Dallas-Ft. Worth Media Market — Elections 1876–2024

Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas: New American market. In 2024, voted R+12%. Democratic peak: D+79 in 1936.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin: R+12MIT Election Lab
Political typology: New AmericanAkashic typology
Population: 8,700,8762024 5-year
Median household income: $90,0702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic): 50.5%2024 5-year
Black: 15.5%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino: 28.7%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin: D+79 in 1936MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin: R+40 in 1972MIT Election Lab

2024 presidential election

Dallas-Ft. Worth

TrumpR+12

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How it voted

Share of the 2024 vote

Donald Trump ✓Republican	55.0%	1,899,926
Kamala HarrisDemocratic	43.1%	1,489,434
OtherAll other candidates	1.8%	63,049

D+60

R+60

32 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

Presidential margin over time
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	+70.2%
1916	+72.4%
1920	+47.7%
1924	+58.1%
1928	−12.6%
1932	+76.5%
1936	+79.0%
1940	+67.5%
1944	+59.3%
1948	+38.5%
1952	−9.5%
1956	−16.2%
1960	−10.9%
1964	+22.5%
1968	−5.5%
1972	−39.6%
1976	−2.2%
1980	−17.0%
1984	−35.2%
1988	−20.8%
1992	−6.8%
1996	−9.6%
2000	−25.2%
2004	−25.9%
2008	−13.8%
2012	−18.5%
2016	−11.7%
2020	−4.4%
2024	−11.9%

DemocraticRepublican

38 presidential elections

Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−11.9%	1,489,434	1,899,926	3,452,409
2020	R	−4.4%	1,590,408	1,737,782	3,383,632
2016	R	−11.7%	1,110,200	1,420,863	2,666,368
2012	R	−18.5%	948,474	1,386,222	2,369,729
2008	R	−13.8%	1,032,275	1,365,712	2,418,114
2004	R	−25.9%	797,062	1,359,384	2,169,928
2000	R	−25.2%	654,818	1,110,595	1,807,691
1996	R	−9.6%	635,986	785,085	1,549,403
1992	R	−6.8%	563,711	683,120	1,748,397
1988	R	−20.8%	585,333	894,301	1,488,569
1984	R	−35.2%	461,554	964,303	1,429,093
1980	R	−17.0%	473,316	675,782	1,190,090
1976	R	−2.2%	492,439	514,431	1,015,519
1972	R	−39.6%	266,226	618,350	889,825
1968	R	−5.5%	295,523	337,758	768,417
1964	D	+22.5%	389,788	246,506	637,615
1960	R	−10.9%	237,883	296,414	537,909
1956	R	−16.2%	191,679	266,559	461,604
1952	R	−9.5%	218,597	264,471	484,304
1948	D	+38.5%	182,682	72,532	285,835
1944	D	+59.3%	205,992	39,124	281,551
1940	D	+67.5%	217,212	41,984	259,542
1936	D	+79.0%	168,198	19,324	188,356
1932	D	+76.5%	176,495	22,980	200,768
1928	R	−12.6%	79,405	102,284	181,965
1924	D	+58.1%	136,930	33,321	178,214
1920	D	+47.7%	90,457	26,646	133,713
1916	D	+72.4%	90,063	12,267	107,508
1912	D	+70.2%	67,186	6,017	87,194
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
1884	—	No data	—	—	—
1880	—	No data	—	—	—
1876	—	No data	—	—	—

Demographics

2024 ACS

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.

English

9.4%

German

8.2%

Irish

6.7%

American

5.2%

Italian

2.0%

Scottish

1.6%

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: 36.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.4%

85+

0.8%

1.6%

75–84

2.1%

3.7%

65–74

4.2%

5.7%

55–64

5.8%

6.4%

45–54

6.4%

7.1%

35–44

7.1%

7.3%

25–34

7.3%

4.6%

18–24

4.5%

9.4%

5–17

9.0%

3.2%

3.1%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Median household income

Inflation-adjusted dollars

$90,070

Dallas-Ft. Worth ranks near the middle of US counties.

Dallas-Ft. Worth$90,070

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

10.8%

Child poverty is below the national average.

Children under 1814.5%

Working age (18–64)9.4%

Seniors (65+)11.0%

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.

2024 ACS

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

69.4%

speak English only

Spanish21.1%

Asian & Pacific Islander4.3%

Other Indo-European3.4%

Other languages1.8%

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

2020 religion census

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

15.0%

Catholic & Orthodox

13.8%

Other Christian

13.1%

Methodist

4.7%

Non-Christian

2.6%

Pentecostal & Holiness

2.5%

Mainline Protestant

2.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 46.2% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Dallas–Fort Worth media market spans one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the country, where rapid suburban population growth and rising college-educated voter shares have compressed margins that once ran 20+ points in statewide races.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-nine points in 1936 and a Republican high of forty points in 1972. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved eight points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was twelve points.

A population of 8,700,876, a 51% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $90,070 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas vote in 2024?

In 2024, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas voted Republican by 11.9 points (R+12), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 3,452,409 votes cast, 1,489,434 went Democratic and 1,899,926 went Republican.

What is Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas's political typology?

Akashic places Dallas-Ft. Worth, 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 market has voted Democratic 10 times, Republican 19 times, and other 0 times.

When did Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas last vote Democratic?

The most recent presidential election in which Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.

How many people live in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas?

Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas has a population of 8,700,876 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.

What is the median household income in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas?

Median household income in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas is $90,070 — above the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.

What is the political history of Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas?

Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Dallas-Ft. Worth, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 10 went Democratic and 19 went Republican. The market's typology — "New American" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.

Collin County, TX	D +32,941
Denton County, TX	D +30,265
Tarrant County, TX	D +23,951

Dallas-Ft. Worth has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+12 in 2024.

Key facts

Demographics

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