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Jim Hogg County, Texas
Jim Hogg County·Texas

Jim Hogg County has voted Democratic for as long as anyone can remember.

A deep-South Texas county where Democratic margins have held despite statewide shifts

18762024·38 elections
Jim Hogg County, Texas · Larry D. Moore · Wikimedia Commons
Latest
D+8
in 2024
Archetype
Democratic loyalist
since the recent cycles
Population
4,727
2024 ACS
Most similar
Brooks County
TX · similarity 0.99
5 precincts · 1,585 votes cast
Harris · D+8
Margin
Turnout
Harris +50
Trump +50
Real precinct boundaries. Hover for vote totals.
YearWonMarginDemocraticRepublicanTotal
2024D
+8.3%
8567251,585
2020D
+17.9%
1,1978332,036
2016D
+56.9%
1,6354302,119
2012D
+56.7%
1,3013561,667
2008D
+47.6%
1,3364721,815
2004D
+30.6%
1,3447122,065
2000D
+41.2%
1,5126232,157
1996D
+62.4%
1,4373071,812
1992D
+49.4%
1,5204782,110
1988D
+52.3%
1,6305102,143
1984D
+47.3%
1,7036082,313
1980D
+45.2%
1,4375351,997
1976D
+58.6%
1,6454292,074
1972D
+5.1%
8487651,618
1968D
+67.7%
1,2762231,555
1964D
+79.9%
1,3751521,530
1960D
+69.7%
1,2552241,479
1956D
+37.0%
617282906
1952D
+54.6%
1,0533091,362
1948D
+78.6%
72573829
1944D
+76.2%
62077713
1940D
+78.0%
810100910
1936D
+87.4%
71248760
1932D
+78.7%
42851479
1928D
+41.4%
263109372
1924D
+75.9%
13919158
1920D
+50.5%
702393
1916D
+88.9%
18711198
1912
No data
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
Race, ethnicity, and ancestry
Click any group to see the ancestries typically reported within it.
American
100.0%
Sample size too small to break out by ancestry reliably.
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.
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
87.5%
Other Christian
2.7%
Methodist
1.1%
Mainline Protestant
1.0%
Baptist
0.3%
Source · 2020 US Religion Census. Remaining 7.4% of residents not counted as adherents by any reporting body.

Jim Hogg County, anchored by the small city of Hebbronville, is one of the least-populous counties on the Texas–Mexico border and has returned Democratic presidential margins for decades, though that advantage narrowed noticeably between 2016 and 2024.

The Democratic margin in Jim Hogg County reached its widest at eighty-nine points in 1916. The margin in 2024 was eight points — still decisive.

Jim Hogg County's loyalty is rooted in its place. Median household income of $42,211, a 34% non-Hispanic-white share, and a population of 4,727 together describe a community whose political habits are deeply settled. The county's voting pattern over the last decade is most similar to that of Brooks County and Zavala County.