Hays County, Texas

2024 results by precinct

78 precincts · 125,827 votes cast

Harris · D+6

Harris +50

Trump +50

Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.

38 presidential elections

Year	Won	Margin	Democratic	Republican	Total
2024	D	+5.6%	65,528	58,438	125,827
2020	D	+10.8%	59,524	47,680	109,395
2016	R	−0.8%	33,224	33,826	72,164
2012	R	−10.4%	25,537	31,661	59,011
2008	R	−2.0%	28,431	29,638	59,052
2004	R	−14.5%	20,110	27,021	47,823
2000	R	−25.6%	11,387	20,170	34,317
1996	R	−4.8%	11,580	12,865	26,840
1992	D	+3.1%	10,842	10,008	27,267
1988	R	−2.3%	11,187	11,716	23,264
1984	R	−30.2%	6,663	12,467	19,187
1980	R	−3.8%	6,013	6,517	13,289
1976	D	+10.0%	7,005	5,714	12,875
1972	R	−14.1%	4,068	5,406	9,519
1968	D	+25.1%	3,546	1,993	6,183
1964	D	+49.4%	3,780	1,279	5,064
1960	D	+28.9%	2,916	1,606	4,529
1956	D	+3.7%	2,017	1,873	3,904
1952	R	−1.5%	2,070	2,135	4,208
1948	D	+56.4%	2,239	555	2,987
1944	D	+49.2%	1,690	495	2,428
1940	D	+67.8%	2,371	453	2,828
1936	D	+74.3%	1,964	286	2,259
1932	D	+78.1%	1,822	220	2,050
1928	R	−27.4%	620	1,088	1,708
1924	D	+58.5%	1,616	394	2,089
1920	D	+50.3%	1,075	242	1,656
1916	D	+77.0%	995	123	1,133
1912	D	+82.5%	939	60	1,065
1908	—	No data	—	—	—
1904	—	No data	—	—	—
1900	—	No data	—	—	—
1896	—	No data	—	—	—
1892	—	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%

African American

3.3%

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: 34.1 in this county, 39.1 nationally

Male

Age

Female

0.3%

85+

0.6%

1.6%

75–84

1.7%

3.7%

65–74

4.2%

4.9%

55–64

5.1%

5.9%

45–54

5.7%

7.6%

35–44

7.4%

7.3%

25–34

6.7%

7.2%

18–24

7.8%

8.5%

5–17

8.2%

3.0%

2.8%

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

Median household income

2024 inflation-adjusted dollars

$89,097

Hays County ranks in the top 10% of US counties.

Hays County$89,097

Texas$78,476

United States$80,734

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

Poverty rate

All persons below federal poverty line

12.1%

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

Catholic & Orthodox

17.1%

Other Christian

12.5%

Baptist

4.7%

Methodist

1.7%

Mainline Protestant

1.5%

Non-Christian

1.3%

Pentecostal & Holiness

0.3%

Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 60.9% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Hays County has nearly doubled in population since 2010 as Austin's sprawl pushes south, and that demographic churn pushed the 2024 presidential margin to D+5.6 — a notable shift in a county that leaned Republican as recently as 2016.

The Democratic margin in Hays County has rarely exceeded eighty-three points in modern history; the Republican margin has rarely exceeded thirty points. 2024 delivered the county to the Democratic candidate by six points.

Hays County's demographics resemble the country more than they resemble most counties. A 61% non-Hispanic-white share, a 12% poverty rate, and a median household income of $89,097 — all within the broad national range. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Deschutes County and Haines Borough.

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