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1876–2024
Hereford, TX·Texas

Hereford, TX has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+52 in 2024.

A feedlot economy anchors one of the Texas Panhandle's most rural metros.

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+52in 2024
TypologyNew Americancluster typology
Population18,4602024 ACS

Hereford, TX, Texas: New American metro. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+52MIT Election Lab
Political typology
New AmericanAkashic typology
Population
18,4602024 5-year
Median household income
$60,7992024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
40.5%2024 5-year
Black
2.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
76.4%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+79 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+57 in 2004MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Hereford, TX
TrumpR+52
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican75.4%3,233
Kamala HarrisDemocratic23.8%1,019
OtherAll other candidates0.8%34
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: −51.7% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−51.7%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+73.0%
1916+61.7%
1920+38.1%
1924+33.3%
1928−16.2%
1932+73.7%
1936+78.9%
1940+48.3%
1944+33.7%
1948+46.0%
1952−42.0%
1956−10.6%
1960−21.6%
1964+7.7%
1968−19.7%
1972−48.9%
1976−3.0%
1980−41.0%
1984−52.2%
1988−31.7%
1992−26.9%
1996−27.7%
2000−49.1%
2004−56.8%
2008−46.8%
2012−41.8%
2016−40.9%
2020−44.0%
2024−51.7%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−51.7%
1,0193,2334,286
R
−44.0%
1,2643,2944,610
R
−40.9%
1,1852,9114,216
R
−41.8%
1,2393,0424,309
R
−46.8%
1,2473,4664,744
R
−56.8%
1,1334,1395,291
R
−49.1%
1,2403,6874,984
R
−27.7%
1,6553,0515,048
R
−26.9%
1,6423,1375,559
R
−31.7%
1,9303,7445,726
R
−52.2%
1,4854,7626,283
R
−41.0%
1,6664,0735,864
R
−3.0%
2,6132,7765,435
R
−48.9%
1,2403,6905,009
R
−19.7%
1,5452,4744,713
D
+7.7%
2,0941,7933,897
R
−21.6%
1,2992,0243,349
R
−10.6%
1,3611,6853,055
R
−42.0%
1,0062,4683,483
D
+46.0%
1,4965352,089
D
+33.7%
1,1175081,805
D
+48.3%
1,2194231,647
D
+78.9%
1,2361421,387
D
+73.7%
1,3071981,505
R
−16.2%
411570981
D
+33.3%
2,1318683,791
D
+38.1%
459205666
D
+61.7%
35677452
D
+73.0%
22121274
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
4.9%
American
3.7%
English
3.5%
Irish
2.1%
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: 31.3 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.4%
85+
1.1%
1.4%
75–84
1.9%
4.2%
65–74
4.2%
5.0%
55–64
4.7%
5.1%
45–54
5.3%
6.3%
35–44
5.6%
6.5%
25–34
6.4%
5.6%
18–24
5.0%
12.6%
5–17
9.6%
4.6%
<5
4.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$60,799
Hereford, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Hereford, TX$60,799
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
17.7%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.1%
Working age (18–64)14.4%
Seniors (65+)26.5%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
45.1%
speak English only
Spanish54.7%
Other Indo-European0.2%
Other languages0.1%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
19.9%
Baptist
19.1%
Other Christian
15.5%
Methodist
3.9%
Pentecostal & Holiness
3.9%
Mainline Protestant
0.3%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 37.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hereford anchors Deaf Smith County, a heavily agricultural area where the cattle-feeding industry shapes both the local labor market and a demographic mix that is majority Hispanic by population.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-nine points in 1936 and a Republican high of fifty-seven points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the metro moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.

A population of 18,460, a 41% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $60,799 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Hereford, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Hereford, TX, Texas voted Republican by 51.7 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 4,286 votes cast, 1,019 went Democratic and 3,233 went Republican.
What is Hereford, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Hereford, 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 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.
When did Hereford, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Hereford, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Hereford, TX, Texas?
Hereford, TX, Texas has a population of 18,460 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Hereford, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Hereford, TX, Texas is $60,799 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Hereford, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Hereford, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The metro's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.