8206,500
R
−48.8%
1,3233,8625,198
R
−27.8%
1,6863,2445,607
D
+18.5%
2,9382,0194,962
R
−16.7%
1,8642,6134,489
R
−52.1%
9332,9753,923
R
−44.4%
1,3543,5194,876
R
−6.9%
1,6471,9043,742
O
+21.2%
1,3875344,025
R
−12.6%
1,4491,8683,317
D
+83.6%
1,9931762,173
D
+94.3%
3,443993,545
D
+80.1%
2,4912752,766
D
+74.3%
3,5684964,137
O
+3.5%
7966843,220
R
−7.7%
1,1191,3062,431
D
+30.5%
1,1115461,855
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
25.1%
Irish
8.4%
English
8.0%
American
6.6%
Polish
2.6%
French
1.9%
Scottish
1.6%
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: 40.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.3%
85+
1.3%
2.6%
75–84
4.5%
6.4%
65–74
6.9%
6.3%
55–64
6.7%
5.1%
45–54
5.4%
5.1%
35–44
5.3%
5.4%
25–34
5.4%
5.9%
18–24
5.1%
8.8%
5–17
7.5%
2.6%
<5
2.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$77,825
Brenham, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Brenham, TX$77,825
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
13.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1817.3%
Working age (18–64)11.6%
Seniors (65+)17.4%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
87.3%
speak English only
Spanish10.6%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.2%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
25.7%
Mainline Protestant
20.2%
Baptist
12.8%
Other Christian
6.4%
Methodist
4.6%
Pentecostal & Holiness
1.2%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 28.5% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

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

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

A population of 36,647, a 67% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $77,825 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Brenham, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brenham, TX, Texas voted Republican by 54.5 points (R+55), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 18,265 votes cast, 4,058 went Democratic and 14,020 went Republican.
What is Brenham, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Brenham, 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 6 times, Republican 21 times, and other 2 times.
When did Brenham, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brenham, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Brenham, TX, Texas?
Brenham, TX, Texas has a population of 36,647 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brenham, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Brenham, TX, Texas is $77,825 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Brenham, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brenham, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 6 went Democratic and 21 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.