Dallas County, Texas
Latest: 2024
Safe Democratic — shifted 9.4pp toward Republicans in 2024 — 39 presidential elections on record
Race & ancestry
| Group | % |
|---|---|
▶White (Non-Hispanic)(13) | 26.4% |
▶Hispanic / Latino(20) | 41.3% |
▶Black / African American(15) | 22.4% |
▶Asian(6) | 7.1% |
▶Middle Eastern / North African(10) | 0.7% |
▶Native American / Alaska Native(4) | 0.9% |
Multiracial / Other | 1.9% |
Religious adherence
| Tradition | % Pop | % Adherents |
|---|---|---|
| Evangelical Protestant | 21.9% | 37.2% |
| Catholic | 16.5% | 28.0% |
| Mainline Protestant | 8.2% | 13.9% |
| Other | 5.8% | 9.9% |
| Black Protestant | 5.8% | 9.9% |
| LDS (Mormon) | 0.7% | 1.2% |
| Orthodox Christian | 0.6% | 1.1% |
| Non-religious | 41.0% | — |
Presidential results
| Year | Result |
|---|---|
| 2024 | Harris+22.2 |
| 2020 | Biden+31.6 |
| 2016 | Clinton+25.9 |
| 2012 | Obama+15.4 |
| 2008 | Obama+15.3 |
| 2004 | Bush+1.4 |
| 2000 | Bush+7.7 |
| 1996 | Dole+0.8 |
| 1992 | Bush+3.7 |
Dallas, Texas is a county that has a population of 2,621,179. In the 2024 presidential election, it voted Democratic with a margin of D+22.2. Akashic Edge tracks 39 presidential elections here, dating back to 1872.
| Year | Dem % | Rep % | Margin | Swing |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 60.1% | 38.0% | D+22.2 | R+9.4 |
| 2020 | 64.9% | 33.3% | D+31.6 | D+5.8 |
| 2016 | 60.2% | 34.3% | D+25.9 | D+10.5 |
| 2012 | 57.0% | 41.6% | D+15.4 | D+0.2 |
| 2008 | 57.2% | 41.9% | D+15.3 | D+16.7 |
| 2004 | 49.0% | 50.3% | R+1.4 | D+6.3 |
| 2000 | 44.9% | 52.6% | R+7.7 | R+6.9 |
| 1996 | 46.0% | 46.8% | R+0.8 | D+3.0 |
| 1992 | 35.0% | 38.7% | R+3.7 | D+13.8 |
| 1988 | 40.9% | 58.4% | R+17.5 | D+15.6 |
| 1984 | 33.3% | 66.4% | R+33.1 | R+10.6 |
| 1980 | 36.8% | 59.2% | R+22.4 | R+8.0 |
| 1976 | 42.3% | 56.7% | R+14.4 | D+25.6 |
| 1972 | 29.5% | 69.5% | R+40.0 | R+23.4 |
| 1968 | 34.1% | 50.7% | R+16.6 | R+26.3 |
| 1964 | 54.7% | 45.1% | D+9.7 | D+34.8 |
| 1960 | 37.0% | 62.2% | R+25.2 | D+5.9 |
| 1956 | 34.0% | 65.1% | R+31.1 | R+5.2 |
| 1952 | 36.8% | 62.7% | R+25.9 | R+38.4 |
| 1948 | 50.3% | 37.8% | D+12.5 | — |
What defines Dallas?
Dallas has been won by both parties in the last 6 presidential elections (5D, 1R) — a genuine swing geography. It has a majority-minority electorate where racial demographics are the primary driver of partisan lean. Voter engagement runs low — in the bottom 15% of peers for turnout in 2024.
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Key Insights
High-confidence patterns distilled from this geography's election history.
- Has voted Democratic in the last 5 presidential elections
- Latest election (2024) was a Democratic landslide with a 22.2% margin
- Won by both parties in recent history — Democrats most recently in 2024, Republicans in 2004
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