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1876–2024
Huntsville, TX·Texas

Huntsville, TX has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+40 in 2024.

Prison economy and a flagship university shape a small East Texas metro

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+40in 2024
TypologyTexan Rightcluster typology
Population80,2092024 ACS

Huntsville, TX, Texas: Texan Right metro. In 2024, voted R+40%. Democratic peak: D+92 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+40MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Texan RightAkashic typology
Population
80,2092024 5-year
Median household income
$52,3242024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
58.2%2024 5-year
Black
20.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
21.8%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+92 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+40 in 2024MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Huntsville, TX
TrumpR+40
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How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican69.5%17,515
Kamala HarrisDemocratic29.6%7,461
OtherAll other candidates0.9%238
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: −39.9% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−39.9%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+29.4%
1916+40.6%
1920+22.3%
1924+79.7%
1928+21.0%
1932+90.8%
1936+92.2%
1940+81.6%
1944+73.3%
1948+33.9%
1952+4.6%
1956−21.2%
1960+2.3%
1964+29.8%
1968+7.7%
1972−26.6%
1976+1.3%
1980−7.2%
1984−34.7%
1988−18.4%
1992−6.5%
1996−7.5%
2000−28.8%
2004−32.2%
2008−22.4%
2012−31.5%
2016−34.3%
2020−31.7%
2024−39.9%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−39.9%
7,46117,51525,214
R
−31.7%
7,88415,37523,658
R
−34.3%
6,09112,88419,796
R
−31.5%
6,25212,14018,685
R
−22.4%
7,33411,62319,146
R
−32.2%
5,97711,71017,822
R
−28.8%
4,9439,07614,374
R
−7.5%
6,0887,17714,567
R
−6.5%
5,6196,66215,924
R
−18.4%
5,8268,47314,391
R
−34.7%
4,2638,80913,100
R
−7.2%
4,8695,65710,906
D
+1.3%
5,1054,97410,171
R
−26.6%
2,9405,0828,041
D
+7.7%
2,3911,9465,789
D
+29.8%
2,8771,5574,436
D
+2.3%
1,8321,7503,603
R
−21.2%
1,2871,9913,326
D
+4.6%
2,0781,8973,976
D
+33.9%
1,4395702,564
D
+73.3%
1,6381452,037
D
+81.6%
2,1582182,376
D
+92.2%
1,715691,786
D
+90.8%
1,811831,903
D
+21.0%
7474881,235
D
+79.7%
1,7922011,996
D
+22.3%
7884041,723
D
+40.6%
7633151,103
D
+29.4%
6313231,049
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
English
11.7%
German
11.0%
Irish
9.1%
American
7.3%
French
2.3%
Italian
2.2%
Scottish
1.5%
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: 37.6 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.0%
1.8%
75–84
2.0%
4.2%
65–74
4.2%
6.5%
55–64
4.9%
9.5%
45–54
3.9%
10.3%
35–44
4.7%
9.4%
25–34
4.3%
8.9%
18–24
9.3%
5.7%
5–17
4.9%
2.1%
<5
1.8%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$52,324
Huntsville, TX ranks near the middle of US counties.
Huntsville, TX$52,324
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
18.4%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1816.2%
Working age (18–64)19.5%
Seniors (65+)11.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
81.9%
speak English only
Spanish15.1%
Other languages1.6%
Other Indo-European0.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander0.7%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Catholic & Orthodox
16.9%
Baptist
16.3%
Other Christian
11.1%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.1%
Methodist
3.2%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.1%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Huntsville anchors Walker County, where the Texas Department of Criminal Justice's institutional presence — both as employer and as population counter — complicates straightforward demographic and partisan read-outs for analysts tracking the region.

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

A population of 80,209, a 58% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $52,324 describe the metro.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Huntsville, TX, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Huntsville, TX, Texas voted Republican by 39.9 points (R+40), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 25,214 votes cast, 7,461 went Democratic and 17,515 went Republican.
What is Huntsville, TX, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Huntsville, 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 15 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Huntsville, TX, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Huntsville, TX, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Huntsville, TX, Texas?
Huntsville, TX, Texas has a population of 80,209 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Huntsville, TX, Texas?
Median household income in Huntsville, TX, Texas is $52,324 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Huntsville, TX, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Huntsville, TX, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 15 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The metro's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.