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1876–2024
Dumas, TX·Texas

Dumas, TX has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+67 in 2024.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+67in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population21,3732024 ACS

Dumas, TX, Texas: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+67%. Democratic peak: D+89 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+67MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
21,3732024 5-year
Median household income
$61,7622024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
48.7%2024 5-year
Black
4.9%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
61.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+89 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+67 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Dumas, TX
TrumpR+67
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican83.0%4,458
Kamala HarrisDemocratic16.0%860
OtherAll other candidates1.0%52
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: −67.0% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−67.0%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+71.2%
1916+89.0%
1920+76.5%
1924+79.3%
1928+17.5%
1932+81.2%
1936+84.9%
1940+61.8%
1944+49.2%
1948+67.8%
1952+5.1%
1956+9.9%
1960−22.8%
1964+15.2%
1968−20.4%
1972−60.8%
1976+0.1%
1980−35.7%
1984−60.7%
1988−41.1%
1992−32.5%
1996−39.2%
2000−59.8%
2004−63.8%
2008−58.1%
2012−60.3%
2016−54.5%
2020−59.8%
2024−67.0%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−67.0%
8604,4585,370
R
−59.8%
1,0624,3595,517
R
−54.5%
1,0983,9775,284
R
−60.3%
9643,9684,985
R
−58.1%
1,1234,2825,437
R
−63.8%
1,0094,6015,628
R
−59.8%
1,0404,2015,290
R
−39.2%
1,3583,3535,083
R
−32.5%
1,3613,1475,498
R
−41.1%
1,5373,7105,281
R
−60.7%
1,1294,6495,796
R
−35.7%
1,7433,7365,583
D
+0.1%
2,7672,7595,575
R
−60.8%
8633,6204,538
R
−20.4%
1,3592,3784,996
D
+15.2%
2,3931,7624,159
R
−22.8%
1,5472,4634,025
D
+9.9%
2,2191,8204,049
D
+5.1%
2,1141,9094,035
D
+67.8%
1,7483232,101
D
+49.2%
9993131,394
D
+61.8%
9592241,189
D
+84.9%
58347631
D
+81.2%
54956607
D
+17.5%
12487211
D
+79.3%
82992
D
+76.5%
10113115
D
+89.0%
1036109
D
+71.2%
57573
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
5.8%
German
4.2%
Irish
3.1%
American
2.3%
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: 31.2 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
1.0%
85+
0.5%
0.5%
75–84
1.3%
3.7%
65–74
4.0%
5.5%
55–64
4.8%
6.5%
45–54
4.5%
6.5%
35–44
6.0%
7.8%
25–34
6.7%
4.9%
18–24
4.6%
12.2%
5–17
10.2%
4.2%
<5
4.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$61,762
Dumas, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Dumas, TX$61,762
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
18.3%
Children face higher poverty than working-age adults.
Children under 1825.4%
Working age (18–64)15.1%
Seniors (65+)14.0%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
47.3%
speak English only
Spanish46.0%
Other languages4.1%
Asian & Pacific Islander2.2%
Other Indo-European0.5%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Other Christian
25.4%
Baptist
21.6%
Catholic & Orthodox
8.5%
Methodist
2.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Non-Christian
0.7%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 38.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Dumas, 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-nine points in 1916 and a Republican high of sixty-seven points in 2024. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved seven points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was sixty-seven points.

A population of 21,373, a 49% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $61,762 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Dumas, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Dumas, TX, Texas voted Republican by 67.0 points (R+67), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 5,370 votes cast, 860 went Democratic and 4,458 went Republican.
What is Dumas, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Dumas, 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 14 times, Republican 15 times, and other 0 times.
When did Dumas, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Dumas, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Dumas, TX, Texas?
Dumas, TX, Texas has a population of 21,373 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Dumas, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Dumas, TX, Texas is $61,762 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Dumas, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dumas, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 14 went Democratic and 15 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.