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1876–2024
Wichita Falls & Lawton·Texas

Wichita Falls & Lawton has voted Republican in twelve straight presidential elections — R+52 in 2024.

Red River borderland where Texas and Oklahoma vote as one bloc

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+52in 2024
TypologySunbelt Conservativecluster typology
Population417,0662024 ACS

Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas: Sunbelt Conservative market. In 2024, voted R+52%. Democratic peak: D+76 in 1932.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+52MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Sunbelt ConservativeAkashic typology
Population
417,0662024 5-year
Median household income
$62,3702024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
70.3%2024 5-year
Black
8.6%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
17.0%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+76 in 1932MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+52 in 2016MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Wichita Falls & Lawton
TrumpR+52
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2024 presidential margin by county for Wichita Falls & Lawton, TXA map of the constituent counties of Wichita Falls & Lawton, TX, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Wilbarger County, TX · R+61Montague County, TX · R+77Clay County, TX · R+80Archer County, TX · R+79Foard County, TX · R+65King County, TX · R+91Tillman County, OK · R+59Jackson County, OK · R+58Young County, TX · R+76Hardeman County, TX · R+73Baylor County, TX · R+77Jefferson County, OK · R+72Cotton County, OK · R+67Wichita County, TX · R+44Stephens County, OK · R+64Comanche County, OK · R+23
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican75.2%113,948
Kamala HarrisDemocratic23.6%35,713
OtherAll other candidates1.3%1,944
D+60
R+60
16 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 timeDemocratic-minus-Republican presidential margin from 1876 to 2024. Most recent: −51.6% in 2024.flipped R · 1980−51.6%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
1908+29.9%
1912+46.4%
1916+52.4%
1920+26.7%
1924+36.5%
1928−16.6%
1932+76.2%
1936+65.5%
1940+54.6%
1944+53.8%
1948+61.7%
1952+9.1%
1956+11.3%
1960+2.8%
1964+36.5%
1968+7.0%
1972−44.9%
1976+13.3%
1980−12.2%
1984−30.9%
1988−10.0%
1992−1.1%
1996−7.2%
2000−28.8%
2004−41.3%
2008−40.5%
2012−45.8%
2016−51.7%
2020−49.1%
2024−51.6%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−51.6%
35,713113,948151,605
R
−49.1%
37,695113,183153,749
R
−51.7%
30,296101,335137,452
R
−45.8%
36,16598,150135,377
R
−40.5%
44,193104,828149,728
R
−41.3%
43,836105,736149,965
R
−28.8%
48,18887,825137,846
R
−7.2%
55,49765,192135,367
R
−1.1%
57,72759,410156,778
R
−10.0%
61,90175,677138,394
R
−30.9%
50,88496,600148,044
R
−12.2%
59,24376,213139,283
D
+13.3%
75,23157,429133,578
R
−44.9%
31,37284,319117,801
D
+7.0%
49,48541,329116,619
D
+36.5%
74,72234,756109,507
D
+2.8%
54,47851,534106,120
D
+11.3%
54,04043,02897,177
D
+9.1%
59,02549,157108,245
D
+61.7%
59,25013,32474,416
D
+53.8%
57,27315,72177,220
D
+54.6%
61,26117,91879,386
D
+65.5%
58,75212,11671,196
D
+76.2%
60,9838,19269,296
R
−16.6%
27,35038,32865,981
D
+36.5%
33,88214,73752,441
D
+26.7%
27,62315,41645,676
D
+52.4%
22,4025,26832,686
D
+46.4%
17,3964,58027,613
D
+29.9%
10,2355,12517,078
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
11.8%
English
10.1%
Irish
9.0%
American
6.0%
Scottish
2.0%
Italian
1.9%
French
1.3%
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: 37.4 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.7%
85+
1.2%
2.3%
75–84
2.8%
4.9%
65–74
5.2%
6.0%
55–64
6.2%
5.5%
45–54
5.4%
6.6%
35–44
6.1%
7.5%
25–34
6.4%
5.9%
18–24
4.5%
8.8%
5–17
8.3%
3.1%
<5
2.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,370
Wichita Falls & Lawton ranks near the middle of US counties.
Wichita Falls & Lawton$62,370
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
16.8%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1823.4%
Working age (18–64)15.0%
Seniors (65+)11.9%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
88.7%
speak English only
Spanish8.2%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.4%
Other Indo-European1.3%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
32.4%
Other Christian
12.4%
Catholic & Orthodox
10.3%
Methodist
5.2%
Pentecostal & Holiness
4.0%
Mainline Protestant
1.8%
Non-Christian
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 33.6% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Straddling the Texas-Oklahoma state line, this cross-border market centers on two mid-sized cities with heavy military influence from Fort Sill and Sheppard Air Force Base, producing consistently high Republican margins in federal elections.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of seventy-six points in 1932 and a Republican high of fifty-two points in 2016. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved three points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was fifty-two points.

A population of 417,066, a 70% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,370 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas voted Republican by 51.6 points (R+52), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 151,605 votes cast, 35,713 went Democratic and 113,948 went Republican.
What is Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas in the "Sunbelt Conservative" 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 16 times, Republican 14 times, and other 0 times.
When did Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas voted Democratic was 1976.
How many people live in Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas?
Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas has a population of 417,066 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas?
Median household income in Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas is $62,370 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Wichita Falls & Lawton, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 16 went Democratic and 14 went Republican. The market's typology — "Sunbelt Conservative" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.