Denton County, Texas

2024 results by precinct

226 precincts · 449,188 votes cast

Trump · R+13

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	R	−13.1%	191,503	250,521	449,188
2020	R	−8.1%	188,695	222,480	417,964
2016	R	−20.0%	110,890	170,603	298,645
2012	R	−31.6%	80,978	157,579	242,781
2008	R	−24.2%	91,160	149,935	243,263
2004	R	−40.5%	59,346	140,891	201,410
2000	R	−42.3%	40,144	102,171	146,790
1996	R	−26.1%	36,138	65,313	111,596
1992	R	−17.7%	27,891	48,492	116,576
1988	R	−37.1%	26,204	57,444	84,210
1984	R	−51.7%	16,772	52,865	69,796
1980	R	−25.1%	17,381	29,908	49,908
1976	R	−3.9%	18,887	20,440	39,692
1972	R	−32.6%	9,720	19,138	28,920
1968	R	−4.0%	7,463	8,222	18,863
1964	D	+35.6%	9,137	4,335	13,494
1960	R	−3.2%	5,366	5,724	11,119
1956	R	−3.7%	4,972	5,350	10,346
1952	R	−4.9%	5,289	5,840	11,137
1948	D	+43.4%	4,549	1,531	6,953
1944	D	+67.7%	5,584	771	7,110
1940	D	+75.2%	6,386	899	7,292
1936	D	+82.3%	5,021	476	5,523
1932	D	+80.9%	5,115	520	5,677
1928	R	−4.1%	2,384	2,587	4,986
1924	D	+62.8%	2,186	479	2,716
1920	D	+13.7%	1,257	900	2,600
1916	D	+97.2%	2,844	451	2,462
1912	D	+75.3%	2,287	189	2,787
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	No data	—	—	—
1888	—	No data	—	—	—
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Demographics

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

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

American

100.0%

Polish

0.6%

African American

8.8%

Multiple ancestry combinations reported; no single grouping above 1%.

American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander combined.

Source · American Community Survey 5-year estimates, 2024 release. Ancestry is a self-reported, multiple-response item; ancestry percentages do not sum to the parent race percentage.

Age distribution by sex

Median age: 37.0 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.3%

85+

0.7%

1.5%

75–84

1.8%

3.4%

65–74

3.9%

5.7%

55–64

5.8%

7.2%

45–54

7.1%

7.8%

35–44

7.9%

7.2%

25–34

7.4%

4.5%

18–24

4.5%

9.0%

5–17

8.6%

3.0%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$111,498

Denton County ranks in the top 0.5% of US counties.

Denton County$111,498

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

7.1%

Children face moderate poverty.

Children under 1818.0%

Working age (18–64)100.0%

Seniors (65+)18.0%

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

Language at home

Population aged 5 and older

0.0%

speak English only

Source · ACS 5-year estimates, 2024.

Religious adherents

Adherents per capita by tradition

Baptist

13.8%

Other Christian

10.7%

Catholic & Orthodox

10.3%

Methodist

2.1%

Pentecostal & Holiness

1.7%

Mainline Protestant

1.1%

Non-Christian

1.0%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 59.3% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Denton County's rapid population growth — fueled by Dallas–Fort Worth spillover and a large university presence — has steadily compressed Republican margins from R+40 a decade ago to R+13 in 2024, making it a closely watched indicator of suburban realignment in Texas.

The shift began with civil rights. 1968 marked the realignment in Denton County, by a four points margin. The Republican margin reached its widest at fifty-two points in 1984. The 2024 margin was thirteen points.

The political shift has tracked, in Denton County, the political shift of the South more broadly. A 57% non-Hispanic-white share, a median household income of $111,498, and a 7% poverty rate describe the demographic context. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Placer County and Boone County.

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Denton County voted Democratic for a century. The shift began with civil rights.