Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Texas: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+6%. Democratic peak: D+77 in 1936.
Key facts
- 2024 presidential margin
- R+6MIT Election Lab
- Political typology
- New AmericanAkashic typology
- Population
- 7,985,5902024 5-year
- Median household income
- $92,0442024 5-year
- White (non-Hispanic)
- 48.2%2024 5-year
- Black
- 16.3%2024 5-year
- Hispanic / Latino
- 29.7%2024 5-year
- Peak Democratic margin
- D+77 in 1936MIT Election Lab
- Peak Republican margin
- R+39 in 1972MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX
TrumpR+6
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
| Donald Trump ✓Republican | 52.2% | 1,636,060 |
|---|---|---|
| Kamala HarrisDemocratic | 45.8% | 1,435,841 |
| OtherAll other candidates | 1.9% | 60,438 |
D+60R+60
11 counties, each filled by 2024 D-vs-R margin. Hover any county for its result.
presidential history
Presidential margin, 1876–2024
Democratic minus Republican, by election
| Year | Margin (D minus R) |
|---|---|
| 1876 | No data |
| 1880 | No data |
| 1884 | No data |
| 1888 | No data |
| 1892 | No data |
| 1896 | No data |
| 1900 | No data |
| 1904 | No data |
| 1908 | No data |
| 1912 | +73.2% |
| 1916 | +73.9% |
| 1920 | +49.9% |
| 1924 | +52.4% |
| 1928 | −18.5% |
| 1932 | +70.7% |
| 1936 | +76.9% |
| 1940 | +63.7% |
| 1944 | +55.3% |
| 1948 | +28.9% |
| 1952 | −16.5% |
| 1956 | −21.7% |
| 1960 | −16.1% |
| 1964 | +18.6% |
| 1968 | −8.9% |
| 1972 | −39.5% |
| 1976 | −7.0% |
| 1980 | −20.1% |
| 1984 | −36.6% |
| 1988 | −22.8% |
| 1992 | −7.9% |
| 1996 | −10.3% |
| 2000 | −24.1% |
| 2004 | −23.6% |
| 2008 | −10.1% |
| 2012 | −14.3% |
| 2016 | −6.3% |
| 2020 | +1.3% |
| 2024 | −6.4% |
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
| Year | Won | Margin | Democratic | Republican | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | 1,435,841 | 1,636,060 | 3,132,339 | ||
| D | 1,535,525 | 1,495,550 | 3,083,056 | ||
| R | 1,066,312 | 1,218,897 | 2,413,579 | ||
| R | 900,749 | 1,205,855 | 2,138,864 | ||
| R | 969,541 | 1,188,570 | 2,176,090 | ||
| R | 732,160 | 1,188,915 | 1,933,425 | ||
| R | 587,163 | 971,927 | 1,598,445 | ||
| R | 557,814 | 698,397 | 1,364,845 | ||
| R | 490,367 | 613,057 | 1,546,795 | ||
| R | 499,964 | 797,070 | 1,305,346 | ||
| R | 395,362 | 853,520 | 1,251,661 | ||
| R | 392,890 | 600,098 | 1,031,414 | ||
| R | 402,363 | 463,930 | 874,326 | ||
| R | 233,144 | 540,241 | 778,270 | ||
| R | 243,605 | 301,608 | 652,043 | ||
| D | 315,953 | 216,594 | 533,734 | ||
| R | 182,681 | 253,429 | 439,328 | ||
| R | 141,898 | 221,627 | 366,572 | ||
| R | 153,773 | 214,955 | 369,863 | ||
| D | 119,321 | 60,599 | 203,220 | ||
| D | 139,901 | 30,414 | 197,820 | ||
| D | 135,001 | 29,860 | 165,094 | ||
| D | 108,701 | 13,961 | 123,277 | ||
| D | 106,228 | 17,789 | 125,040 | ||
| R | 48,006 | 69,901 | 118,040 | ||
| D | 83,222 | 24,049 | 112,992 | ||
| D | 51,381 | 14,812 | 73,252 | ||
| D | 50,092 | 7,062 | 58,252 | ||
| D | 36,010 | 2,835 | 45,311 | ||
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Demographics
2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
9.2%
German
8.0%
Irish
6.4%
American
4.9%
Italian
2.1%
Scottish
1.5%
French
1.4%
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: 35.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
85+
75–84
65–74
55–64
45–54
35–44
25–34
18–24
5–17
<5
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$92,044
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX$92,044
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
10.5%
Child poverty is below the national average.
Children under 1814.1%
Working age (18–64)9.1%
Seniors (65+)10.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
67.9%
speak English only
Spanish21.9%
Asian & Pacific Islander4.6%
Other Indo-European3.7%
Other languages1.9%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.1% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.
Rapid in-migration from coastal metros has shifted inner suburbs like Collin and Denton counties toward competitiveness, even as the broader metro's aggregate margin remained Republican by nearly 27 points in 2024.
Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-seven points in 1936 and a Republican high of thirty-nine points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was six points.
A population of 7,985,590, a 48% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $92,044 describe the metro.
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Frequently asked questions
How did Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Texas voted Republican by 6.4 points (R+6), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,132,339 votes cast, 1,435,841 went Democratic and 1,636,060 went Republican.
What is Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, 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 11 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 2020.
How many people live in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Texas?
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Texas has a population of 7,985,590 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Texas is $92,044 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.