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1876–2024
Lubbock·Texas

Lubbock has voted Republican in fifteen straight presidential elections — R+47 in 2024.

A West Texas anchor where cotton-belt conservatism runs deep

1876 — 2024·38 elections
TX
LatestR+47in 2024
TypologyTexan Rightcluster typology
Population473,7392024 ACS

Lubbock, Texas: Texan Right market. In 2024, voted R+47%. Democratic peak: D+84 in 1916.

Key facts

2024 presidential margin
R+47MIT Election Lab
Political typology
Texan RightAkashic typology
Population
473,7392024 5-year
Median household income
$62,7882024 5-year
White (non-Hispanic)
61.5%2024 5-year
Black
6.2%2024 5-year
Hispanic / Latino
41.9%2024 5-year
Peak Democratic margin
D+84 in 1916MIT Election Lab
Peak Republican margin
R+54 in 2004MIT Election Lab
2024 presidential election
Lubbock
TrumpR+47
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2024 presidential margin by county for Lubbock, TXA map of the constituent counties of Lubbock, TX, each outlined and filled by its 2024 presidential margin from deep red (Republican) through neutral to deep blue (Democratic).Yoakum County, TX · R+71Dickens County, TX · R+70Cochran County, TX · R+66Gaines County, TX · R+83Bailey County, TX · R+61Hockley County, TX · R+66Lamb County, TX · R+64Dawson County, TX · R+61Lynn County, TX · R+70Motley County, TX · R+89Garza County, TX · R+73Borden County, TX · R+91Crosby County, TX · R+51Floyd County, TX · R+65Kent County, TX · R+76Terry County, TX · R+65Hale County, TX · R+58Lubbock County, TX · R+40
How it voted
Share of the 2024 vote
Donald Trump ✓Republican73.2%128,374
Kamala HarrisDemocratic25.8%45,357
OtherAll other candidates1.0%1,763
D+60
R+60
18 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: −47.3% in 2024.flipped R · 1968−47.3%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+72.8%
1916+83.9%
1920+61.7%
1924+63.5%
1928−31.3%
1932+83.8%
1936+81.3%
1940+72.4%
1944+61.9%
1948+65.6%
1952−5.9%
1956+9.6%
1960−1.8%
1964+25.2%
1968−11.5%
1972−47.4%
1976−5.8%
1980−34.0%
1984−44.7%
1988−29.8%
1992−28.4%
1996−28.1%
2000−49.3%
2004−54.2%
2008−40.6%
2012−44.6%
2016−44.1%
2020−40.9%
2024−47.3%
DemocraticRepublican
38 presidential elections
Source · MIT Election Lab · ICPSR · VEST (precinct-level 2024).
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
R
−47.3%
45,357128,374175,494
R
−40.9%
49,628120,141172,273
R
−44.1%
37,147101,196145,215
R
−44.6%
37,08698,273137,319
R
−40.6%
43,600103,893148,597
R
−54.2%
32,992111,820145,537
R
−49.3%
30,76792,509125,227
R
−28.1%
40,46475,351123,945
R
−28.4%
39,54678,961138,621
R
−29.8%
44,90083,277128,722
R
−44.7%
36,90097,052134,448
R
−34.0%
40,47683,895127,697
R
−5.8%
57,32064,393122,460
R
−47.4%
28,50280,565109,799
R
−11.5%
36,26048,540106,702
D
+25.2%
59,78935,66495,581
R
−1.8%
42,33343,92586,905
D
+9.6%
40,37033,31573,840
R
−5.9%
37,33741,98679,470
D
+65.6%
40,6597,13251,102
D
+61.9%
33,1265,61244,473
D
+72.4%
37,3215,93443,345
D
+81.3%
28,8402,91731,900
D
+83.8%
27,4102,31329,932
R
−31.3%
8,47616,22224,728
D
+63.5%
16,9323,48621,183
D
+61.7%
6,9261,4308,909
D
+83.9%
5,0852795,725
D
+72.8%
2,8771303,773
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Demographics

2024 ACS
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
German
9.4%
English
8.9%
Irish
6.2%
American
5.5%
Scottish
1.6%
Italian
1.0%
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: 32.9 in this county, 39.1 nationally
Male
Age
Female
0.6%
85+
1.2%
1.8%
75–84
2.2%
3.8%
65–74
4.3%
5.0%
55–64
5.2%
5.2%
45–54
5.1%
6.6%
35–44
6.2%
7.1%
25–34
6.6%
7.5%
18–24
6.9%
9.4%
5–17
8.9%
3.4%
<5
3.2%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Median household income
Inflation-adjusted dollars
$62,788
Lubbock ranks near the middle of US counties.
Lubbock$62,788
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
16.6%
Children face moderate poverty.
Children under 1818.7%
Working age (18–64)16.0%
Seniors (65+)13.7%
Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release.
2024 ACS
Language at home
Population aged 5 and older
73.7%
speak English only
Spanish21.9%
Other Indo-European2.8%
Asian & Pacific Islander1.1%
Other languages0.4%
Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.
2020 religion census
Religious adherents
Adherents per capita by tradition
Baptist
17.7%
Catholic & Orthodox
16.0%
Other Christian
14.0%
Methodist
4.3%
Pentecostal & Holiness
2.8%
Mainline Protestant
1.4%
Non-Christian
0.6%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 43.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

The Lubbock media market spans the South Plains and caprock country, where Republican margins routinely exceed 40 points and the regional economy ties voting patterns tightly to agriculture and the energy sector.

Across the recorded series it reached a Democratic high of eighty-four points in 1916 and a Republican high of fifty-four points in 2004. Between 2020 and 2024 the market moved six points toward the Republican candidate; the 2024 margin was forty-seven points.

A population of 473,739, a 62% non-Hispanic-white share, and a median household income of $62,788 describe the market.

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Frequently asked questions

How did Lubbock, Texas vote in 2024?
In 2024, Lubbock, Texas voted Republican by 47.3 points (R+47), carried by the Republican candidate. Out of 175,494 votes cast, 45,357 went Democratic and 128,374 went Republican.
What is Lubbock, Texas's political typology?
Akashic places Lubbock, 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 market has voted Democratic 11 times, Republican 18 times, and other 0 times.
When did Lubbock, Texas last vote Democratic?
The most recent presidential election in which Lubbock, Texas voted Democratic was 1964.
How many people live in Lubbock, Texas?
Lubbock, Texas has a population of 473,739 according to the 2024 American Community Survey 5-year estimates from the US Census Bureau.
What is the median household income in Lubbock, Texas?
Median household income in Lubbock, Texas is $62,788 — below the national median of $80,734. The Texas state median is $78,476.
What is the political history of Lubbock, Texas?
Akashic tracks 38 presidential elections in Lubbock, Texas from 1876 to 2024. Of those, 11 went Democratic and 18 went Republican. The market's typology — "Texan Right" — captures where that record, its demographics, and its recent swing place it among American communities.