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1876–2024
Brownwood, TX·Texas

Brownwood, TX has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+74 in 2024.

A small West Texas hub where rural conservatism runs deep

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+74in 2024
TypologyTexan Rightcluster typology
Population38,3472024 ACS

Brownwood, TX, Texas: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+74%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+74MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Texan RightAkashic typology
Population
38,3472024 5-year
Median household income
$57,4702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
74.8%2024 5-year
Black
3.7%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
22.5%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+84 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+74 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Brownwood, TX
TrumpR+74
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican86.6%14,593
Kamala HarrisDemocratic12.7%2,132
OtherAll other candidates0.8%128
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: −73.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−73.9%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+70.5%
1916+79.3%
1920+53.8%
1924+77.5%
1928−1.0%
1932+84.4%
1936+79.0%
1940+74.3%
1944+56.3%
1948+61.5%
1952−10.2%
1956−6.8%
1960+2.9%
1964+43.1%
1968+11.6%
1972−46.4%
1976+10.8%
1980−14.3%
1984−34.9%
1988−17.6%
1992−8.3%
1996−20.2%
2000−50.1%
2004−64.0%
2008−61.5%
2012−71.6%
2016−74.1%
2020−72.6%
2024−73.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−73.9%
2,13214,59316,853
R
−72.6%
2,10713,69815,969
R
−74.1%
1,62112,01714,026
R
−71.6%
1,90411,89513,947
R
−61.5%
2,82212,05215,015
R
−64.0%
2,52311,64014,253
R
−50.1%
3,1389,60912,920
R
−20.2%
4,1386,52411,787
R
−8.3%
4,2645,31312,630
R
−17.6%
4,7636,81011,606
R
−34.9%
4,0708,46812,585
R
−14.3%
4,8676,51511,549
D
+10.8%
5,5774,48310,095
R
−46.4%
2,1715,9908,233
D
+11.6%
3,9992,9978,602
D
+43.1%
5,2142,0707,293
D
+2.9%
3,7203,5127,278
R
−6.8%
3,1953,6646,880
R
−10.2%
3,7784,6358,424
D
+61.5%
5,0591,0716,481
D
+56.3%
2,4264303,544
D
+74.3%
4,5236635,195
D
+79.0%
3,9714484,458
D
+84.4%
4,0243304,375
R
−1.0%
1,9922,0334,029
D
+77.5%
3,4673963,963
D
+53.8%
1,7083972,436
D
+79.3%
1,9861812,277
D
+70.5%
1,4331151,870
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.5%
English
10.8%
Irish
10.3%
American
5.4%
Scottish
2.4%
Italian
1.3%
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: 41.8 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.1%
85+
1.9%
2.7%
75–84
3.1%
5.7%
65–74
6.4%
6.8%
55–64
6.8%
6.0%
45–54
5.9%
6.5%
35–44
6.2%
5.9%
25–34
5.5%
4.6%
18–24
4.3%
7.8%
5–17
7.5%
2.6%
<5
2.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$57,470
Brownwood, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Brownwood, TX$57,470
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
15.3%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1822.8%
Working age (18–64)12.7%
Seniors (65+)18.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
84.5%
speak English only
Spanish14.5%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.5%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
35.3%
Other Christian
14.0%
Methodist
8.0%
Catholic & Orthodox
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Brownwood anchors Brown County, a sparsely populated stretch of the Edwards Plateau where Republican presidential margins have exceeded 40 points in recent cycles and ranching and healthcare drive the local economy.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-four points in 1932 and a Republican high of seventy-four points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved one point toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was seventy-four points.

A population of 38,347, a 75% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $57,470 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Brownwood, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Brownwood, TX, Texas voted Republican by 73.9 points (R+74), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 16,853 votes cast, 2,132 went Democratic and 14,593 went Republican.
What is Brownwood, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Brownwood, 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 13 times, Republican 16 times, and other 0 times.
When did Brownwood, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Brownwood, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Brownwood, TX, Texas?
Brownwood, TX, Texas has a population of 38,347 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Brownwood, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Brownwood, TX, Texas is $57,470 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Brownwood, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Brownwood, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 13 went Democratic and 16 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.